Jury Pool Profile
Greenup County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Greenup
- Judicial district
- 20th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 35,213
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 35,501.
At a glance
Greenup County is a 35,213-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,352, $3,129 below the KY state median of $64,481; 18.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 32.4% of covered employment, average pay $47,395/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.77%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 35,501
- Median household income
- $60,751
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Greenup County has a population of 35,501, with a median age of 44.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.2%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 1.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,352; 18.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.7% 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 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.77%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Greenup County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.6% in 2024, 71.9% in 2020, 71.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (2,043 individuals).