Newton County, Arkansas

• White (non-Hispanic) 6,576 92.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 118 1.7%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 11 0.2%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 3 0.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 350 4.9%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 46 0.6%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 8 0.1%

• Under 18 1,332 18.7%
• 18–24 607 8.5%
• 25–44 1,247 17.5%
• 45–64 1,954 27.5%
• 65 and over 1,972 27.7%

Median household income

$49,184

90% interval $43,700–$54,668

−$12,962 vs AR · 57th of 75

Below poverty line

19.3%

90% interval 15.1%–23.5%

+4.0 pp vs AR · 28th of 75

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.1%

+0.83 pp vs. state

County GDP

$138.7M

0.07% of state

Avg. annual pay

$37,582

Establishments

124

• Education & health services 429 41.6%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 184 17.8%
• Leisure & hospitality 156 15.1%
• Public administration 134 13.0%
• Manufacturing 53 5.1%
• Financial activities 28 2.7%

The sectors listed cover 95.3% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

76.5%

+10.1 pp vs AR · 22nd of 75

Median gross rent

$617

−$330 vs AR · 70th of 75

Owner-occupied

2,433

Renter-occupied

746

• Concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 75% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 1.6× the lowest ($48,574 vs $30,600/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.3 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

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

• Spanish 11 0.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 7 0.1%

Households

3,179

Family households

2,313

72.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

531

23.0% of families

Single-mother families

128

5.5% of families

Veterans

660

11.4% of civilians 18+

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

Health insured

93.5%

±2.2 pp

Uninsured

6.5%

±2.2 pp

64th of 75

With a disability

19.0%

±3.5 pp

60th of 75

Bachelor's or higher

15.7%

±3.4 pp

−10.0 pp vs AR · 47th of 75

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

11.0%

90% interval 9.7%–12.3% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

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

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

4

69.2 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

3