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Jury Pool Profile

Harrison County, Kentucky

Republican +48 (2024)
Population
18,971
Median household income
$63,205
Unemployment
4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 17,842 94.0%
  • Black or African American alone 354 1.9%
  • Asian alone 9 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 18 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 70 0.4%
  • Two or more races 678 3.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 420 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.4

  • Under 18 4,398 23.2%
  • 18–24 1,409 7.4%
  • 25–44 4,332 22.8%
  • 45–64 5,290 27.9%
  • 65 and over 3,542 18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.0%
-0.44 pp vs. state
County GDP
$710.3M
0.24% of state
Avg. annual pay
$50,516
Establishments
428

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 1,191 22.4%
  • Education & health services 1,145 21.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 948 17.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 492 9.3%
  • Professional & business services 298 5.6%
  • Public administration 274 5.2%
  • Construction 169 3.2%
  • Other services 154 2.9%
  • Financial activities 85 1.6%
  • Information 34 0.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 26 0.5%
  • Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.4%
Median gross rent
$755
Owner-occupied
5,095
Renter-occupied
2,144

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,018 votes cast

  • Republican 6,639 73.6%
  • Democratic 2,265 25.1%
  • Other / third-party 114 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 184 1.0%
  • German 171 1.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 32 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 22 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 9 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,239
Family households
5,107
70.5% of households
Married w/ children
3,908
Single-mother households
256
Veterans
902
6.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

47.2% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,607 30.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,418 12.9%
  • Catholic 491 2.6%
  • Black Protestant 176 0.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 130 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.4%
With a disability
19.1%
Bachelor's or higher
20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
18th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
1 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction; civil amount-in-controversy > $5,000); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 kycourts.gov; shaded-bench counts per Wikipedia 'Kentucky Circuit Courts' judge-count map, with the three '6 or more' circuits (16th Kenton, 22nd Fayette, 30th Jefferson) hard-pinned to 6, 9, and 23 respectively per Wikipedia footnote 4. Mid-range single-county metro and exurban-cluster circuits are conservative midpoints; verify against KRS § 23A.040 before relying on exact counts.)
Court seats
Carlisle, Cynthiana, Falmouth, Mount Olivet

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kentucky statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
27.45 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Harrison County, Kentucky to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.