Who is the Del Norte County Assessor?

JENNIFER PERRY is the Assessor of Del Norte County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Del Norte County District Attorney?

KATHERINE MICKS is the District Attorney of Del Norte County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Del Norte County Sheriff-Coroner?

GARRETT SCOTT is the Sheriff-Coroner of Del Norte County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Del Norte County commissioners?

DARRIN SHORT (Supervisor, District 1); VALERIE STARKEY (Supervisor, District 2); CHRIS HOWARD (Supervisor, District 3); JOEY BORGES (Supervisor, District 4); DEAN WILSON (Supervisor, District 5).

What is the population of Del Norte County?

About 27,107 people, with a median age of 39.9; the median household income is $67,058 and 12.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Del Norte County?

6.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 564 people unemployed in a labor force of 9,403, against 6.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Del Norte County?

28 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 25 special district governments.

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

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

Del Norte County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
Supervisor, District 1	DARRIN SHORT source
Supervisor, District 2	VALERIE STARKEY source
Supervisor, District 3	CHRIS HOWARD source
Supervisor, District 4	JOEY BORGES source
Supervisor, District 5	DEAN WILSON source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	JENNIFER PERRY source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney	KATHERINE MICKS source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff-Coroner	GARRETT SCOTT source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Del Norte County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 28 local governments in Del Norte 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	1	0
School districts (school boards)	1	0
Special districts (elected boards)	25	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 Del Norte 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 Del Norte County

27,107people

39.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$67,058 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

21.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$342,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

6.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.5%U.S.: 8.4%

58.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 19.9% · White 59.9% · Black 2.5% · Asian 3.2% · Other or more than one race 14.5% (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 Del Norte County

6.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 6.2%. California: 5.1%.

564people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

8,839people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

9,403in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	6.0%	564	8,839	9,403
August 2026	6.5%	609	8,708	9,317
July 2026	6.1%	561	8,642	9,203
June 2026	5.9%	549	8,720	9,269
May 2026	5.6%	515	8,728	9,243
April 2026	6.1%	565	8,711	9,276
March 2026	6.4%	594	8,716	9,310
February 2026	6.6%	617	8,724	9,341
January 2026	7.0%	652	8,614	9,266
December 2025	6.8%	624	8,494	9,118
November 2025	6.6%	609	8,621	9,230
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	6.2%	578	8,781	9,359
August 2025	6.5%	608	8,732	9,340
July 2025	6.5%	597	8,597	9,194
June 2025	6.2%	576	8,726	9,302
May 2025	5.7%	526	8,744	9,270
April 2025	6.0%	550	8,654	9,204
March 2025	6.4%	588	8,624	9,212
February 2025	6.5%	598	8,554	9,152
January 2025	6.6%	608	8,535	9,143
December 2024	6.7%	598	8,392	8,990
November 2024	6.5%	589	8,459	9,048
October 2024	6.0%	556	8,665	9,221

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	6.4%	587	8,642	9,229
2024	6.2%	570	8,561	9,131
2023	6.0%	543	8,486	9,029
2022	5.6%	494	8,363	8,857
2021	8.1%	724	8,226	8,950
2020	10.1%	912	8,089	9,001
2019	6.2%	567	8,639	9,206
2018	6.0%	562	8,737	9,299
2017	6.9%	639	8,682	9,321
2016	8.0%	746	8,627	9,373

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 Del Norte County

484.7 per 100,0002025. California: 432.7.

1,413.0 per 100,0002025. California: 1,792.2.

0murders2025, 130 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	130	484.7	379	1,413.0
2024	123	460.8	437	1,637.2
2023	152	564.2	544	2,019.3
2022	170	595.9	576	2,019.0
2020	198	721.2	592	2,156.4
2019	107	389.0	735	2,672.2
2018	137	505.4	519	1,914.6
2017	151	552.2	576	2,106.5
2016	168	626.5	502	1,872.0

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Del Norte County Sheriff's Office	2025	72	158	20,677
Crescent City Police Department	2025	58	221	6,146

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

1.86 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 26,823 people.

50sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

33civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Del Norte County Sheriff's Office	35	32	20,677
Crescent City Police Department	15	1	6,146

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	50	1.86	33	2
2024	32	1.20	29	2
2023	28	1.04	36	2
2022	32	1.12	29	2
2021	30	1.08	31	2
2020	33	1.20	33	2
2019	32	1.16	32	2
2018	34	1.25	31	2
2017	33	1.21	31	2
2016	33	1.23	32	2

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 Del Norte County Assessor?: JENNIFER PERRY is the Assessor of Del Norte County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Del Norte County District Attorney?: KATHERINE MICKS is the District Attorney of Del Norte County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Del Norte County Sheriff-Coroner?: GARRETT SCOTT is the Sheriff-Coroner of Del Norte County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Del Norte County commissioners?: DARRIN SHORT (Supervisor, District 1); VALERIE STARKEY (Supervisor, District 2); CHRIS HOWARD (Supervisor, District 3); JOEY BORGES (Supervisor, District 4); DEAN WILSON (Supervisor, District 5).
What is the population of Del Norte County?: About 27,107 people, with a median age of 39.9; the median household income is $67,058 and 12.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Del Norte County?: 6.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 564 people unemployed in a labor force of 9,403, against 6.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Del Norte County?: 28 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 25 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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