Jury Pool Profile
Tazewell County, Virginia
- County seat
- Tazewell
- Judicial district
- 29th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 38,635
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 39,624.
At a glance
Tazewell County is a 38,635-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,238, $39,878 below the VA state median of $92,116; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% 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 28.7% of covered employment, average pay $48,888/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.41%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 39,624
- Median household income
- $47,313
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 3%.
Tazewell County has a population of 39,624, with a median age of 45.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.1%; Black residents 3.2%. Independently, 1.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,238; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 3,842 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 3,368, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.41%, 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.
Tazewell County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.2% in 2024, 83.1% in 2020, 82.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Arabic. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (2,153 individuals).