Who is the Miami County County Attorney?

Kenton Harding is the County Attorney of Miami County, Kansas.

Who is the Miami County County Clerk?

Laura Epp is the County Clerk of Miami County, Kansas.

Who is the Miami County Register of Deeds?

Jamie Homrighausen is the Register of Deeds of Miami County, Kansas.

Who is the Miami County Sheriff?

Frank W. Kelly is the Sheriff of Miami County, Kansas.

Who is the Miami County County Treasurer?

Tricia Lee is the County Treasurer of Miami County, Kansas.

Who are the Miami County commissioners?

Jene Vickrey (District 1); Paul Scruggs (District 2); George Pretz (District 3); Tyler Vaughan (District 4); Keith Diediker (District 5).

What is the population of Miami County?

About 34,938 people, with a median age of 41.7; the median household income is $89,000 and 7.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Miami County?

3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 708 people unemployed in a labor force of 18,852, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Miami County?

38 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 13 township, 3 school district and 17 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Miami County: 10 seats on 6 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Miami County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Jene Vickrey source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Paul Scruggs source
County Commissioner, District 3	George Pretz source
County Commissioner, District 4	Tyler Vaughan source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Keith Diediker Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Attorney	Kenton Harding source
County Clerk	Laura Epp source
Register of Deeds	Jamie Homrighausen source
Sheriff	Frank W. Kelly source
County Treasurer	Tricia Lee source

How many local governments Miami County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 38 local governments in Miami 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, 13 township)	17	0
School districts (school boards)	3	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 Miami County

34,938people

41.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$89,000 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

7.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

31%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$287,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.1%U.S.: 8.4%

44.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

26.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.1% · White 89.9% · Black 1.2% · Asian 0.1% · Other or more than one race 4.7% (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 Miami County

3.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.5%. Kansas: 3.8%.

708people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

18,144people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

18,852in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.8%	708	18,144	18,852
August 2026	4.2%	802	18,241	19,043
July 2026	3.9%	754	18,546	19,300
June 2026	3.9%	752	18,465	19,217
May 2026	3.5%	663	18,168	18,831
April 2026	3.1%	587	18,271	18,858
March 2026	3.7%	691	18,203	18,894
February 2026	4.2%	794	18,306	19,100
January 2026	4.2%	808	18,234	19,042
December 2025	3.3%	634	18,648	19,282
November 2025	3.4%	644	18,561	19,205
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.5%	682	18,622	19,304
August 2025	3.9%	764	18,625	19,389
July 2025	3.8%	753	18,877	19,630
June 2025	3.6%	707	18,696	19,403
May 2025	3.4%	641	18,353	18,994
April 2025	3.4%	640	18,384	19,024
March 2025	3.9%	740	18,271	19,011
February 2025	4.1%	787	18,211	18,998
January 2025	4.1%	779	18,185	18,964
December 2024	3.2%	600	18,317	18,917
November 2024	3.3%	617	18,232	18,849
October 2024	3.5%	665	18,330	18,995

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.7%	706	18,494	19,200
2024	3.4%	649	18,216	18,865
2023	2.8%	522	18,006	18,528
2022	2.7%	488	17,621	18,109
2021	3.1%	557	17,303	17,860
2020	5.0%	873	16,610	17,483
2019	3.3%	587	17,053	17,640
2018	3.6%	623	16,727	17,350
2017	3.8%	651	16,661	17,312
2016	4.2%	715	16,396	17,111

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 Miami County

249.7 per 100,0002025. Kansas: 457.2.

536.8 per 100,0002025. Kansas: 1,796.5.

0murders2025, 80 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	80	249.7	172	536.8
2023	86	273.2	360	1,143.7
2022	69	218.4	293	927.4
2020	83	266.7	333	1,069.9
2019	63	205.1	318	1,035.1
2018	66	215.8	474	1,549.9
2017	63	207.9	486	1,604.1
2016	77	258.6	562	1,887.3

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Miami County Sheriff's Office	2025	41	67	16,654
Paola Police Department	2025	21	58	5,855
Louisburg Police Department	2025	6	27	5,342
Osawatomie Police Department	2022	18	41	4,285

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

2.78 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 32,039 people.

89sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

29civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (4), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Miami County Sheriff's Office	45	26	16,654
Osawatomie Police Department	16	2	4,188
Paola Police Department	16	0	5,855
Louisburg Police Department	12	1	5,342

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	89	2.78	29	4
2024	83	2.58	30	4
2023	79	2.51	26	4
2022	73	2.31	32	4
2018	74	2.42	44	4
2017	75	2.48	43	4
2016	63	2.12	34	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 Miami County County Attorney?: Kenton Harding is the County Attorney of Miami County, Kansas.
Who is the Miami County County Clerk?: Laura Epp is the County Clerk of Miami County, Kansas.
Who is the Miami County Register of Deeds?: Jamie Homrighausen is the Register of Deeds of Miami County, Kansas.
Who is the Miami County Sheriff?: Frank W. Kelly is the Sheriff of Miami County, Kansas.
Who is the Miami County County Treasurer?: Tricia Lee is the County Treasurer of Miami County, Kansas.
Who are the Miami County commissioners?: Jene Vickrey (District 1); Paul Scruggs (District 2); George Pretz (District 3); Tyler Vaughan (District 4); Keith Diediker (District 5).
What is the population of Miami County?: About 34,938 people, with a median age of 41.7; the median household income is $89,000 and 7.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Miami County?: 3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 708 people unemployed in a labor force of 18,852, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Miami County?: 38 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 13 township, 3 school district and 17 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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