Jury Pool Profile
Yazoo County, Mississippi
- County seat
- Yazoo City
- Judicial district
- 22nd Circuit Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,947
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 24,835.
At a glance
Yazoo County is a 22,947-person venue. The county population is 40% White and 58% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $45,496, $13,805 below the MS state median of $59,301; 15.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.6% 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 Education & health services, at 27.2% of covered employment, average pay $39,175/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.7%, 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. 18% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 4,584 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 24,835
- Median household income
- $39,295
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 58%.
Yazoo County has a population of 24,835, with a median age of 38.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 39.8%; Black residents 57.5%. Independently, 5.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $45,496; 15.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 25.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 27.2%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.7%, above the Mississippi state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Yazoo County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.8% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 52.6% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 52.8% of the vote 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'). 5.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.1% of the adult civilian population (1,165 individuals).