Jury Pool Profile
Nottoway County, Virginia
- County seat
- Nottoway
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,796
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,597.
At a glance
Nottoway County is a 15,796-person venue. The county population is 54% White and 36% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,326, $34,790 below the VA state median of $92,116; 14.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.6% 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 38.8% of covered employment, average pay $53,003/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.06%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 61% of the vote across the three. 17% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 2,586 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 15,597
- Median household income
- $63,261
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 54% / 36%.
Nottoway County has a population of 15,597, with a median age of 41.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 54.2%; Black residents 36.5%. Independently, 4.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,326; 14.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 39% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 38.8% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 20.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.06%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Nottoway County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.8% in 2024, 56.9% in 2020, 55.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Korean. Veterans account for 6.7% of the adult civilian population (834 individuals).