Who is the Clarke County County Attorney?

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

Who is the Clarke County County Auditor?

Jessica Graves (Republican) is the County Auditor of Clarke County, Iowa.

Who is the Clarke County County Recorder?

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

Who is the Clarke County Sheriff?

Rob Kovacevich (Republican) is the Sheriff of Clarke County, Iowa.

Who is the Clarke County County Treasurer?

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

Who are the Clarke County commissioners?

Dean Robins (County Supervisor, District 1); Randy Dunbar (County Supervisor, District 2); Brian Kent Sorensen (County Supervisor, District 3).

What is the population of Clarke County?

About 9,662 people, with a median age of 37.9; the median household income is $71,641 and 9.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Clarke County?

2.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 125 people unemployed in a labor force of 5,019, against 2.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Clarke County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Clarke County: 8 seats on 6 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Supervisors

Clarke 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	Dean Robins Republican source
County Supervisor, District 2	Randy Dunbar Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 3	Brian Kent Sorensen Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Johanna Olson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Auditor	Jessica Graves Republican source
County Recorder	Selena Humphrey Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Rob Kovacevich Republican source
County Treasurer	Jessica Smith Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Clarke County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Clarke 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)	1	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 Clarke County

9,662people

37.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$71,641 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

9.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

16%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$161,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

6.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.9%U.S.: 8.4%

44.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

23.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 16.8% · White 77.5% · Black 0.1% · Asian 0.6% · Other or more than one race 5.1% (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 Clarke County

2.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.7%. Iowa: 3.2%.

125people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

4,894people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

5,019in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.5%	125	4,894	5,019
August 2026	2.7%	137	4,929	5,066
July 2026	2.8%	143	4,962	5,105
June 2026	2.7%	139	4,989	5,128
May 2026	2.6%	133	4,938	5,071
April 2026	2.1%	107	4,950	5,057
March 2026	3.2%	164	4,938	5,102
February 2026	3.5%	177	4,907	5,084
January 2026	4.0%	205	4,874	5,079
December 2025	3.3%	170	4,952	5,122
November 2025	2.8%	144	4,971	5,115
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.7%	137	4,923	5,060
August 2025	3.1%	160	4,964	5,124
July 2025	3.2%	164	4,989	5,153
June 2025	2.9%	150	4,990	5,140
May 2025	2.8%	145	4,955	5,100
April 2025	2.6%	134	4,980	5,114
March 2025	3.5%	179	4,890	5,069
February 2025	3.9%	198	4,884	5,082
January 2025	3.9%	200	4,884	5,084
December 2024	3.0%	151	4,841	4,992
November 2024	2.9%	146	4,865	5,011
October 2024	2.7%	134	4,846	4,980

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.2%	162	4,944	5,106
2024	2.9%	144	4,834	4,978
2023	2.9%	145	4,823	4,968
2022	3.1%	151	4,745	4,896
2021	3.9%	191	4,663	4,854
2020	5.3%	248	4,464	4,712
2019	2.8%	138	4,758	4,896
2018	2.9%	139	4,671	4,810
2017	3.1%	148	4,603	4,751
2016	3.4%	162	4,635	4,797

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 Clarke County

106.1 per 100,0002025. Iowa: 233.9.

1,209.5 per 100,0002025. Iowa: 1,171.7.

0murders2025, 10 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	10	106.1	114	1,209.5
2024	14	145.5	137	1,423.5
2023	19	196.3	125	1,291.6
2022	31	314.6	117	1,187.5
2021	26	276.4	117	1,244.0
2020	20	213.0	136	1,448.3
2019	31	330.2	171	1,821.3
2018	23	245.5	152	1,622.5
2017	14	150.6	131	1,409.2
2016	14	151.6	158	1,710.9

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Osceola Police Department	2025	6	102	5,627
Clarke County Sheriff's Office	2024	4	20	4,007

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

2.02 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 9,425 people.

19sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

15civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Clarke County Sheriff's Office	8	15	3,798
Osceola Police Department	11	0	5,627

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	19	2.02	15	2
2024	19	1.97	14	2
2023	18	1.86	14	2
2022	19	1.93	16	2
2020	19	2.02	15	2
2019	18	1.92	16	2
2018	18	1.92	17	2
2017	17	1.83	15	2
2016	18	1.95	14	2

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 Clarke County County Attorney?: Johanna Olson (Republican) is the County Attorney of Clarke County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Clarke County County Auditor?: Jessica Graves (Republican) is the County Auditor of Clarke County, Iowa.
Who is the Clarke County County Recorder?: Selena Humphrey (Republican) is the County Recorder of Clarke County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Clarke County Sheriff?: Rob Kovacevich (Republican) is the Sheriff of Clarke County, Iowa.
Who is the Clarke County County Treasurer?: Jessica Smith (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Clarke County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Clarke County commissioners?: Dean Robins (County Supervisor, District 1); Randy Dunbar (County Supervisor, District 2); Brian Kent Sorensen (County Supervisor, District 3).
What is the population of Clarke County?: About 9,662 people, with a median age of 37.9; the median household income is $71,641 and 9.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Clarke County?: 2.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 125 people unemployed in a labor force of 5,019, against 2.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Clarke County?: 7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 2 school district and 1 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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