Who is the Hickory County Assessor?

Clint D. Baker (Republican) is the Assessor of Hickory County, Missouri.

Who is the Hickory County Circuit Clerk?

Cee Cee Smith (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Hickory County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Hickory County Collector of Revenue?

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

Who is the Hickory County Coroner?

Connie Boller (Republican) is the Coroner of Hickory County, Missouri.

Who is the Hickory County County Clerk?

Tamara Weidman (Republican) is the County Clerk of Hickory County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Hickory County Prosecuting Attorney?

Daniel Dysart (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Hickory County, Missouri.

Who is the Hickory County Public Administrator?

Kimberly Phillips (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Hickory County, Missouri.

Who is the Hickory County Recorder of Deeds?

Pamela Hutton (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Hickory County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Hickory County Sheriff?

Greg Burke (Republican) is the Sheriff of Hickory County, Missouri.

Who is the Hickory County Treasurer?

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

Who are the Hickory County commissioners?

Larry Lightfoot (Associate Commissioner, Eastern District); Rick Pearson (Associate Commissioner, Western District); Robert Sawyer (Presiding Commissioner).

What is the population of Hickory County?

About 8,585 people, with a median age of 55.2; the median household income is $39,390 and 19.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Hickory County?

5.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 159 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,975, against 5.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Hickory County?

13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 4 school district and 3 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Hickory County: 13 seats on 11 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Commission

Hickory County Commission

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Associate Commissioner, Eastern District	Larry Lightfoot Republican source
Associate Commissioner, Western District	Rick Pearson Republican source
Presiding Commissioner	Robert Sawyer Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Clint D. Baker Republican source
Circuit Clerk	Cee Cee Smith Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Collector of Revenue	Karen Stokes Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Connie Boller Republican source
County Clerk	Tamara Weidman Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Prosecuting Attorney	Daniel Dysart Republican source
Public Administrator	Kimberly Phillips Republican source
Recorder of Deeds	Pamela Hutton Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Greg Burke Republican source
Treasurer	Kenny Ratliff Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Hickory County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 13 local governments in Hickory 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	5	0
School districts (school boards)	4	0
Special districts (elected boards)	3	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 Hickory County

8,585people

55.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$39,390 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

19.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

12.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$176,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

13.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

0.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

12.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

13.2%U.S.: 8.4%

58.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

54.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.8% · White 93.4% · Black 0.1% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 4.3% (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 Hickory County

5.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.5%. Missouri: 3.3%.

159people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

2,816people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

2,975in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	5.3%	159	2,816	2,975
August 2026	5.7%	161	2,688	2,849
July 2026	5.5%	161	2,740	2,901
June 2026	5.0%	151	2,856	3,007
May 2026	5.0%	148	2,813	2,961
April 2026	5.0%	148	2,792	2,940
March 2026	6.2%	177	2,683	2,860
February 2026	7.0%	199	2,633	2,832
January 2026	7.4%	205	2,581	2,786
December 2025	5.5%	153	2,615	2,768
November 2025	5.4%	150	2,616	2,766
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.5%	158	2,692	2,850
August 2025	7.3%	205	2,604	2,809
July 2025	7.1%	201	2,627	2,828
June 2025	6.6%	192	2,722	2,914
May 2025	6.5%	190	2,713	2,903
April 2025	6.6%	190	2,703	2,893
March 2025	7.1%	202	2,650	2,852
February 2025	7.9%	221	2,560	2,781
January 2025	7.7%	213	2,546	2,759
December 2024	6.6%	181	2,571	2,752
November 2024	5.8%	157	2,566	2,723
October 2024	5.6%	159	2,679	2,838

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	6.7%	189	2,641	2,830
2024	6.4%	179	2,617	2,796
2023	5.2%	141	2,590	2,731
2022	4.0%	103	2,469	2,572
2021	5.4%	136	2,375	2,511
2020	7.2%	178	2,294	2,472
2019	5.8%	143	2,320	2,463
2018	6.0%	148	2,315	2,463
2017	6.4%	154	2,263	2,417
2016	8.0%	193	2,209	2,402

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 Hickory County

33.7 per 100,0002025. Missouri: 417.8.

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

0murders2025, 3 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	3	33.7	56	629.9
2023	3	34.1	41	465.5
2022	16	179.5	46	516.0
2021	24	250.5	40	417.6
2020	3	31.5	67	703.2
2019	1	10.5	81	854.2
2018	3	31.8	89	942.4
2017	3	32.6	126	1,367.3
2016	0	0.0	90	988.5

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Hickory County Sheriff's Office	2025	3	56	8,890

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

0.90 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 8,890 people.

8sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

3civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Hickory County Sheriff's Office	8	3	8,890

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	8	0.90	3	1
2024	9	1.01	3	1
2023	9	1.02	5	1
2021	12	1.25	7	1
2020	9	0.94	5	1
2019	9	0.95	4	1
2018	9	0.95	5	1
2017	10	1.09	4	1
2016	8	0.88	6	1

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 Hickory County Assessor?: Clint D. Baker (Republican) is the Assessor of Hickory County, Missouri.
Who is the Hickory County Circuit Clerk?: Cee Cee Smith (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Hickory County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hickory County Collector of Revenue?: Karen Stokes (Republican) is the Collector of Revenue of Hickory County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hickory County Coroner?: Connie Boller (Republican) is the Coroner of Hickory County, Missouri.
Who is the Hickory County County Clerk?: Tamara Weidman (Republican) is the County Clerk of Hickory County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hickory County Prosecuting Attorney?: Daniel Dysart (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Hickory County, Missouri.
Who is the Hickory County Public Administrator?: Kimberly Phillips (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Hickory County, Missouri.
Who is the Hickory County Recorder of Deeds?: Pamela Hutton (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Hickory County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hickory County Sheriff?: Greg Burke (Republican) is the Sheriff of Hickory County, Missouri.
Who is the Hickory County Treasurer?: Kenny Ratliff (Republican) is the Treasurer of Hickory County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Hickory County commissioners?: Larry Lightfoot (Associate Commissioner, Eastern District); Rick Pearson (Associate Commissioner, Western District); Robert Sawyer (Presiding Commissioner).
What is the population of Hickory County?: About 8,585 people, with a median age of 55.2; the median household income is $39,390 and 19.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Hickory County?: 5.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 159 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,975, against 5.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Hickory County?: 13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 4 school district and 3 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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