Pulaski County, Arkansas

• White (non-Hispanic) 192,526 48.2%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 33,418 8.4%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 146,572 36.7%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 8,752 2.2%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 16,451 4.1%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 735 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 164 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 1,200 0.3%

• Under 18 93,178 23.3%
• 18–24 35,151 8.8%
• 25–44 109,773 27.5%
• 45–64 95,051 23.8%
• 65 and over 66,665 16.7%

Median household income

$66,706

90% interval $64,043–$69,369

+$4,560 vs AR · 6th of 75

Below poverty line

16.0%

90% interval 14.2%–17.8%

+0.7 pp vs AR · 50th of 75

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.4%

+0.11 pp vs. state

County GDP

$41.4B

22% of state

Avg. annual pay

$65,672

Establishments

14,711

• Education & health services 71,406 27.2%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 60,056 22.9%
• Professional & business services 34,620 13.2%
• Leisure & hospitality 23,880 9.1%
• Public administration 19,196 7.3%
• Financial activities 17,609 6.7%
• Manufacturing 13,446 5.1%
• Construction 11,959 4.6%
• Other services 6,818 2.6%
• Information 3,002 1.1%
• Natural resources & mining 683 0.3%

Home ownership

57.0%

−9.4 pp vs AR · 71st of 75

Median gross rent

$1,080

+$133 vs AR · 2nd of 75

Owner-occupied

98,266

Renter-occupied

74,143

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 63% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $93,518/yr) pays 3.7× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $25,268/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 18 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Democratic 92,038 59.8%
• Republican 57,977 37.7%
• Other / third-party 3,909 2.5%

• Spanish 24,719 6.6%
• Chinese 1,268 0.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 1,247 0.3%
• Tagalog 1,052 0.3%
• Arabic 843 0.2%
• German or other West Germanic 627 0.2%
• Korean 622 0.2%
• Vietnamese 476 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 313 0.1%

Households

172,409

Family households

97,984

56.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

23,379

23.9% of families

Single-mother families

15,077

15.4% of families

Veterans

24,294

8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 136,721 34.3%
• Black Protestant 38,121 9.6%
• Mainline Protestant 33,390 8.4%
• Catholic 27,935 7.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 11,569 2.9%
• Orthodox 705 0.2%

Health insured

90.3%

±0.6 pp

Uninsured

9.7%

±0.6 pp

22nd of 75

With a disability

16.0%

±0.7 pp

70th of 75

Bachelor's or higher

37.9%

±1.1 pp

+12.2 pp vs AR · 1st of 75

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

11.0%

90% interval 10.1%–11.9% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

6th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

17 (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

Little Rock, Perryville

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

91

29.68 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

89