Who is the Fillmore County County Attorney?

Brett A. Corson is the County Attorney of Fillmore County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Fillmore County Sheriff?

John DeGeorge is the Sheriff of Fillmore County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Fillmore County commissioners?

Mitch Lentz (District 1); Randall Dahl (District 2); Larry Hindt (District 3); Duane Bakke (District 4); Marc Prestby (District 5).

What is the population of Fillmore County?

About 21,414 people, with a median age of 42.3; the median household income is $77,512 and 8.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Fillmore County?

3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 414 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,794, against 2.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Fillmore County?

46 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 14 municipal, 23 township, 5 school district and 3 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Fillmore County: 7 seats on 3 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Board of Commissioners

Fillmore 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	Mitch Lentz source
County Commissioner, District 2	Randall Dahl source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Larry Hindt source
County Commissioner, District 4	Duane Bakke source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Marc Prestby source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Brett A. Corson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	John DeGeorge source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Fillmore County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 46 local governments in Fillmore 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 (14 municipal, 23 township)	37	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	3	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 Fillmore County

21,414people

42.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$77,512 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

24.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$221,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.2%U.S.: 8.4%

40.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

23.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2% · White 94.3% · Black 0.5% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 2.5% (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 Fillmore County

3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.6%. Minnesota: 4.4%.

414people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

11,380people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

11,794in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.5%	414	11,380	11,794
August 2026	3.9%	470	11,564	12,034
July 2026	3.7%	448	11,652	12,100
June 2026	4.1%	488	11,404	11,892
May 2026	3.5%	410	11,309	11,719
April 2026	3.4%	401	11,380	11,781
March 2026	5.1%	591	11,091	11,682
February 2026	5.6%	661	11,162	11,823
January 2026	5.8%	690	11,169	11,859
December 2025	4.3%	509	11,304	11,813
November 2025	3.2%	384	11,487	11,871
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.6%	322	11,849	12,171
August 2025	3.2%	392	11,956	12,348
July 2025	3.3%	403	11,834	12,237
June 2025	3.5%	415	11,498	11,913
May 2025	3.0%	352	11,363	11,715
April 2025	3.3%	388	11,448	11,836
March 2025	4.4%	525	11,330	11,855
February 2025	4.8%	571	11,252	11,823
January 2025	4.7%	559	11,278	11,837
December 2024	3.2%	378	11,432	11,810
November 2024	2.5%	293	11,623	11,916
October 2024	2.2%	258	11,667	11,925

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.7%	438	11,509	11,947
2024	2.9%	338	11,446	11,784
2023	2.8%	322	11,214	11,536
2022	2.4%	268	11,111	11,379
2021	3.2%	361	11,012	11,373
2020	5.1%	597	11,143	11,740
2019	3.3%	386	11,187	11,573
2018	3.2%	363	11,090	11,453
2017	3.5%	396	11,026	11,422
2016	4.0%	459	10,999	11,458

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 Fillmore County

31.0 per 100,0002023. Minnesota: 262.9.

220.8 per 100,0002023. Minnesota: 1,706.9.

0murders2023, 8 violent crimes in all.

2023 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2023	8	31.0	57	220.8
2022	9	35.2	77	301.3
2021	4	15.7	102	399.9
2020	4	15.8	61	241.1
2019	11	45.6	63	261.3
2018	12	49.9	49	203.8
2016	8	34.5	75	323.1

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Fillmore County Sheriff's Office	2023	8	47	16,536
Chatfield Police Department	2025	0	0	3,028
Rushford Police Department	2025	0	0	1,849
Preston Police Department	2025	1	10	1,315

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

1.45 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 22,787 people.

33sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

16civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (4), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Fillmore County Sheriff's Office	22	16	16,595
Chatfield Police Department	5	0	3,028
Preston Police Department	3	0	1,315
Rushford Police Department	3	0	1,849

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	33	1.45	16	4
2024	32	1.40	14	4
2023	32	1.41	13	4
2022	31	1.38	11	4
2021	31	1.38	11	4
2020	31	1.39	11	4
2019	26	1.24	11	3
2018	26	1.24	11	3
2016	27	1.30	11	5

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 Fillmore County County Attorney?: Brett A. Corson is the County Attorney of Fillmore County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Fillmore County Sheriff?: John DeGeorge is the Sheriff of Fillmore County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Fillmore County commissioners?: Mitch Lentz (District 1); Randall Dahl (District 2); Larry Hindt (District 3); Duane Bakke (District 4); Marc Prestby (District 5).
What is the population of Fillmore County?: About 21,414 people, with a median age of 42.3; the median household income is $77,512 and 8.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Fillmore County?: 3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 414 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,794, against 2.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Fillmore County?: 46 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 14 municipal, 23 township, 5 school district and 3 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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