Jury Pool Profile
St. Francis County, Arkansas
- County seat
- Forrest City
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 21,800
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,400.
At a glance
St. Francis County is a 21,800-person venue. The county population is 41% White and 55% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $44,215, $17,931 below the AR state median of $62,146; 14.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.9% of covered employment, average pay $47,203/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.84%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 49% to 54% of the vote across the three. 15% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 2,963 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 22,400
- Median household income
- $42,574
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 55%.
St. Francis County has a population of 22,400, with a median age of 40.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 41.0%; Black residents 54.5%. Independently, 3.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $44,215; 14.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 30.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 29.9%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.84%, above the Arkansas state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 52%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
St. Francis County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 49.4% in 2024, 50.7% in 2020, 54.4% 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'). 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.7% of the adult civilian population (1,005 individuals).