Who is the Perkins County Coroner?

Mattjew Barnes is the Coroner of Perkins County, South Dakota.

Who is the Perkins County County Finance Officer?

Sara Stadler is the County Finance Officer of Perkins County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Perkins County Register of Deeds?

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

Who is the Perkins County Sheriff?

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

Who is the Perkins County State's Attorney?

Shane C. Penfield is the State's Attorney of Perkins County, South Dakota.

Who are the Perkins County commissioners?

Todd Campbell (County Commissioner); Kyle Carmichael (County Commissioner); Rusty Foster (County Commissioner); Wayne Henderson (County Commissioner); Mike Schweitzer (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Perkins County?

About 3,001 people, with a median age of 44; the median household income is $66,908 and 13.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Perkins County?

1.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 25 people unemployed in a labor force of 1,519, against 1.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Perkins County?

49 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 40 township, 2 school district and 4 special district governments.

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

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

Board of County Commissioners

Perkins County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner	Todd Campbell source
County Commissioner	Kyle Carmichael source
County Commissioner	Rusty Foster source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Wayne Henderson source
County Commissioner	Mike Schweitzer source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Coroner	Mattjew Barnes source
County Finance Officer	Sara Stadler source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Register of Deeds	Heidi Stevens source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Kelly Serr source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
State's Attorney	Shane C. Penfield source

How many local governments Perkins County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 49 local governments in Perkins 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 (2 municipal, 40 township)	42	0
School districts (school boards)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	4	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 Perkins County

3,001people

44median ageU.S.: 38.9

$66,908 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

24.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$114,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

10.7%U.S.: 8.4%

30.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.1% · White 92% · Black 0% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 6.2% (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 Perkins County

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

25people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

1,494people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

1,519in 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%	25	1,494	1,519
August 2026	2.1%	32	1,500	1,532
July 2026	1.9%	29	1,503	1,532
June 2026	1.8%	27	1,501	1,528
May 2026	1.7%	25	1,468	1,493
April 2026	1.5%	23	1,493	1,516
March 2026	1.8%	30	1,592	1,622
February 2026	2.2%	34	1,482	1,516
January 2026	2.0%	31	1,485	1,516
December 2025	2.1%	32	1,518	1,550
November 2025	2.2%	35	1,533	1,568
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	1.7%	26	1,509	1,535
August 2025	2.1%	33	1,568	1,601
July 2025	1.8%	28	1,535	1,563
June 2025	1.8%	28	1,546	1,574
May 2025	1.9%	29	1,472	1,501
April 2025	1.8%	28	1,552	1,580
March 2025	1.2%	21	1,667	1,688
February 2025	1.6%	25	1,572	1,597
January 2025	1.4%	22	1,562	1,584
December 2024	1.5%	23	1,511	1,534
November 2024	1.5%	24	1,525	1,549
October 2024	1.3%	21	1,601	1,622

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	1.8%	28	1,549	1,577
2024	1.4%	22	1,576	1,598
2023	1.6%	26	1,559	1,585
2022	1.8%	28	1,555	1,583
2021	2.2%	34	1,512	1,546
2020	2.9%	45	1,489	1,534
2019	2.3%	36	1,534	1,570
2018	2.3%	37	1,566	1,603
2017	2.4%	42	1,728	1,770
2016	2.6%	46	1,713	1,759

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 Perkins County

0.0 per 100,0002025. South Dakota: 307.5.

378.0 per 100,0002025. South Dakota: 1,312.3.

0murders2025, 0 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	0	0.0	15	378.0
2024	1	25.2	11	277.2
2021	2	50.6	12	303.6
2020	2	49.8	15	373.2
2019	2	49.0	10	245.0
2018	1	23.8	13	309.6
2017	6	143.5	17	406.5

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Perkins County Sheriff's Office	2025	0	15	2,830

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

2.47 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 2,830 people.

7sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

1civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Perkins County Sheriff's Office	7	1	2,830

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	7	2.47	1	1
2024	7	2.49	1	1
2023	6	2.16	1	1
2022	7	2.47	1	1
2021	7	2.50	1	1
2020	7	2.46	1	1
2019	7	2.42	1	1
2018	7	2.34	1	1
2017	7	2.36	1	1
2016	6	1.99	1	1

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 Perkins County Coroner?: Mattjew Barnes is the Coroner of Perkins County, South Dakota.
Who is the Perkins County County Finance Officer?: Sara Stadler is the County Finance Officer of Perkins County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Perkins County Register of Deeds?: Heidi Stevens is the Register of Deeds of Perkins County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Perkins County Sheriff?: Kelly Serr is the Sheriff of Perkins County, South Dakota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Perkins County State's Attorney?: Shane C. Penfield is the State's Attorney of Perkins County, South Dakota.
Who are the Perkins County commissioners?: Todd Campbell (County Commissioner); Kyle Carmichael (County Commissioner); Rusty Foster (County Commissioner); Wayne Henderson (County Commissioner); Mike Schweitzer (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Perkins County?: About 3,001 people, with a median age of 44; the median household income is $66,908 and 13.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Perkins County?: 1.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 25 people unemployed in a labor force of 1,519, against 1.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Perkins County?: 49 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 40 township, 2 school district and 4 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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