Jury Pool Profile
Le Sueur County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Le Center
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 29,453
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 29,113.
At a glance
Le Sueur County is a 29,453-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $97,422, $10,302 above the MN state median of $87,120; 26.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 32.5% of covered employment, average pay $75,782/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.75%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 29,113
- Median household income
- $94,968
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Le Sueur County has a population of 29,113, with a median age of 41.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.5%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 6.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $97,422; 26.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 32% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 32.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.75%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Le Sueur County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.0% in 2024, 64.1% in 2020, 61.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (1,577 individuals).