Who is the Gallatin County County Attorney?

Audrey Cromwell (Democratic) is the County Attorney of Gallatin County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Gallatin County Auditor?

Jill Therrien is the Auditor of Gallatin County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder/Surveyor?

Eric Semerad (Democratic) is the Clerk and Recorder/Surveyor of Gallatin County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Gallatin County Clerk of District Court/Public Administrator?

Sandy Erhardt (Democratic) is the Clerk of District Court/Public Administrator of Gallatin County, Montana.

Who is the Gallatin County Sheriff/Coroner?

Dan Springer (Republican) is the Sheriff/Coroner of Gallatin County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Gallatin County Superintendent of Schools?

John Nielson (Democratic) is the Superintendent of Schools of Gallatin County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Gallatin County Treasurer/Assessor?

Maureen Horton (Republican) is the Treasurer/Assessor of Gallatin County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Gallatin County commissioners?

Zach Brown (District 1); Jennifer Boyer (District 2); Ryan Finn (District 3).

What is the population of Gallatin County?

About 124,074 people, with a median age of 34.2; the median household income is $93,528 and 9.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Gallatin County?

2.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,551 people unemployed in a labor force of 78,176, against 2.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Gallatin County?

57 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 16 school district and 35 special district governments.

Gallatin County, MT elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Gallatin County: 10 seats on 8 elected bodies. 8 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Gallatin County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Zach Brown Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Jennifer Boyer Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 3	Ryan Finn source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Audrey Cromwell Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Auditor	Jill Therrien source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder/Surveyor	Eric Semerad Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of District Court/Public Administrator	Sandy Erhardt Democratic source
Sheriff/Coroner	Dan Springer Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Superintendent of Schools	John Nielson Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer/Assessor	Maureen Horton Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Gallatin County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 57 local governments in Gallatin 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	5	0
School districts (school boards)	16	0
Special districts (elected boards)	35	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 Gallatin County

124,074people

34.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$93,528 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

9.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%

54.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$667,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.9%U.S.: 8.4%

47.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

32.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.4% · White 87.5% · Black 0.4% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 5.4% (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 Gallatin County

2.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.4%. Montana: 2.5%.

1,551people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

76,625people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

78,176in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.0%	1,551	76,625	78,176
August 2026	2.3%	1,858	77,744	79,602
July 2026	2.2%	1,728	78,007	79,735
June 2026	2.7%	2,133	76,937	79,070
May 2026	2.6%	2,025	76,018	78,043
April 2026	2.5%	1,951	75,857	77,808
March 2026	2.8%	2,175	74,959	77,134
February 2026	2.7%	2,127	75,251	77,378
January 2026	3.0%	2,315	75,124	77,439
December 2025	2.8%	2,211	75,497	77,708
November 2025	3.0%	2,347	76,085	78,432
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.4%	1,902	77,445	79,347
August 2025	2.4%	1,916	78,328	80,244
July 2025	2.3%	1,847	78,308	80,155
June 2025	2.6%	2,025	77,027	79,052
May 2025	2.6%	2,023	75,895	77,918
April 2025	2.4%	1,908	77,352	79,260
March 2025	2.4%	1,887	76,800	78,687
February 2025	2.4%	1,918	76,613	78,531
January 2025	2.3%	1,836	76,544	78,380
December 2024	2.3%	1,785	76,076	77,861
November 2024	2.4%	1,820	74,552	76,372
October 2024	2.1%	1,609	75,141	76,750

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.5%	1,984	76,899	78,883
2024	2.3%	1,807	76,090	77,897
2023	2.1%	1,610	74,221	75,831
2022	2.0%	1,484	72,869	74,353
2021	2.5%	1,808	69,139	70,947
2020	5.2%	3,558	65,213	68,771
2019	2.4%	1,627	66,866	68,493
2018	2.6%	1,722	64,390	66,112
2017	2.9%	1,837	62,095	63,932
2016	3.0%	1,833	59,816	61,649

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. Montana's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.1% 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 Gallatin County

337.9 per 100,0002025. Montana: 419.1.

1,174.3 per 100,0002025. Montana: 1,448.5.

2murders2025, 440 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	440	337.9	1,529	1,174.3
2024	473	365.3	1,614	1,246.6
2023	487	378.9	1,748	1,359.9
2022	379	296.1	1,658	1,295.3
2021	408	330.3	1,357	1,098.6
2020	348	290.2	1,385	1,155.0
2019	308	263.8	1,552	1,329.3
2018	241	213.3	1,577	1,395.5
2017	270	247.6	1,830	1,678.1
2016	256	243.5	1,913	1,819.7

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Bozeman Police Department	2025	231	935	58,949
Gallatin County Sheriff's Office	2025	161	384	52,755
Belgrade Police Department	2025	44	188	13,314
Manhattan Police Department	2025	2	16	2,063
West Yellowstone Police Department	2025	2	6	1,184

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 Montana · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.41 per 1,000 residents2025, 5 agencies serving 128,265 people.

181sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

81civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (5), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Gallatin County Sheriff's Office	72	55	52,755
Bozeman Police Department	73	16	58,949
Belgrade Police Department	26	5	13,314
West Yellowstone Police Department	5	5	1,184
Manhattan Police Department	5	0	2,063

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	181	1.41	81	5
2024	172	1.35	88	5
2023	170	1.34	95	5
2022	165	1.31	94	5
2021	151	1.24	82	5
2020	153	1.30	84	5
2019	144	1.26	102	5
2018	144	1.30	83	5
2017	145	1.35	73	5
2016	141	1.37	72	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 Gallatin County County Attorney?: Audrey Cromwell (Democratic) is the County Attorney of Gallatin County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Gallatin County Auditor?: Jill Therrien is the Auditor of Gallatin County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder/Surveyor?: Eric Semerad (Democratic) is the Clerk and Recorder/Surveyor of Gallatin County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Gallatin County Clerk of District Court/Public Administrator?: Sandy Erhardt (Democratic) is the Clerk of District Court/Public Administrator of Gallatin County, Montana.
Who is the Gallatin County Sheriff/Coroner?: Dan Springer (Republican) is the Sheriff/Coroner of Gallatin County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Gallatin County Superintendent of Schools?: John Nielson (Democratic) is the Superintendent of Schools of Gallatin County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Gallatin County Treasurer/Assessor?: Maureen Horton (Republican) is the Treasurer/Assessor of Gallatin County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Gallatin County commissioners?: Zach Brown (District 1); Jennifer Boyer (District 2); Ryan Finn (District 3).
What is the population of Gallatin County?: About 124,074 people, with a median age of 34.2; the median household income is $93,528 and 9.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Gallatin County?: 2.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,551 people unemployed in a labor force of 78,176, against 2.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Gallatin County?: 57 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 16 school district and 35 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from each county's own website (its elected-officials or department pages, read November 7, 2026), or a county's certified canvass; offices no county page names are left out; 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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