Jackson County, Arkansas

• White (non-Hispanic) 12,558 75.1%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 544 3.3%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 2,541 15.2%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 59 0.4%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 934 5.6%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 76 0.5%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

• Under 18 3,336 20.0%
• 18–24 1,477 8.8%
• 25–44 4,858 29.1%
• 45–64 4,043 24.2%
• 65 and over 2,998 17.9%

Median household income

$47,377

90% interval $43,405–$51,349

−$14,769 vs AR · 67th of 75

Below poverty line

25.1%

90% interval 20.5%–29.7%

+9.8 pp vs AR · 8th of 75

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.5%

+0.24 pp vs. state

County GDP

$988.0M

0.52% of state

Avg. annual pay

$51,525

Establishments

414

• Education & health services 1,239 24.4%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,026 20.2%
• Manufacturing 925 18.2%
• Public administration 754 14.8%
• Leisure & hospitality 337 6.6%
• Natural resources & mining 244 4.8%
• Construction 204 4.0%
• Financial activities 136 2.7%
• Professional & business services 21 0.4%
• Information 5 0.1%

The sectors listed cover 96.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

65.5%

−0.9 pp vs AR · 56th of 75

Median gross rent

$668

−$279 vs AR · 60th of 75

Owner-occupied

3,978

Renter-occupied

2,098

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 63% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $71,096/yr) pays 3.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,903/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 3,509 73.5%
• Democratic 1,183 24.8%
• Other / third-party 83 1.7%

• Spanish 147 0.9%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 7 0.0%
• German or other West Germanic 7 0.0%

Households

6,076

Family households

3,942

64.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

957

24.3% of families

Single-mother families

455

11.5% of families

Veterans

796

6% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 7,191 42.9%
• Mainline Protestant 806 4.8%
• Black Protestant 692 4.1%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 138 0.8%
• Catholic 50 0.3%

Health insured

90.3%

±1.7 pp

Uninsured

9.7%

±1.7 pp

21st of 75

With a disability

22.6%

±2.2 pp

29th of 75

Bachelor's or higher

14.7%

±2.4 pp

−11.0 pp vs AR · 56th of 75

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

11.7%

90% interval 10.3%–13.1% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

3rd Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

5 (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

Ash Flat, Newport, Pocahontas, Walnut Ridge

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

3

22.43 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

3