Jury Pool Profile
Miller County, Arkansas
- County seat
- Texarkana
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 42,357
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 42,360.
At a glance
Miller County is a 42,357-person venue. The county population is 67% White and 26% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,529, $8,617 below the AR state median of $62,146; 15.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Korean. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.0% of covered employment, average pay $51,979/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.04%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 42,360
- Median household income
- $48,836
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 67% / 26%.
Miller County has a population of 42,360, with a median age of 39.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 66.9%; Black residents 25.5%. Independently, 4.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,529; 15.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Manufacturing' is ≥15% of total covered employment. This county: 19.7%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.04%, above the Arkansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Miller County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.9% in 2024, 72.1% in 2020, 70.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, Chinese. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (2,100 individuals).