Jury Pool Profile
Cumberland County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Burkesville
- Judicial district
- 40th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,992
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,948.
At a glance
Cumberland County is a 5,992-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $47,274, $17,207 below the KY state median of $64,481; 19.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 49.8% of covered employment, average pay $55,211/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, below the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,948
- Median household income
- $40,000
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 2%.
Cumberland County has a population of 5,948, with a median age of 45.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.1%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $47,274; 19.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.8% 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 50% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 49.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, below the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cumberland County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.0% in 2024, 83.7% in 2020, 81.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (322 individuals).