Who is the Arapahoe County Assessor?

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

Who is the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder?

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

Who is the Arapahoe County Coroner?

Kelly C. Lear (Democratic) is the Coroner of Arapahoe County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Arapahoe County Sheriff?

Tyler S. Brown (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Arapahoe County Treasurer?

Michael R. Westerberg (Democratic) is the Treasurer of Arapahoe County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Arapahoe County commissioners?

Carrie Warren-Gully (District 1); Jeff Baker (District 3); Leslie Summey (District 4); Rhonda Fields (District 5); Jessica Campbell (District 2).

What is the population of Arapahoe County?

About 659,844 people, with a median age of 37.3; the median household income is $101,087 and 8.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Arapahoe County?

4.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 16,009 people unemployed in a labor force of 371,702, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Arapahoe County?

344 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 12 municipal, 7 school district and 324 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Arapahoe County: 10 seats on 6 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Arapahoe 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	Carrie Warren-Gully Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 3	Jeff Baker Republican source
County Commissioner, District 4	Leslie Summey Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Rhonda Fields Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 2	Jessica Campbell source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	PK Kaiser Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder	Joan Lopez Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Kelly C. Lear Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Tyler S. Brown Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Michael R. Westerberg Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Arapahoe County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 344 local governments in Arapahoe 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	12	0
School districts (school boards)	7	0
Special districts (elected boards)	324	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 Arapahoe County

659,844people

37.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$101,087 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

46.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$561,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

16.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9.3%U.S.: 8.4%

56.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

29.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 21.7% · White 55.2% · Black 10.5% · Asian 6% · Other or more than one race 6.6% (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 Arapahoe County

4.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.8%. Colorado: 4.4%.

16,009people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

355,693people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

371,702in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.3%	16,009	355,693	371,702
August 2026	4.5%	16,812	353,015	369,827
July 2026	4.1%	15,251	359,072	374,323
June 2026	3.9%	14,421	354,891	369,312
May 2026	3.6%	13,394	355,422	368,816
April 2026	3.5%	12,755	355,124	367,879
March 2026	3.7%	13,621	355,444	369,065
February 2026	4.2%	15,759	355,160	370,919
January 2026	4.1%	15,474	357,857	373,331
December 2025	3.5%	13,181	363,254	376,435
November 2025	3.8%	14,262	365,703	379,965
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.8%	14,378	367,356	381,734
August 2025	3.8%	14,641	366,211	380,852
July 2025	4.0%	15,265	366,048	381,313
June 2025	4.0%	15,162	365,592	380,754
May 2025	3.9%	14,698	362,826	377,524
April 2025	3.9%	14,743	363,714	378,457
March 2025	4.1%	15,372	361,056	376,428
February 2025	4.4%	16,655	361,089	377,744
January 2025	4.3%	16,234	362,676	378,910
December 2024	4.0%	15,267	362,142	377,409
November 2024	4.2%	16,135	364,472	380,607
October 2024	4.1%	15,655	364,410	380,065

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.9%	14,963	364,139	379,102
2024	4.0%	15,221	362,634	377,855
2023	3.2%	12,116	363,610	375,726
2022	3.1%	11,609	360,820	372,429
2021	5.8%	21,417	346,728	368,145
2020	7.4%	26,439	332,596	359,035
2019	2.6%	9,447	352,627	362,074
2018	3.0%	10,648	346,762	357,410
2017	2.6%	8,968	339,482	348,450
2016	2.9%	10,002	329,943	339,945

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 Arapahoe County

338.8 per 100,0002024. Colorado: 494.5.

2,764.6 per 100,0002024. Colorado: 2,683.2.

8murders2024, 1,109 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	1,109	338.8	9,049	2,764.6
2023	1,085	337.7	9,810	3,053.4
2022	1,140	355.0	11,856	3,691.8
2021	996	313.1	10,607	3,334.0
2020	723	218.8	10,235	3,096.8
2019	632	190.4	8,909	2,684.1
2018	840	252.6	9,883	2,972.2
2017	697	213.1	9,102	2,783.3
2016	655	201.3	7,686	2,362.6

By police agency (10)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Centennial Police Department	2025	178	1,425	109,020
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office	2025	279	1,476	108,141
Littleton Police Department	2025	106	929	44,702
Englewood Police Department	2025	233	1,491	35,656
Greenwood Village Police Department	2025	53	766	15,201
Cherry Hills Village Police Department	2025	0	54	6,330
Sheridan Police Department	2025	41	359	5,890
Glendale Police Department	2025	88	689	4,432
Columbine Valley Police Department	2024	2	11	1,740
Bow Mar Police Department	2023	0	16	823

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

2.61 per 1,000 residents2023, 10 agencies serving 321,286 people.

838sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.

377civilian staff2023, full-time.

2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (10), 2023

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office	386	185	104,204
Centennial Police Department	141	56	104,724
Englewood Police Department	78	42	33,653
Littleton Police Department	73	37	44,345
Greenwood Village Police Department	67	28	15,225
Glendale Police Department	30	22	4,445
Sheridan Police Department	33	2	5,905
Cherry Hills Village Police Department	24	5	6,255
Columbine Valley Police Department	6	0	1,707
Bow Mar Police Department	0	0	823

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2023	838	2.61	377	10
2021	834	2.62	334	10
2020	883	2.67	311	10
2019	682	2.05	461	10
2018	803	2.41	301	10

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 Arapahoe County Assessor?: PK Kaiser (Democratic) is the Assessor of Arapahoe County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder?: Joan Lopez (Democratic) is the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Arapahoe County Coroner?: Kelly C. Lear (Democratic) is the Coroner of Arapahoe County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Arapahoe County Sheriff?: Tyler S. Brown (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Arapahoe County Treasurer?: Michael R. Westerberg (Democratic) is the Treasurer of Arapahoe County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Arapahoe County commissioners?: Carrie Warren-Gully (District 1); Jeff Baker (District 3); Leslie Summey (District 4); Rhonda Fields (District 5); Jessica Campbell (District 2).
What is the population of Arapahoe County?: About 659,844 people, with a median age of 37.3; the median household income is $101,087 and 8.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Arapahoe County?: 4.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 16,009 people unemployed in a labor force of 371,702, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Arapahoe County?: 344 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 12 municipal, 7 school district and 324 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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