Jury Pool Profile
Swift County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Benson
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,763
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,748.
At a glance
Swift County is a 9,763-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,656, $21,464 below the MN state median of $87,120; 24.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.2% of covered employment, average pay $48,393/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.49%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,748
- Median household income
- $60,412
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 1%.
Swift County has a population of 9,748, with a median age of 41.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.4%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 7.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,656; 24.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 878 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 823, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.49%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Swift County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.3% in 2024, 63.9% in 2020, 59.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.6% 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 6.7% of the adult civilian population (502 individuals).