Jury Pool Profile
White County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Sparta
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 29,612
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 28,160.
At a glance
White County is a 29,612-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,340, $15,667 below the TN state median of $72,007; 15.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 25.6% of covered employment, average pay $55,272/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.16%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 28,160
- Median household income
- $52,188
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
White County has a population of 28,160, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.6%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 3.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,340; 15.1% 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, 1,808 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,764, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 25.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.16%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
White County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.9% in 2024, 80.8% in 2020, 78.3% 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'). 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (1,673 individuals).