Who is the Franklin County County Assessor?

Chris Barton (Republican) is the County Assessor of Franklin County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Franklin County County Clerk?

Camille Larsen (Republican) is the County Clerk of Franklin County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Franklin County County Coroner?

Ron Smellie (Republican) is the County Coroner of Franklin County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney?

Vic Pearson (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Franklin County, Idaho.

Who is the Franklin County Sheriff?

David Fryar (Republican) is the Sheriff of Franklin County, Idaho.

Who is the Franklin County County Treasurer?

Janet Kimpton (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Franklin County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Franklin County commissioners?

Boyd Burbank (District 1); Robert Swainston (District 2); Dirk Bowles (District 3).

What is the population of Franklin County?

About 15,056 people, with a median age of 33.3; the median household income is $71,950 and 7.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Franklin County?

2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 202 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,155, against 2.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Franklin County?

26 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 2 school district and 17 special district governments.

Franklin County, ID elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Franklin County: 9 seats on 7 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Franklin County Board of County Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Boyd Burbank Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Robert Swainston Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Dirk Bowles Republican source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Chris Barton Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Camille Larsen Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Coroner	Ron Smellie Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Prosecuting Attorney	Vic Pearson Republican source
Sheriff	David Fryar Republican source
County Treasurer	Janet Kimpton Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Franklin County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 26 local governments in Franklin 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	6	0
School districts (school boards)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	17	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 Franklin County

15,056people

33.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$71,950 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

7.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

23.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$372,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

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

8.4%U.S.: 8.4%

36.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

32.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.4% · White 89.4% · Black 0.1% · Asian 0.1% · Other or more than one race 3% (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 Franklin County

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

202people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

6,953people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

7,155in 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%	202	6,953	7,155
August 2026	3.2%	221	6,690	6,911
July 2026	2.6%	180	6,647	6,827
June 2026	3.5%	244	6,820	7,064
May 2026	3.1%	224	7,022	7,246
April 2026	3.0%	218	6,972	7,190
March 2026	4.2%	303	6,906	7,209
February 2026	3.5%	252	6,882	7,134
January 2026	3.9%	282	6,869	7,151
December 2025	3.0%	221	7,029	7,250
November 2025	2.8%	199	6,999	7,198
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.8%	205	7,011	7,216
August 2025	2.9%	203	6,744	6,947
July 2025	3.1%	214	6,736	6,950
June 2025	3.1%	222	6,877	7,099
May 2025	2.6%	184	6,966	7,150
April 2025	3.1%	225	6,991	7,216
March 2025	4.3%	315	6,939	7,254
February 2025	3.9%	280	6,922	7,202
January 2025	3.9%	278	6,927	7,205
December 2024	3.0%	217	7,011	7,228
November 2024	2.8%	198	6,961	7,159
October 2024	2.4%	172	6,996	7,168

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.2%	231	6,922	7,153
2024	3.1%	220	6,892	7,112
2023	2.7%	193	6,894	7,087
2022	2.5%	177	6,910	7,087
2021	2.6%	176	6,612	6,788
2020	3.7%	245	6,323	6,568
2019	2.2%	162	7,121	7,283
2018	2.1%	148	6,942	7,090
2017	2.2%	153	6,797	6,950
2016	2.9%	198	6,656	6,854

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. Idaho's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% 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 Franklin County

62.9 per 100,0002024. Idaho: 235.7.

213.9 per 100,0002024. Idaho: 745.0.

0murders2024, 10 violent crimes in all.

2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2024	10	62.9	34	213.9
2023	10	64.5	46	296.9
2022	10	66.9	46	307.8
2021	8	54.4	63	428.0
2020	6	42.5	77	545.8
2019	13	93.4	85	611.0
2018	11	79.7	65	471.1
2017	9	66.1	58	425.8
2016	6	45.4	126	953.6

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Franklin County Sheriff's Office	2024	6	9	9,612
Preston Police Department	2025	4	23	6,302

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 Idaho · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.32 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 15,901 people.

21sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

6civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Franklin County Sheriff's Office	12	5	9,599
Preston Police Department	9	1	6,302

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	21	1.32	6	2
2024	17	1.07	7	2
2022	18	1.20	7	2
2021	21	1.43	8	2
2020	18	1.28	7	2
2019	18	1.29	6	2
2018	18	1.30	7	2
2017	17	1.25	6	2
2016	17	1.29	6	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 Franklin County County Assessor?: Chris Barton (Republican) is the County Assessor of Franklin County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Franklin County County Clerk?: Camille Larsen (Republican) is the County Clerk of Franklin County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Franklin County County Coroner?: Ron Smellie (Republican) is the County Coroner of Franklin County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney?: Vic Pearson (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Franklin County, Idaho.
Who is the Franklin County Sheriff?: David Fryar (Republican) is the Sheriff of Franklin County, Idaho.
Who is the Franklin County County Treasurer?: Janet Kimpton (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Franklin County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Franklin County commissioners?: Boyd Burbank (District 1); Robert Swainston (District 2); Dirk Bowles (District 3).
What is the population of Franklin County?: About 15,056 people, with a median age of 33.3; the median household income is $71,950 and 7.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Franklin County?: 2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 202 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,155, against 2.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Franklin County?: 26 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 2 school district and 17 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Secretary of State's Blue Book of Idaho (2025-2026); 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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