Jury Pool Profile
Cook County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Grand Marais
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,522
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,635.
At a glance
Cook County is a 5,522-person venue. The county population is 84% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $68,087, $19,033 below the MN state median of $87,120; 46.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 33.4% of covered employment, average pay $37,107/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.65%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,635
- Median household income
- $72,638
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 1%.
Cook County has a population of 5,635, with a median age of 53.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.2%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,087; 46.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 33% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 33.4% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 16.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.65%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cook County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.4% in 2024, 65.6% in 2020, 56.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (329 individuals).