Jury Pool Profile
Rice County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Faribault
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 69,939
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 67,917.
At a glance
Rice County is a 69,939-person venue. The county population is 79% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $83,933, $3,187 below the MN state median of $87,120; 30.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 13.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (3.2%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.1% of covered employment, average pay $61,134/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.35%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 48% to 50% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 67,917
- Median household income
- $83,181
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 7%.
Rice County has a population of 67,917, with a median age of 37.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 79.5%; Black residents 6.8%. Independently, 10.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $83,933; 30.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.1% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 20.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.35%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 49%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Rice County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 50.3% in 2024, 48.9% in 2020, 47.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 13.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
13.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (3,116 individuals).