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Jury Pool Profile

Issaquena County, Mississippi

Republican +2 (2024)
Population
1,095
Median household income
$29,271
Unemployment
9.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 291 26.6%
  • Black or African American alone 768 70.1%
  • Asian alone 4 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 14 1.3%
  • Two or more races 18 1.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14 1.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 49.5

  • Under 18 72 6.6%
  • 18–24 69 6.3%
  • 25–44 373 34.1%
  • 45–64 368 33.6%
  • 65 and over 213 19.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
9.1%
+5.3 pp vs. state
County GDP
$22.6M
0.01% of state
Avg. annual pay
$34,898
Establishments
38

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Public administration 85 41.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 38 18.4%
  • Education & health services 28 13.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 21 10.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
63.3%
Median gross rent
$253
Owner-occupied
238
Renter-occupied
138

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 622 votes cast

  • Republican 296 47.6%
  • Democratic 287 46.1%
  • Other / third-party 39 6.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 14 1.3%
  • Other Indo-European 4 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
376
Family households
175
46.5% of households
Married w/ children
117
Single-mother households
5
Veterans
50
4.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

15.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 123 9.2%
  • Black Protestant 76 5.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 12 0.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
87.8%
With a disability
36.9%
Bachelor's or higher
4.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
9th Circuit Court District
Judges
2 (Circuit Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); Chancery Court judges (equity matters — separate 20 Chancery Court Districts) and limited-jurisdiction County Court judges are not counted here. Vintage 2026 courts.ms.gov; statutory judgeship allocations are set district-by-district in Miss. Code § 9-7-3 et seq. Counts for the smallest rural districts (22nd, 23rd) are approximate and may reflect single-judgeship statutory allocations.)
Court seats
Mayersville, Rolling Fork, Vicksburg

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Mississippi statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Issaquena County, Mississippi to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.