Jury Pool Profile
Prentiss County, Mississippi
- County seat
- Booneville
- Judicial district
- 1st Circuit Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,284
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,184.
At a glance
Prentiss County is a 25,284-person venue. The county population is 80% White and 13% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $48,711, $10,590 below the MS state median of $59,301; 19.7% 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 Chinese and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.0% of covered employment, average pay $44,282/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.56%, below the 3.72% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,184
- Median household income
- $49,724
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 80% / 13%.
Prentiss County has a population of 25,184, with a median age of 38.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 79.5%; Black residents 12.8%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $48,711; 19.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 26.0%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.0% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 21.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.56%, below the Mississippi state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Prentiss County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.7% in 2024, 78.5% in 2020, 77.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% 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 Chinese, Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (1,101 individuals).