Jury Pool Profile
Smith County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Carthage
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 20,981
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,389.
At a glance
Smith County is a 20,981-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $71,325; 18.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 25.2% of covered employment, average pay $70,351/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.17%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,389
- Median household income
- $66,293
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 2%.
Smith County has a population of 20,389, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.3%; Black residents 1.9%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,325; 18.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 25% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 25.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.17%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Smith County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.0% in 2024, 78.8% in 2020, 74.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (1,076 individuals).