Jury Pool Profile
Grant County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Elbow Lake
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,085
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,127.
At a glance
Grant County is a 6,085-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $69,963, $17,157 below the MN state median of $87,120; 21.0% 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. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.9% of covered employment, average pay $45,931/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.28%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,127
- Median household income
- $73,917
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Grant County has a population of 6,127, with a median age of 43.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.0%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 2.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,963; 21.0% 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: Education & health services, about 34% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.28%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Grant County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.2% in 2024, 62.1% in 2020, 59.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% 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 Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.1% of the adult civilian population (380 individuals).