Jury Pool Profile
Lee County, Arkansas
- County seat
- Marianna
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,029
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,359.
At a glance
Lee County is a 8,029-person venue. The county population is 41% White and 55% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $38,287, $23,859 below the AR state median of $62,146; 7.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 27.7% of covered employment, average pay $45,789/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.25%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 58% of the vote across the three. 20% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,561 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 8,359
- Median household income
- $34,375
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 55%.
Lee County has a population of 8,359, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 40.8%; Black residents 54.7%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $38,287; 7.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 41.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 10.6%.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 27.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 26.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.25%, above the Arkansas state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lee County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 50.4% in 2024, 50.0% in 2020, 57.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (345 individuals).