Jury Pool Profile
Anoka County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Anoka
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 381,605
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 370,349.
At a glance
Anoka County is a 381,605-person venue. The county population is 75% White and 9% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $100,616, $13,496 above the MN state median of $87,120; 32.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 14.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (3.6%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.3% of covered employment, average pay $64,939/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.37%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 51% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 370,349
- Median household income
- $101,869
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 75% / 9%.
Anoka County has a population of 370,349, with a median age of 38.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 75.4%; Black residents 8.8%. Independently, 5.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $100,616; 32.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 33,644 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 28,142, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.37%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 50%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Anoka County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 51.0% in 2024, 49.7% in 2020, 50.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 14.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
14.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (17,535 individuals).