Garfield 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 Garfield County: 8 seats on 6 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Board of Commissioners or Supervisors

Garfield County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

OfficeWho holds it nowNext term
County CommissionerDiana Hurlburt source
County CommissionerJerome Zulkoski sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County CommissionerScott Krause sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

County officers

OfficeWho holds it nowNext term
County AssessorKali Bolli sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County AttorneyJoshua Salter sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County ClerkKeri Koenigsberg sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
SheriffPaul Cox sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County TreasurerTamara Hitchcock sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Garfield County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 6 local governments in Garfield County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of governmentCensus count (2022)Listed on this page
County government11
Cities, towns, villages and townships10
School districts (school boards)10
Special districts (elected boards)30

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 Garfield County

1,718people
47.7median ageU.S.: 38.9
$62,804 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
8.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
29.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$176,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700
2.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
0%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
3.6%U.S.: 8.4%
31%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
31.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.7% · White 96.7% · Black 0.2% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 1.3% (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 Garfield County

2.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.1%. Nebraska: 2.5%.
22people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
859people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
881in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, Garfield County 0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.4% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)2.5%22859881
August 20262.1%19868887
July 20262.4%21859880
June 20263.2%28859887
May 20262.9%26859885
April 20261.7%15877892
March 20262.2%20890910
February 20262.9%26869895
January 20263.1%28875903
December 20252.5%22871893
November 20253.0%26851877
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20253.1%28867895
August 20252.5%23902925
July 20253.2%31927958
June 20253.0%29923952
May 20253.3%29846875
April 20252.6%23854877
March 20252.6%23865888
February 20253.4%30856886
January 20253.2%29889918
December 20242.7%25895920
November 20242.8%25861886
October 20242.6%23852875
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)3.0%27877904
20242.8%25865890
20232.1%19876895
20222.3%21900921
20212.3%21905926
20202.5%23915938
20193.2%30913943
20182.8%27927954
20173.0%29923952
20163.0%29931960

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 Garfield County

178.0 per 100,0002025. Nebraska: 218.4.
59.3 per 100,0002025. Nebraska: 1,378.6.
0murders2025, 3 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
YearViolentRatePropertyRate
20253178.0159.3
202100.01124.2
201800.01122.2
By police agency (1)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
Garfield County Sheriff's Office2025311,685

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

2.77 per 1,000 residents2024, 1 agency serving 723 people.
2sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
0civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (1), 2024
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
Garfield County Sheriff's Office20723
Earlier years
YearOfficersPer 1,000CiviliansAgencies
202422.7701
202322.7401
202222.6101
202122.4801
202022.5201
201922.5101
201822.4401
201620.9901

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 Garfield County County Assessor?
Kali Bolli is the County Assessor of Garfield County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Garfield County County Attorney?
Joshua Salter is the County Attorney of Garfield County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Garfield County County Clerk?
Keri Koenigsberg is the County Clerk of Garfield County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Garfield County Sheriff?
Paul Cox is the Sheriff of Garfield County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Garfield County County Treasurer?
Tamara Hitchcock is the County Treasurer of Garfield County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Garfield County commissioners?
Diana Hurlburt (County Commissioner); Jerome Zulkoski (County Commissioner); Scott Krause (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Garfield County?
About 1,718 people, with a median age of 47.7; the median household income is $62,804 and 8.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Garfield County?
2.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 22 people unemployed in a labor force of 881, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Garfield County?
6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 3 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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