Stevens County, Minnesota

• White (non-Hispanic) 7,885 81.0%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,152 11.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 98 1.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 175 1.8%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 245 2.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 124 1.3%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 42 0.4%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 18 0.2%

• Under 18 2,174 22.3%
• 18–24 1,671 17.2%
• 25–44 2,443 25.1%
• 45–64 1,811 18.6%
• 65 and over 1,640 16.8%

Median household income

$73,103

90% interval $65,598–$80,608

−$14,017 vs MN · 49th of 87

Below poverty line

10.9%

90% interval 9.0%–12.8%

+1.6 pp vs MN · 33rd of 87

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.4%

−0.92 pp vs. state

County GDP

$816.3M

0.16% of state

Avg. annual pay

$67,018

Establishments

393

• Education & health services 1,402 24.3%
• Natural resources & mining 1,263 21.9%
• Manufacturing 927 16.1%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 772 13.4%
• Leisure & hospitality 435 7.5%
• Construction 274 4.7%
• Public administration 232 4.0%
• Professional & business services 228 3.9%
• Financial activities 116 2.0%
• Other services 80 1.4%
• Information 47 0.8%

Home ownership

63.4%

−8.8 pp vs MN · 84th of 87

Median gross rent

$951

−$329 vs MN · 30th of 87

Owner-occupied

2,465

Renter-occupied

1,424

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $109,557/yr) pays 7.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $15,681/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 15 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 3,213 62.7%
• Democratic 1,827 35.7%
• Other / third-party 82 1.6%

• Spanish 921 10.1%
• German or other West Germanic 28 0.3%
• Chinese 15 0.2%
• Tagalog 5 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 2 0.0%
• Arabic 2 0.0%

Households

3,889

Family households

2,369

60.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

904

38.2% of families

Single-mother families

146

6.2% of families

Veterans

299

4% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 3,473 35.9%
• Evangelical Protestant 1,873 19.4%
• Catholic 1,748 18.1%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 356 3.7%

Health insured

94.3%

±1.3 pp

Uninsured

5.7%

±1.3 pp

24th of 87

With a disability

12.3%

±1.5 pp

55th of 87

Bachelor's or higher

31.2%

±3.6 pp

−8.2 pp vs MN · 17th of 87

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

7.2%

90% interval 6.3%–8.1% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

8th Judicial District Court

Judges

11 (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

Benson, Breckenridge, Elbow Lake, Glenwood, Granite Falls, Litchfield, Madison, Montevideo, Morris, Olivia, Ortonville, Wheaton, Willmar

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

2

26.44 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2