Jury Pool Profile
Chippewa County, Michigan
- County seat
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Judicial district
- 50th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 36,081
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 36,295.
At a glance
Chippewa County is a 36,081-person venue. The county population is 68% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,705, $10,631 below the MI state median of $72,336; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 25.1% of covered employment, average pay $66,475/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.53%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 36,295
- Median household income
- $62,217
- Unemployment
- 6.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 68% / 6%.
Chippewa County has a population of 36,295, with a median age of 41.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 67.7%; Black residents 5.7%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,705; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Public administration, about 3,210 jobs; Education & health services, about 3,030, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 25.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.53%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Chippewa County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.3% in 2024, 60.5% in 2020, 59.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.7% 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 8.3% of the adult civilian population (2,460 individuals).