Jackson County, Arkansas
31 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 1 farmers market. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 16,712
- Median household income
- $44,218
- ±4,402
- Unemployed
- 9.8%
- 625 of 6,393 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.5%
- 5,014 of 6,076 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Jackson | 16,811 (2021) | 208 Main St, Newport | — |
Cities, towns and villages 11
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Campbell Station | 235 (2021) | 5005 Keeter Cir, Tuckerman | — |
| City of Diaz | 1,257 (2021) | Po Box 136, Diaz | — |
| City of Grubbs | 309 (2021) | Po Box 48, Grubbs | — |
| City of Newport | 7,852 (2021) | 615 3rd St, Newport | Website |
| City of Swifton | 740 (2021) | Po Box 129, Swifton | — |
| City of Tuckerman | 1,742 (2021) | Po Box 1117, Tuckerman | — |
| Town of Amagon | 68 (2021) | Po Box 146, Amagon | — |
| Town of Beedeville | 86 (2021) | Po Box 1, Beedeville | — |
| Town of Jacksonport | 151 (2021) | Po Box 116, Jacksonport | — |
| Town of Tupelo | 73 (2021) | Po Box 124, Tupelo | — |
| Town of Weldon | 60 (2021) | 1417 Third St, Newport | — |
Special districts 19
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cache River-Bayou Deview Drainage Improvement District | Drainage | Po Box 8, Rector | — |
| Cow Lake Drainage District | Drainage | 515 Second St, Newport | — |
| Eight Mile Drainage District | Drainage | 515 Second St, Newport | — |
| Jackson County Drainage District 10 | Drainage | 515 Second St, Newport | — |
| Jackson County Drainage District 12 | Drainage | 208 Main St, Newport | — |
| Jackson County Drainage District 15 | Drainage | 515 Second St, Newport | — |
| Jackson County Drainage District 16 | Drainage | 515 Second St, Newport | — |
| Jackson-Woodruff Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 208 Main St, Newport | — |
| Mayberry Drainage District | Drainage | 2301 McLain St, Newport | — |
| Overcup Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 121 Village Creek Dr, Newport | — |
| Skillet Ditch Drainage District 8 | Drainage | 600 Third St, Newport | — |
| Willow Slough Drainage District | Drainage | 515 Second St, Newport | — |
| Departee Creek Watershed Improvement District | Flood control | 515 Second St, Newport | — |
| Massey Alexander Levee District | Flood control | 121 Village Creek Dr, Newport | — |
| Newport Levee District | Flood control | 615 Third St, Newport | — |
| Newport City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 627, Newport | — |
| Jackson County Drainage District 11 | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 1065, Tuckerman | — |
| Jackson County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 2115 Malcolm Ave, Newport | — |
| Independence Jackson Counties Regional Water Distribution Dist | Water supply utility | 1847 Jackson Road 2, Bradford | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district3 schools
300 NORTH DOWELL, Tuckerman, AR, 72473
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district3 schools
406 WILKERSON DRIVE, Newport, AR, 72112
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Downtown Newport Farmers Market
201 Malcolm Newport, AR, 72112
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.