Who is the Cass County County Sheriff?

Jesse Jahner is the County Sheriff of Cass County, North Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cass County State's Attorney?

Kim Hegvik is the State's Attorney of Cass County, North Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Cass County commissioners?

Tim Flakoll (District 1); Tony Grindberg (District 2); James C Kapitan (District 3); Duane Breitling (District 4); Joel Vettel (District 5).

What is the population of Cass County?

About 193,400 people, with a median age of 32.8; the median household income is $75,555 and 11% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Cass County?

1.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,216 people unemployed in a labor force of 120,301, against 2.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Cass County?

128 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 26 municipal, 50 township, 8 school district and 43 special district governments.

Cass County, ND elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Cass County: 7 seats on 3 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Cass 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	Tim Flakoll source
County Commissioner, District 2	Tony Grindberg source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	James C Kapitan source
County Commissioner, District 4	Duane Breitling source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Joel Vettel source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Sheriff	Jesse Jahner source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
State's Attorney	Kim Hegvik source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Cass County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 128 local governments in Cass 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 (26 municipal, 50 township)	76	0
School districts (school boards)	8	0
Special districts (elected boards)	43	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 Cass County

193,400people

32.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$75,555 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11%below the U.S.: 12.5%

42.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$298,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

7.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.5%U.S.: 8.4%

40.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

20.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.6% · White 81.2% · Black 7% · Asian 3.2% · Other or more than one race 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 Cass County

1.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.1%. North Dakota: 1.8%.

2,216people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

118,085people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

120,301in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	1.8%	2,216	118,085	120,301
August 2026	2.0%	2,463	118,264	120,727
July 2026	2.1%	2,532	118,086	120,618
June 2026	2.3%	2,780	117,242	120,022
May 2026	1.8%	2,187	116,473	118,660
April 2026	2.2%	2,588	116,092	118,680
March 2026	2.7%	3,183	116,201	119,384
February 2026	2.9%	3,465	115,865	119,330
January 2026	3.0%	3,553	115,693	119,246
December 2025	2.5%	3,010	115,717	118,727
November 2025	2.2%	2,573	116,628	119,201
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.1%	2,554	117,495	120,049
August 2025	2.4%	2,949	117,627	120,576
July 2025	2.3%	2,815	117,614	120,429
June 2025	2.7%	3,275	117,959	121,234
May 2025	2.2%	2,684	117,048	119,732
April 2025	2.6%	3,140	116,996	120,136
March 2025	2.9%	3,515	116,036	119,551
February 2025	3.0%	3,517	115,431	118,948
January 2025	2.9%	3,442	114,983	118,425
December 2024	2.3%	2,722	114,602	117,324
November 2024	2.1%	2,522	115,178	117,700
October 2024	1.8%	2,146	115,218	117,364

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.5%	3,043	116,685	119,728
2024	2.2%	2,613	115,397	118,010
2023	1.8%	2,125	114,273	116,398
2022	1.8%	2,008	112,212	114,220
2021	2.4%	2,662	108,772	111,434
2020	4.1%	4,479	104,281	108,760
2019	1.8%	1,943	106,232	108,175
2018	2.0%	2,168	104,522	106,690
2017	2.0%	2,149	103,842	105,991
2016	2.1%	2,195	101,590	103,785

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. North Dakota's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 2.2% 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 Cass County

300.7 per 100,0002025. North Dakota: 238.1.

2,414.6 per 100,0002025. North Dakota: 1,458.4.

5murders2025, 623 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	623	300.7	5,003	2,414.6
2024	766	372.6	5,615	2,731.0
2023	811	404.8	5,933	2,961.1
2022	912	473.4	5,962	3,094.6
2021	756	398.3	6,326	3,332.9
2020	673	361.3	5,320	2,855.9
2019	658	354.1	4,719	2,539.4
2018	613	335.7	4,624	2,532.6
2017	565	317.4	4,480	2,516.6
2016	553	316.8	4,525	2,592.1

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Fargo Police Department	2025	518	4,501	138,990
West Fargo Police Department	2025	76	394	41,577
Cass County Sheriff's Office	2025	29	108	24,139

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 North Dakota · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.85 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 204,706 people.

378sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

127civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Fargo Police Department	185	25	138,990
Cass County Sheriff's Office	110	87	24,139
West Fargo Police Department	83	15	41,577

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	378	1.85	127	3
2024	371	1.83	112	3
2023	356	1.80	91	3
2022	346	1.82	84	3
2021	352	1.88	75	3
2020	353	1.92	111	3
2019	351	1.91	93	3
2018	346	1.92	95	3
2017	333	1.90	98	3
2016	321	1.87	85	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 Cass County County Sheriff?: Jesse Jahner is the County Sheriff of Cass County, North Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cass County State's Attorney?: Kim Hegvik is the State's Attorney of Cass County, North Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Cass County commissioners?: Tim Flakoll (District 1); Tony Grindberg (District 2); James C Kapitan (District 3); Duane Breitling (District 4); Joel Vettel (District 5).
What is the population of Cass County?: About 193,400 people, with a median age of 32.8; the median household income is $75,555 and 11% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Cass County?: 1.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,216 people unemployed in a labor force of 120,301, against 2.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Cass County?: 128 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 26 municipal, 50 township, 8 school district and 43 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Secretary of State's official results of each seat's last general election (2022 or 2024); officials appointed since then may differ; 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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