Jury Pool Profile
Fillmore County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Preston
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 21,540
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 21,414.
At a glance
Fillmore County is a 21,540-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,883, $9,237 below the MN state median of $87,120; 24.1% 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 German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.0% of covered employment, average pay $39,801/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, below the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 21,414
- Median household income
- $77,512
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Fillmore County has a population of 21,414, with a median age of 42.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.0%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,883; 24.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.1% 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 29.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, below the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Fillmore County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.9% in 2024, 60.1% in 2020, 57.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% 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 German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (1,142 individuals).