Jury Pool Profile
Rappahannock County, Virginia
- County seat
- Washington
- Judicial district
- 20th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,439
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,427.
At a glance
Rappahannock County is a 7,439-person venue. The county population is 83% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $81,343, $10,773 below the VA state median of $92,116; 33.3% 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 Leisure & hospitality, at 24.1% of covered employment, average pay $43,855/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.21%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,427
- Median household income
- $83,380
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 83% / 4%.
Rappahannock County has a population of 7,427, with a median age of 50.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.0%; Black residents 3.6%. Independently, 4.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,343; 33.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Leisure & hospitality, 378 jobs; Education & health services, 368, is within 20% of it.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 24.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.21%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Rappahannock County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.4% in 2024, 56.5% in 2020, 57.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% 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, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 10.3% of the adult civilian population (634 individuals).