Who is the Chaffee County Assessor?

Rick Roberts (Unaffiliated) is the Assessor of Chaffee County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Chaffee County Clerk and Recorder?

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

Who is the Chaffee County Coroner?

Jeffery Graf (Democratic) is the Coroner of Chaffee County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Chaffee County Sheriff?

Andy Rohrich is the Sheriff of Chaffee County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Chaffee County Treasurer?

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

Who are the Chaffee County commissioners?

Gina Lucrezi (District 1); Dave Armstrong (District 2); P. T. Wood (District 3).

What is the population of Chaffee County?

About 20,178 people, with a median age of 48.7; the median household income is $84,132 and 8.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Chaffee County?

3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 386 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,011, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Chaffee County?

15 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 2 school district and 9 special district governments.

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

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

Chaffee 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	Gina Lucrezi Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 2	Dave Armstrong Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 3	P. T. Wood Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Rick Roberts Unaffiliated source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder	Lori Mitchell Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Jeffery Graf Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Andy Rohrich source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Dee Dee Copper Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Chaffee County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 15 local governments in Chaffee 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	3	0
School districts (school boards)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	9	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 Chaffee County

20,178people

48.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$84,132 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

47%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$665,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.5%U.S.: 8.4%

59.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

37%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 9.8% · White 84.2% · Black 1.2% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 4.2% (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 Chaffee County

3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.4%. Colorado: 4.4%.

386people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

9,625people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

10,011in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.9%	386	9,625	10,011
August 2026	4.0%	406	9,851	10,257
July 2026	3.4%	355	10,128	10,483
June 2026	3.2%	330	9,979	10,309
May 2026	3.1%	313	9,743	10,056
April 2026	2.9%	293	9,685	9,978
March 2026	3.3%	334	9,644	9,978
February 2026	4.1%	408	9,438	9,846
January 2026	4.0%	394	9,541	9,935
December 2025	3.0%	301	9,577	9,878
November 2025	3.4%	339	9,525	9,864
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.4%	345	9,785	10,130
August 2025	3.4%	357	10,036	10,393
July 2025	3.5%	366	10,205	10,571
June 2025	3.4%	357	10,179	10,536
May 2025	3.5%	352	9,732	10,084
April 2025	3.4%	338	9,707	10,045
March 2025	3.9%	387	9,566	9,953
February 2025	4.7%	460	9,411	9,871
January 2025	4.4%	439	9,433	9,872
December 2024	4.0%	397	9,491	9,888
November 2024	4.4%	429	9,392	9,821
October 2024	4.2%	410	9,333	9,743

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.6%	367	9,741	10,108
2024	3.8%	383	9,626	10,009
2023	3.1%	307	9,688	9,995
2022	2.8%	265	9,294	9,559
2021	4.5%	424	9,024	9,448
2020	6.0%	563	8,867	9,430
2019	2.3%	218	9,285	9,503
2018	2.5%	233	9,120	9,353
2017	2.2%	196	8,887	9,083
2016	2.5%	219	8,468	8,687

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 Chaffee County

113.5 per 100,0002025. Colorado: 421.7.

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

0murders2025, 24 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	24	113.5	74	349.8
2024	18	85.0	112	528.8
2023	16	77.5	137	663.8
2022	18	87.4	137	665.4
2021	32	154.7	185	894.2
2020	17	82.8	370	1,802.3
2019	10	49.4	264	1,304.5
2018	16	80.3	222	1,114.2
2017	12	62.5	282	1,468.4
2016	8	42.5	321	1,705.2

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Chaffee County Sheriff's Office	2025	20	24	11,874
Salida Police Department	2025	3	33	6,083
Buena Vista Police Department	2025	1	17	3,197

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 21,154 people.

57sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

51civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Chaffee County Sheriff's Office	28	42	11,874
Salida Police Department	20	4	6,083
Buena Vista Police Department	9	5	3,197

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	57	2.69	51	3
2024	56	2.64	43	3
2023	52	2.52	40	3
2022	52	2.53	41	3
2021	50	2.42	45	3
2020	47	2.29	35	3
2019	47	2.32	40	3
2018	48	2.41	37	3
2017	46	2.40	40	3
2016	43	2.28	37	3

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 Chaffee County Assessor?: Rick Roberts (Unaffiliated) is the Assessor of Chaffee County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Chaffee County Clerk and Recorder?: Lori Mitchell (Democratic) is the Clerk and Recorder of Chaffee County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Chaffee County Coroner?: Jeffery Graf (Democratic) is the Coroner of Chaffee County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Chaffee County Sheriff?: Andy Rohrich is the Sheriff of Chaffee County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Chaffee County Treasurer?: Dee Dee Copper (Republican) is the Treasurer of Chaffee County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Chaffee County commissioners?: Gina Lucrezi (District 1); Dave Armstrong (District 2); P. T. Wood (District 3).
What is the population of Chaffee County?: About 20,178 people, with a median age of 48.7; the median household income is $84,132 and 8.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Chaffee County?: 3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 386 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,011, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Chaffee County?: 15 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 2 school district and 9 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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