Who is the York County County Assessor?

Kurt Bulgrin is the County Assessor of York County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the York County County Attorney?

Gary Olson is the County Attorney of York County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the York County County Clerk?

Mary Melby is the County Clerk of York County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the York County Clerk of the District Court?

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

Who is the York County Sheriff?

Paul Vrbka is the Sheriff of York County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the York County County Treasurer?

Megan Williams is the County Treasurer of York County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the York County commissioners?

Daniel Grotz (District 1); Debora Robertson (District 2); Andy Bowman (District 3); Randy Obermeir (District 4); Joe Burgess (District 5).

What is the population of York County?

About 14,286 people, with a median age of 38.6; the median household income is $77,757 and 9.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in York County?

2.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 155 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,640, against 2.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in York County?

31 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 9 municipal, 3 school district and 18 special district governments.

York 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 York County: 11 seats on 7 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Board of Commissioners or Supervisors

York County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	Daniel Grotz source
County Commissioner, District 2	Debora Robertson source
County Commissioner, District 3	Andy Bowman source
County Commissioner, District 4	Randy Obermeir source
County Commissioner, District 5	Joe Burgess source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Kurt Bulgrin source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Attorney	Gary Olson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Mary Melby source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of the District Court	Sharilyn Steube source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Paul Vrbka source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Megan Williams source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments York County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 31 local governments in York 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	9	0
School districts (school boards)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	18	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 York County

14,286people

38.6median ageU.S.: 38.9

$77,757 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

9.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

25.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$189,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

1.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

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

5.4%U.S.: 8.4%

34.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

23.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.2% · White 87.9% · Black 1.3% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 4.1% (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 York County

2.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.4%. Nebraska: 2.5%.

155people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

7,485people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

7,640in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.0%	155	7,485	7,640
August 2026	2.4%	181	7,454	7,635
July 2026	2.5%	190	7,487	7,677
June 2026	2.8%	213	7,376	7,589
May 2026	2.4%	180	7,316	7,496
April 2026	1.9%	147	7,414	7,561
March 2026	2.2%	169	7,466	7,635
February 2026	2.8%	215	7,393	7,608
January 2026	2.5%	188	7,421	7,609
December 2025	2.6%	196	7,431	7,627
November 2025	2.8%	211	7,353	7,564
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.4%	184	7,533	7,717
August 2025	2.5%	194	7,474	7,668
July 2025	2.8%	221	7,571	7,792
June 2025	3.0%	232	7,430	7,662
May 2025	2.7%	197	7,212	7,409
April 2025	2.5%	186	7,302	7,488
March 2025	2.3%	173	7,295	7,468
February 2025	2.8%	209	7,219	7,428
January 2025	2.6%	194	7,358	7,552
December 2024	2.3%	170	7,320	7,490
November 2024	2.6%	194	7,311	7,505
October 2024	2.5%	183	7,267	7,450

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.6%	200	7,380	7,580
2024	2.5%	185	7,271	7,456
2023	2.4%	174	7,225	7,399
2022	2.1%	154	7,274	7,428
2021	2.1%	156	7,126	7,282
2020	3.5%	252	7,031	7,283
2019	2.8%	204	7,134	7,338
2018	2.6%	194	7,131	7,325
2017	2.6%	193	7,138	7,331
2016	2.8%	206	7,137	7,343

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 York County

205.9 per 100,0002021. Nebraska: 297.0.

867.9 per 100,0002021. Nebraska: 1,818.6.

0murders2021, 28 violent crimes in all.

2021 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2021	28	205.9	118	867.9
2019	16	116.6	200	1,457.0
2018	12	87.0	277	2,008.1
2017	5	36.2	272	1,969.2
2016	2	14.5	262	1,896.5

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
York Police Department	2025	15	181	8,210
York County Sheriff's Office	2025	7	14	5,154

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

2.08 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 14,455 people.

30sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

14civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
York County Sheriff's Office	12	11	5,154
York Police Department	17	3	8,210
Henderson Police Department	1	0	1,091

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	30	2.08	14	3
2024	31	2.12	14	3
2023	30	2.06	16	3
2022	29	2.01	5	3
2020	27	1.98	14	2
2019	26	1.89	14	2
2018	25	1.81	19	2
2017	27	1.95	23	2
2016	26	1.88	23	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 York County County Assessor?: Kurt Bulgrin is the County Assessor of York County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the York County County Attorney?: Gary Olson is the County Attorney of York County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the York County County Clerk?: Mary Melby is the County Clerk of York County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the York County Clerk of the District Court?: Sharilyn Steube is the Clerk of the District Court of York County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the York County Sheriff?: Paul Vrbka is the Sheriff of York County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the York County County Treasurer?: Megan Williams is the County Treasurer of York County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the York County commissioners?: Daniel Grotz (District 1); Debora Robertson (District 2); Andy Bowman (District 3); Randy Obermeir (District 4); Joe Burgess (District 5).
What is the population of York County?: About 14,286 people, with a median age of 38.6; the median household income is $77,757 and 9.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in York County?: 2.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 155 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,640, against 2.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in York County?: 31 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 9 municipal, 3 school district and 18 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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