Jury Pool Profile
Sullivan County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Blountville
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 163,759
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 160,624.
At a glance
Sullivan County is a 163,759-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,634, $6,373 below the TN state median of $72,007; 26.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 21.7% of covered employment, average pay $85,329/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.45%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 160,624
- Median household income
- $58,807
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 2%.
Sullivan County has a population of 160,624, with a median age of 45.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.4%; Black residents 2.1%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,634; 26.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 15,299 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 13,846, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 21.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.45%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sullivan County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.0% in 2024, 75.1% in 2020, 76.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.1% of the adult civilian population (10,568 individuals).