Who is the Cape Girardeau County Assessor?

Bob Adams (Republican) is the Assessor of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.

Who is the Cape Girardeau County Auditor?

Eugene (Pete) Frazier III (Republican) is the Auditor of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cape Girardeau County Circuit Clerk?

Ashley Schuessler (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cape Girardeau County Collector of Revenue?

Barbara Gholson (Republican) is the Collector of Revenue of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cape Girardeau County Coroner?

Craig D. Williams (Republican) is the Coroner of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.

Who is the Cape Girardeau County County Clerk?

Kara Clark Summers (Republican) is the County Clerk of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney?

Mark J. Welker (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cape Girardeau County Public Administrator?

Kyla Biester (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.

Who is the Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds?

Andrew David (Drew) Blattner (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff?

Ruth Ann Dickerson (Republican) is the Sheriff of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.

Who is the Cape Girardeau County Treasurer?

Ronnie Maxwell (Republican) is the Treasurer of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.

Who are the Cape Girardeau County commissioners?

Stephen Daume (Associate Commissioner, District 1); Charles J. Herbst III (Associate Commissioner, District 2); Clint Tracy (Presiding Commissioner).

What is the population of Cape Girardeau County?

About 82,735 people, with a median age of 37.1; the median household income is $68,464 and 13.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Cape Girardeau County?

2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,272 people unemployed in a labor force of 43,141, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Cape Girardeau County?

37 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal, 5 school district and 21 special district governments.

Cape Girardeau County, MO elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Cape Girardeau County: 14 seats on 12 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Commission

Cape Girardeau County Commission

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Associate Commissioner, District 1	Stephen Daume Republican source
Associate Commissioner, District 2	Charles J. Herbst III Republican source
Presiding Commissioner	Clint Tracy Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Bob Adams Republican source
Auditor	Eugene (Pete) Frazier III Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Circuit Clerk	Ashley Schuessler Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Collector of Revenue	Barbara Gholson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Craig D. Williams Republican source
County Clerk	Kara Clark Summers Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Prosecuting Attorney	Mark J. Welker Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Public Administrator	Kyla Biester Republican source
Recorder of Deeds	Andrew David (Drew) Blattner Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Ruth Ann Dickerson Republican source
Treasurer	Ronnie Maxwell Republican source

How many local governments Cape Girardeau County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 37 local governments in Cape Girardeau 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	10	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	21	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 Cape Girardeau County

82,735people

37.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$68,464 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

33.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$220,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

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

6.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.4%U.S.: 8.4%

45.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

19.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.9% · White 83.6% · Black 7.4% · Asian 1.6% · 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 Cape Girardeau County

2.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.1%. Missouri: 3.3%.

1,272people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

41,869people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

43,141in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.9%	1,272	41,869	43,141
August 2026	3.6%	1,544	41,500	43,044
July 2026	3.9%	1,666	40,861	42,527
June 2026	3.6%	1,560	42,057	43,617
May 2026	3.3%	1,413	41,902	43,315
April 2026	3.1%	1,339	42,217	43,556
March 2026	3.8%	1,655	42,013	43,668
February 2026	3.6%	1,571	41,923	43,494
January 2026	3.7%	1,617	41,791	43,408
December 2025	2.9%	1,245	42,437	43,682
November 2025	3.0%	1,297	42,199	43,496
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.1%	1,343	41,793	43,136
August 2025	4.0%	1,721	41,112	42,833
July 2025	4.4%	1,846	40,465	42,311
June 2025	4.0%	1,787	42,389	44,176
May 2025	3.7%	1,591	41,934	43,525
April 2025	3.3%	1,428	42,191	43,619
March 2025	3.9%	1,693	41,617	43,310
February 2025	3.7%	1,582	41,545	43,127
January 2025	3.6%	1,546	41,377	42,923
December 2024	2.8%	1,222	41,739	42,961
November 2024	3.1%	1,310	41,400	42,710
October 2024	3.0%	1,289	41,528	42,817

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.6%	1,553	41,733	43,286
2024	3.4%	1,439	41,400	42,839
2023	2.8%	1,169	41,307	42,476
2022	2.3%	959	40,530	41,489
2021	3.4%	1,374	39,487	40,861
2020	5.1%	2,091	38,753	40,844
2019	2.9%	1,183	40,028	41,211
2018	2.8%	1,126	39,477	40,603
2017	3.5%	1,400	38,788	40,188
2016	4.3%	1,768	39,091	40,859

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. Missouri's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% 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 Cape Girardeau County

444.4 per 100,0002021. Missouri: 524.3.

1,975.6 per 100,0002021. Missouri: 2,346.8.

3murders2021, 355 violent crimes in all.

2021 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
2021	355	444.4	1,578	1,975.6
2020	465	587.3	1,629	2,057.6
2019	297	375.8	1,861	2,354.7
2018	241	307.3	1,964	2,504.2
2017	298	375.0	1,926	2,423.4
2016	293	370.9	2,060	2,607.5

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Cape Girardeau Police Department	2025	192	707	41,080
Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office	2025	56	93	26,628
Jackson Police Department	2025	12	125	16,050
Delta Police Department	2021	0	0	419

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 Missouri · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.95 per 1,000 residents2022, 4 agencies serving 82,378 people.

161sworn officers2022, full-time, as of October 31.

82civilian staff2022, full-time.

2022 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (4), 2022

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office	64	48	26,371
Cape Girardeau Police Department	69	33	40,067
Jackson Police Department	27	1	15,561
Delta Police Department	1	0	379

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2022	161	1.95	82	4
2019	158	2.00	79	4
2018	148	1.89	78	4
2017	147	1.85	78	4
2016	147	1.86	85	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 Cape Girardeau County Assessor?: Bob Adams (Republican) is the Assessor of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
Who is the Cape Girardeau County Auditor?: Eugene (Pete) Frazier III (Republican) is the Auditor of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cape Girardeau County Circuit Clerk?: Ashley Schuessler (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cape Girardeau County Collector of Revenue?: Barbara Gholson (Republican) is the Collector of Revenue of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cape Girardeau County Coroner?: Craig D. Williams (Republican) is the Coroner of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
Who is the Cape Girardeau County County Clerk?: Kara Clark Summers (Republican) is the County Clerk of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney?: Mark J. Welker (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cape Girardeau County Public Administrator?: Kyla Biester (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
Who is the Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds?: Andrew David (Drew) Blattner (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff?: Ruth Ann Dickerson (Republican) is the Sheriff of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
Who is the Cape Girardeau County Treasurer?: Ronnie Maxwell (Republican) is the Treasurer of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
Who are the Cape Girardeau County commissioners?: Stephen Daume (Associate Commissioner, District 1); Charles J. Herbst III (Associate Commissioner, District 2); Clint Tracy (Presiding Commissioner).
What is the population of Cape Girardeau County?: About 82,735 people, with a median age of 37.1; the median household income is $68,464 and 13.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Cape Girardeau County?: 2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,272 people unemployed in a labor force of 43,141, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Cape Girardeau County?: 37 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal, 5 school district and 21 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Missouri Secretary of State's Official Manual (Blue Book) 2025–2026; 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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