Who is the Lyon County County Attorney?

Abby Wikelius is the County Attorney of Lyon County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Lyon County Sheriff?

Eric Wallen is the Sheriff of Lyon County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Lyon County commissioners?

Thomas Dean Andries (District 1); Todd Draper (District 2); Paul Graupmann (District 3); Gary Crowley (District 4); Rick Anderson (District 5).

What is the population of Lyon County?

About 25,503 people, with a median age of 37.4; the median household income is $75,303 and 12.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Lyon County?

3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 507 people unemployed in a labor force of 13,152, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Lyon County?

43 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 11 municipal, 20 township, 5 school district and 6 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Lyon 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

Lyon 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	Thomas Dean Andries source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Todd Draper source
County Commissioner, District 3	Paul Graupmann source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Gary Crowley source
County Commissioner, District 5	Rick Anderson source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Abby Wikelius source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Eric Wallen source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Lyon County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 43 local governments in Lyon 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, 20 township)	31	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	6	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 Lyon County

25,503people

37.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$75,303 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

31.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$200,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

6.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.1%U.S.: 8.4%

42.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

20.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.9% · White 80.9% · Black 2.6% · Asian 4.5% · Other or more than one race 4.1% (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 Lyon County

3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.9%. Minnesota: 4.4%.

507people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

12,645people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

13,152in 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%	507	12,645	13,152
August 2026	4.7%	616	12,396	13,012
July 2026	4.8%	626	12,449	13,075
June 2026	5.0%	670	12,692	13,362
May 2026	3.7%	493	12,758	13,251
April 2026	3.8%	513	12,861	13,374
March 2026	4.9%	645	12,594	13,239
February 2026	5.5%	727	12,610	13,337
January 2026	5.5%	732	12,483	13,215
December 2025	4.4%	593	12,763	13,356
November 2025	3.4%	459	12,983	13,442
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.9%	393	13,160	13,553
August 2025	4.0%	537	12,995	13,532
July 2025	4.4%	588	12,875	13,463
June 2025	4.5%	601	12,874	13,475
May 2025	3.3%	439	12,989	13,428
April 2025	3.6%	478	12,975	13,453
March 2025	4.2%	573	12,919	13,492
February 2025	4.4%	589	12,875	13,464
January 2025	4.3%	573	12,837	13,410
December 2024	2.9%	392	13,148	13,540
November 2024	2.1%	294	13,450	13,744
October 2024	1.9%	256	13,498	13,754

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.9%	529	12,931	13,460
2024	2.9%	397	13,215	13,612
2023	2.7%	355	12,983	13,338
2022	2.4%	321	13,053	13,374
2021	3.1%	414	12,942	13,356
2020	4.7%	652	13,173	13,825
2019	3.4%	470	13,273	13,743
2018	3.1%	431	13,487	13,918
2017	3.3%	474	13,676	14,150
2016	3.7%	537	13,825	14,362

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 Lyon County

157.9 per 100,0002022. Minnesota: 283.3.

398.8 per 100,0002022. Minnesota: 1,976.8.

0murders2022, 40 violent crimes in all.

2022 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
2022	40	157.9	101	398.8
2021	54	213.7	188	743.9
2019	28	109.6	231	904.0
2018	34	131.8	270	1,046.3
2017	41	159.1	334	1,296.2
2016	21	82.0	300	1,171.6

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Marshall Police Department	2025	39	75	14,033
Lyon County Sheriff's Office	2024	7	33	8,328
Tracy Police Department	2025	0	0	2,037
Minneota Police Department	2023	0	2	1,352

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

1.75 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 25,685 people.

45sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

33civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (4), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Lyon County Sheriff's Office	19	30	8,261
Marshall Police Department	22	3	14,033
Tracy Police Department	3	0	2,037
Minneota Police Department	1	0	1,354

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	45	1.75	33	4
2024	45	1.76	34	4
2023	42	1.65	31	4
2022	42	1.66	30	4
2021	42	1.66	38	4
2020	44	1.74	35	4
2019	44	1.72	38	4
2018	42	1.63	36	4
2017	42	1.63	35	4
2016	42	1.64	35	4

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 Lyon County County Attorney?: Abby Wikelius is the County Attorney of Lyon County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lyon County Sheriff?: Eric Wallen is the Sheriff of Lyon County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Lyon County commissioners?: Thomas Dean Andries (District 1); Todd Draper (District 2); Paul Graupmann (District 3); Gary Crowley (District 4); Rick Anderson (District 5).
What is the population of Lyon County?: About 25,503 people, with a median age of 37.4; the median household income is $75,303 and 12.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lyon County?: 3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 507 people unemployed in a labor force of 13,152, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lyon County?: 43 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 11 municipal, 20 township, 5 school district and 6 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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