Who is the Missoula County County Attorney?

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

Who is the Missoula County Auditor?

Lester Bracey is the Auditor of Missoula County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder/Treasurer?

Tyler Gernant (Democratic) is the Clerk and Recorder/Treasurer of Missoula County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Missoula County Clerk of District Court?

Amy McGhee (Democratic) is the Clerk of District Court of Missoula County, Montana.

Who is the Missoula County Sheriff/Coroner?

Jeremiah D. Petersen (Democratic) is the Sheriff/Coroner of Missoula County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Missoula County Superintendent of Schools?

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

Who are the Missoula County commissioners?

Juanita Vero (District 1); Dave Strohmaier (District 2); Josh Slotnick (District 3).

What is the population of Missoula County?

About 120,672 people, with a median age of 37.1; the median household income is $75,598 and 10.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Missoula County?

2.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,677 people unemployed in a labor force of 71,518, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Missoula County?

43 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 13 school district and 28 special district governments.

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

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

Missoula County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Juanita Vero Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Dave Strohmaier Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 3	Josh Slotnick Democratic source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Matt Jennings Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Auditor	Lester Bracey source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder/Treasurer	Tyler Gernant Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of District Court	Amy McGhee Democratic source
Sheriff/Coroner	Jeremiah D. Petersen Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Superintendent of Schools	Erin Lipkind Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Missoula County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 43 local governments in Missoula 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	1	0
School districts (school boards)	13	0
Special districts (elected boards)	28	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 Missoula County

120,672people

37.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$75,598 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

10.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

47.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$472,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.1%U.S.: 8.4%

48.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

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

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.1% · White 85.5% · Black 0.4% · Asian 1.6% · Other or more than one race 7.5% (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 Missoula County

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

1,677people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

69,841people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

71,518in 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%	1,677	69,841	71,518
August 2026	2.8%	2,015	69,461	71,476
July 2026	2.7%	1,914	69,931	71,845
June 2026	3.0%	2,151	70,473	72,624
May 2026	2.6%	1,920	70,679	72,599
April 2026	2.8%	2,017	69,818	71,835
March 2026	3.8%	2,687	68,556	71,243
February 2026	4.0%	2,827	68,742	71,569
January 2026	4.4%	3,158	68,459	71,617
December 2025	3.6%	2,629	69,925	72,554
November 2025	3.2%	2,355	70,550	72,905
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.9%	2,083	69,850	71,933
August 2025	2.9%	2,104	69,374	71,478
July 2025	2.9%	2,100	69,673	71,773
June 2025	2.9%	2,126	70,458	72,584
May 2025	2.8%	2,037	70,643	72,680
April 2025	3.0%	2,190	70,090	72,280
March 2025	3.5%	2,479	69,159	71,638
February 2025	3.5%	2,500	68,975	71,475
January 2025	3.5%	2,475	68,712	71,187
December 2024	3.1%	2,200	69,091	71,291
November 2024	2.5%	1,800	69,991	71,791
October 2024	2.2%	1,604	70,397	72,001

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.2%	2,280	69,764	72,044
2024	2.9%	2,069	69,840	71,909
2023	2.5%	1,810	69,455	71,265
2022	2.5%	1,724	68,052	69,776
2021	3.1%	2,141	65,860	68,001
2020	5.9%	3,982	63,624	67,606
2019	3.1%	2,071	65,634	67,705
2018	3.2%	2,097	64,352	66,449
2017	3.5%	2,276	63,125	65,401
2016	3.7%	2,374	61,963	64,337

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 Missoula County

469.9 per 100,0002025. Montana: 419.1.

2,017.0 per 100,0002025. Montana: 1,448.5.

0murders2025, 578 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	578	469.9	2,481	2,017.0
2024	608	499.1	3,032	2,489.2
2023	544	447.8	3,210	2,642.3
2022	611	505.6	3,067	2,538.0
2021	638	512.5	2,837	2,279.1
2020	510	421.3	3,060	2,527.9
2019	434	362.7	3,348	2,798.0
2018	424	356.5	4,033	3,391.0
2017	469	400.3	3,699	3,157.5
2016	472	409.6	3,972	3,447.1

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Missoula Police Department	2025	466	2,246	79,184
Missoula County Sheriff's Office	2025	112	235	43,822

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

1.43 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 123,006 people.

176sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

163civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Missoula County Sheriff's Office	59	133	43,822
Missoula Police Department	117	30	79,184

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	176	1.43	163	2
2024	174	1.43	167	2
2023	172	1.42	164	2
2022	174	1.44	142	2
2021	169	1.36	153	2
2020	170	1.40	153	2
2017	159	1.36	42	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 Missoula County County Attorney?: Matt Jennings (Democratic) is the County Attorney of Missoula County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Missoula County Auditor?: Lester Bracey is the Auditor of Missoula County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder/Treasurer?: Tyler Gernant (Democratic) is the Clerk and Recorder/Treasurer of Missoula County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Missoula County Clerk of District Court?: Amy McGhee (Democratic) is the Clerk of District Court of Missoula County, Montana.
Who is the Missoula County Sheriff/Coroner?: Jeremiah D. Petersen (Democratic) is the Sheriff/Coroner of Missoula County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Missoula County Superintendent of Schools?: Erin Lipkind (Democratic) is the Superintendent of Schools of Missoula County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Missoula County commissioners?: Juanita Vero (District 1); Dave Strohmaier (District 2); Josh Slotnick (District 3).
What is the population of Missoula County?: About 120,672 people, with a median age of 37.1; the median household income is $75,598 and 10.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Missoula County?: 2.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,677 people unemployed in a labor force of 71,518, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Missoula County?: 43 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 13 school district and 28 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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