Union County, Arkansas

• White (non-Hispanic) 22,506 59.4%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,793 4.7%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 12,162 32.1%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 325 0.9%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,018 2.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 71 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 25 0.1%

• Under 18 8,984 23.7%
• 18–24 3,005 7.9%
• 25–44 9,015 23.8%
• 45–64 9,608 25.4%
• 65 and over 7,288 19.2%

Median household income

$58,585

90% interval $52,671–$64,499

−$3,561 vs AR · 20th of 75

Below poverty line

16.8%

90% interval 13.3%–20.3%

+1.5 pp vs AR · 44th of 75

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.2%

+0.93 pp vs. state

County GDP

$3.4B

1.79% of state

Avg. annual pay

$62,492

Establishments

1,192

• Trade, transportation & utilities 3,443 21.4%
• Education & health services 3,317 20.7%
• Manufacturing 2,595 16.2%
• Professional & business services 1,990 12.4%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,513 9.4%
• Construction 1,312 8.2%
• Financial activities 533 3.3%
• Public administration 508 3.2%
• Other services 399 2.5%
• Natural resources & mining 388 2.4%
• Information 58 0.4%

Home ownership

72.7%

+6.3 pp vs AR · 36th of 75

Median gross rent

$847

−$100 vs AR · 20th of 75

Owner-occupied

10,905

Renter-occupied

4,097

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 58% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Professional & business services, $104,177/yr) pays 5.3× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $19,700/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 13 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 10,196 66.0%
• Democratic 5,019 32.5%
• Other / third-party 233 1.5%

• Spanish 1,220 3.4%
• Chinese 189 0.5%
• Korean 44 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 17 0.0%

Households

15,002

Family households

8,949

59.7% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,810

20.2% of families

Single-mother families

851

9.5% of families

Veterans

2,083

7.2% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 19,379 49.6%
• Black Protestant 8,778 22.5%
• Mainline Protestant 2,223 5.7%
• Catholic 1,121 2.9%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 621 1.6%

Health insured

94.4%

±1 pp

Uninsured

5.6%

±1 pp

70th of 75

With a disability

17.4%

±1.2 pp

67th of 75

Bachelor's or higher

19.1%

±1.8 pp

−6.6 pp vs AR · 25th of 75

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

9.7%

90% interval 8.6%–10.8% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

13th 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

Camden, El Dorado, Fordyce, Hampton, Magnolia, Rison

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

9

31.12 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

9