Jury Pool Profile

Desha County, Arkansas

Republican +5 (2024)

Population: 11,041
Median household income: $36,064
Unemployment: 7.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 4,961 44.9%
Black or African American alone 5,371 48.6%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 17 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.1%
Some other race alone 288 2.6%
Two or more races 397 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 765 6.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.2

Under 18 2,790 25.3%
18–24 748 6.8%
25–44 2,425 22.0%
45–64 2,909 26.3%
65 and over 2,169 19.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 7.1%; +2.95 pp vs. state
County GDP: $724.0M; 0.38% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,354
Establishments: 433

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,008 24.4%
Manufacturing 927 22.4%
Trade, transportation & utilities 850 20.6%
Leisure & hospitality 355 8.6%
Natural resources & mining 271 6.6%
Public administration 241 5.8%
Financial activities 198 4.8%
Professional & business services 95 2.3%
Construction 89 2.2%
Other services 75 1.8%
Information 24 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 60.5%
Median gross rent: $689
Owner-occupied: 2,874
Renter-occupied: 1,876

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,505 votes cast

Republican 1,805 51.5%
Democratic 1,638 46.7%
Other / third-party 62 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 595 5.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,750
Family households: 3,180; 66.9% of households
Married w/ children: 1,685
Single-mother households: 579
Veterans: 448; 5.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

66.7% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 5,037 44.2%
Black Protestant 1,524 13.4%
Mainline Protestant 797 7.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 128 1.1%
Catholic 112 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 91.5%
With a disability: 20.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 13.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Arkansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 24.24 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023