Who is the Carver County County Attorney?

Mark Metz is the County Attorney of Carver County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Carver County Sheriff?

Jason Kamerud is the Sheriff of Carver County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Carver County commissioners?

Lisa Anderson (District 1); Tom Workman (District 2); Matt Udermann (District 3); Tim Lynch (District 4); John P. Fahey (District 5).

What is the population of Carver County?

About 110,041 people, with a median age of 39; the median household income is $125,946 and 4.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Carver County?

3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,498 people unemployed in a labor force of 63,843, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Carver County?

30 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 11 municipal, 10 township, 4 school district and 4 special district governments.

Carver County, MN elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Carver County: 7 seats on 3 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Board of Commissioners

Carver County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Lisa Anderson source
County Commissioner, District 2	Tom Workman source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Matt Udermann source
County Commissioner, District 4	Tim Lynch source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	John P. Fahey source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Mark Metz source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Jason Kamerud source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Carver County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 30 local governments in Carver County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (11 municipal, 10 township)	21	0
School districts (school boards)	4	0
Special districts (elected boards)	4	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Carver County

110,041people

39median ageU.S.: 38.9

$125,946 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

4.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

50.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$453,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

5.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

4.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

2.1%U.S.: 8.4%

42.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

21.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.1% · White 85.5% · Black 1.6% · Asian 3.3% · Other or more than one race 4.4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Carver County

3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. Minnesota: 4.4%.

2,498people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

61,345people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

63,843in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.9%	2,498	61,345	63,843
August 2026	4.2%	2,659	60,982	63,641
July 2026	4.0%	2,569	61,438	64,007
June 2026	4.1%	2,638	61,279	63,917
May 2026	3.7%	2,329	61,354	63,683
April 2026	3.4%	2,166	61,325	63,491
March 2026	4.0%	2,540	60,449	62,989
February 2026	4.4%	2,794	60,508	63,302
January 2026	4.3%	2,699	60,657	63,356
December 2025	3.6%	2,281	61,615	63,896
November 2025	3.6%	2,300	61,866	64,166
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.3%	2,108	62,556	64,664
August 2025	3.5%	2,268	62,267	64,535
July 2025	3.5%	2,280	62,505	64,785
June 2025	3.5%	2,278	62,261	64,539
May 2025	3.1%	1,984	62,354	64,338
April 2025	2.9%	1,899	62,493	64,392
March 2025	3.4%	2,171	61,734	63,905
February 2025	3.4%	2,144	61,623	63,767
January 2025	3.1%	1,982	61,680	63,662
December 2024	2.4%	1,523	61,956	63,479
November 2024	2.3%	1,488	61,992	63,480
October 2024	2.2%	1,426	62,120	63,546

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.4%	2,154	62,087	64,241
2024	2.7%	1,701	61,771	63,472
2023	2.3%	1,469	61,247	62,716
2022	1.9%	1,169	60,584	61,753
2021	2.9%	1,734	58,377	60,111
2020	5.2%	3,135	57,205	60,340
2019	2.8%	1,676	58,554	60,230
2018	2.5%	1,479	57,578	59,057
2017	2.9%	1,680	56,714	58,394
2016	3.3%	1,866	55,360	57,226

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Minnesota's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.5% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Carver County

48.0 per 100,0002025. Minnesota: 223.5.

314.2 per 100,0002025. Minnesota: 1,411.5.

0murders2025, 74 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	74	48.0	484	314.2
2024	87	56.8	534	348.7
2023	73	48.1	514	338.9
2022	77	51.6	674	451.3
2021	59	39.9	777	525.0
2020	54	37.1	879	603.3
2019	59	41.1	756	526.6
2018	74	52.1	749	527.3
2017	59	42.1	844	601.7
2016	64	46.3	947	685.5

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Carver County Sheriff's Office	2025	41	318	83,537
Chaska Police Department	2025	33	166	30,771

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Minnesota · the U.S.

Police staffing

0.94 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 114,308 people.

107sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

84civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Carver County Sheriff's Office	77	79	83,537
Chaska Police Department	30	5	30,771

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	107	0.94	84	2
2024	103	0.91	82	2
2023	100	0.89	81	2
2022	102	0.93	76	2
2021	87	0.80	79	2
2020	103	0.97	84	2
2019	94	0.90	80	2
2018	99	0.96	77	2
2017	98	0.96	76	2
2016	102	1.02	74	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Carver County County Attorney?: Mark Metz is the County Attorney of Carver County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Carver County Sheriff?: Jason Kamerud is the Sheriff of Carver County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Carver County commissioners?: Lisa Anderson (District 1); Tom Workman (District 2); Matt Udermann (District 3); Tim Lynch (District 4); John P. Fahey (District 5).
What is the population of Carver County?: About 110,041 people, with a median age of 39; the median household income is $125,946 and 4.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Carver County?: 3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,498 people unemployed in a labor force of 63,843, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Carver County?: 30 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 11 municipal, 10 township, 4 school district and 4 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 21, 2025, from the Minnesota Legislative Manual (Blue Book) published by the Secretary of State; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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