Jury Pool Profile
Poinsett County, Arkansas
- County seat
- Harrisburg
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,483
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,543.
At a glance
Poinsett County is a 22,483-person venue. The county population is 85% White and 5% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,688, $9,458 below the AR state median of $62,146; 11.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.3% 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 Trade, transportation & utilities, at 28.8% of covered employment, average pay $49,310/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.4%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 22,543
- Median household income
- $46,707
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 5%.
Poinsett County has a population of 22,543, with a median age of 40.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.5%; Black residents 5.3%. Independently, 3.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,688; 11.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 25.8%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 28.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 25.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.4%, 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.
Poinsett County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.0% in 2024, 78.7% in 2020, 59.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (877 individuals).