Jury Pool Profile
Rock County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Luverne
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,524
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,621.
At a glance
Rock County is a 9,524-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,403, $9,717 below the MN state median of $87,120; 26.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.2% of covered employment, average pay $55,334/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.34%, below the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,621
- Median household income
- $71,295
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Rock County has a population of 9,621, with a median age of 41.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.1%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 4.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,403; 26.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.9% 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 27.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.34%, below the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Rock County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.8% in 2024, 68.4% in 2020, 64.3% 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'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.1% of the adult civilian population (446 individuals).