Who is the Crawford County Assessor?

Kellie Vestal (Republican) is the Assessor of Crawford County, Missouri.

Who is the Crawford County Circuit Clerk?

Karen R. Harlan (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Crawford County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Crawford County Collector of Revenue?

Pat Schwent (Republican) is the Collector of Revenue of Crawford County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Crawford County Coroner?

Darren Dake (Republican) is the Coroner of Crawford County, Missouri.

Who is the Crawford County County Clerk?

Kimberly A. Gibbs (Republican) is the County Clerk of Crawford County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Crawford County County Surveyor?

Mark Schroyer (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Crawford County, Missouri.

Who is the Crawford County Prosecuting Attorney?

David S. Smith (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Crawford County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Crawford County Public Administrator?

Franky Todd (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Crawford County, Missouri.

Who is the Crawford County Recorder of Deeds?

Kimberly A. Cook (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Crawford County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Crawford County Sheriff?

Darin Layman (Republican) is the Sheriff of Crawford County, Missouri.

Who is the Crawford County Treasurer?

Karen Sikes (Republican) is the Treasurer of Crawford County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Crawford County commissioners?

Mark Pfeiffer (Associate Commissioner, District 1); Jared Boast (Associate Commissioner, District 2); Steve Black (Presiding Commissioner).

What is the population of Crawford County?

About 22,797 people, with a median age of 43; the median household income is $57,629 and 14.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Crawford County?

3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 363 people unemployed in a labor force of 9,984, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Crawford County?

17 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 3 school district and 7 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Crawford 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

Crawford County Commission

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Associate Commissioner, District 1	Mark Pfeiffer Republican source
Associate Commissioner, District 2	Jared Boast Republican source
Presiding Commissioner	Steve Black Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Kellie Vestal Republican source
Circuit Clerk	Karen R. Harlan Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Collector of Revenue	Pat Schwent Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Darren Dake Republican source
County Clerk	Kimberly A. Gibbs Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Surveyor	Mark Schroyer Republican source
Prosecuting Attorney	David S. Smith Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Public Administrator	Franky Todd Republican source
Recorder of Deeds	Kimberly A. Cook Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Darin Layman Republican source
Treasurer	Karen Sikes Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Crawford County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 17 local governments in Crawford 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	6	0
School districts (school boards)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	7	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 Crawford County

22,797people

43median ageU.S.: 38.9

$57,629 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

14.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

14.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$172,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

10%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

12.9%U.S.: 8.4%

38.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

28.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.4% · White 91.9% · Black 0.8% · Asian 0.1% · 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 Crawford County

3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.7%. Missouri: 3.3%.

363people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

9,621people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

9,984in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.6%	363	9,621	9,984
August 2026	4.3%	427	9,526	9,953
July 2026	4.5%	448	9,554	10,002
June 2026	4.1%	415	9,745	10,160
May 2026	3.8%	375	9,486	9,861
April 2026	3.9%	384	9,521	9,905
March 2026	4.9%	478	9,367	9,845
February 2026	5.4%	526	9,297	9,823
January 2026	5.2%	504	9,215	9,719
December 2025	3.6%	353	9,339	9,692
November 2025	3.8%	366	9,378	9,744
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.7%	365	9,435	9,800
August 2025	4.9%	481	9,336	9,817
July 2025	5.1%	509	9,434	9,943
June 2025	4.7%	480	9,710	10,190
May 2025	4.4%	439	9,486	9,925
April 2025	4.3%	431	9,501	9,932
March 2025	5.2%	512	9,291	9,803
February 2025	5.6%	541	9,205	9,746
January 2025	5.5%	539	9,201	9,740
December 2024	4.2%	399	9,160	9,559
November 2024	3.9%	375	9,160	9,535
October 2024	3.8%	362	9,285	9,647

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.6%	456	9,392	9,848
2024	4.5%	434	9,216	9,650
2023	3.8%	362	9,263	9,625
2022	3.2%	312	9,420	9,732
2021	4.7%	459	9,386	9,845
2020	7.0%	688	9,104	9,792
2019	4.0%	399	9,539	9,938
2018	4.3%	422	9,427	9,849
2017	5.1%	497	9,338	9,835
2016	5.8%	574	9,296	9,870

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 Crawford County

267.6 per 100,0002025. Missouri: 417.8.

1,414.2 per 100,0002025. Missouri: 1,644.1.

0murders2025, 77 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	77	267.6	407	1,414.2
2023	89	312.8	678	2,383.0
2022	109	382.2	728	2,552.8
2021	91	306.1	721	2,425.0
2020	76	253.9	871	2,910.1
2019	74	247.2	931	3,110.0
2018	52	172.6	862	2,860.6
2017	53	176.5	884	2,943.4
2016	55	181.9	923	3,051.9

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Crawford County Sheriff's Office	2025	34	41	15,040
Sullivan Police Department	2025	32	281	6,930
Cuba Police Department	2023	10	171	3,156
Bourbon Police Department	2025	0	14	1,526
Steelville Police Department	2023	1	90	1,434

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

2.48 per 1,000 residents2023, 5 agencies serving 27,861 people.

69sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.

30civilian staff2023, full-time.

2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (5), 2023

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Crawford County Sheriff's Office	27	19	14,932
Sullivan Police Department	19	10	6,828
Cuba Police Department	13	1	3,156
Steelville Police Department	6	0	1,434
Bourbon Police Department	4	0	1,511

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2023	69	2.48	30	5
2021	71	2.42	24	5
2019	69	2.34	24	5
2018	62	2.09	23	5
2017	60	2.01	22	6

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 Crawford County Assessor?: Kellie Vestal (Republican) is the Assessor of Crawford County, Missouri.
Who is the Crawford County Circuit Clerk?: Karen R. Harlan (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Crawford County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Crawford County Collector of Revenue?: Pat Schwent (Republican) is the Collector of Revenue of Crawford County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Crawford County Coroner?: Darren Dake (Republican) is the Coroner of Crawford County, Missouri.
Who is the Crawford County County Clerk?: Kimberly A. Gibbs (Republican) is the County Clerk of Crawford County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Crawford County County Surveyor?: Mark Schroyer (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Crawford County, Missouri.
Who is the Crawford County Prosecuting Attorney?: David S. Smith (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Crawford County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Crawford County Public Administrator?: Franky Todd (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Crawford County, Missouri.
Who is the Crawford County Recorder of Deeds?: Kimberly A. Cook (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Crawford County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Crawford County Sheriff?: Darin Layman (Republican) is the Sheriff of Crawford County, Missouri.
Who is the Crawford County Treasurer?: Karen Sikes (Republican) is the Treasurer of Crawford County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Crawford County commissioners?: Mark Pfeiffer (Associate Commissioner, District 1); Jared Boast (Associate Commissioner, District 2); Steve Black (Presiding Commissioner).
What is the population of Crawford County?: About 22,797 people, with a median age of 43; the median household income is $57,629 and 14.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Crawford County?: 3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 363 people unemployed in a labor force of 9,984, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Crawford County?: 17 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 3 school district and 7 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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