Jury Pool Profile
Lawrence County, Mississippi
- County seat
- Monticello
- Judicial district
- 15th Circuit Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,819
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,786.
At a glance
Lawrence County is a 11,819-person venue. The county population is 64% White and 32% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,187, $7,114 below the MS state median of $59,301; 13.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 30.6% of covered employment, average pay $96,446/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.86%, above the 3.72% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,786
- Median household income
- $43,531
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 64% / 32%.
Lawrence County has a population of 11,786, with a median age of 41.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.8%; Black residents 31.7%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,187; 13.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 26.9%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 30.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 26.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.86%, above the Mississippi state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lawrence County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.9% in 2024, 64.8% in 2020, 64.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 4.6% of the adult civilian population (407 individuals).