Jury Pool Profile
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Granite Falls
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,477
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,451.
At a glance
Yellow Medicine County is a 9,477-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $80,444, $6,676 below the MN state median of $87,120; 19.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.8% 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 32.9% of covered employment, average pay $48,949/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.88%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,451
- Median household income
- $74,000
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 1%.
Yellow Medicine County has a population of 9,451, with a median age of 42.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.3%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 5.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $80,444; 19.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.88%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Yellow Medicine County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.3% in 2024, 67.5% in 2020, 64.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.8% 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 7.6% of the adult civilian population (554 individuals).