Who is the Ravalli County County Attorney/Public Administrator?

Bill Fulbright (Republican) is the County Attorney/Public Administrator of Ravalli County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Ravalli County Clerk and Recorder/Superintendent of Schools?

Regina Plettenberg (Republican) is the Clerk and Recorder/Superintendent of Schools of Ravalli County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Ravalli County Clerk of District Court/Auditor?

Paige Allen Trautwein (Republican) is the Clerk of District Court/Auditor of Ravalli County, Montana.

Who is the Ravalli County Sheriff/Coroner?

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

Who is the Ravalli County Treasurer/Assessor/Surveyor?

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

Who are the Ravalli County commissioners?

Greg Chilcott (District 1); Dan Huls (District 2); Jeff Burrows (District 3).

What is the population of Ravalli County?

About 46,727 people, with a median age of 48.7; the median household income is $71,283 and 8.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Ravalli County?

2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 575 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,799, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Ravalli County?

46 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 7 school district and 34 special district governments.

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

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

Board of County Commissioners

Ravalli County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Greg Chilcott Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Dan Huls Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Jeff Burrows Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney/Public Administrator	Bill Fulbright Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder/Superintendent of Schools	Regina Plettenberg Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of District Court/Auditor	Paige Allen Trautwein Republican source
Sheriff/Coroner	Steve Holton Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer/Assessor/Surveyor	Dan Whitesitt Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Ravalli County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 46 local governments in Ravalli 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	4	0
School districts (school boards)	7	0
Special districts (elected boards)	34	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 Ravalli County

46,727people

48.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$71,283 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

28.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$476,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

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

2.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

11%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

10.5%U.S.: 8.4%

42.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

33.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.1% · White 88.6% · Black 0.3% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 6.3% (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 Ravalli County

2.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.5%. Montana: 2.5%.

575people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

20,224people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

20,799in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.8%	575	20,224	20,799
August 2026	3.2%	661	20,304	20,965
July 2026	2.9%	619	20,443	21,062
June 2026	3.6%	753	20,369	21,122
May 2026	3.1%	663	20,409	21,072
April 2026	3.1%	662	20,398	21,060
March 2026	4.6%	959	20,054	21,013
February 2026	5.0%	1,053	20,097	21,150
January 2026	5.5%	1,165	19,874	21,039
December 2025	4.7%	998	20,110	21,108
November 2025	3.9%	835	20,462	21,297
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.5%	741	20,278	21,019
August 2025	3.6%	756	20,442	21,198
July 2025	3.1%	664	20,525	21,189
June 2025	3.4%	733	20,590	21,323
May 2025	3.3%	696	20,426	21,122
April 2025	3.4%	702	20,196	20,898
March 2025	4.0%	834	19,774	20,608
February 2025	4.4%	912	19,751	20,663
January 2025	4.2%	871	19,837	20,708
December 2024	3.5%	721	20,126	20,847
November 2024	2.8%	595	20,401	20,996
October 2024	2.5%	531	20,622	21,153

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.8%	795	20,217	21,012
2024	3.3%	694	20,322	21,016
2023	3.1%	635	19,964	20,599
2022	3.1%	619	19,295	19,914
2021	3.9%	758	18,727	19,485
2020	6.1%	1,166	17,931	19,097
2019	4.4%	829	18,016	18,845
2018	4.5%	832	17,569	18,401
2017	5.1%	929	17,237	18,166
2016	5.3%	956	16,965	17,921

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 Ravalli County

204.7 per 100,0002025. Montana: 419.1.

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

1murders2025, 102 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	102	204.7	321	644.2
2023	130	263.6	349	707.6
2021	102	216.4	343	727.8
2020	129	284.6	514	1,134.0
2019	94	211.7	453	1,020.1
2018	76	172.8	464	1,055.0
2017	87	200.9	437	1,008.9
2016	89	209.1	464	1,090.0

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Ravalli County Sheriff's Office	2025	67	176	40,187
Hamilton Police Department	2025	29	121	5,562
Stevensville Police Department	2025	0	19	2,295
Darby Police Department	2025	6	5	894

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

1.12 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 48,938 people.

55sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

47civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (4), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Ravalli County Sheriff's Office	37	44	40,187
Hamilton Police Department	13	3	5,562
Stevensville Police Department	3	0	2,295
Darby Police Department	2	0	894

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	55	1.12	47	4
2024	56	1.16	50	4
2022	55	1.15	43	3
2021	54	1.17	42	3
2020	54	1.22	48	3
2019	48	1.11	45	3
2018	51	1.19	42	3
2017	48	1.13	42	3
2016	48	1.15	52	3

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 Ravalli County County Attorney/Public Administrator?: Bill Fulbright (Republican) is the County Attorney/Public Administrator of Ravalli County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Ravalli County Clerk and Recorder/Superintendent of Schools?: Regina Plettenberg (Republican) is the Clerk and Recorder/Superintendent of Schools of Ravalli County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Ravalli County Clerk of District Court/Auditor?: Paige Allen Trautwein (Republican) is the Clerk of District Court/Auditor of Ravalli County, Montana.
Who is the Ravalli County Sheriff/Coroner?: Steve Holton (Republican) is the Sheriff/Coroner of Ravalli County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Ravalli County Treasurer/Assessor/Surveyor?: Dan Whitesitt (Republican) is the Treasurer/Assessor/Surveyor of Ravalli County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Ravalli County commissioners?: Greg Chilcott (District 1); Dan Huls (District 2); Jeff Burrows (District 3).
What is the population of Ravalli County?: About 46,727 people, with a median age of 48.7; the median household income is $71,283 and 8.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Ravalli County?: 2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 575 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,799, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Ravalli County?: 46 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 7 school district and 34 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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