Who is the Adams County County Attorney?

Andrew Knuth (Republican) is the County Attorney of Adams County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Adams County County Auditor?

Betsy Stormer is the County Auditor of Adams County, Iowa.

Who is the Adams County County Recorder?

Jamie Stargell (Republican) is the County Recorder of Adams County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Adams County Sheriff?

Alan Johannes (Republican) is the Sheriff of Adams County, Iowa.

Who is the Adams County County Treasurer?

Holly Schafer (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Adams County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Adams County commissioners?

Bobbi Baker-Maynes (County Supervisor, District 1); Tony Hardisty (County Supervisor, District 2); Scott Akin (County Supervisor, District 3); Leland Shipley (County Supervisor, District 4); Chris Standley (County Supervisor, District 5).

What is the population of Adams County?

About 3,622 people, with a median age of 46.3; the median household income is $71,875 and 9.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Adams County?

2.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 37 people unemployed in a labor force of 1,701, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Adams County?

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

Adams County, IA elected officials: county supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

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

Board of Supervisors

Adams County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Supervisor, District 1	Bobbi Baker-Maynes Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 2	Tony Hardisty Republican source
County Supervisor, District 3	Scott Akin Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 4	Leland Shipley Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 5	Chris Standley Republican source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Andrew Knuth Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Auditor	Betsy Stormer source
County Recorder	Jamie Stargell Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Alan Johannes Republican source
County Treasurer	Holly Schafer Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Adams County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 9 local governments in Adams 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	4	0
School districts (school boards)	1	0
Special districts (elected boards)	3	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 Adams County

3,622people

46.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$71,875 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

9.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

27%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$131,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

0.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

3.3%U.S.: 8.4%

39.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.7% · White 94.5% · Black 0.3% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 3.5% (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 Adams County

2.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.5%. Iowa: 3.2%.

37people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

1,664people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

1,701in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.2%	37	1,664	1,701
August 2026	3.2%	54	1,657	1,711
July 2026	2.9%	50	1,678	1,728
June 2026	2.4%	41	1,702	1,743
May 2026	2.3%	40	1,683	1,723
April 2026	2.1%	37	1,691	1,728
March 2026	3.0%	51	1,660	1,711
February 2026	2.8%	47	1,615	1,662
January 2026	2.9%	48	1,611	1,659
December 2025	2.2%	38	1,666	1,704
November 2025	2.4%	41	1,646	1,687
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.5%	43	1,673	1,716
August 2025	2.5%	42	1,646	1,688
July 2025	2.9%	52	1,721	1,773
June 2025	2.8%	49	1,725	1,774
May 2025	2.6%	46	1,714	1,760
April 2025	2.4%	42	1,743	1,785
March 2025	2.8%	48	1,684	1,732
February 2025	3.4%	57	1,621	1,678
January 2025	3.1%	53	1,679	1,732
December 2024	2.6%	45	1,684	1,729
November 2024	2.9%	49	1,642	1,691
October 2024	2.8%	48	1,662	1,710

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.7%	46	1,683	1,729
2024	2.5%	44	1,696	1,740
2023	2.7%	48	1,708	1,756
2022	2.4%	43	1,737	1,780
2021	3.2%	56	1,690	1,746
2020	4.4%	77	1,678	1,755
2019	2.0%	38	1,845	1,883
2018	2.3%	43	1,794	1,837
2017	2.8%	51	1,799	1,850
2016	3.1%	59	1,869	1,928

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. Iowa's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.2% 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 Adams County

112.3 per 100,0002025. Iowa: 233.9.

56.1 per 100,0002025. Iowa: 1,171.7.

0murders2025, 4 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	4	112.3	2	56.1
2021	7	196.4	18	504.9
2020	9	253.3	25	703.6
2019	4	111.7	21	586.3
2018	1	27.5	13	357.6
2017	6	165.1	20	550.2
2016	0	0.0	33	880.9

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Adams County Sheriff's Office	2025	4	2	3,563

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 Iowa · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.53 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 3,563 people.

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

5civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Adams County Sheriff's Office	9	5	3,563

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	9	2.53	5	1
2024	9	2.56	4	1
2023	9	2.53	5	1
2022	7	1.95	5	1
2021	8	2.24	5	1
2020	13	3.66	0	1
2019	8	2.23	0	1
2017	6	1.65	5	1
2016	6	1.60	5	1

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 Adams County County Attorney?: Andrew Knuth (Republican) is the County Attorney of Adams County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Adams County County Auditor?: Betsy Stormer is the County Auditor of Adams County, Iowa.
Who is the Adams County County Recorder?: Jamie Stargell (Republican) is the County Recorder of Adams County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Adams County Sheriff?: Alan Johannes (Republican) is the Sheriff of Adams County, Iowa.
Who is the Adams County County Treasurer?: Holly Schafer (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Adams County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Adams County commissioners?: Bobbi Baker-Maynes (County Supervisor, District 1); Tony Hardisty (County Supervisor, District 2); Scott Akin (County Supervisor, District 3); Leland Shipley (County Supervisor, District 4); Chris Standley (County Supervisor, District 5).
What is the population of Adams County?: About 3,622 people, with a median age of 46.3; the median household income is $71,875 and 9.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Adams County?: 2.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 37 people unemployed in a labor force of 1,701, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Adams County?: 9 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 1 school district and 3 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from county election offices' elected-officials pages where they publish one, and elsewhere from the Iowa Secretary of State's certified 2022 and 2024 general election results (each seat's last election); officials appointed since then 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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