Jury Pool Profile
Cottonwood County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Windom
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,405
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,458.
At a glance
Cottonwood County is an 11,405-person venue. The county population is 81% White (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $73,902, $13,218 below the MN state median of $87,120; 24.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (2.3%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.3% of covered employment, average pay $51,300/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.53%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,458
- Median household income
- $72,941
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 2%.
Cottonwood County has a population of 11,458, with a median age of 40.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.0%; Black residents 1.7%. Independently, 11.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,902; 24.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.53%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cottonwood County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.7% in 2024, 68.2% in 2020, 64.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (436 individuals).