Jury Pool Profile
Pemiscot County, Missouri
- County seat
- Caruthersville
- Judicial district
- 34th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,465
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,958.
At a glance
Pemiscot County is a 14,465-person venue. The county population is 66% White and 24% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $43,377, $28,206 below the MO state median of $71,583; 12.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 43.1% of covered employment, average pay $31,584/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.67%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,958
- Median household income
- $40,089
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 66% / 24%.
Pemiscot County has a population of 14,958, with a median age of 38.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 65.9%; Black residents 24.4%. Independently, 3.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $43,377; 12.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 23.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 43% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 43.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.67%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pemiscot County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.3% in 2024, 71.8% in 2020, 65.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (680 individuals).