Jury Pool Profile

Lawrence County, Arkansas

Republican +64 (2024)

Population: 16,265
Median household income: $44,164
Unemployment: 4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 15,077 92.7%
Black or African American alone 160 1.0%
Asian alone 15 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 15 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 14 0.1%
Some other race alone 80 0.5%
Two or more races 904 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 348 2.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.8

Under 18 3,667 22.5%
18–24 1,670 10.3%
25–44 3,710 22.8%
45–64 4,139 25.4%
65 and over 3,079 18.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.2%; +0.03 pp vs. state
County GDP: $559.4M; 0.3% of state
Avg. annual pay: $43,366
Establishments: 397

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,400 35.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 907 22.8%
Leisure & hospitality 317 8.0%
Manufacturing 298 7.5%
Public administration 291 7.3%
Natural resources & mining 192 4.8%
Construction 180 4.5%
Other services 168 4.2%
Professional & business services 125 3.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 68.2%
Median gross rent: $715
Owner-occupied: 4,388
Renter-occupied: 2,049

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,692 votes cast

Republican 4,608 81.0%
Democratic 965 17.0%
Other / third-party 119 2.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 172 1.1%
Other Indo-European 34 0.2%
German 30 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 11 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 11 0.1%
Tagalog 8 0.1%
Arabic 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 6,437
Family households: 4,311; 67.0% of households
Married w/ children: 3,153
Single-mother households: 485
Veterans: 825; 6.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

56.1% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 6,865 42.3%
Black Protestant 1,364 8.4%
Mainline Protestant 705 4.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 117 0.7%
Catholic 50 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 90.7%
With a disability: 22.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Arkansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 23.81 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023