Jury Pool Profile
Russell County, Virginia
- County seat
- Lebanon
- Judicial district
- 29th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,332
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,538.
At a glance
Russell County is a 25,332-person venue. The county population is 97% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,467, $39,649 below the VA state median of $92,116; 13.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.0% of covered employment, average pay $50,685/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.78%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,538
- Median household income
- $50,012
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 97% / 1%.
Russell County has a population of 25,538, with a median age of 46.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 96.8%; Black residents 1.1%.
The median household earns $52,467; 13.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.78%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Russell County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.6% in 2024, 81.3% in 2020, 78.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 0.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.8% 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 5.1% of the adult civilian population (1,059 individuals).