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Jury Pool Profile

Kanabec County, Minnesota

Republican +42 (2024)
Population
16,261
Median household income
$71,915
Unemployment
7.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 15,363 94.5%
  • Black or African American alone 83 0.5%
  • Asian alone 88 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 68 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 35 0.2%
  • Two or more races 624 3.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 282 1.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.5

  • Under 18 3,473 21.4%
  • 18–24 1,202 7.4%
  • 25–44 3,506 21.6%
  • 45–64 4,598 28.3%
  • 65 and over 3,482 21.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
7.9%
+3.89 pp vs. state
County GDP
$548.8M
0.11% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,717
Establishments
364

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,537 36.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 653 15.5%
  • Manufacturing 481 11.4%
  • Public administration 363 8.6%
  • Construction 348 8.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 340 8.1%
  • Other services 199 4.7%
  • Professional & business services 123 2.9%
  • Financial activities 118 2.8%
  • Information 38 0.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 19 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
83.8%
Median gross rent
$1,003
Owner-occupied
5,426
Renter-occupied
1,049

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,682 votes cast

  • Republican 6,818 70.4%
  • Democratic 2,718 28.1%
  • Other / third-party 146 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.2% speak only English at home

  • German 244 1.6%
  • Spanish 122 0.8%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 27 0.2%
  • Tagalog 15 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 9 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 3 0.0%
  • Other 3 0.0%
  • Korean 2 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 2 0.0%
  • Chinese 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
6,475
Family households
4,338
67.0% of households
Married w/ children
3,431
Single-mother households
221
Veterans
1,250
9.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

26.4% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 1,757 11.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,338 8.3%
  • Catholic 935 5.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 210 1.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.0%
With a disability
16.0%
Bachelor's or higher
15.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
10th Judicial District Court
Judges
47 (District Court judges per judicial district; counts vintage 2026 mncourts.gov and may shift modestly as the Legislature reallocates seats between districts (Minn. Stat. § 2.724).)
Court seats
Anoka, Buffalo, Cambridge, Center City, Elk River, Mora, Pine City, Stillwater

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
7.82 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Kanabec County, Minnesota to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.