Jury Pool Profile
Winona County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Winona
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 50,523
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 49,779.
At a glance
Winona County is a 50,523-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $74,003, $13,117 below the MN state median of $87,120; 32.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.9% 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 23.6% of covered employment, average pay $53,810/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.67%, below the 4.31% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 49,779
- Median household income
- $70,744
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 2%.
Winona County has a population of 49,779, with a median age of 36.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.8%; Black residents 1.9%. Independently, 3.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,003; 32.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 5,653 jobs; Manufacturing, 5,354, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.6% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 22.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.67%, below the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Winona County was carried by the Republican candidate with 51.5% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 49.1% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 46.9% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 54% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (2,364 individuals).