Who is the Baca County Assessor?

Crista Figgins is the Assessor of Baca County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Baca County Clerk and Recorder?

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

Who is the Baca County Coroner?

Everett Brisendine (Republican) is the Coroner of Baca County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Baca County Sheriff?

Aaron Shiplett (Republican) is the Sheriff of Baca County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Baca County Treasurer?

Jozy Stegman (Republican) is the Treasurer of Baca County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Baca County commissioners?

Race Chenoweth (District 1); Shiloh Freed (District 2); Troy Bishop (District 3).

What is the population of Baca County?

About 3,428 people, with a median age of 43; the median household income is $46,215 and 24.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Baca County?

3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 51 people unemployed in a labor force of 1,560, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Baca County?

30 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 5 school district and 18 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Baca County: 8 seats on 6 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Baca 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	Race Chenoweth Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Shiloh Freed Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Troy Bishop Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Crista Figgins source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder	Sharon Dubois Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Everett Brisendine Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Aaron Shiplett Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Jozy Stegman Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Baca County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 30 local governments in Baca 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	6	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	18	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 Baca County

3,428people

43median ageU.S.: 38.9

$46,215 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

24.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

24.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$122,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

0.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.4%U.S.: 8.4%

49.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

34.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 10.9% · White 82.8% · Black 0.4% · Asian 2.6% · Other or more than one race 3.3% (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 Baca County

3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.0%. Colorado: 4.4%.

51people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

1,509people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

1,560in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.3%	51	1,509	1,560
August 2026	3.3%	53	1,554	1,607
July 2026	2.9%	44	1,454	1,498
June 2026	2.6%	40	1,495	1,535
May 2026	2.4%	37	1,535	1,572
April 2026	2.1%	33	1,537	1,570
March 2026	2.6%	40	1,486	1,526
February 2026	3.4%	50	1,433	1,483
January 2026	3.5%	51	1,392	1,443
December 2025	2.7%	41	1,503	1,544
November 2025	3.2%	48	1,432	1,480
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.0%	46	1,504	1,550
August 2025	2.8%	44	1,509	1,553
July 2025	3.1%	47	1,491	1,538
June 2025	3.0%	48	1,554	1,602
May 2025	2.8%	47	1,609	1,656
April 2025	2.9%	49	1,615	1,664
March 2025	3.6%	61	1,623	1,684
February 2025	4.0%	65	1,547	1,612
January 2025	3.8%	60	1,525	1,585
December 2024	3.2%	53	1,610	1,663
November 2024	4.0%	63	1,493	1,556
October 2024	3.2%	56	1,678	1,734

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.2%	51	1,537	1,588
2024	3.3%	55	1,607	1,662
2023	2.5%	41	1,601	1,642
2022	2.1%	35	1,617	1,652
2021	2.8%	47	1,608	1,655
2020	2.7%	46	1,657	1,703
2019	2.0%	35	1,727	1,762
2018	2.1%	37	1,730	1,767
2017	1.8%	31	1,692	1,723
2016	1.9%	33	1,664	1,697

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 Baca County

80.8 per 100,0002021. Colorado: 480.4.

430.9 per 100,0002021. Colorado: 3,146.5.

0murders2021, 3 violent crimes in all.

2021 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
2021	3	80.8	16	430.9
2019	5	132.4	5	132.4
2018	7	186.2	10	266.0

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Baca County Sheriff's Office	2021	2	3	1,618
Springfield Police Department	2025	1	4	1,292
Walsh Police Department	2023	0	0	533

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

2.69 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 3,345 people.

9sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

10civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Baca County Sheriff's Office	5	9	1,542
Springfield Police Department	4	1	1,292
Walsh Police Department	0	0	511

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	9	2.69	10	3
2024	8	2.40	9	3
2023	8	2.34	13	3
2021	8	2.30	10	3
2019	8	2.26	8	3
2018	8	2.27	9	3
2017	9	2.56	8	3
2016	11	3.07	8	4

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 Baca County Assessor?: Crista Figgins is the Assessor of Baca County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baca County Clerk and Recorder?: Sharon Dubois (Democratic) is the Clerk and Recorder of Baca County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baca County Coroner?: Everett Brisendine (Republican) is the Coroner of Baca County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baca County Sheriff?: Aaron Shiplett (Republican) is the Sheriff of Baca County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baca County Treasurer?: Jozy Stegman (Republican) is the Treasurer of Baca County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Baca County commissioners?: Race Chenoweth (District 1); Shiloh Freed (District 2); Troy Bishop (District 3).
What is the population of Baca County?: About 3,428 people, with a median age of 43; the median household income is $46,215 and 24.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Baca County?: 3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 51 people unemployed in a labor force of 1,560, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Baca County?: 30 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 5 school district and 18 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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