Who is the Wright County County Attorney?

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

Who is the Wright County County Auditor?

Robert J. Hiivala is the County Auditor of Wright County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Wright County Sheriff?

Sean Deringer is the Sheriff of Wright County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Wright County commissioners?

Tina Diedrick (District 1); Darek Vetsch (District 2); Jeanne Holland (District 3); Nadine Schoen (District 4); Kirby Moynagh (District 5).

What is the population of Wright County?

About 148,269 people, with a median age of 37.6; the median household income is $107,209 and 5.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Wright County?

4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,478 people unemployed in a labor force of 86,163, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Wright County?

55 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 16 municipal, 18 township, 8 school district and 12 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Wright County: 8 seats on 4 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Board of Commissioners

Wright 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	Tina Diedrick source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Darek Vetsch source
County Commissioner, District 3	Jeanne Holland source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Nadine Schoen source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Kirby Moynagh source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Brian A. Lutes source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Auditor	Robert J. Hiivala source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Sean Deringer source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Wright County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 55 local governments in Wright 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 (16 municipal, 18 township)	34	0
School districts (school boards)	8	0
Special districts (elected boards)	12	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 Wright County

148,269people

37.6median ageU.S.: 38.9

$107,209 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

5.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

34.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$358,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

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

4.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.4%U.S.: 8.4%

41.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

23.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.6% · White 88% · Black 2.3% · Asian 1.8% · Other or more than one race 4.2% (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 Wright County

4.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.1%. Minnesota: 4.4%.

3,478people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

82,685people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

86,163in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.0%	3,478	82,685	86,163
August 2026	4.5%	3,899	82,169	86,068
July 2026	4.5%	3,926	82,812	86,738
June 2026	4.6%	3,970	82,627	86,597
May 2026	3.8%	3,295	82,792	86,087
April 2026	4.1%	3,496	82,750	86,246
March 2026	5.3%	4,531	81,525	86,056
February 2026	5.6%	4,795	81,578	86,373
January 2026	5.6%	4,867	81,855	86,722
December 2025	4.4%	3,873	83,187	87,060
November 2025	3.8%	3,323	83,560	86,883
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.1%	2,656	84,410	87,066
August 2025	3.8%	3,287	84,018	87,305
July 2025	3.8%	3,345	84,363	87,708
June 2025	3.8%	3,366	84,094	87,460
May 2025	3.1%	2,723	84,272	86,995
April 2025	3.4%	3,009	84,481	87,490
March 2025	4.3%	3,716	83,367	87,083
February 2025	4.4%	3,821	83,192	87,013
January 2025	4.1%	3,596	83,310	86,906
December 2024	3.0%	2,631	83,738	86,369
November 2024	2.6%	2,223	83,773	85,996
October 2024	2.3%	2,007	83,936	85,943

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.8%	3,338	83,841	87,179
2024	3.1%	2,643	83,464	86,107
2023	2.7%	2,301	82,145	84,446
2022	2.2%	1,824	80,204	82,028
2021	3.2%	2,563	76,710	79,273
2020	5.5%	4,352	74,479	78,831
2019	3.2%	2,547	76,238	78,785
2018	3.0%	2,313	74,904	77,217
2017	3.4%	2,620	73,651	76,271
2016	3.8%	2,836	72,058	74,894

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 Wright County

35.4 per 100,0002025. Minnesota: 223.5.

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

0murders2025, 66 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	66	35.4	508	272.1
2024	78	42.7	642	351.5
2023	100	56.1	641	359.4
2022	93	53.4	690	395.9
2021	132	79.0	908	543.3
2020	114	69.4	1,394	848.9
2019	119	73.4	1,712	1,055.9
2018	131	82.0	1,885	1,179.4
2017	144	91.0	1,904	1,203.5
2016	120	76.9	2,113	1,353.7

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Wright County Sheriff's Office	2025	54	429	135,626
Buffalo Police Department	2025	9	59	16,851
Annandale Police Department	2025	1	16	3,524
Howard Lake Police Department	2025	2	4	2,289

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

1.26 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 158,290 people.

199sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

127civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (4), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Wright County Sheriff's Office	172	124	135,626
Buffalo Police Department	19	2	16,851
Annandale Police Department	5	1	3,524
Howard Lake Police Department	3	0	2,289

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	199	1.26	127	4
2024	194	1.25	124	4
2023	195	1.29	123	4
2022	190	1.28	112	4
2021	182	1.28	117	4
2020	178	1.28	117	4
2019	171	1.24	123	4
2018	170	1.25	110	4
2017	163	1.21	105	4
2016	162	1.22	95	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 Wright County County Attorney?: Brian A. Lutes is the County Attorney of Wright County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Wright County County Auditor?: Robert J. Hiivala is the County Auditor of Wright County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Wright County Sheriff?: Sean Deringer is the Sheriff of Wright County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Wright County commissioners?: Tina Diedrick (District 1); Darek Vetsch (District 2); Jeanne Holland (District 3); Nadine Schoen (District 4); Kirby Moynagh (District 5).
What is the population of Wright County?: About 148,269 people, with a median age of 37.6; the median household income is $107,209 and 5.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Wright County?: 4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,478 people unemployed in a labor force of 86,163, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Wright County?: 55 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 16 municipal, 18 township, 8 school district and 12 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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