Who is the Jefferson County County Attorney/Public Administrator?

Steven Haddon is the County Attorney/Public Administrator of Jefferson County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder/Assessor/Surveyor?

Ginger Kunz is the Clerk and Recorder/Assessor/Surveyor of Jefferson County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Jefferson County Clerk of District Court?

Deanna Brulla is the Clerk of District Court of Jefferson County, Montana.

Who is the Jefferson County Sheriff/Coroner?

Tom Grimsrud is the Sheriff/Coroner of Jefferson County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Jefferson County Superintendent of Schools?

Sarah Eyer is the Superintendent of Schools of Jefferson County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Jefferson County Treasurer?

Terri Kunz is the Treasurer of Jefferson County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Jefferson County commissioners?

Dan Hagerty (District 1); Cory Kirsch (District 2); Craig Doolittle (District 3).

What is the population of Jefferson County?

About 12,774 people, with a median age of 47.1; the median household income is $95,490 and 5.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Jefferson County?

2.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 144 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,259, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Jefferson County?

23 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 6 school district and 14 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Jefferson County: 9 seats on 7 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Jefferson County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Dan Hagerty source
County Commissioner, District 2	Cory Kirsch source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Craig Doolittle source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney/Public Administrator	Steven Haddon source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder/Assessor/Surveyor	Ginger Kunz source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of District Court	Deanna Brulla source
Sheriff/Coroner	Tom Grimsrud source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Superintendent of Schools	Sarah Eyer source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Terri Kunz source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Jefferson County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 23 local governments in Jefferson 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	2	0
School districts (school boards)	6	0
Special districts (elected boards)	14	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 Jefferson County

12,774people

47.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$95,490 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

5.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

32.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$446,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

10.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.8%U.S.: 8.4%

30%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

23.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3% · White 90.6% · Black 0% · Asian 0.4% · Other or more than one race 6% (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 Jefferson County

2.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.9%. Montana: 2.5%.

144people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

6,115people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

6,259in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.3%	144	6,115	6,259
August 2026	2.7%	167	6,133	6,300
July 2026	2.5%	159	6,191	6,350
June 2026	2.9%	183	6,147	6,330
May 2026	2.5%	157	6,147	6,304
April 2026	2.5%	156	6,097	6,253
March 2026	3.6%	225	6,007	6,232
February 2026	3.6%	225	5,989	6,214
January 2026	4.3%	269	5,991	6,260
December 2025	3.6%	223	6,045	6,268
November 2025	3.3%	211	6,097	6,308
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.9%	181	6,094	6,275
August 2025	2.8%	178	6,153	6,331
July 2025	2.6%	167	6,172	6,339
June 2025	2.6%	166	6,127	6,293
May 2025	2.6%	162	6,121	6,283
April 2025	2.7%	167	6,124	6,291
March 2025	3.1%	194	6,062	6,256
February 2025	3.5%	217	6,002	6,219
January 2025	3.0%	185	6,043	6,228
December 2024	2.8%	172	6,070	6,242
November 2024	2.4%	152	6,139	6,291
October 2024	2.2%	138	6,130	6,268

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.0%	186	6,095	6,281
2024	2.9%	180	6,109	6,289
2023	2.7%	169	5,977	6,146
2022	2.6%	155	5,879	6,034
2021	3.3%	190	5,632	5,822
2020	5.1%	292	5,485	5,777
2019	3.4%	193	5,568	5,761
2018	3.8%	216	5,496	5,712
2017	4.3%	244	5,480	5,724
2016	4.6%	268	5,532	5,800

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 Jefferson County

362.0 per 100,0002025. Montana: 419.1.

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

0murders2025, 58 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	58	362.0	108	674.1
2024	46	294.0	115	735.0
2023	32	206.8	95	613.9
2022	19	125.6	79	522.3
2020	29	214.8	94	696.1
2019	26	195.4	94	706.6
2017	31	237.7	122	935.4
2016	41	320.1	138	1,077.5

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office	2025	58	108	13,545

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

0.96 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 13,545 people.

13sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

17civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office	13	17	13,545

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	13	0.96	17	1
2024	15	1.13	13	1
2023	17	1.30	12	1
2022	16	1.25	15	1
2020	16	1.30	9	2
2019	17	1.40	14	2
2017	16	1.34	2	2
2016	15	1.28	12	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 Jefferson County County Attorney/Public Administrator?: Steven Haddon is the County Attorney/Public Administrator of Jefferson County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder/Assessor/Surveyor?: Ginger Kunz is the Clerk and Recorder/Assessor/Surveyor of Jefferson County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Jefferson County Clerk of District Court?: Deanna Brulla is the Clerk of District Court of Jefferson County, Montana.
Who is the Jefferson County Sheriff/Coroner?: Tom Grimsrud is the Sheriff/Coroner of Jefferson County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Jefferson County Superintendent of Schools?: Sarah Eyer is the Superintendent of Schools of Jefferson County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Jefferson County Treasurer?: Terri Kunz is the Treasurer of Jefferson County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Jefferson County commissioners?: Dan Hagerty (District 1); Cory Kirsch (District 2); Craig Doolittle (District 3).
What is the population of Jefferson County?: About 12,774 people, with a median age of 47.1; the median household income is $95,490 and 5.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Jefferson County?: 2.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 144 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,259, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Jefferson County?: 23 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 6 school district and 14 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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