Jury Pool Profile
Little River County, Arkansas
- County seat
- Ashdown
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,763
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,821.
At a glance
Little River County is a 11,763-person venue. The county population is 72% White and 19% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,364, $7,782 below the AR state median of $62,146; 17.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.1% 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 Manufacturing, at 28.4% of covered employment, average pay $109,729/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,821
- Median household income
- $53,344
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 72% / 19%.
Little River County has a population of 11,821, with a median age of 42.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 72.3%; Black residents 19.0%. Independently, 4.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,364; 17.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 23.2%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 28.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, above the Arkansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Little River County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.4% in 2024, 71.8% in 2020, 69.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.1% 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 6.8% of the adult civilian population (626 individuals).