Jury Pool Profile
Buchanan County, Virginia
- County seat
- Grundy
- Judicial district
- 29th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,492
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,415.
At a glance
Buchanan County is an 18,492-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $47,088, $45,028 below the VA state median of $92,116; 11.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.7% of covered employment, average pay $52,761/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.72%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 19,415
- Median household income
- $42,886
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 4%.
Buchanan County has a population of 19,415, with a median age of 47.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.8%; Black residents 3.9%. Independently, 1.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $47,088; 11.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 23.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.7% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 21.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.72%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Buchanan County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.1% in 2024, 83.5% in 2020, 79.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Arabic. Veterans account for 4.9% of the adult civilian population (790 individuals).