Who is the Todd County County Auditor?

Barbara DeSersa is the County Auditor of Todd County, South Dakota.

Who is the Todd County Coroner?

Robert Sedlmajer is the Coroner of Todd County, South Dakota.

Who is the Todd County Register of Deeds?

Kristin Assman is the Register of Deeds of Todd County, South Dakota.

Who is the Todd County Sheriff?

Robert Sedlmajer is the Sheriff of Todd County, South Dakota.

Who is the Todd County State's Attorney?

Alvin Pahlke is the State's Attorney of Todd County, South Dakota.

Who is the Todd County County Treasurer?

Candace Biggins is the County Treasurer of Todd County, South Dakota.

Who are the Todd County commissioners?

Gregg Grimshaw (County Commissioner); Stephanie Night Pipe (County Commissioner); Trent Poignee (County Commissioner); Marshall Tinant (County Commissioner); Patsy Valandra (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Todd County?

About 9,244 people, with a median age of 25.5; the median household income is $42,075 and 48.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Todd County?

4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 86 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,134, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Todd County?

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

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

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

Board of County Commissioners

Todd County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner	Gregg Grimshaw source
County Commissioner	Stephanie Night Pipe source
County Commissioner	Trent Poignee source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Marshall Tinant source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Patsy Valandra source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Auditor	Barbara DeSersa source
Coroner	Robert Sedlmajer source
Register of Deeds	Kristin Assman source
Sheriff	Robert Sedlmajer source
State's Attorney	Alvin Pahlke source
County Treasurer	Candace Biggins source

How many local governments Todd County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 5 local governments in Todd 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	0
School districts (school boards)	1	0
Special districts (elected boards)	1	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 Todd County

9,244people

25.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$42,075 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

48.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

16.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$53,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

18.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

22.8%U.S.: 8.4%

28.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

16%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.4% · White 8.1% · Black 0.4% · Asian 3.1% · Other or more than one race 85.9% (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 Todd County

4.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.5%. South Dakota: 1.7%.

86people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

2,048people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

2,134in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.0%	86	2,048	2,134
August 2026	7.4%	169	2,107	2,276
July 2026	6.2%	137	2,086	2,223
June 2026	5.0%	108	2,040	2,148
May 2026	4.5%	96	2,061	2,157
April 2026	4.2%	93	2,107	2,200
March 2026	4.4%	98	2,121	2,219
February 2026	5.6%	125	2,094	2,219
January 2026	4.7%	100	2,043	2,143
December 2025	6.0%	130	2,050	2,180
November 2025	5.8%	127	2,066	2,193
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.5%	99	2,090	2,189
August 2025	7.2%	166	2,131	2,297
July 2025	7.6%	174	2,102	2,276
June 2025	6.6%	144	2,044	2,188
May 2025	4.8%	102	2,009	2,111
April 2025	4.9%	108	2,098	2,206
March 2025	4.1%	92	2,154	2,246
February 2025	4.9%	108	2,109	2,217
January 2025	4.9%	108	2,097	2,205
December 2024	4.8%	106	2,100	2,206
November 2024	4.6%	102	2,113	2,215
October 2024	3.9%	87	2,123	2,210

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.6%	123	2,086	2,209
2024	4.2%	94	2,146	2,240
2023	3.9%	86	2,135	2,221
2022	4.5%	98	2,103	2,201
2021	5.1%	115	2,134	2,249
2020	7.3%	167	2,108	2,275
2019	6.9%	161	2,181	2,342
2018	7.3%	169	2,160	2,329
2017	7.8%	183	2,160	2,343
2016	8.4%	193	2,100	2,293

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 Todd County

0.0 per 100,0002020. South Dakota: 501.4.

39.1 per 100,0002020. South Dakota: 1,956.7.

0murders2020, 0 violent crimes in all.

2020 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
2020	0	0.0	4	39.1
2019	0	0.0	2	19.4

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Todd County Sheriff's Office	2020	0	4	10,236

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

0.22 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 9,142 people.

2sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

0civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Todd County Sheriff's Office	2	0	9,142

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	2	0.22	0	1
2024	0	0.00	0	1
2023	0	0.00	0	1
2022	0	0.00	0	1
2021	0	0.00	0	1
2020	0	0.00	0	1
2019	0	0.00	0	1
2018	0	0.00	0	1
2017	1	0.10	1	1
2016	1	0.10	0	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 Todd County County Auditor?: Barbara DeSersa is the County Auditor of Todd County, South Dakota.
Who is the Todd County Coroner?: Robert Sedlmajer is the Coroner of Todd County, South Dakota.
Who is the Todd County Register of Deeds?: Kristin Assman is the Register of Deeds of Todd County, South Dakota.
Who is the Todd County Sheriff?: Robert Sedlmajer is the Sheriff of Todd County, South Dakota.
Who is the Todd County State's Attorney?: Alvin Pahlke is the State's Attorney of Todd County, South Dakota.
Who is the Todd County County Treasurer?: Candace Biggins is the County Treasurer of Todd County, South Dakota.
Who are the Todd County commissioners?: Gregg Grimshaw (County Commissioner); Stephanie Night Pipe (County Commissioner); Trent Poignee (County Commissioner); Marshall Tinant (County Commissioner); Patsy Valandra (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Todd County?: About 9,244 people, with a median age of 25.5; the median household income is $42,075 and 48.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Todd County?: 4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 86 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,134, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Todd County?: 5 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 1 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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