Jury Pool Profile
East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Lake Providence
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,760
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,072.
At a glance
East Carroll Parish is a 6,760-person venue. The parish population is 29% White and 63% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $36,713, $24,325 below the LA state median of $61,038; 12.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.9% of covered employment, average pay $54,934/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 12.35%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 63% of the vote across the three. 25% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,766 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
- 7,072
- Median household income
- $33,341
- Unemployment
- 12.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This parish: 63%.
East Carroll Parish has a population of 7,072, with a median age of 37.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 28.5%; Black residents 62.9%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $36,713; 12.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 44.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 19.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 15.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 12.35%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
East Carroll Parish was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.0% in 2024, 62.6% in 2020, 62.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 4.9% of the adult civilian population (282 individuals).