Who is the Johnson County District Attorney?

Steve Howe (Republican) is the District Attorney of Johnson County, Kansas.

Who is the Johnson County Sheriff?

Byron K. Roberson is the Sheriff of Johnson County, Kansas.

Who are the Johnson County commissioners?

Mike Kelly (Chair); Becky Fast (District 1); Jeff Meyers (District 2); Julie Brewer (District 3); Janeé Hanzlick (District 4); Michael Ashcraft (District 5); Shirley Allenbrand (District 6).

What is the population of Johnson County?

About 620,631 people, with a median age of 38.6; the median household income is $109,208 and 5.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Johnson County?

3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 13,186 people unemployed in a labor force of 359,827, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Johnson County?

49 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 19 municipal, 6 township, 7 school district and 16 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Johnson County: 9 seats on 3 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Johnson County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Chair	Mike Kelly source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 1	Becky Fast source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Jeff Meyers source
County Commissioner, District 3	Julie Brewer source
County Commissioner, District 4	Janeé Hanzlick source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Michael Ashcraft source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 6	Shirley Allenbrand source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
District Attorney	Steve Howe Republican source
Sheriff	Byron K. Roberson source

How many local governments Johnson County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 49 local governments in Johnson 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 (19 municipal, 6 township)	25	0
School districts (school boards)	7	0
Special districts (elected boards)	16	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 Johnson County

620,631people

38.6median ageU.S.: 38.9

$109,208 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

5.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

57.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$391,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

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

9.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.9%U.S.: 8.4%

42.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

20.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 9.3% · White 76.1% · Black 4.8% · Asian 5.2% · Other or more than one race 4.5% (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 Johnson County

3.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.4%. Kansas: 3.8%.

13,186people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

346,641people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

359,827in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.7%	13,186	346,641	359,827
August 2026	4.1%	15,115	349,707	364,822
July 2026	3.8%	14,181	355,946	370,127
June 2026	3.8%	13,881	354,656	368,537
May 2026	3.5%	12,744	349,218	361,962
April 2026	3.1%	11,472	353,084	364,556
March 2026	3.6%	13,014	351,612	364,626
February 2026	4.0%	14,575	350,700	365,275
January 2026	3.9%	14,309	350,478	364,787
December 2025	3.2%	11,682	357,466	369,148
November 2025	3.3%	12,154	357,041	369,195
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.4%	12,638	359,453	372,091
August 2025	3.9%	14,460	359,980	374,440
July 2025	3.8%	14,455	364,774	379,229
June 2025	3.6%	13,416	361,495	374,911
May 2025	3.4%	12,387	354,858	367,245
April 2025	3.3%	12,122	355,670	367,792
March 2025	3.5%	12,883	353,855	366,738
February 2025	3.7%	13,365	350,908	364,273
January 2025	3.4%	12,293	349,787	362,080
December 2024	2.9%	10,572	352,147	362,719
November 2024	3.0%	10,954	350,752	361,706
October 2024	3.4%	12,378	351,935	364,313

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.5%	12,896	356,844	369,740
2024	3.2%	11,694	351,389	363,083
2023	2.7%	9,491	347,976	357,467
2022	2.4%	8,538	342,637	351,175
2021	2.9%	9,921	334,926	344,847
2020	5.1%	17,254	323,231	340,485
2019	2.8%	9,490	330,545	340,035
2018	2.9%	9,722	326,714	336,436
2017	3.1%	10,207	324,115	334,322
2016	3.3%	10,839	319,590	330,429

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 Johnson County

220.8 per 100,0002020. Kansas: 425.0.

1,774.0 per 100,0002020. Kansas: 2,199.1.

9murders2020, 1,353 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	1,353	220.8	10,870	1,774.0
2019	1,104	181.6	8,151	1,340.6

By police agency (17)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Overland Park Police Department	2025	323	2,975	204,173
Olathe Police Department	2025	343	1,264	150,965
Shawnee Police Department	2025	159	961	70,311
Lenexa Police Department	2025	108	630	59,913
Leawood Police Department	2025	23	337	34,047
Gardner Police Department	2025	47	333	26,479
Prairie Village Police Department	2025	21	147	22,909
Johnson County Sheriff's Office	2025	66	176	22,646
Merriam Police Department	2025	42	516	11,679
Spring Hill Police Department	2025	15	58	10,632
Mission Police Department	2025	31	464	10,031
Roeland Park Police Department	2025	18	136	6,646
Fairway Police Department	2024	6	16	4,154
Mission Hills Police Department	2025	6	26	3,504
Westwood Police Department	2025	3	49	1,712
Westwood Hills Police Department	2024	0	12	393
Mission Woods Police Department	2024	0	5	196

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

2.21 per 1,000 residents2017, 16 agencies serving 593,266 people.

1,310sworn officers2017, full-time, as of October 31.

352civilian staff2017, full-time.

2017 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (16), 2017

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Johnson County Sheriff's Office	480	150	22,234
Overland Park Police Department	251	60	191,566
Olathe Police Department	171	29	137,070
Lenexa Police Department	79	43	53,717
Shawnee Police Department	92	18	65,683
Leawood Police Department	58	22	35,029
Prairie Village Police Department	40	13	21,860
Merriam Police Department	32	5	11,278
Gardner Police Department	32	4	21,449
Mission Police Department	29	2	9,461
Roeland Park Police Department	14	2	6,794
Spring Hill Police Department	12	1	6,293
Fairway Police Department	9	2	3,986
Westwood Police Department	7	1	2,285
Mission Hills Police Department	3	0	3,616
Lake Quivira Police Department	1	0	945

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 Johnson County District Attorney?: Steve Howe (Republican) is the District Attorney of Johnson County, Kansas.
Who is the Johnson County Sheriff?: Byron K. Roberson is the Sheriff of Johnson County, Kansas.
Who are the Johnson County commissioners?: Mike Kelly (Chair); Becky Fast (District 1); Jeff Meyers (District 2); Julie Brewer (District 3); Janeé Hanzlick (District 4); Michael Ashcraft (District 5); Shirley Allenbrand (District 6).
What is the population of Johnson County?: About 620,631 people, with a median age of 38.6; the median household income is $109,208 and 5.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Johnson County?: 3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 13,186 people unemployed in a labor force of 359,827, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Johnson County?: 49 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 19 municipal, 6 township, 7 school district and 16 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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