Jury Pool Profile
Lee County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Beattyville
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,297
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,339.
At a glance
Lee County is a 7,297-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $41,150, $23,331 below the KY state median of $64,481; 9.2% 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 Education & health services, at 20.7% of covered employment, average pay $53,329/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 83% of the vote across the three. 16% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,103 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
- 7,339
- Median household income
- $37,568
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 3%.
Lee County has a population of 7,339, with a median age of 43.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.9%; Black residents 3.0%. Independently, 1.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $41,150; 9.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 29.6% 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.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 20.7% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 14.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.8% in 2024, 81.1% in 2020, 80.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% 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, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.7% of the adult civilian population (342 individuals).