Jury Pool Profile
Smyth County, Virginia
- County seat
- Marion
- Judicial district
- 28th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 28,882
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 29,420.
At a glance
Smyth County is a 28,882-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,075, $36,041 below the VA state median of $92,116; 16.8% 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 29.1% of covered employment, average pay $53,034/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.72%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 29,420
- Median household income
- $49,883
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 2%.
Smyth County has a population of 29,420, with a median age of 46.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.6%; Black residents 2.1%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,075; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 3,267 jobs; Manufacturing, 2,977, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.1% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 26.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.72%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Smyth County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.9% in 2024, 77.6% in 2020, 76.0% 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'). 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, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (1,640 individuals).