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Jury Pool Profile

Baxter County, Arkansas

Republican +57 (2024)
Population
42,150
Median household income
$48,427
Unemployment
4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 39,153 92.9%
  • Black or African American alone 159 0.4%
  • Asian alone 273 0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 219 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 19 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 127 0.3%
  • Two or more races 2,200 5.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,157 2.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 51.9

  • Under 18 7,480 17.7%
  • 18–24 2,513 6.0%
  • 25–44 8,199 19.5%
  • 45–64 10,860 25.8%
  • 65 and over 13,098 31.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.5%
+0.3 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.3B
1.24% of state
Avg. annual pay
$45,036
Establishments
1,323

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 5,137 31.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,986 18.5%
  • Manufacturing 2,256 14.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,760 10.9%
  • Professional & business services 1,567 9.7%
  • Financial activities 782 4.8%
  • Construction 707 4.4%
  • Public administration 406 2.5%
  • Other services 337 2.1%
  • Information 189 1.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 43 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.0%
Median gross rent
$866
Owner-occupied
14,459
Renter-occupied
4,830

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 20,954 votes cast

  • Republican 16,253 77.6%
  • Democratic 4,341 20.7%
  • Other / third-party 360 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 710 1.8%
  • German 174 0.4%
  • Other Indo-European 100 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 85 0.2%
  • Chinese 44 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 41 0.1%
  • Tagalog 38 0.1%
  • Korean 30 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 8 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
19,289
Family households
11,969
62.1% of households
Married w/ children
9,346
Single-mother households
898
Veterans
4,299
12.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

48.9% overall adherence rate

  • 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%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.8%
With a disability
25.9%
Bachelor's or higher
18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
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 countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Arkansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
20.19 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Baxter County, Arkansas to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.