Who is the Mills County County Attorney?

DeShawne Bird-Sell (Republican) is the County Attorney of Mills County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Mills County County Auditor?

Amber Farnan (Republican) is the County Auditor of Mills County, Iowa.

Who is the Mills County County Recorder?

Lu Anne Christiansen (Republican) is the County Recorder of Mills County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Mills County Sheriff?

Greg Schultz (Republican) is the Sheriff of Mills County, Iowa.

Who is the Mills County County Treasurer?

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

Who are the Mills County commissioners?

Jack A. Sayers (County Supervisor, At-Large); Lonnie Mayberry (County Supervisor, At-Large); Richard Crouch (County Supervisor, At-Large).

What is the population of Mills County?

About 14,568 people, with a median age of 42.1; the median household income is $90,753 and 8.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Mills County?

2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 206 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,356, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Mills County?

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

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

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

Mills County Board of Supervisors

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Supervisor, At-Large	Jack A. Sayers Republican source
County Supervisor, At-Large	Lonnie Mayberry Republican source
County Supervisor, At-Large	Richard Crouch Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	DeShawne Bird-Sell Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Auditor	Amber Farnan Republican source
County Recorder	Lu Anne Christiansen Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Greg Schultz Republican source
County Treasurer	Jill Ford Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Mills County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 17 local governments in Mills 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	7	0
School districts (school boards)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	7	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 Mills County

14,568people

42.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$90,753 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

31%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$237,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

2.7%U.S.: 8.4%

35.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.9% · White 92.7% · Black 0.4% · Asian 0.5% · 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 Mills County

2.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. Iowa: 3.2%.

206people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

7,150people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

7,356in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.8%	206	7,150	7,356
August 2026	3.2%	234	7,162	7,396
July 2026	3.2%	237	7,247	7,484
June 2026	2.9%	215	7,229	7,444
May 2026	2.5%	182	7,161	7,343
April 2026	2.3%	172	7,157	7,329
March 2026	3.0%	223	7,115	7,338
February 2026	3.2%	235	7,080	7,315
January 2026	3.3%	238	7,068	7,306
December 2025	3.0%	221	7,143	7,364
November 2025	3.4%	253	7,190	7,443
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.3%	244	7,156	7,400
August 2025	4.0%	296	7,143	7,439
July 2025	4.3%	320	7,142	7,462
June 2025	3.9%	292	7,132	7,424
May 2025	3.6%	264	7,050	7,314
April 2025	3.2%	230	7,034	7,264
March 2025	3.5%	257	6,986	7,243
February 2025	3.7%	271	6,987	7,258
January 2025	3.9%	280	6,979	7,259
December 2024	3.5%	255	6,956	7,211
November 2024	3.7%	272	6,986	7,258
October 2024	3.8%	279	6,976	7,255

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.6%	266	7,086	7,352
2024	3.4%	240	6,913	7,153
2023	2.7%	192	6,920	7,112
2022	2.4%	171	6,891	7,062
2021	3.2%	221	6,749	6,970
2020	3.9%	268	6,632	6,900
2019	2.3%	171	7,308	7,479
2018	2.2%	159	7,219	7,378
2017	2.7%	199	7,167	7,366
2016	3.5%	265	7,255	7,520

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 Mills County

108.7 per 100,0002025. Iowa: 233.9.

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

2murders2025, 16 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	16	108.7	87	591.1
2024	10	67.4	85	572.7
2023	19	129.8	114	778.9
2022	25	172.0	133	914.8
2021	18	121.5	149	1,005.9
2020	31	205.4	156	1,033.7
2019	52	347.0	167	1,114.3
2018	55	365.6	135	897.3
2017	39	261.1	210	1,405.8
2016	48	324.8	197	1,333.0

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Mills County Sheriff's Office	2025	6	42	9,422
Glenwood Police Department	2025	10	45	5,296

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

1.63 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 14,718 people.

24sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

13civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Mills County Sheriff's Office	14	12	9,422
Glenwood Police Department	10	1	5,296

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	24	1.63	13	2
2024	22	1.48	17	2
2023	23	1.57	14	2
2022	22	1.51	16	2
2021	23	1.55	21	2
2020	21	1.39	16	2
2019	22	1.47	17	2
2018	22	1.46	16	2
2017	20	1.34	18	2
2016	21	1.42	17	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 Mills County County Attorney?: DeShawne Bird-Sell (Republican) is the County Attorney of Mills County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Mills County County Auditor?: Amber Farnan (Republican) is the County Auditor of Mills County, Iowa.
Who is the Mills County County Recorder?: Lu Anne Christiansen (Republican) is the County Recorder of Mills County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Mills County Sheriff?: Greg Schultz (Republican) is the Sheriff of Mills County, Iowa.
Who is the Mills County County Treasurer?: Jill Ford (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Mills County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Mills County commissioners?: Jack A. Sayers (County Supervisor, At-Large); Lonnie Mayberry (County Supervisor, At-Large); Richard Crouch (County Supervisor, At-Large).
What is the population of Mills County?: About 14,568 people, with a median age of 42.1; the median household income is $90,753 and 8.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Mills County?: 2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 206 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,356, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Mills County?: 17 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 2 school district and 7 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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