Jury Pool Profile
Benson County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Minnewaukan
- Judicial district
- Northeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,759
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,808.
At a glance
Benson County is a 5,759-person venue. The county population is 43% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,730, $22,402 below the ND state median of $80,132; 21.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.2% of covered employment, average pay $48,589/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.26%, above the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 48% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,808
- Median household income
- $64,033
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 43%; Black: 1%.
Benson County has a population of 5,808, with a median age of 32.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 43.1%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,730; 21.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 24.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 549 jobs; Public administration, 499, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.2% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 24.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.26%, above the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Benson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.3% in 2024, 55.8% in 2020, 47.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (255 individuals).