Jury Pool Profile
Lee County, Virginia
- County seat
- Jonesville
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 21,642
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 21,900.
At a glance
Lee County is a 21,642-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $43,916, $48,200 below the VA state median of $92,116; 14.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% 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 34.4% of covered employment, average pay $44,960/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.88%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 21,900
- Median household income
- $41,827
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 4%.
Lee County has a population of 21,900, with a median age of 45.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.7%; Black residents 4.3%. Independently, 2.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $43,916; 14.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 26.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 34% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.88%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.8% in 2024, 84.1% in 2020, 80.6% 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'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (1,489 individuals).