Jury Pool Profile
Issaquena County, Mississippi
- County seat
- Mayersville
- Judicial district
- 9th Circuit Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,263
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 928.
At a glance
Issaquena County is a 1,263-person venue. The county population is 34% White and 62% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $38,770, $20,531 below the MS state median of $59,301; 8.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 43.2% of covered employment, average pay $26,248/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.41%, above the 3.72% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns. At least 34% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes; the ACS survey and the 2020 census disagree on how many, and this is the lower of the two, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 928
- Median household income
- $31,429
- Unemployment
- 8.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 62%.
Issaquena County has a population of 928, with a median age of 49.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 33.9%; Black residents 62.2%. Independently, 1.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $38,770; 8.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 55.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 8.9%.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 43.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.41%, above the Mississippi state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Issaquena County was carried by the Republican candidate with 47.6% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 52.5% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 56.5% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 43% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 2.9% of the adult civilian population (25 individuals).