Jury Pool Profile
Drew County, Arkansas
- County seat
- Monticello
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,054
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,046.
At a glance
Drew County is a 17,054-person venue. The county population is 65% White and 27% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $55,221, $6,925 below the AR state median of $62,146; 25.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Arabic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 35.9% of covered employment, average pay $45,191/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.94%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,046
- Median household income
- $42,824
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 65% / 27%.
Drew County has a population of 17,046, with a median age of 37.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 64.9%; Black residents 27.1%. Independently, 4.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $55,221; 25.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 35.9%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 35.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.94%, above the Arkansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Drew County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.0% in 2024, 63.0% in 2020, 60.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.0% of the adult civilian population (667 individuals).