Ashley County, Arkansas

• White (non-Hispanic) 12,394 67.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,176 6.4%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 4,363 23.7%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 412 2.2%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 14 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 54 0.3%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 16 0.1%

• Under 18 4,141 22.5%
• 18–24 1,457 7.9%
• 25–44 3,977 21.6%
• 45–64 4,891 26.5%
• 65 and over 3,963 21.5%

Median household income

$54,257

90% interval $49,379–$59,135

−$7,889 vs AR · 39th of 75

Below poverty line

19.0%

90% interval 14.9%–23.1%

+3.7 pp vs AR · 29th of 75

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.8%

+1.59 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.2B

0.63% of state

Avg. annual pay

$52,353

Establishments

503

• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,448 24.0%
• Education & health services 1,254 20.8%
• Manufacturing 1,064 17.6%
• Construction 718 11.9%
• Leisure & hospitality 358 5.9%
• Natural resources & mining 355 5.9%
• Financial activities 280 4.6%
• Public administration 231 3.8%
• Professional & business services 175 2.9%
• Other services 127 2.1%
• Information 31 0.5%

Home ownership

70.8%

+4.4 pp vs AR · 41st of 75

Median gross rent

$703

−$244 vs AR · 53rd of 75

Owner-occupied

5,210

Renter-occupied

2,146

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $76,427/yr) pays 3.8× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $20,097/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 5,145 73.2%
• Democratic 1,774 25.2%
• Other / third-party 111 1.6%

• Spanish 823 4.7%
• German or other West Germanic 26 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 7 0.0%

Households

7,356

Family households

4,370

59.4% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,063

24.3% of families

Single-mother families

332

7.6% of families

Veterans

688

4.8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 12,045 63.2%
• Black Protestant 3,496 18.3%
• Mainline Protestant 928 4.9%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 142 0.7%
• Catholic 65 0.3%

Health insured

90.1%

±1.9 pp

Uninsured

9.9%

±1.9 pp

16th of 75

With a disability

25.3%

±2.6 pp

10th of 75

Bachelor's or higher

12.8%

±2.2 pp

−12.9 pp vs AR · 66th of 75

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

10.9%

90% interval 9.6%–12.2% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

10th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

4 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + criminal jurisdiction across five subject-matter divisions: civil, criminal, juvenile, probate, domestic relations); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 arcourts.gov; counts for small rural circuits are approximate (single-county or single-judge circuits typically carry 2-4 judges per Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-2402). Five circuits (8th, 9th, 11th, 18th, 19th) are administratively subdivided into East/West subdistricts for judge-residence purposes; the counts here combine both subdistricts.)

Court seats

Arkansas City, Hamburg, Lake Village, Monticello, Warren

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

5

34.99 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

3