Jury Pool Profile
Nelson County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Bardstown
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 49,036
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 47,606.
At a glance
Nelson County is a 49,036-person venue. The county population is 90% White and 5% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $75,726, $11,245 above the KY state median of $64,481; 23.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 28.9% of covered employment, average pay $74,294/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 47,606
- Median household income
- $69,562
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 5%.
Nelson County has a population of 47,606, with a median age of 39.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.8%; Black residents 5.3%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $75,726; 23.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 29% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 28.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Nelson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.3% in 2024, 67.5% in 2020, 64.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (2,614 individuals).