Jury Pool Profile
Lincoln County, Arkansas
- County seat
- Star City
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,764
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,950.
At a glance
Lincoln County is a 12,764-person venue. The county population is 62% White and 28% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,158, $7,988 below the AR state median of $62,146; 12.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 36.5% of covered employment, average pay $52,016/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.66%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 74% of the vote across the three. At least 29% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes; the ACS survey and the 2020 census disagree on how many, and this is the lower of the two, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 12,950
- Median household income
- $51,778
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 28%.
Lincoln County has a population of 12,950, with a median age of 40.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.7%; Black residents 27.8%. Independently, 5.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,158; 12.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 25.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Public administration (36.5%).
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 36.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.66%, above the Arkansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lincoln County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.2% in 2024, 70.4% in 2020, 64.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.5% of the adult civilian population (596 individuals).