Kenton County, KY elected officials: the fiscal court, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Kenton County: 16 seats on 9 elected bodies. 16 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
How many local governments Kenton County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 35 local governments in Kenton 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
18
0
School districts (school boards)
5
0
Special districts (elected boards)
11
2
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 Kenton County
171,288people
37.7median ageU.S.: 38.9
$80,548 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
11.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
37.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$244,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
4.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
4.7%U.S.: 8.4%
43.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
21.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.9% · White 85.2% · Black 3.9% · Asian 1.1% · Other or more than one race 4.9% (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 Kenton County
3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.8%. Kentucky: 4.5%.
90,166people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
93,823in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.9%
3,657
90,166
93,823
August 2026
3.6%
3,374
90,447
93,821
July 2026
4.3%
4,053
90,897
94,950
June 2026
4.7%
4,412
89,294
93,706
May 2026
4.1%
3,799
89,332
93,131
April 2026
3.5%
3,247
88,534
91,781
March 2026
3.9%
3,576
88,409
91,985
February 2026
4.1%
3,732
87,772
91,504
January 2026
3.7%
3,379
87,451
90,830
December 2025
3.1%
2,856
89,629
92,485
November 2025
3.4%
3,174
89,281
92,455
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.8%
3,597
89,938
93,535
August 2025
3.8%
3,513
89,840
93,353
July 2025
4.4%
4,166
89,463
93,629
June 2025
4.3%
4,020
89,483
93,503
May 2025
3.9%
3,607
89,488
93,095
April 2025
3.6%
3,311
89,425
92,736
March 2025
4.5%
4,174
87,998
92,172
February 2025
4.5%
4,138
87,569
91,707
January 2025
4.5%
4,164
87,479
91,643
December 2024
3.9%
3,559
88,735
92,294
November 2024
4.1%
3,723
87,973
91,696
October 2024
4.0%
3,699
88,837
92,536
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.0%
3,702
89,054
92,756
2024
4.3%
3,908
87,522
91,430
2023
3.7%
3,363
86,633
89,996
2022
3.4%
3,047
86,543
89,590
2021
3.9%
3,427
84,695
88,122
2020
5.6%
4,837
82,034
86,871
2019
3.3%
2,993
86,630
89,623
2018
3.3%
2,921
85,575
88,496
2017
3.8%
3,345
84,375
87,720
2016
4.0%
3,461
82,363
85,824
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. Kentucky's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.7% 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 Kenton County
115.8 per 100,0002025. Kentucky: 212.1.
634.0 per 100,0002025. Kentucky: 1,261.7.
3murders2025, 204 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
204
115.8
1,117
634.0
2024
211
121.2
1,346
773.0
2023
259
151.2
1,442
842.0
2022
188
107.5
1,446
826.6
2021
247
141.5
1,466
839.9
2020
283
163.9
1,916
1,109.9
2019
298
174.1
2,171
1,268.1
2018
283
165.4
2,192
1,281.2
2017
286
167.4
2,617
1,532.1
2016
328
192.0
2,664
1,559.3
By police agency (13)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Covington Police Department
2025
119
581
41,781
Independence Police Department
2025
15
106
30,559
Kenton County Police Department
2025
6
49
21,816
Erlanger Police Department
2025
14
71
20,295
Elsmere Police Department
2025
14
56
9,380
Fort Mitchell Police Department
2025
3
59
8,781
Edgewood Police Department
2025
6
30
8,547
Villa Hills Police Department
2025
5
42
7,881
Taylor Mill Police Department
2025
4
33
7,176
Fort Wright Police Department
2025
5
24
6,174
Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills Police Department
2024
4
59
6,028
Ludlow Police Department
2025
9
35
4,390
Park Hills Police Department
2025
2
9
3,196
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 Kentucky · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.05 per 1,000 residents2025, 13 agencies serving 176,194 people.
362sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
28civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (13), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Covington Police Department
108
10
41,781
Erlanger Police Department
46
3
20,295
Independence Police Department
45
4
30,559
Kenton County Police Department
41
6
21,816
Elsmere Police Department
18
1
9,380
Edgewood Police Department
18
0
8,547
Fort Mitchell Police Department
17
0
8,781
Villa Hills Police Department
14
1
7,881
Fort Wright Police Department
13
0
6,174
Taylor Mill Police Department
12
1
7,176
Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills Police Department
11
1
6,218
Ludlow Police Department
10
1
4,390
Park Hills Police Department
9
0
3,196
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
362
2.05
28
13
2023
339
1.98
22
13
2021
338
1.99
32
13
2019
336
2.02
21
13
2018
336
2.02
22
13
2017
308
1.86
17
13
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 Kenton County County Attorney?
Stacy Tapke (Republican) is the County Attorney of Kenton County, Kentucky. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Kenton County County Clerk?
Gabrielle Summe (Republican) is the County Clerk of Kenton County, Kentucky. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Kenton County Coroner?
Amber Constantino (Republican) is the Coroner of Kenton County, Kentucky. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Kenton County Jailer?
Marc L. Fields (Republican) is the Jailer of Kenton County, Kentucky. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Kenton County Property Valuation Administrator?
Darlene M. Plummer (Republican) is the Property Valuation Administrator of Kenton County, Kentucky. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Kenton County Sheriff?
Charles L. Korzenborn (Republican) is the Sheriff of Kenton County, Kentucky. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Kenton County commissioners?
Kris A. Knochelmann (County Judge/Executive); Beth Sewell (1st District); Jon E. Draud (2nd District); Joe Nienaber Jr. (3rd District).
What is the population of Kenton County?
About 171,288 people, with a median age of 37.7; the median household income is $80,548 and 11.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Kenton County?
3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,657 people unemployed in a labor force of 93,823, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Kenton County?
35 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 18 municipal, 5 school district and 11 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Kentucky State Board of Elections' official precinct recaps of each seat's last election (2022, and 2024 for some Louisville and Lexington council seats); 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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