Who is the Day County County Auditor?

Kelsey Kading is the County Auditor of Day County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Day County Coroner?

Shauna Kjos-Miokle is the Coroner of Day County, South Dakota.

Who is the Day County Register of Deeds?

Jodi Berger is the Register of Deeds of Day County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Day County Sheriff?

Jerred Schreur is the Sheriff of Day County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Day County State's Attorney?

John Knight is the State's Attorney of Day County, South Dakota.

Who is the Day County County Treasurer?

Rhonda Zubke is the County Treasurer of Day County, South Dakota.

Who are the Day County commissioners?

Roy Aldrich (County Commissioner); Daniel Kjos (County Commissioner); Sara McGregor-Okroi (County Commissioner); Derek Sinner (County Commissioner); Blake Torrence (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Day County?

About 5,437 people, with a median age of 44.8; the median household income is $66,033 and 14.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Day County?

1.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 45 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,695, against 2.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Day County?

42 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 28 township, 2 school district and 3 special district governments.

Day County, SD elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Day County: 11 seats on 7 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Day County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner	Roy Aldrich source
County Commissioner	Daniel Kjos source
County Commissioner	Sara McGregor-Okroi source
County Commissioner	Derek Sinner source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Blake Torrence source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Auditor	Kelsey Kading source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Shauna Kjos-Miokle source
Register of Deeds	Jodi Berger source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Jerred Schreur source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
State's Attorney	John Knight source
County Treasurer	Rhonda Zubke source

How many local governments Day County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 42 local governments in Day 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 (8 municipal, 28 township)	36	0
School districts (school boards)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	3	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 Day County

5,437people

44.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$66,033 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

14.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

22%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$173,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.5%U.S.: 8.4%

29.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

17.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.8% · White 83% · Black 0% · Asian 0.1% · Other or more than one race 14% (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 Day County

1.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.0%. South Dakota: 1.7%.

45people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

2,650people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

2,695in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	1.7%	45	2,650	2,695
August 2026	2.6%	72	2,695	2,767
July 2026	2.0%	55	2,731	2,786
June 2026	2.0%	56	2,721	2,777
May 2026	1.9%	52	2,749	2,801
April 2026	1.9%	52	2,687	2,739
March 2026	2.7%	75	2,692	2,767
February 2026	3.2%	87	2,622	2,709
January 2026	3.2%	88	2,630	2,718
December 2025	2.8%	76	2,675	2,751
November 2025	2.3%	63	2,716	2,779
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.0%	56	2,738	2,794
August 2025	2.4%	68	2,805	2,873
July 2025	2.0%	56	2,798	2,854
June 2025	2.1%	60	2,788	2,848
May 2025	2.1%	60	2,739	2,799
April 2025	2.2%	61	2,726	2,787
March 2025	3.0%	84	2,758	2,842
February 2025	3.1%	85	2,685	2,770
January 2025	2.8%	76	2,671	2,747
December 2024	2.2%	60	2,613	2,673
November 2024	1.7%	47	2,672	2,719
October 2024	1.3%	37	2,787	2,824

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.4%	68	2,736	2,804
2024	1.9%	52	2,702	2,754
2023	2.5%	67	2,598	2,665
2022	2.8%	75	2,615	2,690
2021	3.5%	94	2,597	2,691
2020	5.1%	137	2,575	2,712
2019	3.8%	105	2,638	2,743
2018	3.9%	108	2,672	2,780
2017	3.7%	104	2,718	2,822
2016	4.2%	121	2,734	2,855

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. South Dakota's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 2.0% 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 Day County

0.0 per 100,0002018. South Dakota: 396.4.

0.0 per 100,0002018. South Dakota: 1,728.8.

0murders2018, 0 violent crimes in all.

2018 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.

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Day County Sheriff's Office	2025	6	9	3,752
Webster Police Department	2018	0	0	1,757

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 South Dakota · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.48 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 5,405 people.

8sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

10civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Day County Sheriff's Office	4	10	3,752
Webster Police Department	4	0	1,653

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	8	1.48	10	2
2024	9	1.66	9	2
2023	9	1.64	5	2
2022	6	1.10	6	2
2021	8	1.52	5	2
2020	9	1.67	5	2
2019	9	1.65	5	2
2018	8	1.45	2	2
2017	8	1.45	2	2
2016	8	1.46	2	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 Day County County Auditor?: Kelsey Kading is the County Auditor of Day County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Day County Coroner?: Shauna Kjos-Miokle is the Coroner of Day County, South Dakota.
Who is the Day County Register of Deeds?: Jodi Berger is the Register of Deeds of Day County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Day County Sheriff?: Jerred Schreur is the Sheriff of Day County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Day County State's Attorney?: John Knight is the State's Attorney of Day County, South Dakota.
Who is the Day County County Treasurer?: Rhonda Zubke is the County Treasurer of Day County, South Dakota.
Who are the Day County commissioners?: Roy Aldrich (County Commissioner); Daniel Kjos (County Commissioner); Sara McGregor-Okroi (County Commissioner); Derek Sinner (County Commissioner); Blake Torrence (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Day County?: About 5,437 people, with a median age of 44.8; the median household income is $66,033 and 14.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Day County?: 1.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 45 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,695, against 2.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Day County?: 42 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 28 township, 2 school district and 3 special district governments.

Officeholders as of December 2, 2025, from the Secretary of State's South Dakota Legislative Manual (Blue Book); 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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