Who is the Butte County Assessor?

Alyssa Douglass is the Assessor of Butte County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Butte County District Attorney?

Michael Ramsey is the District Attorney of Butte County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Butte County Sheriff-Coroner?

Kory Honea is the Sheriff-Coroner of Butte County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Butte County commissioners?

Bill Connelly (Supervisor, District 1); Peter Durfee (Supervisor, District 2); Tami Ritter (Supervisor, District 3); Tod Kimmelshue (Supervisor, District 4); Doug Teeter (Supervisor, District 5).

What is the population of Butte County?

About 207,929 people, with a median age of 36.2; the median household income is $67,928 and 19.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Butte County?

5.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 5,360 people unemployed in a labor force of 90,577, against 6.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Butte County?

71 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 14 school district and 51 special district governments.

Butte County, CA elected officials: supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Butte County: 8 seats on 4 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Supervisors

Butte County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
Supervisor, District 1	Bill Connelly source
Supervisor, District 2	Peter Durfee source
Supervisor, District 3	Tami Ritter source
Supervisor, District 4	Tod Kimmelshue source
Supervisor, District 5	Doug Teeter source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Alyssa Douglass source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney	Michael Ramsey source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff-Coroner	Kory Honea source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Butte County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 71 local governments in Butte 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	5	0
School districts (school boards)	14	0
Special districts (elected boards)	51	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 (1 in Butte County), 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 Butte County

207,929people

36.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$67,928 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

19.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

31.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$424,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

7.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

8.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.4%U.S.: 8.4%

60%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

34.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 20% · White 65.1% · Black 1.7% · Asian 5.5% · Other or more than one race 7.6% (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 Butte County

5.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 6.1%. California: 5.1%.

5,360people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

85,217people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

90,577in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	5.9%	5,360	85,217	90,577
August 2026	6.2%	5,573	84,046	89,619
July 2026	6.1%	5,395	82,586	87,981
June 2026	5.9%	5,274	83,746	89,020
May 2026	5.2%	4,709	85,133	89,842
April 2026	5.7%	5,101	85,109	90,210
March 2026	6.1%	5,535	85,350	90,885
February 2026	6.4%	5,880	85,415	91,295
January 2026	6.6%	5,920	83,746	89,666
December 2025	5.9%	5,344	85,649	90,993
November 2025	6.1%	5,612	86,365	91,977
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	6.1%	5,587	86,444	92,031
August 2025	6.4%	5,881	85,506	91,387
July 2025	6.7%	5,953	83,412	89,365
June 2025	6.4%	5,801	85,349	91,150
May 2025	5.5%	5,063	87,401	92,464
April 2025	5.9%	5,411	86,792	92,203
March 2025	6.4%	5,931	86,900	92,831
February 2025	6.5%	5,960	86,139	92,099
January 2025	6.5%	5,916	85,215	91,131
December 2024	5.7%	5,246	86,115	91,361
November 2024	5.7%	5,270	86,625	91,895
October 2024	5.6%	5,123	87,118	92,241

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	6.2%	5,678	85,925	91,603
2024	5.9%	5,406	86,310	91,716
2023	5.2%	4,744	86,411	91,155
2022	4.6%	4,117	85,917	90,034
2021	6.9%	6,272	84,057	90,329
2020	9.5%	8,678	82,770	91,448
2019	5.2%	5,016	91,127	96,143
2018	5.1%	5,130	94,712	99,842
2017	5.9%	5,925	94,319	100,244
2016	6.7%	6,728	93,130	99,858

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. California's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.1% 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 Butte County

627.0 per 100,0002024. California: 475.3.

1,655.8 per 100,0002024. California: 1,964.9.

8murders2024, 1,326 violent crimes in all.

2024 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
2024	1,326	627.0	3,502	1,655.8
2023	1,332	638.4	3,966	1,900.7
2022	1,284	615.2	3,608	1,728.8
2020	1,065	486.7	4,102	1,874.4
2019	1,016	440.3	4,942	2,141.7
2018	1,205	526.5	5,342	2,334.0
2017	907	398.2	6,758	2,966.9
2016	782	347.6	6,691	2,974.1

By police agency (6)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Chico Police Department	2025	677	1,861	102,829
Butte County Sheriff's Office	2025	247	505	65,255
Oroville Police Department	2025	173	686	19,632
Paradise Police Department	2025	34	96	10,570
Gridley Police Department	2025	27	106	7,342
Biggs Police Department	2024	0	0	1,910

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 California · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.16 per 1,000 residents2024, 5 agencies serving 209,590 people.

244sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

263civilian staff2024, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (5), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Butte County Sheriff's Office	83	162	72,449
Chico Police Department	105	61	100,831
Oroville Police Department	23	22	19,270
Paradise Police Department	18	11	9,809
Gridley Police Department	15	7	7,231

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	244	1.16	263	5
2023	229	1.11	261	5
2022	230	1.11	256	5
2021	240	1.14	238	5
2020	242	1.12	248	5

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 Butte County Assessor?: Alyssa Douglass is the Assessor of Butte County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Butte County District Attorney?: Michael Ramsey is the District Attorney of Butte County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Butte County Sheriff-Coroner?: Kory Honea is the Sheriff-Coroner of Butte County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Butte County commissioners?: Bill Connelly (Supervisor, District 1); Peter Durfee (Supervisor, District 2); Tami Ritter (Supervisor, District 3); Tod Kimmelshue (Supervisor, District 4); Doug Teeter (Supervisor, District 5).
What is the population of Butte County?: About 207,929 people, with a median age of 36.2; the median household income is $67,928 and 19.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Butte County?: 5.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 5,360 people unemployed in a labor force of 90,577, against 6.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Butte County?: 71 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 14 school district and 51 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Secretary of State's California Roster; 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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