Jury Pool Profile
Breathitt County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Jackson
- Judicial district
- 39th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,558
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,276.
At a glance
Breathitt County is a 12,558-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $41,866, $22,615 below the KY state median of $64,481; 15.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.2% of covered employment, average pay $51,078/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.85%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,276
- Median household income
- $34,808
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 1%.
Breathitt County has a population of 13,276, with a median age of 42.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 96.2%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 1.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $41,866; 15.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 35.5% 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 26% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.85%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Breathitt County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.9% in 2024, 75.3% in 2020, 69.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 0.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 3.9% of the adult civilian population (406 individuals).