Jury Pool Profile
Le Flore County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Poteau
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 50,196
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 49,053.
At a glance
Le Flore County is a 50,196-person venue. The county population is 70% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,370, $13,754 below the OK state median of $66,124; 15.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.3% of covered employment, average pay $42,450/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.68%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 49,053
- Median household income
- $51,565
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 70% / 2%.
Le Flore County has a population of 49,053, with a median age of 38.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 70.3%; Black residents 1.8%. Independently, 8.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,370; 15.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 24% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.68%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Le Flore County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.8% in 2024, 80.9% in 2020, 77.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (2,819 individuals).