Jury Pool Profile
Brown County, Minnesota
- County seat
- New Ulm
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,517
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,800.
At a glance
Brown County is a 25,517-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $71,234, $15,886 below the MN state median of $87,120; 24.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.1% of covered employment, average pay $57,324/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.31%, level with the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,800
- Median household income
- $69,378
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Brown County has a population of 25,800, with a median age of 42.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.7%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 5.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,234; 24.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 2,947 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 2,915, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.31%, level with the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Brown County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.7% in 2024, 65.3% in 2020, 63.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (1,120 individuals).