Jury Pool Profile

St. Francis County, Arkansas

Democratic +1 (2024)

Population: 22,740
Median household income: $41,784
Unemployment: 5.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 9,350 41.1%
Black or African American alone 12,504 55.0%
Asian alone 19 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 56 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 66 0.3%
Some other race alone 201 0.9%
Two or more races 544 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 760 3.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.7

Under 18 4,851 21.3%
18–24 1,746 7.7%
25–44 6,456 28.4%
45–64 5,676 25.0%
65 and over 4,011 17.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.8%; +1.66 pp vs. state
County GDP: $943.1M; 0.5% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,570
Establishments: 585

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,997 29.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,748 26.0%
Public administration 901 13.4%
Leisure & hospitality 580 8.6%
Financial activities 198 2.9%
Professional & business services 178 2.6%
Natural resources & mining 174 2.6%
Other services 58 0.9%
Construction 54 0.8%
Information 43 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 55.2%
Median gross rent: $791
Owner-occupied: 4,353
Renter-occupied: 3,528

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,979 votes cast

Democratic 2,953 49.4%
Republican 2,909 48.7%
Other / third-party 117 2.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 593 2.8%
French (incl. Cajun) 56 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 55 0.3%
German 51 0.2%
Other 8 0.0%
Korean 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 7,881
Family households: 4,871; 61.8% of households
Married w/ children: 2,846
Single-mother households: 1,053
Veterans: 986; 5.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

58.0% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 9,135 39.6%
Black Protestant 2,990 12.9%
Mainline Protestant 959 4.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 238 1.0%
Catholic 65 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.1%
With a disability: 23.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 12.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 1st 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: Augusta, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena, Marianna, Wynne

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Arkansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 16.77 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023