Scott County, Minnesota

• White (non-Hispanic) 116,868 75.6%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9,930 6.4%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 9,477 6.1%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 9,803 6.3%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 7,154 4.6%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 896 0.6%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 14 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 415 0.3%

• Under 18 39,951 25.8%
• 18–24 12,830 8.3%
• 25–44 40,826 26.4%
• 45–64 41,335 26.7%
• 65 and over 19,615 12.7%

Median household income

$121,666

90% interval $111,670–$131,662

+$34,546 vs MN · 2nd of 87

Below poverty line

5.3%

90% interval 4.3%–6.3%

−4.0 pp vs MN · 85th of 87

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.9%

−0.4 pp vs. state

County GDP

$11.0B

2.16% of state

Avg. annual pay

$65,996

Establishments

3,984

• Trade, transportation & utilities 19,567 30.7%
• Education & health services 11,426 17.9%
• Leisure & hospitality 9,393 14.7%
• Manufacturing 7,111 11.1%
• Construction 6,077 9.5%
• Professional & business services 3,834 6.0%
• Public administration 2,899 4.5%
• Other services 1,910 3.0%
• Financial activities 1,208 1.9%
• Information 241 0.4%
• Natural resources & mining 171 0.3%

Home ownership

83.8%

+11.6 pp vs MN · 8th of 87

Median gross rent

$1,568

+$288 vs MN · 2nd of 87

Owner-occupied

46,071

Renter-occupied

8,900

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 63% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $97,330/yr) pays 2.6× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $36,762/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 16 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 47,837 53.3%
• Democratic 40,214 44.8%
• Other / third-party 1,755 2.0%

• Spanish 6,130 4.2%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 1,949 1.3%
• Vietnamese 1,559 1.1%
• Chinese 665 0.5%
• Tagalog 494 0.3%
• German or other West Germanic 234 0.2%
• Arabic 218 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 100 0.1%
• Korean 57 0.0%

Households

54,971

Family households

41,390

75.3% of households

Married couples w/ children

15,861

38.3% of families

Single-mother families

2,789

6.7% of families

Veterans

5,941

5.2% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 43,142 28.6%
• Evangelical Protestant 17,572 11.6%
• Mainline Protestant 11,986 7.9%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3,103 2.1%

Health insured

96.3%

±0.5 pp

Uninsured

3.7%

±0.5 pp

72nd of 87

With a disability

8.4%

±0.5 pp

87th of 87

Bachelor's or higher

44.1%

±1.4 pp

+4.7 pp vs MN · 8th of 87

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

4.7%

90% interval 4.2%–5.2% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

1st Judicial District Court

Judges

30 (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

Chaska, Gaylord, Glencoe, Hastings, Le Center, Red Wing, Shakopee

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

8

6.98 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

8