Jury Pool Profile
Buckingham County, Virginia
- County seat
- Buckingham
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,137
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,976.
At a glance
Buckingham County is a 17,137-person venue. The county population is 61% White and 31% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,848, $33,268 below the VA state median of $92,116; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.7% 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 29.7% of covered employment, average pay $48,677/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.12%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,976
- Median household income
- $60,828
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 61% / 31%.
Buckingham County has a population of 16,976, with a median age of 44.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.5%; Black residents 30.6%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,848; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 901 jobs; Public administration, 759, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.7% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 25.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.12%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Buckingham County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.2% in 2024, 55.9% in 2020, 54.5% 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'). 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.7% 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 8.2% of the adult civilian population (1,141 individuals).