Jury Pool Profile

Mahnomen County, Minnesota

Republican +9 (2024)

Population: 5,371
Median household income: $53,925
Unemployment: 6.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,434 45.3%
Black or African American alone 11 0.2%
Asian alone 19 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,918 35.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 2 0.0%
Some other race alone 17 0.3%
Two or more races 970 18.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 198 3.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 35.2

Under 18 1,669 31.1%
18–24 447 8.3%
25–44 1,112 20.7%
45–64 1,203 22.4%
65 and over 940 17.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.0%; +1.99 pp vs. state
County GDP: $249.4M; 0.05% of state
Avg. annual pay: $57,380
Establishments: 122

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 705 35.4%
Education & health services 496 24.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 293 14.7%
Public administration 135 6.8%
Other services 35 1.8%
Financial activities 30 1.5%
Construction 3 0.2%
Information 2 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.5%
Median gross rent: $685
Owner-occupied: 1,356
Renter-occupied: 515

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,176 votes cast

Republican 1,165 53.5%
Democratic 975 44.8%
Other / third-party 36 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

89.4% speak only English at home

Other 373 7.5%
German 59 1.2%
Spanish 38 0.8%
Slavic languages 26 0.5%
Other Asian/Pacific 19 0.4%
Other Indo-European 8 0.2%
Chinese 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,871
Family households: 1,250; 66.8% of households
Married w/ children: 717
Single-mother households: 225
Veterans: 215; 5.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

44.7% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,287 23.8%
Mainline Protestant 875 16.2%
Evangelical Protestant 253 4.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 87.7%
With a disability: 16.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 54.02 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023