Lafayette County, Arkansas

• White (non-Hispanic) 3,538 57.7%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 36 0.6%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 2,262 36.9%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 62 1.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 199 3.2%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 14 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 25 0.4%

• Under 18 1,120 18.3%
• 18–24 522 8.5%
• 25–44 1,173 19.1%
• 45–64 1,737 28.3%
• 65 and over 1,584 25.8%

Median household income

$47,835

90% interval $42,658–$53,012

−$14,311 vs AR · 65th of 75

Below poverty line

20.4%

90% interval 15.5%–25.3%

+5.1 pp vs AR · 21st of 75

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.1%

+0.82 pp vs. state

County GDP

$221.3M

0.12% of state

Avg. annual pay

$40,730

Establishments

164

• Education & health services 337 32.2%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 198 18.9%
• Public administration 112 10.7%
• Construction 95 9.1%
• Natural resources & mining 75 7.2%
• Manufacturing 46 4.4%
• Professional & business services 10 1.0%

The sectors listed cover 83.4% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

79.3%

+12.9 pp vs AR · 12th of 75

Median gross rent

$755

−$192 vs AR · 37th of 75

Owner-occupied

2,078

Renter-occupied

544

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% 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 (Construction, $50,886/yr) pays 3.8× the lowest (Professional & business services, $13,416/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 6.4 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 1,589 68.3%
• Democratic 698 30.0%
• Other / third-party 38 1.6%

• Spanish 26 0.4%

Households

2,622

Family households

1,701

64.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

377

22.2% of families

Single-mother families

69

4.1% of families

Veterans

443

8.8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 2,009 31.8%
• Black Protestant 990 15.7%
• Mainline Protestant 468 7.4%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

Health insured

91.2%

±2.3 pp

Uninsured

8.8%

±2.3 pp

32nd of 75

With a disability

24.2%

±3 pp

19th of 75

Bachelor's or higher

9.0%

±2.5 pp

−16.7 pp vs AR · 74th of 75

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

12.7%

90% interval 11.2%–14.2% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

8th 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

Hope, Lewisville, Prescott, Texarkana

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

1

19.94 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

1