Jury Pool Profile
Elliott County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Sandy Hook
- Judicial district
- 37th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,265
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,307.
At a glance
Elliott County is a 7,265-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $46,905, $17,576 below the KY state median of $64,481; 8.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 41.5% of covered employment, average pay $58,031/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.58%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 80% of the vote across the three. 15% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,015 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
- 7,307
- Median household income
- $45,776
- Unemployment
- 7.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 4%.
Elliott County has a population of 7,307, with a median age of 43.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.5%; Black residents 4.4%. Independently, 1.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $46,905; 8.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 28.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Public administration, about 42% of covered jobs.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 41.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 10.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.58%, 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.
Elliott County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.2% in 2024, 75.0% in 2020, 70.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% 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, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (379 individuals).