Jury Pool Profile
Scott County, Virginia
- County seat
- Gate City
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 21,200
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 21,479.
At a glance
Scott County is a 21,200-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $49,890, $42,226 below the VA state median of $92,116; 15.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.5% of covered employment, average pay $48,329/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.23%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 21,479
- Median household income
- $46,349
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 1%.
Scott County has a population of 21,479, with a median age of 47.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.8%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,890; 15.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.1% 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 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.5% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 22.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.23%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Scott County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.9% in 2024, 83.4% in 2020, 82.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.1% of the adult civilian population (1,080 individuals).