Jury Pool Profile
Kanabec County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Mora
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,628
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,390.
At a glance
Kanabec County is a 16,628-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $71,812, $15,308 below the MN state median of $87,120; 15.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 37.0% of covered employment, average pay $62,835/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.54%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,390
- Median household income
- $71,460
- Unemployment
- 8.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Kanabec County has a population of 16,390, with a median age of 44.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.6%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,812; 15.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 37% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 37.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.54%, 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.
Kanabec County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.4% in 2024, 67.9% in 2020, 64.4% 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'). 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 9.4% of the adult civilian population (1,209 individuals).