Jury Pool Profile
St. Louis County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Duluth
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 200,518
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 200,123.
At a glance
St. Louis County is a 200,518-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $69,200, $17,920 below the MN state median of $87,120; 33.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.6% of covered employment, average pay $68,699/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.09%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 52% to 57% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 200,123
- Median household income
- $70,069
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 2%.
St. Louis County has a population of 200,123, with a median age of 41.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.1%; Black residents 1.6%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,200; 33.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 35% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.09%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 55%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
St. Louis County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 55.9% in 2024, 56.6% in 2020, 51.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 55% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.2% 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 7.3% of the adult civilian population (11,800 individuals).