Jury Pool Profile
Magoffin County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Salyersville
- Judicial district
- 36th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,110
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,348.
At a glance
Magoffin County is an 11,110-person venue. The county population is 97% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $43,039, $21,442 below the KY state median of $64,481; 12.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 23.1% of covered employment, average pay $46,509/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.16%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,348
- Median household income
- $33,080
- Unemployment
- 8.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 97% / 0%.
Magoffin County has a population of 11,348, with a median age of 42.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 97.3%; Black residents 0.1%.
The median household earns $43,039; 12.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 30.1% 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 43% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 23.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.16%, 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.
Magoffin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.3% in 2024, 76.6% in 2020, 74.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 4.6% of the adult civilian population (404 individuals).