Jury Pool Profile

Kittson County, Minnesota

Republican +25.0 (2024)

County seat: Hallock
Judicial district: 9th Judicial District Court
Population (July 2025 estimate): 4,031; Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,084.

At a glance

Kittson County is a 4,031-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,479, $9,641 below the MN state median of $87,120; 29.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.0% of covered employment, average pay $43,290/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.44%, above 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: 4,084
Median household income: $76,100
Unemployment: 4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.

Kittson County has a population of 4,084, with a median age of 47.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.2%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $77,479; 29.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.0% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity

White (non-Hispanic) 3,800 93.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 105 2.6%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 7 0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic) 15 0.4%
Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 140 3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 11 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
Some other race (non-Hispanic) 6 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 47.8

Under 18 881 21.6%
18–24 285 7.0%
25–44 769 18.8%
45–64 1,077 26.4%
65 and over 1,072 26.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty

Median household income: $77,479; 90% interval $70,873–$84,085; −$9,641 vs MN · 31st of 87
Below poverty line: 10.0%; 90% interval 7.7%–12.3%; +0.7 pp vs MN · 46th of 87

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Led by healthcare & education and trade & transportation

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 404 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 357, is within 20% of it.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.44%, above the Minnesota state average.

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.4%; +0.13 pp vs. state
County GDP: $222.9M; 0.04% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,135
Establishments: 202

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 404 27.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 357 23.9%
Manufacturing 210 14.1%
Public administration 141 9.4%
Natural resources & mining 77 5.2%
Construction 74 5.0%
Other services 58 3.9%
Leisure & hospitality 6 0.4%

The sectors listed cover 88.8% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing

Home ownership: 82.9%; +10.7 pp vs MN · 20th of 87
Median gross rent: $757; −$523 vs MN · 72nd of 87
Owner-occupied: 1,470
Renter-occupied: 304

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads

Moderately concentrated

Top three sectors employ 65% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.
Moderate wage spread

Highest-paid sector (Public administration, $65,753/yr) pays 3.3× the lowest (Other services, $20,214/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.
Small-business scale

Average establishment employs only 7.4 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Kittson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.5% in 2024, 58.6% in 2020, 57.1% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,495 votes cast

Republican
Democratic

Republican 1,535 61.5%
Democratic 911 36.5%
Other / third-party 49 2.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

4.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (241 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

95.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 107 2.8%
German or other West Germanic 42 1.1%
Tagalog 6 0.2%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 2 0.1%
Vietnamese 2 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition

Households: 1,774
Family households: 1,143; 64.4% of households
Married couples w/ children: 339; 29.7% of families
Single-mother families: 45; 3.9% of families
Veterans: 241; 7.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

78.4% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 2,398 57.0%
Evangelical Protestant 630 15.0%
Catholic 270 6.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 97.5%; ±1 pp
Uninsured: 2.5%; ±1 pp; 84th of 87
With a disability: 10.2%; ±1.6 pp; 83rd of 87
Bachelor's or higher: 29.1%; ±3.3 pp; −10.3 pp vs MN · 26th of 87
Uninsured, under 65 (2024): 5.0%; 90% interval 4.4%–5.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 9th Judicial District Court
Judges: 23 (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: Ada, Aitkin, Bagley, Baudette, Bemidji, Brainerd, Crookston, Grand Rapids, Hallock, International Falls, Mahnomen, Park Rapids, Red Lake Falls, Roseau, Thief River Falls, Walker, Warren

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Kittson totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 0 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2024

Presidential vote share by year
Year	Republican	Democratic
2016	57.1%	34.8%
2020	58.6%	38.1%
2024	61.5%	36.5%