Who is the Yuma County Assessor?

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

Who is the Yuma County Clerk and Recorder?

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

Who is the Yuma County Coroner?

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

Who is the Yuma County Sheriff?

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

Who is the Yuma County Surveyor?

The office of Yuma County Surveyor is vacant. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Yuma County Treasurer?

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

Who are the Yuma County commissioners?

Adam Gates (District 1); Scott Weaver (District 2); Mike Leerar (District 3).

What is the population of Yuma County?

About 9,979 people, with a median age of 40.5; the median household income is $60,545 and 17.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Yuma County?

2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 151 people unemployed in a labor force of 5,173, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Yuma County?

28 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 4 school district and 20 special district governments.

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

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

Yuma 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	Adam Gates Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Scott Weaver Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Mike Leerar Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Cindy Taylor Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder	Beverly Wenger Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Javan Jones Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Todd Combs Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Surveyor	Vacant source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Chrystal Hammond Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Yuma County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 28 local governments in Yuma 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)	4	0
Special districts (elected boards)	20	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 Yuma County

9,979people

40.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$60,545 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

17.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

25.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$211,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

16.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

15.7%U.S.: 8.4%

50.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

31.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 30.3% · White 66.9% · Black 0.3% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 2.6% (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 Yuma County

2.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.5%. Colorado: 4.4%.

151people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

5,022people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

5,173in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.9%	151	5,022	5,173
August 2026	2.7%	147	5,220	5,367
July 2026	2.4%	123	4,930	5,053
June 2026	2.3%	118	4,979	5,097
May 2026	2.1%	109	5,046	5,155
April 2026	1.9%	95	4,993	5,088
March 2026	2.2%	109	4,845	4,954
February 2026	2.7%	130	4,614	4,744
January 2026	2.7%	124	4,460	4,584
December 2025	1.8%	89	4,894	4,983
November 2025	2.3%	112	4,668	4,780
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.5%	127	4,930	5,057
August 2025	2.4%	122	5,015	5,137
July 2025	2.4%	122	4,953	5,075
June 2025	2.4%	125	5,068	5,193
May 2025	2.4%	127	5,178	5,305
April 2025	2.4%	127	5,135	5,262
March 2025	2.7%	144	5,164	5,308
February 2025	3.2%	160	4,861	5,021
January 2025	3.0%	148	4,762	4,910
December 2024	2.3%	120	5,087	5,207
November 2024	3.2%	156	4,729	4,885
October 2024	2.6%	142	5,332	5,474

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.5%	128	4,966	5,094
2024	2.7%	141	5,104	5,245
2023	2.1%	110	5,013	5,123
2022	2.2%	111	5,046	5,157
2021	3.1%	160	4,965	5,125
2020	2.7%	144	5,115	5,259
2019	1.6%	93	5,663	5,756
2018	2.0%	110	5,522	5,632
2017	1.6%	83	5,249	5,332
2016	2.1%	109	5,075	5,184

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 Yuma County

79.3 per 100,0002025. Colorado: 421.7.

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

0murders2025, 8 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	8	79.3	38	376.8
2020	11	110.5	84	844.1
2019	9	90.2	64	641.7

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Yuma County Sheriff's Office	2025	3	18	4,238
Yuma Police Department	2025	5	16	3,474
Wray Police Department	2025	0	4	2,374

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

2.28 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 10,086 people.

23sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

7civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Yuma County Sheriff's Office	10	4	4,238
Yuma Police Department	8	2	3,474
Wray Police Department	5	1	2,374

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	23	2.28	7	3
2024	25	2.52	9	3
2023	19	1.92	11	3
2022	22	2.22	10	3
2021	34	3.43	6	3
2020	23	2.31	16	3
2019	18	1.80	17	3
2018	28	2.78	5	3
2016	22	2.16	17	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 Yuma County Assessor?: Cindy Taylor (Republican) is the Assessor of Yuma County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Yuma County Clerk and Recorder?: Beverly Wenger (Republican) is the Clerk and Recorder of Yuma County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Yuma County Coroner?: Javan Jones (Republican) is the Coroner of Yuma County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Yuma County Sheriff?: Todd Combs (Republican) is the Sheriff of Yuma County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Yuma County Surveyor?: The office of Yuma County Surveyor is vacant. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Yuma County Treasurer?: Chrystal Hammond (Republican) is the Treasurer of Yuma County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Yuma County commissioners?: Adam Gates (District 1); Scott Weaver (District 2); Mike Leerar (District 3).
What is the population of Yuma County?: About 9,979 people, with a median age of 40.5; the median household income is $60,545 and 17.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Yuma County?: 2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 151 people unemployed in a labor force of 5,173, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Yuma County?: 28 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 4 school district and 20 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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