Jury Pool Profile
Clearwater County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Bagley
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,647
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,616.
At a glance
Clearwater County is an 8,647-person venue. The county population is 84% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,723, $21,397 below the MN state median of $87,120; 19.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.9% 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 (1.9%), then Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.9% of covered employment, average pay $42,424/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 9.21%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,616
- Median household income
- $64,475
- Unemployment
- 9.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 0%.
Clearwater County has a population of 8,616, with a median age of 41.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.9%; Black residents 0.2%.
The median household earns $65,723; 19.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.9% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 9.21%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Clearwater County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.4% in 2024, 71.6% in 2020, 69.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.2% of the adult civilian population (591 individuals).