Jury Pool Profile
Desha County, Arkansas
- County seat
- Arkansas City
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,984
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,786.
At a glance
Desha County is a 9,984-person venue. The county population is 44% White and 49% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $46,736, $15,410 below the AR state median of $62,146; 12.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.7% 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 25.5% of covered employment, average pay $43,922/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.15%, above the 4.25% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 10,786
- Median household income
- $37,662
- Unemployment
- 7.2%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 44%; Black: 49%.
Desha County has a population of 10,786, with a median age of 41.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 44.0%; Black residents 49.0%. Independently, 7.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $46,736; 12.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 25.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 6.9%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.5% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 21.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.15%, above the Arkansas state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Desha County was carried by the Republican candidate with 51.5% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 48.4% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 52.7% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 4.5% of the adult civilian population (361 individuals).