Jury Pool Profile
Simpson County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Franklin
- Judicial district
- 49th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 20,788
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,972.
At a glance
Simpson County is a 20,788-person venue. The county population is 84% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,496, $3,015 above the KY state median of $64,481; 18.8% 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. The largest published sector is Manufacturing, at 28.4% of covered employment, average pay $69,630/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.54%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 19,972
- Median household income
- $59,858
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 7%.
Simpson County has a population of 19,972, with a median age of 38.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.1%; Black residents 6.9%. Independently, 3.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,496; 18.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.6% 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 2,640, Trade, transportation & utilities about 2,350.
Manufacturing is the largest published sector at 28.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.54%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Simpson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.3% in 2024, 67.4% in 2020, 67.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% 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, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (1,177 individuals).