Who is the Knox County Assessor?

Anita James (Republican) is the Assessor of Knox County, Missouri.

Who is the Knox County Circuit Clerk?

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

Who is the Knox County Collector of Revenue?

Linda J. Woods (Republican) is the Collector of Revenue of Knox County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Knox County Coroner?

Alan G. Rimer (Republican) is the Coroner of Knox County, Missouri.

Who is the Knox County County Clerk?

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

Who is the Knox County Prosecuting Attorney?

Andrew Boster (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Knox County, Missouri.

Who is the Knox County Public Administrator?

Theresa L. Hamlin (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Knox County, Missouri.

Who is the Knox County Recorder of Deeds?

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

Who is the Knox County Sheriff?

Carl K. Knoche (Republican) is the Sheriff of Knox County, Missouri.

Who is the Knox County Treasurer?

Donnie L. Davis (Republican) is the Treasurer of Knox County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Knox County commissioners?

John Greenley (Associate Commissioner, Eastern District); Bill Whiles (Associate Commissioner, Western District); Leslie Cardwell (Presiding Commissioner).

What is the population of Knox County?

About 3,756 people, with a median age of 40.1; the median household income is $57,788 and 11.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Knox County?

3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 51 people unemployed in a labor force of 1,509, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Knox County?

13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 1 school district and 5 special district governments.

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

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

Knox County Commission

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Associate Commissioner, Eastern District	John Greenley Republican source
Associate Commissioner, Western District	Bill Whiles Republican source
Presiding Commissioner	Leslie Cardwell Independent source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Anita James Republican source
Circuit Clerk	Kimberly Hatfield Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Collector of Revenue	Linda J. Woods Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Alan G. Rimer Republican source
County Clerk	Marlene Spory Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Prosecuting Attorney	Andrew Boster Republican source
Public Administrator	Theresa L. Hamlin Republican source
Recorder of Deeds	Audrey Hamlin Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Carl K. Knoche Republican source
Treasurer	Donnie L. Davis Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Knox County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 13 local governments in Knox 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)	1	0
Special districts (elected boards)	5	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 Knox County

3,756people

40.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$57,788 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

15.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$101,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

1.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

0.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

25.5%U.S.: 8.4%

20.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 0.3% · White 94.8% · Black 0.6% · Asian 0.2% · Other or more than one race 4.1% (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 Knox County

3.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.5%. Missouri: 3.3%.

51people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

1,458people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

1,509in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.4%	51	1,458	1,509
August 2026	4.3%	59	1,307	1,366
July 2026	4.9%	67	1,299	1,366
June 2026	4.5%	68	1,456	1,524
May 2026	4.1%	60	1,401	1,461
April 2026	3.5%	55	1,511	1,566
March 2026	5.1%	77	1,446	1,523
February 2026	5.3%	82	1,457	1,539
January 2026	5.2%	79	1,450	1,529
December 2025	3.9%	58	1,447	1,505
November 2025	3.6%	53	1,402	1,455
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.5%	52	1,439	1,491
August 2025	5.3%	70	1,253	1,323
July 2025	5.0%	70	1,334	1,404
June 2025	4.5%	72	1,516	1,588
May 2025	4.5%	66	1,406	1,472
April 2025	3.8%	61	1,528	1,589
March 2025	6.0%	96	1,505	1,601
February 2025	6.0%	97	1,511	1,608
January 2025	5.2%	83	1,514	1,597
December 2024	4.3%	67	1,485	1,552
November 2024	4.1%	60	1,410	1,470
October 2024	4.2%	64	1,444	1,508

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.7%	71	1,441	1,512
2024	4.4%	67	1,457	1,524
2023	3.5%	53	1,469	1,522
2022	3.0%	46	1,473	1,519
2021	3.3%	50	1,485	1,535
2020	4.4%	68	1,486	1,554
2019	3.1%	49	1,535	1,584
2018	3.1%	54	1,700	1,754
2017	3.4%	63	1,786	1,849
2016	3.9%	71	1,769	1,840

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 Knox County

51.0 per 100,0002019. Missouri: 499.6.

509.9 per 100,0002019. Missouri: 2,658.1.

0murders2019, 2 violent crimes in all.

2019 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
2019	2	51.0	20	509.9
2016	0	0.0	20	517.9

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Knox County Sheriff's Office	2019	1	14	2,811
Edina Police Department	2025	0	0	1,015

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

1.02 per 1,000 residents2019, 2 agencies serving 3,922 people.

4sworn officers2019, full-time, as of October 31.

0civilian staff2019, full-time.

2019 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (2), 2019

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Knox County Sheriff's Office	2	0	2,811
Edina Police Department	2	0	1,111

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2019	4	1.02	0	2
2018	3	0.76	1	2
2016	4	1.04	1	2

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 Knox County Assessor?: Anita James (Republican) is the Assessor of Knox County, Missouri.
Who is the Knox County Circuit Clerk?: Kimberly Hatfield (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Knox County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Knox County Collector of Revenue?: Linda J. Woods (Republican) is the Collector of Revenue of Knox County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Knox County Coroner?: Alan G. Rimer (Republican) is the Coroner of Knox County, Missouri.
Who is the Knox County County Clerk?: Marlene Spory (Republican) is the County Clerk of Knox County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Knox County Prosecuting Attorney?: Andrew Boster (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Knox County, Missouri.
Who is the Knox County Public Administrator?: Theresa L. Hamlin (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Knox County, Missouri.
Who is the Knox County Recorder of Deeds?: Audrey Hamlin (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Knox County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Knox County Sheriff?: Carl K. Knoche (Republican) is the Sheriff of Knox County, Missouri.
Who is the Knox County Treasurer?: Donnie L. Davis (Republican) is the Treasurer of Knox County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Knox County commissioners?: John Greenley (Associate Commissioner, Eastern District); Bill Whiles (Associate Commissioner, Western District); Leslie Cardwell (Presiding Commissioner).
What is the population of Knox County?: About 3,756 people, with a median age of 40.1; the median household income is $57,788 and 11.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Knox County?: 3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 51 people unemployed in a labor force of 1,509, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Knox County?: 13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 1 school district and 5 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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