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Jury Pool Profile

Chippewa County, Minnesota

Republican +34 (2024)
Population
12,388
Median household income
$69,192
Unemployment
4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 10,553 85.2%
  • Black or African American alone 113 0.9%
  • Asian alone 163 1.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 218 1.8%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 208 1.7%
  • Some other race alone 671 5.4%
  • Two or more races 462 3.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,228 9.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.8

  • Under 18 2,919 23.6%
  • 18–24 971 7.8%
  • 25–44 2,918 23.6%
  • 45–64 2,929 23.6%
  • 65 and over 2,651 21.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.4%
+0.36 pp vs. state
County GDP
$773.8M
0.15% of state
Avg. annual pay
$52,949
Establishments
425

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,523 28.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 973 18.4%
  • Manufacturing 916 17.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 366 6.9%
  • Financial activities 336 6.4%
  • Public administration 317 6.0%
  • Construction 316 6.0%
  • Professional & business services 229 4.3%
  • Other services 168 3.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 122 2.3%
  • Information 24 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
71.4%
Median gross rent
$846
Owner-occupied
3,712
Renter-occupied
1,484

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,300 votes cast

  • Republican 4,175 66.3%
  • Democratic 2,026 32.2%
  • Other / third-party 99 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

91.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 683 5.9%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 301 2.6%
  • Slavic languages 22 0.2%
  • German 13 0.1%
  • Other 11 0.1%
  • Tagalog 10 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 8 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,196
Family households
3,116
60.0% of households
Married w/ children
2,451
Single-mother households
330
Veterans
808
8.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

77.6% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 6,389 50.7%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,960 15.6%
  • Catholic 1,422 11.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 4 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.7%
With a disability
13.6%
Bachelor's or higher
19.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
8th Judicial District Court
Judges
11 (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
Benson, Breckenridge, Elbow Lake, Glenwood, Granite Falls, Litchfield, Madison, Montevideo, Morris, Olivia, Ortonville, Wheaton, Willmar

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
42.24 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Chippewa 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.