Jury Pool Profile
Taylor County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Campbellsville
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 26,763
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 26,397.
At a glance
Taylor County is a 26,763-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,626, $7,855 below the KY state median of $64,481; 23.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 34.2% of covered employment, average pay $46,975/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.87%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 26,397
- Median household income
- $60,456
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 5%.
Taylor County has a population of 26,397, with a median age of 37.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.4%; Black residents 4.6%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,626; 23.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 3,990 jobs; Education & health services, about 3,450, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 34.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 28.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.87%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Taylor County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.7% in 2024, 74.9% in 2020, 73.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (1,504 individuals).