Jury Pool Profile
Prairie County, Arkansas
- County seat
- Des Arc, DeValls Bluff
- Judicial district
- 17th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,923
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,064.
At a glance
Prairie County is a 7,923-person venue. The county population is 84% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,689, $4,457 below the AR state median of $62,146; 18.2% 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 Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 32.6% of covered employment, average pay $46,399/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.25%, level with the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,064
- Median household income
- $51,646
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 10%.
Prairie County has a population of 8,064, with a median age of 45.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.8%; Black residents 9.9%. Independently, 2.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,689; 18.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 9.5%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.25%, level with the Arkansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Prairie County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.1% in 2024, 79.7% in 2020, 73.5% 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'). 2.3% 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, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.4% of the adult civilian population (407 individuals).