Who is the Worth County County Attorney?

Jeffrey H. Greve (Republican) is the County Attorney of Worth County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Worth County County Auditor?

Jacki A. Backhaus (Republican) is the County Auditor of Worth County, Iowa.

Who is the Worth County County Recorder?

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

Who is the Worth County Sheriff?

Jesse Luther (Republican) is the Sheriff of Worth County, Iowa.

Who is the Worth County County Treasurer?

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

Who are the Worth County commissioners?

Aaron Stone (County Supervisor, District 1); Mark Smeby (County Supervisor, District 2); Enos Loberg (County Supervisor, District 3).

What is the population of Worth County?

About 7,350 people, with a median age of 44.1; the median household income is $78,008 and 8.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Worth County?

2.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 104 people unemployed in a labor force of 4,400, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Worth County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Worth County: 8 seats on 6 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Supervisors

Worth 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	Aaron Stone Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 2	Mark Smeby Republican source
County Supervisor, District 3	Enos Loberg Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Jeffrey H. Greve Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Auditor	Jacki A. Backhaus Republican source
County Recorder	Teresa Olson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Jesse Luther Republican source
County Treasurer	Jake Hanson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Worth County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 12 local governments in Worth 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)	2	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 Worth County

7,350people

44.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$78,008 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

19.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$145,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

0.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

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

7%U.S.: 8.4%

21.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

18.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.5% · White 93.3% · Black 0.8% · Asian 0.4% · Other or more than one race 1.9% (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 Worth County

2.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.5%. Iowa: 3.2%.

104people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

4,296people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

4,400in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.4%	104	4,296	4,400
August 2026	2.8%	122	4,304	4,426
July 2026	3.6%	164	4,361	4,525
June 2026	2.3%	105	4,379	4,484
May 2026	2.3%	100	4,329	4,429
April 2026	2.3%	102	4,330	4,432
March 2026	3.1%	136	4,307	4,443
February 2026	3.1%	136	4,237	4,373
January 2026	3.5%	153	4,212	4,365
December 2025	2.7%	121	4,339	4,460
November 2025	2.7%	119	4,333	4,452
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.5%	111	4,353	4,464
August 2025	2.9%	132	4,352	4,484
July 2025	3.0%	137	4,446	4,583
June 2025	2.8%	129	4,413	4,542
May 2025	2.6%	118	4,362	4,480
April 2025	2.7%	122	4,396	4,518
March 2025	3.5%	157	4,376	4,533
February 2025	3.4%	150	4,286	4,436
January 2025	3.8%	171	4,344	4,515
December 2024	2.8%	125	4,293	4,418
November 2024	2.6%	113	4,245	4,358
October 2024	2.6%	115	4,343	4,458

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.0%	133	4,364	4,497
2024	2.6%	115	4,307	4,422
2023	2.7%	116	4,248	4,364
2022	2.6%	110	4,202	4,312
2021	3.6%	155	4,183	4,338
2020	4.8%	213	4,219	4,432
2019	2.5%	115	4,515	4,630
2018	2.5%	115	4,475	4,590
2017	2.7%	126	4,470	4,596
2016	3.1%	145	4,518	4,663

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 Worth County

69.1 per 100,0002025. Iowa: 233.9.

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

0murders2025, 5 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	5	69.1	12	165.7
2023	1	13.8	17	234.0
2022	5	68.0	21	285.7
2021	2	27.1	47	637.3
2020	8	108.9	28	381.1
2019	7	94.6	32	432.4
2018	6	80.6	37	497.2
2017	11	145.5	50	661.4
2016	3	39.7	22	291.2

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Worth County Sheriff's Office	2025	5	12	7,240

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

1.66 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 7,240 people.

12sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

11civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Worth County Sheriff's Office	12	11	7,240

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	12	1.66	11	1
2024	14	1.91	14	1
2023	13	1.79	13	1
2022	13	1.77	13	1
2021	13	1.76	11	1
2020	13	1.77	13	1
2019	13	1.76	12	1
2018	13	1.75	12	1
2017	13	1.72	12	1
2016	13	1.72	12	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 Worth County County Attorney?: Jeffrey H. Greve (Republican) is the County Attorney of Worth County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Worth County County Auditor?: Jacki A. Backhaus (Republican) is the County Auditor of Worth County, Iowa.
Who is the Worth County County Recorder?: Teresa Olson (Republican) is the County Recorder of Worth County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Worth County Sheriff?: Jesse Luther (Republican) is the Sheriff of Worth County, Iowa.
Who is the Worth County County Treasurer?: Jake Hanson (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Worth County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Worth County commissioners?: Aaron Stone (County Supervisor, District 1); Mark Smeby (County Supervisor, District 2); Enos Loberg (County Supervisor, District 3).
What is the population of Worth County?: About 7,350 people, with a median age of 44.1; the median household income is $78,008 and 8.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Worth County?: 2.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 104 people unemployed in a labor force of 4,400, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Worth County?: 12 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 2 school district and 2 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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