Who is the Ellis County County Attorney?

Aaron J. Cunningham is the County Attorney of Ellis County, Kansas.

Who is the Ellis County County Clerk?

Bobbi L. Dreiling is the County Clerk of Ellis County, Kansas.

Who is the Ellis County Register of Deeds?

Rebecca Herzog is the Register of Deeds of Ellis County, Kansas.

Who is the Ellis County County Treasurer?

Vernon Ruder, Jr. is the County Treasurer of Ellis County, Kansas.

Who are the Ellis County commissioners?

Michael Berges (District 1); Neal Younger (District 2); Nathan Leiker (District 3).

What is the population of Ellis County?

About 28,920 people, with a median age of 33.2; the median household income is $63,084 and 18.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Ellis County?

3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 513 people unemployed in a labor force of 16,704, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Ellis County?

28 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 9 township, 3 school district and 11 special district governments.

Ellis County, KS elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Ellis County: 7 seats on 5 elected bodies.

Board of County Commissioners

Ellis County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	Michael Berges source
County Commissioner, District 2	Neal Younger source
County Commissioner, District 3	Nathan Leiker source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Attorney	Aaron J. Cunningham source
County Clerk	Bobbi L. Dreiling source
Register of Deeds	Rebecca Herzog source
County Treasurer	Vernon Ruder, Jr. source

How many local governments Ellis County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 28 local governments in Ellis 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 (4 municipal, 9 township)	13	0
School districts (school boards)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	11	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 Ellis County

28,920people

33.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$63,084 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

18.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

38.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$216,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

3.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.3%U.S.: 8.4%

54.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

30%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.3% · White 86.9% · Black 1.3% · Asian 1.6% · 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 Ellis County

3.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.0%. Kansas: 3.8%.

513people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

16,191people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

16,704in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.1%	513	16,191	16,704
August 2026	3.6%	609	16,105	16,714
July 2026	3.6%	595	16,031	16,626
June 2026	3.5%	598	16,389	16,987
May 2026	3.0%	509	16,312	16,821
April 2026	2.4%	413	16,471	16,884
March 2026	2.8%	465	16,356	16,821
February 2026	3.2%	547	16,753	17,300
January 2026	3.2%	538	16,374	16,912
December 2025	2.5%	441	17,076	17,517
November 2025	2.6%	461	17,037	17,498
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.0%	510	16,602	17,112
August 2025	3.4%	570	16,249	16,819
July 2025	3.7%	618	16,174	16,792
June 2025	3.3%	571	16,717	17,288
May 2025	2.7%	456	16,309	16,765
April 2025	2.8%	472	16,482	16,954
March 2025	3.1%	528	16,358	16,886
February 2025	3.2%	539	16,388	16,927
January 2025	2.9%	484	16,311	16,795
December 2024	2.5%	421	16,738	17,159
November 2024	2.5%	419	16,682	17,101
October 2024	2.9%	501	16,776	17,277

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.0%	514	16,518	17,032
2024	2.8%	486	16,580	17,066
2023	2.2%	375	16,744	17,119
2022	2.2%	367	16,529	16,896
2021	2.2%	366	16,533	16,899
2020	3.4%	580	16,267	16,847
2019	2.4%	402	16,491	16,893
2018	2.4%	409	16,331	16,740
2017	2.6%	440	16,343	16,783
2016	3.2%	542	16,284	16,826

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. Kansas's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.8% 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 Ellis County

287.7 per 100,0002020. Kansas: 425.0.

1,789.2 per 100,0002020. Kansas: 2,199.1.

0murders2020, 82 violent crimes in all.

2020 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
2020	82	287.7	510	1,789.2
2019	77	268.4	421	1,467.3
2018	76	265.5	475	1,659.2
2017	91	314.4	594	2,052.5
2016	88	303.5	652	2,248.7

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Hays Police Department	2025	48	200	21,228
Ellis County Sheriff's Office	2025	16	46	4,739
Ellis Police Department	2021	5	17	2,013
Victoria Police Department	2024	0	2	1,106

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 Kansas · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.41 per 1,000 residents2024, 4 agencies serving 29,048 people.

70sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

23civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (4), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Hays Police Department	38	7	21,011
Ellis County Sheriff's Office	25	16	5,023
Ellis Police Department	5	0	1,908
Victoria Police Department	2	0	1,106

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	70	2.41	23	4
2023	66	2.28	17	4
2022	60	2.09	25	4
2021	61	2.12	35	4
2019	59	2.06	22	4
2018	62	2.17	23	4
2017	59	2.04	5	4
2016	56	1.93	2	4

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 Ellis County County Attorney?: Aaron J. Cunningham is the County Attorney of Ellis County, Kansas.
Who is the Ellis County County Clerk?: Bobbi L. Dreiling is the County Clerk of Ellis County, Kansas.
Who is the Ellis County Register of Deeds?: Rebecca Herzog is the Register of Deeds of Ellis County, Kansas.
Who is the Ellis County County Treasurer?: Vernon Ruder, Jr. is the County Treasurer of Ellis County, Kansas.
Who are the Ellis County commissioners?: Michael Berges (District 1); Neal Younger (District 2); Nathan Leiker (District 3).
What is the population of Ellis County?: About 28,920 people, with a median age of 33.2; the median household income is $63,084 and 18.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Ellis County?: 3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 513 people unemployed in a labor force of 16,704, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Ellis County?: 28 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 9 township, 3 school district and 11 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county's own website, the Secretary of State's list of county election officers (the county clerks) and its 2024 official vote totals (district attorneys); officials appointed since a page was updated 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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