Jury Pool Profile

Fulton County, Arkansas

Republican +62 (2024)

Population: 12,239
Median household income: $38,941
Unemployment: 5.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 11,371 92.9%
Black or African American alone 27 0.2%
Asian alone 4 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 79 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 95 0.8%
Two or more races 663 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 208 1.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 48.6

Under 18 2,496 20.4%
18–24 787 6.4%
25–44 2,369 19.4%
45–64 3,413 27.9%
65 and over 3,174 25.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.1%; +0.97 pp vs. state
County GDP: $237.2M; 0.13% of state
Avg. annual pay: $41,242
Establishments: 214

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 831 46.8%
Trade, transportation & utilities 293 16.5%
Public administration 150 8.5%
Leisure & hospitality 131 7.4%
Manufacturing 120 6.8%
Financial activities 100 5.6%
Information 5 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 84.7%
Median gross rent: $596
Owner-occupied: 4,072
Renter-occupied: 736

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,043 votes cast

Republican 4,040 80.1%
Democratic 906 18.0%
Other / third-party 97 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 46 0.4%
German 14 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 13 0.1%
Tagalog 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,808
Family households: 2,977; 61.9% of households
Married w/ children: 2,342
Single-mother households: 238
Veterans: 861; 8.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

42.5% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 4,663 38.6%
Mainline Protestant 466 3.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 88.6%
With a disability: 26.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 15.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 16th 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: Batesville, Heber Springs, Melbourne, Mountain View, Salem

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Arkansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 30.79 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023