Murray County, MN

Welcome to Murray County.

Murray County has a population of 8,200 and a total area (land and water combined) of 719.5 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 36%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $609 million.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Murray County voted five out of six times for Republicans and only once for a Democratic candidate.

The largest city in the county is Slayton.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	44.04%	50.64%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	44.38%	54.4%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	48.72%	48.2%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	45.31%	52.53%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	27.74%	63.71%	++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	29.6%	68.69%	++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	36%

Government Enterprises	9%	9%
Private Industries	91%	39%
Agriculture	28%	0%
Mining	1%	67%
Utilities	12%	-11%
Construction	3%	-9%
Manufacturing	10%	0%
– Durable	<1%	0%
– Nondurable	9%	67%
Trade	13%	18%
– Wholesale	8%	13%
– Retail	5%	25%
Transportation	<1%	0%
Information	3%	724%
Finance & Insurance	<1%	0%
Real Estate	8%	7%
Professional & Business Services	2%	28%
Educational Services	<1%	0%
Healthcare & Social Services	<1%	0%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	45%
Accommodation & Food Services	1%	17%
Other Services²	2%	43%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	6	38
⚕️ Health & Personal Care
⛽ Gasoline Stations	8	24
👕 Clothing Stores
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	3	10
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns	3	16
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	8	24
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	3	7
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	20%	$344,700	N/A
Top 20%	46%	$200,400	$208,700
Next highest 20%	23%	$99,900	$121,600
Middle 20%	16%	$68,000	$83,500
Second lowest 20%	10%	$44,500	$55,200
Bottom 20%	4%	$19,000	$33,300
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		76%	$79,000
Self-Employment		12%	$47,900
Investment Income¹		20%	$26,700
Social Security		32%	$23,200
Supplemental Security		5%	$10,900
Public Assistance		3%	Below $10,000
Retirement		22%	$24,100
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	2%	1%	3%	10%
$25K – $49K	1%	5%	5%	10%
$50K – $99K	1%	8%	12%	11%
$100K – $199K	<1%	8%	11%	7%
$200K & more	<1%	2%	3%	1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$47,300	$37,600
African-American	$41,800	$30,000
Hispanic	$47,100	$28,200
Asian	$33,200

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$38,600	$32,100
Highschool & GED	$46,500	$28,700
Some College to Associate’s	$49,500	$39,000
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$66,500	$49,900
Graduate Degree	$62,400	$70,600

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$61,600	$54,900
STEM²	$71,400	$70,800
Gray-Collar³	$42,300	$18,000
Pink-Collar⁴	$10,500	$24,400
Sales⁵	$50,300	$33,700
Blue-Collar⁶	$46,700	$32,500
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves	+++	$
Drought	+++	$
Earthquake	+
Hail	++	$
Heat Waves	+	$
Hurricane
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	+	$
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+	$
Winter Weather	++	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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