Jury Pool Profile
Yell County, Arkansas
- County seat
- Dardanelle, Danville
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,956
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,134.
At a glance
Yell County is a 19,956-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). 21% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $54,318, $7,828 below the AR state median of $62,146; 14.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 19.6% 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 Manufacturing, at 36.0% of covered employment, average pay $44,634/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 72% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,134
- Median household income
- $55,934
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 2%.
Yell County has a population of 20,134, with a median age of 39.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.4%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 21.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,318; 14.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 24.2%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 36.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.2%. 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: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Yell County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.5% in 2024, 77.5% in 2020, 72.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 19.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
19.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (1,064 individuals).