Jury Pool Profile
Yalobusha County, Mississippi
- County seat
- Water Valley, Coffeeville
- Judicial district
- 17th Circuit Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,375
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,419.
At a glance
Yalobusha County is a 12,375-person venue. The county population is 58% White and 37% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $49,848, $9,453 below the MS state median of $59,301; 15.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 30.8% of covered employment, average pay $58,650/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.64%, below the 3.72% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,419
- Median household income
- $49,151
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 58% / 37%.
Yalobusha County has a population of 12,419, with a median age of 42.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 57.6%; Black residents 37.0%. Independently, 1.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,848; 15.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 20.9%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 30.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.64%, below the Mississippi state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Yalobusha County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.9% in 2024, 56.1% in 2020, 55.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (692 individuals).