Jury Pool Profile
Greene County, Arkansas
- County seat
- Paragould
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 47,411
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 46,432.
At a glance
Greene County is a 47,411-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,949; 16.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 27.5% of covered employment, average pay $60,672/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.72%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 46,432
- Median household income
- $57,839
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 2%.
Greene County has a population of 46,432, with a median age of 38.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.4%; Black residents 2.3%. Independently, 3.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,949; 16.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 22.6%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 27.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.72%, above the Arkansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Greene County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.8% in 2024, 78.7% in 2020, 74.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (2,608 individuals).