Jury Pool Profile
Weakley County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Dresden
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 33,261
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 33,016.
At a glance
Weakley County is a 33,261-person venue. The county population is 85% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,803, $19,204 below the TN state median of $72,007; 22.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.1% of covered employment, average pay $52,584/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.13%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 33,016
- Median household income
- $51,880
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 8%.
Weakley County has a population of 33,016, with a median age of 37.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.4%; Black residents 7.9%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,803; 22.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.1% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 18.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.13%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Weakley County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.7% in 2024, 75.7% in 2020, 74.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (1,687 individuals).