Who is the Lawrence County Assessor?

Doug Bowerman (Republican) is the Assessor of Lawrence County, Missouri.

Who is the Lawrence County Circuit Clerk?

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

Who is the Lawrence County Collector of Revenue?

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

Who is the Lawrence County Coroner?

Scott Lakin (Republican) is the Coroner of Lawrence County, Missouri.

Who is the Lawrence County County Clerk?

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

Who is the Lawrence County County Surveyor?

Aaron Austin (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Lawrence County, Missouri.

Who is the Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney?

Darlene Parrigon (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Lawrence County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Lawrence County Public Administrator?

Teresa Pace (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Lawrence County, Missouri.

Who is the Lawrence County Recorder of Deeds?

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

Who is the Lawrence County Sheriff?

Brad DeLay (Republican) is the Sheriff of Lawrence County, Missouri.

Who is the Lawrence County Treasurer?

Kathy S. Fairchild (Republican) is the Treasurer of Lawrence County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Lawrence County commissioners?

Brad Smith (Associate Commissioner, Eastern District); Chris Prater (Associate Commissioner, Western District); Bob Senninger (Presiding Commissioner).

What is the population of Lawrence County?

About 38,593 people, with a median age of 38.8; the median household income is $61,215 and 14.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Lawrence County?

3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 575 people unemployed in a labor force of 17,852, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Lawrence County?

41 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal, 6 school district and 24 special district governments.

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

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

Lawrence County Commission

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Associate Commissioner, Eastern District	Brad Smith Republican source
Associate Commissioner, Western District	Chris Prater Republican source
Presiding Commissioner	Bob Senninger Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Doug Bowerman Republican source
Circuit Clerk	Pamela Fobair Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Collector of Revenue	Kelli McVey Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Scott Lakin Republican source
County Clerk	Tammy Riebe Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Surveyor	Aaron Austin Republican source
Prosecuting Attorney	Darlene Parrigon Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Public Administrator	Teresa Pace Republican source
Recorder of Deeds	Denise Massie Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Brad DeLay Republican source
Treasurer	Kathy S. Fairchild Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Lawrence County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 41 local governments in Lawrence 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)	6	0
Special districts (elected boards)	24	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 Lawrence County

38,593people

38.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$61,215 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

14.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%

16.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$175,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

14%U.S.: 8.4%

44%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

22.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 8.5% · White 86.2% · Black 0.3% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 4.6% (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 Lawrence County

3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. Missouri: 3.3%.

575people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

17,277people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

17,852in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.2%	575	17,277	17,852
August 2026	4.2%	705	16,226	16,931
July 2026	4.4%	743	16,333	17,076
June 2026	4.0%	703	17,094	17,797
May 2026	3.4%	604	16,999	17,603
April 2026	3.4%	606	17,327	17,933
March 2026	4.3%	757	17,002	17,759
February 2026	4.4%	788	16,943	17,731
January 2026	4.5%	777	16,657	17,434
December 2025	3.3%	576	16,844	17,420
November 2025	3.4%	588	16,776	17,364
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.3%	582	16,870	17,452
August 2025	4.7%	767	15,717	16,484
July 2025	5.0%	836	15,994	16,830
June 2025	4.5%	799	16,881	17,680
May 2025	4.1%	702	16,593	17,295
April 2025	3.8%	667	16,951	17,618
March 2025	4.6%	809	16,736	17,545
February 2025	4.7%	823	16,664	17,487
January 2025	4.4%	769	16,583	17,352
December 2024	3.3%	568	16,590	17,158
November 2024	3.4%	577	16,467	17,044
October 2024	3.3%	578	16,693	17,271

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.2%	720	16,601	17,321
2024	3.8%	657	16,494	17,151
2023	3.2%	541	16,284	16,825
2022	2.6%	435	16,111	16,546
2021	3.9%	659	16,045	16,704
2020	6.3%	1,062	15,917	16,979
2019	3.5%	613	16,746	17,359
2018	3.2%	552	16,934	17,486
2017	3.6%	628	16,656	17,284
2016	4.5%	767	16,402	17,169

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 Lawrence County

349.6 per 100,0002021. Missouri: 524.3.

1,848.2 per 100,0002021. Missouri: 2,346.8.

1murders2021, 122 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	122	349.6	645	1,848.2
2018	114	323.7	759	2,155.0
2017	105	298.3	806	2,290.0
2016	148	424.0	756	2,165.6

By police agency (6)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Lawrence County Sheriff's Office	2025	42	165	19,442
Aurora Police Department	2024	23	103	7,612
Mount Vernon Police Department	2024	1	83	4,592
Marionville Police Department	2025	4	9	2,098
Pierce City Police Department	2024	2	2	1,270
Verona Police Department	2021	0	2	605

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.

Quick answers

Who is the Lawrence County Assessor?: Doug Bowerman (Republican) is the Assessor of Lawrence County, Missouri.
Who is the Lawrence County Circuit Clerk?: Pamela Fobair (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Lawrence County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lawrence County Collector of Revenue?: Kelli McVey (Republican) is the Collector of Revenue of Lawrence County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lawrence County Coroner?: Scott Lakin (Republican) is the Coroner of Lawrence County, Missouri.
Who is the Lawrence County County Clerk?: Tammy Riebe (Republican) is the County Clerk of Lawrence County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lawrence County County Surveyor?: Aaron Austin (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Lawrence County, Missouri.
Who is the Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney?: Darlene Parrigon (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Lawrence County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lawrence County Public Administrator?: Teresa Pace (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Lawrence County, Missouri.
Who is the Lawrence County Recorder of Deeds?: Denise Massie (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Lawrence County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lawrence County Sheriff?: Brad DeLay (Republican) is the Sheriff of Lawrence County, Missouri.
Who is the Lawrence County Treasurer?: Kathy S. Fairchild (Republican) is the Treasurer of Lawrence County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Lawrence County commissioners?: Brad Smith (Associate Commissioner, Eastern District); Chris Prater (Associate Commissioner, Western District); Bob Senninger (Presiding Commissioner).
What is the population of Lawrence County?: About 38,593 people, with a median age of 38.8; the median household income is $61,215 and 14.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lawrence County?: 3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 575 people unemployed in a labor force of 17,852, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lawrence County?: 41 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal, 6 school district and 24 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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