Jury Pool Profile
Benton County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Foley
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 41,744
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 41,593.
At a glance
Benton County is a 41,744-person venue. The county population is 87% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,562, $9,558 below the MN state median of $87,120; 26.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most often one of the other and unspecified languages the Census does not break out (2.0%), then Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 20.9% of covered employment, average pay $44,438/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.35%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 41,593
- Median household income
- $74,410
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 6%.
Benton County has a population of 41,593, with a median age of 36.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.8%; Black residents 5.5%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,562; 26.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 3,578 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 3,519, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 20.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.35%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Benton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.0% in 2024, 64.6% in 2020, 64.6% 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'). 5.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (1,865 individuals).