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Jury Pool Profile

Stevens County, Minnesota

Republican +27 (2024)
Population
9,686
Median household income
$71,060
Unemployment
3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 8,051 83.1%
  • Black or African American alone 170 1.8%
  • Asian alone 133 1.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 147 1.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 73 0.8%
  • Some other race alone 566 5.8%
  • Two or more races 546 5.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,039 10.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 33.6

  • Under 18 2,170 22.4%
  • 18–24 1,696 17.5%
  • 25–44 2,366 24.4%
  • 45–64 1,834 18.9%
  • 65 and over 1,620 16.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.2%
-0.86 pp vs. state
County GDP
$816.3M
0.16% of state
Avg. annual pay
$63,358
Establishments
390

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,414 24.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 1,161 20.2%
  • Manufacturing 930 16.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 796 13.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 440 7.7%
  • Construction 283 4.9%
  • Public administration 236 4.1%
  • Professional & business services 210 3.7%
  • Financial activities 131 2.3%
  • Other services 87 1.5%
  • Information 50 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
66.7%
Median gross rent
$833
Owner-occupied
2,558
Renter-occupied
1,277

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,122 votes cast

  • Republican 3,213 62.7%
  • Democratic 1,827 35.7%
  • Other / third-party 82 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

88.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 808 8.9%
  • Other 99 1.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 91 1.0%
  • Other Indo-European 15 0.2%
  • German 10 0.1%
  • Chinese 4 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.0%
  • Tagalog 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,835
Family households
2,253
58.7% of households
Married w/ children
1,915
Single-mother households
143
Veterans
264
3.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

77.0% overall adherence rate

  • 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%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.1%
With a disability
13.0%
Bachelor's or higher
30.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
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 countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Stevens County, Minnesota to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.