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Jury Pool Profile

Brown County, Minnesota

Republican +35 (2024)
Population
25,826
Median household income
$68,690
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 24,319 94.2%
  • Black or African American alone 219 0.8%
  • Asian alone 158 0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 80 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 2 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 333 1.3%
  • Two or more races 715 2.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,252 4.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.4

  • Under 18 5,681 22.0%
  • 18–24 2,392 9.3%
  • 25–44 5,686 22.0%
  • 45–64 6,440 24.9%
  • 65 and over 5,627 21.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
+0.09 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.0B
0.4% of state
Avg. annual pay
$55,442
Establishments
902

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,941 22.2%
  • Education & health services 2,852 21.6%
  • Manufacturing 2,367 17.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,135 8.6%
  • Professional & business services 1,072 8.1%
  • Public administration 722 5.5%
  • Construction 656 5.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 458 3.5%
  • Financial activities 452 3.4%
  • Other services 308 2.3%
  • Information 261 2.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.4%
Median gross rent
$931
Owner-occupied
8,695
Renter-occupied
2,251

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 14,526 votes cast

  • Republican 9,692 66.7%
  • Democratic 4,576 31.5%
  • Other / third-party 258 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 750 3.1%
  • German 216 0.9%
  • Other 70 0.3%
  • Other Indo-European 47 0.2%
  • Chinese 42 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 35 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 25 0.1%
  • Tagalog 16 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
10,946
Family households
6,960
63.6% of households
Married w/ children
5,559
Single-mother households
532
Veterans
1,197
5.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

87.9% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 11,779 45.5%
  • Evangelical Protestant 6,090 23.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 4,705 18.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 192 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.1%
With a disability
11.4%
Bachelor's or higher
24.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
5th Judicial District Court
Judges
19 (District Court judges per judicial district; counts vintage 2026 mncourts.gov and may shift modestly as the Legislature reallocates seats between districts (Minn. Stat. § 2.724).)
Court seats
Blue Earth, Fairmont, Ivanhoe, Jackson, Luverne, Mankato, Marshall, New Ulm, Pipestone, Redwood Falls, Slayton, St. James, St. Peter, Windom, Worthington

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
19.86 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Brown County, Minnesota to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.