Who is the Miller County Assessor?

Joseph Cochran (Republican) is the Assessor of Miller County, Missouri.

Who is the Miller County Circuit Clerk?

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

Who is the Miller County Collector of Revenue?

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

Who is the Miller County Coroner?

Caleb Shelton (Republican) is the Coroner of Miller County, Missouri.

Who is the Miller County County Clerk?

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

Who is the Miller County County Surveyor?

Rick Wilson (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Miller County, Missouri.

Who is the Miller County Prosecuting Attorney?

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

Who is the Miller County Public Administrator?

Theresa Lupardus (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Miller County, Missouri.

Who is the Miller County Recorder of Deeds?

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

Who is the Miller County Sheriff?

Louie Gregorie (Republican) is the Sheriff of Miller County, Missouri.

Who is the Miller County Treasurer?

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

Who are the Miller County commissioners?

Don Abbett (Associate Commissioner, District 1); Travis Rowden (Associate Commissioner, District 2); Kevin Cardwell (Presiding Commissioner).

What is the population of Miller County?

About 25,269 people, with a median age of 41.3; the median household income is $56,736 and 14.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Miller County?

2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 383 people unemployed in a labor force of 13,058, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Miller County?

29 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 5 school district and 15 special district governments.

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

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

Miller County Commission

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Associate Commissioner, District 1	Don Abbett Republican source
Associate Commissioner, District 2	Travis Rowden Republican source
Presiding Commissioner	Kevin Cardwell Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Joseph Cochran Republican source
Circuit Clerk	Sheila Curtman Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Collector of Revenue	Jody Vance Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Caleb Shelton Republican source
County Clerk	Clinton Jenkins Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Surveyor	Rick Wilson Republican source
Prosecuting Attorney	Matt Howard Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Public Administrator	Theresa Lupardus Republican source
Recorder of Deeds	Kathy Plemmons Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Louie Gregorie Republican source
Treasurer	Phil Lawson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Miller County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 29 local governments in Miller 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	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	15	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 Miller County

25,269people

41.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$56,736 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

14.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

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

$192,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

10.7%U.S.: 8.4%

29.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

27.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.2% · White 93.3% · Black 1.1% · Asian 0.4% · Other or more than one race 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 Miller County

2.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.0%. Missouri: 3.3%.

383people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

12,675people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

13,058in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.9%	383	12,675	13,058
August 2026	3.4%	430	12,388	12,818
July 2026	3.5%	445	12,360	12,805
June 2026	3.3%	434	12,915	13,349
May 2026	3.1%	394	12,479	12,873
April 2026	3.2%	406	12,309	12,715
March 2026	4.3%	543	12,033	12,576
February 2026	5.0%	618	11,840	12,458
January 2026	5.0%	618	11,717	12,335
December 2025	3.5%	439	12,041	12,480
November 2025	3.5%	434	12,101	12,535
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.0%	384	12,426	12,810
August 2025	3.6%	457	12,204	12,661
July 2025	3.9%	496	12,257	12,753
June 2025	3.7%	488	12,838	13,326
May 2025	3.5%	450	12,512	12,962
April 2025	3.5%	439	12,257	12,696
March 2025	4.4%	558	12,094	12,652
February 2025	5.1%	632	11,817	12,449
January 2025	4.8%	591	11,729	12,320
December 2024	3.7%	464	11,955	12,419
November 2024	3.4%	417	12,014	12,431
October 2024	2.9%	372	12,328	12,700

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.8%	488	12,207	12,695
2024	3.7%	474	12,318	12,792
2023	3.2%	410	12,303	12,713
2022	2.7%	333	12,082	12,415
2021	3.9%	475	11,652	12,127
2020	6.2%	740	11,161	11,901
2019	3.7%	444	11,446	11,890
2018	3.7%	439	11,331	11,770
2017	4.5%	527	11,171	11,698
2016	5.2%	605	10,943	11,548

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 Miller County

214.6 per 100,0002025. Missouri: 417.8.

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

0murders2025, 50 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	50	214.6	101	433.5
2024	61	260.3	83	354.1
2023	66	284.4	130	560.2
2022	83	366.2	212	935.4
2019	34	145.3	330	1,410.1
2018	60	257.4	306	1,312.7
2017	35	150.0	324	1,388.5
2016	88	379.1	349	1,503.7

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Miller County Sheriff's Office	2025	46	87	17,783
Eldon Police Department	2024	14	19	4,663
Iberia Police Department	2023	3	0	726

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

1.37 per 1,000 residents2018, 3 agencies serving 23,310 people.

32sworn officers2018, full-time, as of October 31.

15civilian staff2018, full-time.

2018 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (3), 2018

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Miller County Sheriff's Office	19	14	17,933
Eldon Police Department	12	1	4,632
Iberia Police Department	1	0	745

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 Miller County Assessor?: Joseph Cochran (Republican) is the Assessor of Miller County, Missouri.
Who is the Miller County Circuit Clerk?: Sheila Curtman (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Miller County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Miller County Collector of Revenue?: Jody Vance (Republican) is the Collector of Revenue of Miller County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Miller County Coroner?: Caleb Shelton (Republican) is the Coroner of Miller County, Missouri.
Who is the Miller County County Clerk?: Clinton Jenkins (Republican) is the County Clerk of Miller County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Miller County County Surveyor?: Rick Wilson (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Miller County, Missouri.
Who is the Miller County Prosecuting Attorney?: Matt Howard (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Miller County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Miller County Public Administrator?: Theresa Lupardus (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Miller County, Missouri.
Who is the Miller County Recorder of Deeds?: Kathy Plemmons (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Miller County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Miller County Sheriff?: Louie Gregorie (Republican) is the Sheriff of Miller County, Missouri.
Who is the Miller County Treasurer?: Phil Lawson (Republican) is the Treasurer of Miller County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Miller County commissioners?: Don Abbett (Associate Commissioner, District 1); Travis Rowden (Associate Commissioner, District 2); Kevin Cardwell (Presiding Commissioner).
What is the population of Miller County?: About 25,269 people, with a median age of 41.3; the median household income is $56,736 and 14.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Miller County?: 2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 383 people unemployed in a labor force of 13,058, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Miller County?: 29 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 5 school district and 15 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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