Who is the Lincoln County County Auditor?

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

Who is the Lincoln County Coroner?

Kenneth Snell is the Coroner of Lincoln County, South Dakota.

Who is the Lincoln County Register of Deeds?

Becky Vander Broek is the Register of Deeds of Lincoln County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Lincoln County Sheriff?

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

Who is the Lincoln County State's Attorney?

Thomas Wollman is the State's Attorney of Lincoln County, South Dakota.

Who is the Lincoln County County Treasurer?

Francene Hofer is the County Treasurer of Lincoln County, South Dakota.

Who are the Lincoln County commissioners?

Joel Arends (County Commissioner); Tiffani Landeen (County Commissioner); Betty Otten (County Commissioner); Douglas Putnam (County Commissioner); James Schmidt (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Lincoln County?

About 70,638 people, with a median age of 35.9; the median household income is $99,166 and 5.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Lincoln County?

1.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 670 people unemployed in a labor force of 43,069, against 1.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Lincoln County?

42 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 16 township, 4 school district and 14 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Lincoln 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

Lincoln County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner	Joel Arends source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Tiffani Landeen source
County Commissioner	Betty Otten source
County Commissioner	Douglas Putnam source
County Commissioner	James Schmidt source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Auditor	Sheri Lund source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Kenneth Snell source
Register of Deeds	Becky Vander Broek source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Steve Swenson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
State's Attorney	Thomas Wollman source
County Treasurer	Francene Hofer source

How many local governments Lincoln County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 42 local governments in Lincoln 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 (7 municipal, 16 township)	23	0
School districts (school boards)	4	0
Special districts (elected boards)	14	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 Lincoln County

70,638people

35.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$99,166 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

5.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

44.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$348,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700

1.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.1%U.S.: 8.4%

37%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

18.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.2% · White 89% · Black 2.3% · Asian 1.7% · Other or more than one race 3.8% (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 Lincoln County

1.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 1.7%. South Dakota: 1.7%.

670people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

42,399people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

43,069in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	1.6%	670	42,399	43,069
August 2026	2.0%	869	42,727	43,596
July 2026	1.7%	762	43,267	44,029
June 2026	1.8%	795	43,398	44,193
May 2026	1.7%	733	43,142	43,875
April 2026	1.5%	672	42,894	43,566
March 2026	1.9%	824	42,145	42,969
February 2026	2.4%	1,025	42,288	43,313
January 2026	2.1%	918	42,249	43,167
December 2025	2.0%	881	42,871	43,752
November 2025	1.9%	842	43,020	43,862
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	1.7%	740	43,566	44,306
August 2025	2.0%	875	43,325	44,200
July 2025	1.6%	716	44,016	44,732
June 2025	1.7%	773	43,825	44,598
May 2025	1.8%	781	43,433	44,214
April 2025	1.8%	775	43,140	43,915
March 2025	1.6%	698	42,374	43,072
February 2025	1.9%	820	42,322	43,142
January 2025	1.7%	736	42,313	43,049
December 2024	1.6%	713	42,746	43,459
November 2024	1.5%	671	42,930	43,601
October 2024	1.4%	606	42,661	43,267

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	1.8%	785	43,110	43,895
2024	1.5%	662	42,257	42,919
2023	1.5%	623	40,783	41,406
2022	1.6%	631	39,556	40,187
2021	2.1%	793	37,877	38,670
2020	3.2%	1,201	36,085	37,286
2019	2.2%	787	35,756	36,543
2018	2.1%	742	34,151	34,893
2017	2.3%	766	32,776	33,542
2016	2.2%	703	31,489	32,192

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 Lincoln County

442.1 per 100,0002016. South Dakota: 422.0.

2,801.7 per 100,0002016. South Dakota: 1,997.2.

6murders2016, 933 violent crimes in all.

2016 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 (7)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Sioux Falls Police Department	2025	777	4,669	213,449
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office	2025	27	154	21,181
Tea Police Department	2025	14	65	8,310
Canton Police Department	2025	9	29	2,949
Lennox Police Department	2023	6	14	2,488
Beresford Police Department	2025	4	17	2,065
Worthing Police Department	2016	0	0	955

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

1.40 per 1,000 residents2024, 7 agencies serving 247,320 people.

347sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

57civilian staff2024, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (7), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Sioux Falls Police Department	284	36	210,926
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office	35	19	19,853
Tea Police Department	10	2	8,055
Canton Police Department	8	0	2,975
Lennox Police Department	5	0	2,518
Beresford Police Department	5	0	2,079
Worthing Police Department	0	0	914

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	347	1.40	57	7
2023	332	1.37	56	7
2022	341	1.46	50	7
2021	323	1.43	52	7
2020	322	1.45	39	7
2019	296	1.36	39	7

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 Lincoln County County Auditor?: Sheri Lund is the County Auditor of Lincoln County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lincoln County Coroner?: Kenneth Snell is the Coroner of Lincoln County, South Dakota.
Who is the Lincoln County Register of Deeds?: Becky Vander Broek is the Register of Deeds of Lincoln County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lincoln County Sheriff?: Steve Swenson is the Sheriff of Lincoln County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lincoln County State's Attorney?: Thomas Wollman is the State's Attorney of Lincoln County, South Dakota.
Who is the Lincoln County County Treasurer?: Francene Hofer is the County Treasurer of Lincoln County, South Dakota.
Who are the Lincoln County commissioners?: Joel Arends (County Commissioner); Tiffani Landeen (County Commissioner); Betty Otten (County Commissioner); Douglas Putnam (County Commissioner); James Schmidt (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Lincoln County?: About 70,638 people, with a median age of 35.9; the median household income is $99,166 and 5.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lincoln County?: 1.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 670 people unemployed in a labor force of 43,069, against 1.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lincoln County?: 42 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 16 township, 4 school district and 14 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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