Jury Pool Profile
Ohio County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Hartford
- Judicial district
- 38th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 23,934
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 23,735.
At a glance
Ohio County is a 23,934-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,028, $5,453 below the KY state median of $64,481; 13.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Manufacturing, at 31.2% of covered employment, average pay $53,793/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.3%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 23,735
- Median household income
- $57,798
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Ohio County has a population of 23,735, with a median age of 40.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.1%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 4.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,028; 13.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Manufacturing about 2,280, Education & health services about 2,020.
Manufacturing is the largest published sector at 31.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.3%, 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.
Ohio County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.4% in 2024, 77.1% in 2020, 76.4% 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'). 4.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.6% 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 4.8% of the adult civilian population (874 individuals).