Baxter County, Arkansas

• White (non-Hispanic) 38,783 91.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,222 2.9%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 136 0.3%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 294 0.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,834 4.3%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 120 0.3%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 6 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 12 0.0%

• Under 18 7,509 17.7%
• 18–24 2,535 6.0%
• 25–44 8,416 19.8%
• 45–64 10,807 25.5%
• 65 and over 13,140 31.0%

Median household income

$55,893

90% interval $50,088–$61,698

−$6,253 vs AR · 27th of 75

Below poverty line

14.0%

90% interval 11.5%–16.5%

−1.3 pp vs AR · 63rd of 75

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.5%

+0.3 pp vs. state

County GDP

$2.3B

1.24% of state

Avg. annual pay

$47,067

Establishments

1,381

• Education & health services 5,467 33.2%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,962 18.0%
• Manufacturing 2,173 13.2%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,762 10.7%
• Professional & business services 1,510 9.2%
• Financial activities 806 4.9%
• Construction 769 4.7%
• Public administration 437 2.7%
• Other services 340 2.1%
• Information 184 1.1%
• Natural resources & mining 40 0.2%

Home ownership

75.2%

+8.8 pp vs AR · 29th of 75

Median gross rent

$846

−$101 vs AR · 21st of 75

Owner-occupied

14,549

Renter-occupied

4,799

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 64% 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 (Financial activities, $65,908/yr) pays 3.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,878/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 16,253 77.6%
• Democratic 4,341 20.7%
• Other / third-party 360 1.7%

• Spanish 704 1.7%
• German or other West Germanic 164 0.4%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 82 0.2%
• Chinese 60 0.1%
• Korean 48 0.1%
• Tagalog 44 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 43 0.1%

Households

19,348

Family households

12,031

62.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,379

19.8% of families

Single-mother families

1,073

8.9% of families

Veterans

4,101

11.8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 16,046 38.5%
• Catholic 1,873 4.5%
• Mainline Protestant 1,505 3.6%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 891 2.1%
• Orthodox 48 0.1%

Health insured

93.0%

±1.3 pp

Uninsured

7.0%

±1.3 pp

58th of 75

With a disability

25.5%

±2.2 pp

8th of 75

Bachelor's or higher

19.4%

±1.8 pp

−6.3 pp vs AR · 23rd of 75

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

12.0%

90% interval 10.7%–13.3% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

14th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

5 (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

Harrison, Jasper, Mountain Home, Yellville

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

11

31.52 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

8