Who is the Adams County Assessor?

Ken Musso (Democratic) is the Assessor of Adams County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Adams County Clerk and Recorder?

Josh Zygielbaum (Democratic) is the Clerk and Recorder of Adams County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Adams County Coroner?

Monica Broncucia-Jordan (Democratic) is the Coroner of Adams County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Adams County Sheriff?

Gene Claps (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Adams County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Adams County Surveyor?

Bryan Douglass is the Surveyor of Adams County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Adams County Treasurer?

Alex Villagran (Democratic) is the Treasurer of Adams County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Adams County commissioners?

Julie Duran Mullica (District 1); Kathy Henson (District 2); Emma Pinter (District 3); Steve O'Dorisio (District 4); Lynn Baca (District 5).

What is the population of Adams County?

About 530,225 people, with a median age of 34.8; the median household income is $94,571 and 9.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Adams County?

4.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 13,733 people unemployed in a labor force of 298,768, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Adams County?

359 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 7 school district and 344 special district governments.

Adams County, CO elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Adams County: 11 seats on 7 elected bodies. 8 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Adams County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Julie Duran Mullica Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 2	Kathy Henson Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 3	Emma Pinter Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Steve O'Dorisio Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Lynn Baca Democratic source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Ken Musso Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder	Josh Zygielbaum Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Monica Broncucia-Jordan Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Gene Claps Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Surveyor	Bryan Douglass source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Alex Villagran Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Adams County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 359 local governments in Adams 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	7	0
School districts (school boards)	7	0
Special districts (elected boards)	344	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 Adams County

530,225people

34.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$94,571 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

9.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

29%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$484,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

15.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

11.6%U.S.: 8.4%

57.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

33%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 42.8% · White 45.2% · Black 3.3% · Asian 3.8% · Other or more than one race 4.9% (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 Adams County

4.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.0%. Colorado: 4.4%.

13,733people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

285,035people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

298,768in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.6%	13,733	285,035	298,768
August 2026	4.8%	14,297	283,214	297,511
July 2026	4.4%	13,171	287,388	300,559
June 2026	4.2%	12,569	284,141	296,710
May 2026	3.9%	11,639	284,490	296,129
April 2026	3.8%	11,161	284,292	295,453
March 2026	4.1%	12,030	284,266	296,296
February 2026	4.7%	13,894	284,036	297,930
January 2026	4.6%	13,736	285,852	299,588
December 2025	3.8%	11,554	290,595	302,149
November 2025	3.9%	12,018	292,318	304,336
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.0%	12,267	294,080	306,347
August 2025	4.1%	12,408	293,282	305,690
July 2025	4.3%	13,069	292,913	305,982
June 2025	4.2%	12,969	292,658	305,627
May 2025	4.2%	12,662	290,631	303,293
April 2025	4.2%	12,625	291,379	304,004
March 2025	4.4%	13,356	289,364	302,720
February 2025	4.8%	14,530	289,206	303,736
January 2025	4.7%	14,175	290,326	304,501
December 2024	4.4%	13,336	290,000	303,336
November 2024	4.5%	13,724	291,465	305,189
October 2024	4.3%	13,289	292,338	305,627

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.2%	12,876	291,523	304,399
2024	4.3%	13,035	290,535	303,570
2023	3.4%	10,046	289,560	299,606
2022	3.2%	9,568	285,012	294,580
2021	6.0%	17,301	271,904	289,205
2020	7.2%	20,317	260,093	280,410
2019	2.7%	7,703	274,489	282,192
2018	3.1%	8,580	268,679	277,259
2017	2.7%	7,327	261,743	269,070
2016	3.3%	8,621	253,258	261,879

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. Colorado's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.1% 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 Adams County

514.6 per 100,0002025. Colorado: 421.7.

2,383.3 per 100,0002025. Colorado: 2,143.6.

53murders2025, 5,507 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	5,507	514.6	25,507	2,383.3
2022	7,160	690.6	39,020	3,763.6
2021	6,870	659.1	39,326	3,772.7
2020	6,025	583.5	34,119	3,304.1
2019	5,072	495.4	30,459	2,975.0
2018	5,128	508.0	30,871	3,058.5
2017	4,603	461.0	30,786	3,083.0
2016	4,022	406.4	30,619	3,093.5

By police agency (9)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Aurora Police Department	2025	3,092	9,962	407,319
Thornton Police Department	2025	360	3,323	147,837
Arvada Police Department	2025	373	2,770	121,261
Westminster Police Department	2025	326	3,316	114,969
Adams County Sheriff's Office	2025	382	2,126	101,425
Commerce City Police Department	2025	536	1,778	72,244
Brighton Police Department	2025	216	1,036	44,307
Northglenn Police Department	2025	140	880	38,352
Federal Heights Police Department	2025	82	316	13,867

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 Colorado · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.93 per 1,000 residents2025, 9 agencies serving 1,061,581 people.

2,051sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

827civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (9), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Aurora Police Department	722	229	407,319
Adams County Sheriff's Office	417	240	101,425
Thornton Police Department	243	62	147,837
Westminster Police Department	187	91	114,969
Arvada Police Department	159	56	121,261
Commerce City Police Department	109	58	72,244
Brighton Police Department	112	38	44,307
Northglenn Police Department	75	38	38,352
Federal Heights Police Department	27	15	13,867

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	2,051	1.93	827	9
2024	1,959	1.87	777	9
2023	1,914	1.84	714	9
2021	1,939	1.88	673	9
2020	2,002	1.95	675	9
2019	1,950	1.92	686	9
2018	1,917	1.92	621	9
2017	1,835	1.85	589	9
2016	1,780	1.81	600	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 Adams County Assessor?: Ken Musso (Democratic) is the Assessor of Adams County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Adams County Clerk and Recorder?: Josh Zygielbaum (Democratic) is the Clerk and Recorder of Adams County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Adams County Coroner?: Monica Broncucia-Jordan (Democratic) is the Coroner of Adams County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Adams County Sheriff?: Gene Claps (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Adams County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Adams County Surveyor?: Bryan Douglass is the Surveyor of Adams County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Adams County Treasurer?: Alex Villagran (Democratic) is the Treasurer of Adams County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Adams County commissioners?: Julie Duran Mullica (District 1); Kathy Henson (District 2); Emma Pinter (District 3); Steve O'Dorisio (District 4); Lynn Baca (District 5).
What is the population of Adams County?: About 530,225 people, with a median age of 34.8; the median household income is $94,571 and 9.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Adams County?: 4.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 13,733 people unemployed in a labor force of 298,768, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Adams County?: 359 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 7 school district and 344 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Colorado Secretary of State's 2023-2024 Biennial Abstract directory of county officers, with districts and parties from the Secretary of State's certified 2022 and 2024 general election results; officials appointed since it was published may differ; 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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