Who is the Dakota County County Assessor?

Christy Abts is the County Assessor of Dakota County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Dakota County County Attorney?

Kim M. Watson is the County Attorney of Dakota County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Dakota County County Clerk?

Cherie Conley is the County Clerk of Dakota County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Dakota County Clerk of the District Court?

Kathy Wiltgen is the Clerk of the District Court of Dakota County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Dakota County County Treasurer?

Stephanie J. Gatzemeyer is the County Treasurer of Dakota County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Dakota County commissioners?

Martin Hohenstein (County Commissioner); Brian Van Berkum (County Commissioner); Richard Bousquet (County Commissioner); Jeff Reed (County Commissioner); Rogelio Rodriguez Villalobos (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Dakota County?

About 21,354 people, with a median age of 32.5; the median household income is $70,329 and 11.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Dakota County?

2.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 277 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,074, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Dakota County?

15 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 2 school district and 7 special district governments.

Dakota County, NE elected officials: county commissioners or supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Dakota County: 10 seats on 6 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Board of Commissioners or Supervisors

Dakota County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	Martin Hohenstein source
County Commissioner	Brian Van Berkum source
County Commissioner	Richard Bousquet source
County Commissioner	Jeff Reed source
County Commissioner	Rogelio Rodriguez Villalobos source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Christy Abts source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Attorney	Kim M. Watson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Cherie Conley source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of the District Court	Kathy Wiltgen source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Stephanie J. Gatzemeyer source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Dakota County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 15 local governments in Dakota 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)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	7	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 Dakota County

21,354people

32.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$70,329 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%

14.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$185,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

25.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

4.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.1%U.S.: 8.4%

43.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

25.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 41.6% · White 42.3% · Black 8.7% · Asian 3% · Other or more than one race 4.4% (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 Dakota County

2.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.5%. Nebraska: 2.5%.

277people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

10,797people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

11,074in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.5%	277	10,797	11,074
August 2026	2.9%	322	10,788	11,110
July 2026	3.9%	444	10,899	11,343
June 2026	3.5%	388	10,830	11,218
May 2026	2.6%	294	10,959	11,253
April 2026	2.6%	296	10,995	11,291
March 2026	3.9%	446	10,901	11,347
February 2026	4.3%	486	10,877	11,363
January 2026	4.4%	497	10,813	11,310
December 2025	3.6%	406	10,976	11,382
November 2025	3.0%	338	11,064	11,402
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.5%	287	11,013	11,300
August 2025	3.0%	332	10,870	11,202
July 2025	4.1%	470	10,980	11,450
June 2025	3.5%	393	10,952	11,345
May 2025	2.7%	309	11,022	11,331
April 2025	2.9%	327	11,041	11,368
March 2025	3.8%	436	10,990	11,426
February 2025	4.2%	483	10,930	11,413
January 2025	4.4%	500	10,838	11,338
December 2024	3.2%	362	10,859	11,221
November 2024	2.8%	318	10,962	11,280
October 2024	2.8%	313	10,944	11,257

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.4%	389	10,971	11,360
2024	3.1%	353	10,858	11,211
2023	2.8%	312	10,964	11,276
2022	2.7%	305	10,951	11,256
2021	3.3%	364	10,685	11,049
2020	5.0%	548	10,489	11,037
2019	3.9%	441	10,781	11,222
2018	3.6%	400	10,688	11,088
2017	4.0%	442	10,477	10,919
2016	4.2%	469	10,746	11,215

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. Nebraska's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 2.9% 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 Dakota County

234.1 per 100,0002025. Nebraska: 218.4.

1,400.2 per 100,0002025. Nebraska: 1,378.6.

1murders2025, 51 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	51	234.1	305	1,400.2
2024	61	278.7	407	1,859.6
2023	45	210.8	376	1,761.4
2022	38	176.8	445	2,070.9
2021	52	252.5	414	2,010.2
2019	37	181.7	423	2,076.8
2018	40	195.1	466	2,272.4
2017	60	287.8	529	2,537.5

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
South Sioux City Police Department	2025	23	271	13,881
Dakota County Sheriff's Office	2025	27	34	7,093
Emerson Police Department	2025	1	0	809

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 Nebraska · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.07 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 21,783 people.

45sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

3civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
South Sioux City Police Department	26	1	13,881
Dakota County Sheriff's Office	18	2	7,093
Emerson Police Department	1	0	809

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	45	2.07	3	3
2024	47	2.15	3	3
2022	46	2.14	3	3
2021	46	2.23	4	3
2019	46	2.26	3	3
2018	46	2.24	3	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 Dakota County County Assessor?: Christy Abts is the County Assessor of Dakota County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Dakota County County Attorney?: Kim M. Watson is the County Attorney of Dakota County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Dakota County County Clerk?: Cherie Conley is the County Clerk of Dakota County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Dakota County Clerk of the District Court?: Kathy Wiltgen is the Clerk of the District Court of Dakota County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Dakota County County Treasurer?: Stephanie J. Gatzemeyer is the County Treasurer of Dakota County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Dakota County commissioners?: Martin Hohenstein (County Commissioner); Brian Van Berkum (County Commissioner); Richard Bousquet (County Commissioner); Jeff Reed (County Commissioner); Rogelio Rodriguez Villalobos (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Dakota County?: About 21,354 people, with a median age of 32.5; the median household income is $70,329 and 11.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Dakota County?: 2.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 277 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,074, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Dakota County?: 15 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 2 school district and 7 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from each county's annual audit filed with the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts (its list of county officials at June 30, 2025) or, where the audit has none, the county's own website (read November 2026), with the Secretary of State's, Department of Revenue's and Judicial Branch's contact directories for a clerk, assessor or clerk of the district court a county page doesn't name; officials appointed or replaced 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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