Jury Pool Profile
Accomack County, Virginia
- County seat
- Accomac
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 33,859
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 33,335.
At a glance
Accomack County is a 33,859-person venue. The county population is 59% White and 27% Black (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $60,675, $31,441 below the VA state median of $92,116; 21.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 13.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 24.9% of covered employment, average pay $53,974/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.75%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 33,335
- Median household income
- $58,993
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 59% / 27%.
Accomack County has a population of 33,335, with a median age of 47.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 59.3%; Black residents 27.2%. Independently, 10.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,675; 21.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.1% 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 24.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.75%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 55%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Accomack County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 56.3% in 2024, 54.1% in 2020, 54.5% 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'). 13.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
13.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.8% of the adult civilian population (2,332 individuals).