Jury Pool Profile
Hickman County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Clinton
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,372
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,439.
At a glance
Hickman County is a 4,372-person venue. The county population is 86% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,997, $6,484 below the KY state median of $64,481; 15.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 20.7% of covered employment, average pay $42,185/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,439
- Median household income
- $60,867
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 8%.
Hickman County has a population of 4,439, with a median age of 45.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.5%; Black residents 8.2%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,997; 15.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 20.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hickman County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.0% in 2024, 77.9% in 2020, 76.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.2% of the adult civilian population (185 individuals).