Who is the Washington County Assessor?

Russell Hill is the Assessor of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washington County Circuit Clerk?

Kyle Sylvester (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washington County Collector?

Angela Wood is the Collector of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washington County County Clerk?

Becky Lewallen is the County Clerk of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washington County County Judge?

Patrick Deakins is the County Judge of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washington County Sheriff?

Jay Cantrell (Republican) is the Sheriff of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washington County Treasurer?

Bobby Hill is the Treasurer of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Washington County commissioners?

Bradley Bruns (Justice of the Peace, District 1); David Wilson (Justice of the Peace, District 2); Robert Massingill (Justice of the Peace, District 3); Vladimir Lopez (Justice of the Peace, District 4); Kyle S Lyons (Justice of the Peace, District 5); Lisa Ecke (Justice of the Peace, District 6); Charles Dean (Justice of the Peace, District 7); Beth Coger (Justice of the Peace, District 9); Robert E. Dennis (Justice of the Peace, District 10); Willie E. Leming (Justice of the Peace, District 13); Gary Ricker (Justice of the Peace, District 14); Butch Pond (Justice of the Peace, District 15).

What is the population of Washington County?

About 256,765 people, with a median age of 32.5; the median household income is $70,639 and 14.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Washington County?

3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 4,531 people unemployed in a labor force of 144,455, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Washington County?

35 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 8 school district and 13 special district governments.

Washington County, AR elected officials: the quorum court, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Washington County: 19 seats on 8 elected bodies. 19 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Quorum Court

Washington County Quorum Court

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Justice of the Peace, District 1	Bradley Bruns source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 2	David Wilson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 3	Robert Massingill Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 4	Vladimir Lopez source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 5	Kyle S Lyons Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 6	Lisa Ecke source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 7	Charles Dean source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 9	Beth Coger Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 10	Robert E. Dennis Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 13	Willie E. Leming Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 14	Gary Ricker source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 15	Butch Pond source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Russell Hill source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Circuit Clerk	Kyle Sylvester Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Collector	Angela Wood source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Becky Lewallen source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Judge	Patrick Deakins source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Jay Cantrell Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Bobby Hill source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Washington County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 35 local governments in Washington 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	13	0
School districts (school boards)	8	0
Special districts (elected boards)	13	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 Washington County

256,765people

32.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$70,639 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

14.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

35.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$298,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

12.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

12.4%U.S.: 8.4%

44.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

21%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 18.6% · White 59.9% · Black 3% · Asian 2.4% · Other or more than one race 16.1% (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 Washington County

3.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.5%. Arkansas: 3.7%.

4,531people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

139,924people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

144,455in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.1%	4,531	139,924	144,455
August 2026	2.9%	4,233	139,332	143,565
July 2026	3.7%	5,309	139,646	144,955
June 2026	3.7%	5,427	139,780	145,207
May 2026	3.0%	4,353	138,773	143,126
April 2026	2.7%	3,876	138,495	142,371
March 2026	3.3%	4,650	137,058	141,708
February 2026	3.6%	5,111	136,379	141,490
January 2026	4.0%	5,607	133,198	138,805
December 2025	3.2%	4,560	136,115	140,675
November 2025	3.4%	4,798	136,353	141,151
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.5%	4,923	135,149	140,072
August 2025	3.5%	4,907	134,651	139,558
July 2025	3.8%	5,276	135,240	140,516
June 2025	3.6%	5,050	134,173	139,223
May 2025	3.1%	4,269	133,471	137,740
April 2025	2.8%	3,907	134,436	138,343
March 2025	3.1%	4,298	132,569	136,867
February 2025	3.5%	4,818	131,523	136,341
January 2025	3.3%	4,469	130,249	134,718
December 2024	2.8%	3,809	131,218	135,027
November 2024	2.7%	3,602	131,445	135,047
October 2024	2.4%	3,302	131,755	135,057

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.4%	4,661	133,994	138,655
2024	2.8%	3,722	130,030	133,752
2023	2.5%	3,248	127,230	130,478
2022	2.4%	3,113	124,499	127,612
2021	3.1%	3,780	118,197	121,977
2020	4.9%	5,888	114,730	120,618
2019	2.5%	3,040	117,282	120,322
2018	2.7%	3,192	115,154	118,346
2017	2.7%	3,174	113,677	116,851
2016	2.9%	3,278	111,174	114,452

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. Arkansas's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.9% 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 Washington County

344.1 per 100,0002025. Arkansas: 531.8.

1,313.7 per 100,0002025. Arkansas: 1,644.9.

2murders2025, 668 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	668	344.1	2,550	1,313.7
2024	692	363.7	3,023	1,588.8
2023	705	380.0	3,994	2,152.7
2022	742	416.4	4,816	2,702.5
2021	780	455.1	5,357	3,125.8
2020	790	468.7	5,660	3,358.3
2019	682	411.4	4,974	3,000.2
2018	765	470.8	4,725	2,907.7
2017	817	510.6	5,133	3,207.8
2016	751	476.3	4,767	3,023.1

By police agency (11)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Fayetteville Police Department	2025	468	1,996	105,335
Washington County Sheriff's Office	2025	124	270	43,046
Farmington Police Department	2025	14	40	11,345
Tontitown Police Department	2025	9	67	9,067
Prairie Grove Police Department	2025	9	49	8,998
Elkins Police Department	2025	16	25	4,129
Johnson Police Department	2025	11	56	3,729
Lincoln Police Department	2025	9	25	2,393
Goshen Police Department	2024	4	5	2,364
West Fork Police Department	2025	2	15	2,363
Greenland Police Department	2025	6	5	1,245

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 Arkansas · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.30 per 1,000 residents2025, 11 agencies serving 194,106 people.

446sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

167civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (11), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Washington County Sheriff's Office	192	108	43,046
Fayetteville Police Department	152	53	105,335
Tontitown Police Department	21	0	9,067
Farmington Police Department	19	1	11,345
Prairie Grove Police Department	16	2	8,998
Elkins Police Department	13	0	4,129
Johnson Police Department	9	2	3,729
Lincoln Police Department	8	0	2,393
West Fork Police Department	6	1	2,363
Greenland Police Department	5	0	1,245
Goshen Police Department	5	0	2,456

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	446	2.30	167	11
2024	399	2.10	187	11
2023	385	2.08	182	11
2020	340	2.02	195	9
2019	345	2.08	196	9
2018	341	2.10	204	9
2017	326	2.04	187	9
2016	326	2.07	172	9

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 Washington County Assessor?: Russell Hill is the Assessor of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washington County Circuit Clerk?: Kyle Sylvester (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washington County Collector?: Angela Wood is the Collector of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washington County County Clerk?: Becky Lewallen is the County Clerk of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washington County County Judge?: Patrick Deakins is the County Judge of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washington County Sheriff?: Jay Cantrell (Republican) is the Sheriff of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washington County Treasurer?: Bobby Hill is the Treasurer of Washington County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Washington County commissioners?: Bradley Bruns (Justice of the Peace, District 1); David Wilson (Justice of the Peace, District 2); Robert Massingill (Justice of the Peace, District 3); Vladimir Lopez (Justice of the Peace, District 4); Kyle S Lyons (Justice of the Peace, District 5); Lisa Ecke (Justice of the Peace, District 6); Charles Dean (Justice of the Peace, District 7); Beth Coger (Justice of the Peace, District 9); Robert E. Dennis (Justice of the Peace, District 10); Willie E. Leming (Justice of the Peace, District 13); Gary Ricker (Justice of the Peace, District 14); Butch Pond (Justice of the Peace, District 15).
What is the population of Washington County?: About 256,765 people, with a median age of 32.5; the median household income is $70,639 and 14.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Washington County?: 3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 4,531 people unemployed in a labor force of 144,455, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Washington County?: 35 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 8 school district and 13 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from Arkansas Legislative Audit's latest audit report for each county (the officers who held office at the end of that year); for justices of the peace, the county's own quorum court page where it has a current one, and otherwise, as for coroners and surveyors, the Secretary of State's certified results of each seat's last election on Arkansas Tally ENR (officials appointed since then may differ). A county's quorum court is shown only when at least three quarters of its districts' justices are known; 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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