Who is the Delta County Assessor?

Jolene George (Republican) is the Assessor of Delta County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Delta County Clerk and Recorder?

Teri A. Stephenson (Republican) is the Clerk and Recorder of Delta County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Delta County Coroner?

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

Who is the Delta County Sheriff?

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

Who is the Delta County Surveyor?

Ken Schaaf is the Surveyor of Delta County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Delta County Treasurer?

Lisa J. Tafoya (Republican) is the Treasurer of Delta County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Delta County commissioners?

Mike Lane (District 1); Craig Fuller (District 2); Wendell Koontz (District 3).

What is the population of Delta County?

About 31,598 people, with a median age of 48.1; the median household income is $57,774 and 14% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Delta County?

5.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 661 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,275, against 5.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Delta County?

33 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 1 school district and 25 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Delta County: 9 seats on 7 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Delta 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	Mike Lane Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Craig Fuller Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Wendell Koontz Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Jolene George Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder	Teri A. Stephenson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Lance Boren Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Mark Taylor Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Surveyor	Ken Schaaf source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Lisa J. Tafoya Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Delta County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 33 local governments in Delta 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)	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, 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 Delta County

31,598people

48.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$57,774 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

14%below the U.S.: 12.5%

26.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$343,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

12%U.S.: 8.4%

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

34.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 14.5% · White 79.8% · Black 0.7% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 4.6% (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 Delta County

5.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.2%. Colorado: 4.4%.

661people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

10,614people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

11,275in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	5.9%	661	10,614	11,275
August 2026	6.2%	701	10,596	11,297
July 2026	5.6%	636	10,680	11,316
June 2026	5.2%	591	10,700	11,291
May 2026	4.7%	541	10,947	11,488
April 2026	4.4%	503	10,967	11,470
March 2026	5.2%	587	10,789	11,376
February 2026	6.3%	707	10,601	11,308
January 2026	6.2%	691	10,544	11,235
December 2025	5.0%	568	10,866	11,434
November 2025	5.1%	583	10,747	11,330
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.2%	607	10,965	11,572
August 2025	5.1%	591	10,889	11,480
July 2025	5.2%	606	11,051	11,657
June 2025	5.1%	597	11,210	11,807
May 2025	4.9%	578	11,306	11,884
April 2025	5.0%	596	11,358	11,954
March 2025	5.8%	684	11,205	11,889
February 2025	6.6%	781	11,020	11,801
January 2025	6.5%	758	10,924	11,682
December 2024	5.7%	672	11,134	11,806
November 2024	5.8%	680	10,970	11,650
October 2024	5.2%	630	11,534	12,164

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.4%	632	11,049	11,681
2024	5.4%	638	11,281	11,919
2023	4.5%	525	11,176	11,701
2022	4.3%	493	10,908	11,401
2021	6.8%	794	10,899	11,693
2020	7.2%	869	11,236	12,105
2019	3.8%	458	11,651	12,109
2018	4.4%	533	11,623	12,156
2017	4.2%	506	11,549	12,055
2016	5.5%	647	11,218	11,865

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 Delta County

79.8 per 100,0002025. Colorado: 421.7.

1,154.4 per 100,0002025. Colorado: 2,143.6.

0murders2025, 26 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	26	79.8	376	1,154.4
2024	30	93.1	480	1,489.0

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Delta County Sheriff's Office	2025	5	89	17,825
Delta Police Department	2025	14	246	9,851
Cedaredge Police Department	2025	2	20	2,470
Paonia Police Department	2025	0	10	1,467
Hotchkiss Police Department	2024	2	14	945

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

2.27 per 1,000 residents2025, 5 agencies serving 32,570 people.

74sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

60civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (5), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Delta County Sheriff's Office	38	48	17,825
Delta Police Department	18	9	9,851
Cedaredge Police Department	7	1	2,470
Paonia Police Department	6	1	1,467
Hotchkiss Police Department	5	1	957

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	74	2.27	60	5
2024	101	3.13	35	5
2023	75	2.35	48	5
2021	68	2.22	45	5
2020	64	2.06	43	5
2019	68	2.21	34	5
2018	63	2.06	40	5
2017	77	2.54	39	5
2016	64	2.15	36	5

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 Delta County Assessor?: Jolene George (Republican) is the Assessor of Delta County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Delta County Clerk and Recorder?: Teri A. Stephenson (Republican) is the Clerk and Recorder of Delta County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Delta County Coroner?: Lance Boren (Republican) is the Coroner of Delta County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Delta County Sheriff?: Mark Taylor (Republican) is the Sheriff of Delta County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Delta County Surveyor?: Ken Schaaf is the Surveyor of Delta County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Delta County Treasurer?: Lisa J. Tafoya (Republican) is the Treasurer of Delta County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Delta County commissioners?: Mike Lane (District 1); Craig Fuller (District 2); Wendell Koontz (District 3).
What is the population of Delta County?: About 31,598 people, with a median age of 48.1; the median household income is $57,774 and 14% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Delta County?: 5.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 661 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,275, against 5.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Delta County?: 33 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 1 school district and 25 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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