Jury Pool Profile
Sherburne County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Elk River
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 104,194
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 100,560.
At a glance
Sherburne County is a 104,194-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $110,997, $23,877 above the MN state median of $87,120; 29.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most often one of the other and unspecified languages the Census does not break out (1.9%), then Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.8% of covered employment, average pay $53,829/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.66%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 100,560
- Median household income
- $105,466
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 4%.
Sherburne County has a population of 100,560, with a median age of 37.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.8%; Black residents 4.1%. Independently, 3.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $110,997; 29.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 5.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 7,379 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 6,209, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.66%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sherburne County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.6% in 2024, 65.1% in 2020, 64.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (4,886 individuals).