Jury Pool Profile

Newton County, Arkansas

Republican +64 (2024)

Population: 7,175
Median household income: $47,395
Unemployment: 5.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 6,718 93.6%
Black or African American alone 11 0.2%
Asian alone 6 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 67 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.1%
Some other race alone 59 0.8%
Two or more races 307 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 123 1.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 48.9

Under 18 1,367 19.1%
18–24 581 8.1%
25–44 1,292 18.0%
45–64 1,995 27.8%
65 and over 1,940 27.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.1%; +0.93 pp vs. state
County GDP: $138.7M; 0.07% of state
Avg. annual pay: $36,124
Establishments: 117

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 433 43.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 184 18.3%
Public administration 143 14.2%
Leisure & hospitality 142 14.1%
Manufacturing 34 3.4%
Financial activities 25 2.5%
Natural resources & mining 14 1.4%
Construction 14 1.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.4%
Median gross rent: $629
Owner-occupied: 2,208
Renter-occupied: 841

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,770 votes cast

Republican 3,063 81.2%
Democratic 644 17.1%
Other / third-party 63 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.0% speak only English at home

Other Indo-European 27 0.4%
French (incl. Cajun) 15 0.2%
Other 14 0.2%
Spanish 12 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,049
Family households: 2,024; 66.4% of households
Married w/ children: 1,663
Single-mother households: 126
Veterans: 621; 10.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

25.8% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 1,616 22.4%
Black Protestant 100 1.4%
Mainline Protestant 74 1.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 72 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.9%
With a disability: 20.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 14th 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: Harrison, Jasper, Mountain Home, Yellville

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Arkansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 34.44 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023