Jury Pool Profile
Floyd County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Prestonsburg
- Judicial district
- 31st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 34,401
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 35,224.
At a glance
Floyd County is a 34,401-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $44,735, $19,746 below the KY state median of $64,481; 15.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.8% of covered employment, average pay $54,355/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.88%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 35,224
- Median household income
- $41,279
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 1%.
Floyd County has a population of 35,224, with a median age of 42.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.7%; Black residents 0.6%.
The median household earns $44,735; 15.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 27.7% 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 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.88%, 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.
Floyd County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.8% in 2024, 74.9% in 2020, 72.6% 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'). 1.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.6% 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 4.8% of the adult civilian population (1,331 individuals).