Jury Pool Profile
Alleghany County, Virginia
- County seat
- Covington
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,546
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,859.
At a glance
Alleghany County is a 14,546-person venue. The county population is 92% White and 5% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,593, $33,523 below the VA state median of $92,116; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 42.1% of covered employment, average pay $46,126/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.16%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,859
- Median household income
- $56,188
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 5%.
Alleghany County has a population of 14,859, with a median age of 48.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.0%; Black residents 5.2%. Independently, 1.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,593; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.5% 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 42% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 42.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 12.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.16%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Alleghany County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.6% in 2024, 71.4% in 2020, 66.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (1,001 individuals).