Who is the Linn County Assessor?

Brittanie Palmer (Republican) is the Assessor of Linn County, Missouri.

Who is the Linn County Circuit Clerk?

Amber Boley (Democratic) is the Circuit Clerk of Linn County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Linn County Collector-Treasurer?

Tiffany Hoerrmann (Republican) is the Collector-Treasurer of Linn County, Missouri.

Who is the Linn County Coroner?

Kjersten Parn (Republican) is the Coroner of Linn County, Missouri.

Who is the Linn County County Clerk?

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

Who is the Linn County Prosecuting Attorney?

Tracy L. Carlson (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Linn County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Linn County Public Administrator?

Lana Kilmer (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Linn County, Missouri.

Who is the Linn County Recorder of Deeds?

Jennifer Shoop-Baker (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Linn County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Linn County Sheriff?

Carrie Melte (Republican) is the Sheriff of Linn County, Missouri.

Who are the Linn County commissioners?

Glen Murrain (Associate Commissioner, District 1); Josh Muck (Associate Commissioner, District 2); Nelson Dinsmore (Presiding Commissioner).

What is the population of Linn County?

About 11,852 people, with a median age of 42.1; the median household income is $61,635 and 13.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Linn County?

3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 182 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,154, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Linn County?

45 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 14 township, 5 school district and 17 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Linn County: 12 seats on 10 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Commission

Linn County Commission

Office	Who holds it now
Associate Commissioner, District 1	Glen Murrain Republican source
Associate Commissioner, District 2	Josh Muck Republican source
Presiding Commissioner	Nelson Dinsmore Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Brittanie Palmer Republican source
Circuit Clerk	Amber Boley Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Collector-Treasurer	Tiffany Hoerrmann Republican source
Coroner	Kjersten Parn Republican source
County Clerk	Suzan Stephenson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Prosecuting Attorney	Tracy L. Carlson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Public Administrator	Lana Kilmer Republican source
Recorder of Deeds	Jennifer Shoop-Baker Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Carrie Melte Republican source

How many local governments Linn County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 45 local governments in Linn 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 (8 municipal, 14 township)	22	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	17	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 Linn County

11,852people

42.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$61,635 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

19.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$123,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

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

7.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9.3%U.S.: 8.4%

34.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

18.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3% · White 93.7% · Black 0.8% · Asian 0.4% · Other or more than one race 2.1% (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 Linn County

3.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.7%. Missouri: 3.3%.

182people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

5,972people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

6,154in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.0%	182	5,972	6,154
August 2026	4.0%	236	5,734	5,970
July 2026	3.7%	223	5,727	5,950
June 2026	3.3%	202	5,972	6,174
May 2026	2.9%	177	5,920	6,097
April 2026	3.0%	188	6,040	6,228
March 2026	3.7%	233	5,983	6,216
February 2026	3.9%	245	5,959	6,204
January 2026	4.1%	245	5,774	6,019
December 2025	3.2%	194	5,823	6,017
November 2025	3.2%	190	5,787	5,977
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.7%	219	5,779	5,998
August 2025	4.6%	267	5,562	5,829
July 2025	4.8%	282	5,631	5,913
June 2025	4.1%	255	5,956	6,211
May 2025	3.8%	232	5,865	6,097
April 2025	3.6%	224	5,929	6,153
March 2025	4.4%	276	5,993	6,269
February 2025	4.6%	292	5,994	6,286
January 2025	4.2%	263	5,932	6,195
December 2024	3.6%	219	5,882	6,101
November 2024	3.5%	208	5,788	5,996
October 2024	3.2%	195	5,840	6,035

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.0%	245	5,841	6,086
2024	3.8%	229	5,824	6,053
2023	3.3%	199	5,859	6,058
2022	2.6%	157	5,880	6,037
2021	4.3%	260	5,726	5,986
2020	5.2%	314	5,673	5,987
2019	4.0%	244	5,790	6,034
2018	4.0%	243	5,854	6,097
2017	5.0%	309	5,930	6,239
2016	5.7%	354	5,871	6,225

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 Linn County

172.5 per 100,0002019. Missouri: 499.6.

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

0murders2019, 17 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	17	172.5	72	730.5
2018	23	230.1	119	1,190.6
2017	15	144.1	131	1,258.2
2016	28	277.8	129	1,280.0

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Linn County Sheriff's Office	2025	7	7	5,271
Brookfield Police Department	2025	22	59	4,114
Bucklin Police Department	2017	0	1	436

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

2.00 per 1,000 residents2017, 2 agencies serving 9,976 people.

20sworn officers2017, full-time, as of October 31.

8civilian staff2017, full-time.

2017 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (2), 2017

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Brookfield Police Department	11	7	4,266
Linn County Sheriff's Office	9	1	5,710

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2017	20	2.00	8	2
2016	17	1.69	8	3

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 Linn County Assessor?: Brittanie Palmer (Republican) is the Assessor of Linn County, Missouri.
Who is the Linn County Circuit Clerk?: Amber Boley (Democratic) is the Circuit Clerk of Linn County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Linn County Collector-Treasurer?: Tiffany Hoerrmann (Republican) is the Collector-Treasurer of Linn County, Missouri.
Who is the Linn County Coroner?: Kjersten Parn (Republican) is the Coroner of Linn County, Missouri.
Who is the Linn County County Clerk?: Suzan Stephenson (Republican) is the County Clerk of Linn County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Linn County Prosecuting Attorney?: Tracy L. Carlson (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Linn County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Linn County Public Administrator?: Lana Kilmer (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Linn County, Missouri.
Who is the Linn County Recorder of Deeds?: Jennifer Shoop-Baker (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Linn County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Linn County Sheriff?: Carrie Melte (Republican) is the Sheriff of Linn County, Missouri.
Who are the Linn County commissioners?: Glen Murrain (Associate Commissioner, District 1); Josh Muck (Associate Commissioner, District 2); Nelson Dinsmore (Presiding Commissioner).
What is the population of Linn County?: About 11,852 people, with a median age of 42.1; the median household income is $61,635 and 13.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Linn County?: 3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 182 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,154, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Linn County?: 45 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 14 township, 5 school district and 17 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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