Who is the Ohio County County Assessor?

Deedee Brown (Republican) is the County Assessor of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Ohio County County Auditor?

Amy R Hochstrasser (Republican) is the County Auditor of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Ohio County Clerk of the Circuit Court?

Kristie Cate (Republican) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Ohio County, Indiana.

Who is the Ohio County County Coroner?

Cody A Miller (Republican) is the County Coroner of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Ohio County County Recorder?

Victoria L Monroe (Republican) is the County Recorder of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Ohio County Sheriff?

Thomas H Baxter (Republican) is the Sheriff of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Ohio County County Surveyor?

Wayne Stahl (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Ohio County County Treasurer?

Melinda S Smith (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Ohio County, Indiana.

Who is the Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney?

Lynn M. Deddens (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Ohio County commissioners?

Shane Koons (County Commissioner); Michael "Bill" Hoffman (District 1); Connie J Brown (District 3); Christopher D Flood (County Council Member); Deborah K Thomason (County Council Member, District 1); Donald L Grace (County Council Member, District 3); Myron G Dennis (County Council Member, District 4); Yvonne Walton (County Council Member, At-large); Charles Ray Cleary Jr. (County Council Member, At-large); Stephen L Foote (County Council Member, At-large).

What is the population of Ohio County?

About 5,999 people, with a median age of 47.2; the median household income is $70,392 and 8.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Ohio County?

3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 105 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,021, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Ohio County?

9 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 4 township, 1 school district and 2 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Ohio County?

10: Cass Township, Cass Township, Pike Township, Pike Township, Randolph Township, Randolph Township, Rising Sun, Rising Sun, Union Township, Union Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Ohio County, IN elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Ohio County: 40 seats on 21 elected bodies. 27 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Ohio County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner	Shane Koons Republican source
County Commissioner, District 1	Michael "Bill" Hoffman Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Connie J Brown Republican source

Ohio County Council

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Council Member	Christopher D Flood Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Council Member, District 1	Deborah K Thomason Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Council Member, District 3	Donald L Grace Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Council Member, District 4	Myron G Dennis Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Council Member, At-large	Yvonne Walton Republican source
County Council Member, At-large	Charles Ray Cleary Jr. Republican source
County Council Member, At-large	Stephen L Foote Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Deedee Brown Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Auditor	Amy R Hochstrasser Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of the Circuit Court	Kristie Cate Republican source
County Coroner	Cody A Miller Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Recorder	Victoria L Monroe Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Thomas H Baxter Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Surveyor	Wayne Stahl Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Melinda S Smith Republican source
Prosecuting Attorney	Lynn M. Deddens Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Cities and towns

Cass Township · 4 seats
Pike Township · 3 seats
Randolph Township · 4 seats
Rising Sun · Mayor Steven F Slack · 6 seats
Union Township · 4 seats

How many local governments Ohio County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 9 local governments in Ohio 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 (1 municipal, 4 township)	5	5
School districts (school boards)	1	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 Ohio County

5,999people

47.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$70,392 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

17.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$213,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

1.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.9%U.S.: 8.4%

66.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

18.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.9% · White 94.8% · Black 0.1% · Asian 1.1% · Other or more than one race 2.2% (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 Ohio County

3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. Indiana: 3.7%.

105people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

2,916people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

3,021in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.5%	105	2,916	3,021
August 2026	3.2%	96	2,919	3,015
July 2026	3.2%	97	2,960	3,057
June 2026	3.3%	103	2,978	3,081
May 2026	3.1%	95	2,956	3,051
April 2026	2.7%	81	2,910	2,991
March 2026	3.2%	96	2,880	2,976
February 2026	4.0%	119	2,855	2,974
January 2026	2.9%	86	2,878	2,964
December 2025	2.4%	71	2,892	2,963
November 2025	3.1%	92	2,887	2,979
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.3%	98	2,897	2,995
August 2025	3.6%	107	2,890	2,997
July 2025	3.9%	118	2,933	3,051
June 2025	3.6%	108	2,925	3,033
May 2025	3.3%	99	2,896	2,995
April 2025	3.2%	97	2,903	3,000
March 2025	3.4%	101	2,877	2,978
February 2025	4.1%	123	2,849	2,972
January 2025	4.2%	126	2,853	2,979
December 2024	2.9%	87	2,873	2,960
November 2024	3.6%	107	2,858	2,965
October 2024	3.6%	109	2,886	2,995

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.5%	104	2,891	2,995
2024	4.0%	118	2,842	2,960
2023	3.4%	99	2,847	2,946
2022	2.5%	73	2,885	2,958
2021	3.1%	89	2,779	2,868
2020	8.3%	239	2,641	2,880
2019	3.8%	113	2,842	2,955
2018	3.8%	112	2,825	2,937
2017	4.0%	115	2,788	2,903
2016	5.3%	156	2,792	2,948

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. Indiana's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.4% 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.

Police in Ohio County

Police staffing

2.49 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 6,026 people.

15sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

3civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Ohio County Sheriff's Office	15	3	6,026

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	15	2.49	3	1
2024	14	2.31	2	1
2023	8	1.29	1	1
2022	8	1.33	1	1
2020	8	1.37	1	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 Ohio County County Assessor?: Deedee Brown (Republican) is the County Assessor of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Ohio County County Auditor?: Amy R Hochstrasser (Republican) is the County Auditor of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Ohio County Clerk of the Circuit Court?: Kristie Cate (Republican) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Ohio County, Indiana.
Who is the Ohio County County Coroner?: Cody A Miller (Republican) is the County Coroner of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Ohio County County Recorder?: Victoria L Monroe (Republican) is the County Recorder of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Ohio County Sheriff?: Thomas H Baxter (Republican) is the Sheriff of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Ohio County County Surveyor?: Wayne Stahl (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Ohio County County Treasurer?: Melinda S Smith (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Ohio County, Indiana.
Who is the Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney?: Lynn M. Deddens (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Ohio County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Ohio County commissioners?: Shane Koons (County Commissioner); Michael "Bill" Hoffman (District 1); Connie J Brown (District 3); Christopher D Flood (County Council Member); Deborah K Thomason (County Council Member, District 1); Donald L Grace (County Council Member, District 3); Myron G Dennis (County Council Member, District 4); Yvonne Walton (County Council Member, At-large); Charles Ray Cleary Jr. (County Council Member, At-large); Stephen L Foote (County Council Member, At-large).
What is the population of Ohio County?: About 5,999 people, with a median age of 47.2; the median household income is $70,392 and 8.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Ohio County?: 3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 105 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,021, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Ohio County?: 9 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 4 township, 1 school district and 2 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Ohio County?: 10: Cass Township, Cass Township, Pike Township, Pike Township, Randolph Township, Randolph Township, Rising Sun, Rising Sun, Union Township, Union Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Indiana Election Division's certified results of each seat's last election (the 2022 and 2024 generals and the 2023 municipal election, on enr.indianavoters.in.gov); county vacancies are filled by party caucus, so 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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