Jury Pool Profile
Nobles County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Worthington
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,338
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,041.
At a glance
Nobles County is a 22,338-person venue. The county population is 56% White and 5% Black (Census race-alone categories). 34% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $70,123, $16,997 below the MN state median of $87,120; 17.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 34.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (3.6%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 33.4% of covered employment, average pay $73,895/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.86%, below the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 22,041
- Median household income
- $66,101
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 56% / 5%.
Nobles County has a population of 22,041, with a median age of 35.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 56.2%; Black residents 5.2%. Independently, 34.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,123; 17.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 33% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 33.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.86%, below the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Nobles County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.1% in 2024, 64.3% in 2020, 61.7% 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'). 34.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
34.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (798 individuals).