Who is the Pike County Assessor?

Kelly Crane (Republican) is the Assessor of Pike County, Missouri.

Who is the Pike County Circuit Clerk?

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

Who is the Pike County Collector of Revenue?

Tara Morrison Eskew (Republican) is the Collector of Revenue of Pike County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Pike County Coroner?

Holly Leverenz (Republican) is the Coroner of Pike County, Missouri.

Who is the Pike County County Clerk?

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

Who is the Pike County County Surveyor?

Jason Janes is the County Surveyor of Pike County, Missouri.

Who is the Pike County Prosecuting Attorney?

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

Who is the Pike County Public Administrator?

Lori Fuerst (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Pike County, Missouri.

Who is the Pike County Recorder of Deeds?

Kim S. Martin Luebrecht (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Pike County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Pike County Sheriff?

Stephen Korte (Republican) is the Sheriff of Pike County, Missouri.

Who is the Pike County Treasurer?

Olivia Edwards Ledford (Republican) is the Treasurer of Pike County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Pike County commissioners?

Tommy Wallace (Associate Commissioner, Eastern District); Brock Bailey (Associate Commissioner, Western District); Bill Allen (Presiding Commissioner).

What is the population of Pike County?

About 17,711 people, with a median age of 39.6; the median household income is $54,989 and 16% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Pike County?

3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 246 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,898, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Pike County?

20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 4 school district and 7 special district governments.

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

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

Pike County Commission

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Associate Commissioner, Eastern District	Tommy Wallace Republican source
Associate Commissioner, Western District	Brock Bailey Republican source
Presiding Commissioner	Bill Allen Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Kelly Crane Republican source
Circuit Clerk	Kathy Turner Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Collector of Revenue	Tara Morrison Eskew Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Holly Leverenz Republican source
County Clerk	Laura Stumbaugh Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Surveyor	Jason Janes source
Prosecuting Attorney	Alex Ellison Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Public Administrator	Lori Fuerst Republican source
Recorder of Deeds	Kim S. Martin Luebrecht Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Stephen Korte Republican source
Treasurer	Olivia Edwards Ledford Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Pike County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 20 local governments in Pike 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)	4	0
Special districts (elected boards)	7	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 Pike County

17,711people

39.6median ageU.S.: 38.9

$54,989 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

16%below the U.S.: 12.5%

16.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$146,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

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

6.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9%U.S.: 8.4%

35.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

19%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.5% · White 89% · Black 5% · Asian 0.3% · Other or more than one race 3.2% (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 Pike County

3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.7%. Missouri: 3.3%.

246people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

6,652people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

6,898in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.6%	246	6,652	6,898
August 2026	4.3%	287	6,371	6,658
July 2026	4.6%	311	6,382	6,693
June 2026	4.2%	291	6,618	6,909
May 2026	3.9%	263	6,528	6,791
April 2026	3.8%	267	6,678	6,945
March 2026	4.6%	321	6,620	6,941
February 2026	4.8%	335	6,613	6,948
January 2026	6.0%	407	6,416	6,823
December 2025	3.8%	257	6,593	6,850
November 2025	3.5%	235	6,541	6,776
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.7%	251	6,528	6,779
August 2025	4.9%	319	6,215	6,534
July 2025	5.0%	334	6,326	6,660
June 2025	4.6%	316	6,613	6,929
May 2025	4.4%	297	6,527	6,824
April 2025	3.9%	275	6,744	7,019
March 2025	4.8%	342	6,802	7,144
February 2025	4.7%	338	6,792	7,130
January 2025	5.0%	345	6,621	6,966
December 2024	3.4%	243	6,816	7,059
November 2024	3.5%	246	6,755	7,001
October 2024	3.4%	239	6,782	7,021

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.4%	301	6,573	6,874
2024	3.9%	270	6,682	6,952
2023	3.6%	245	6,548	6,793
2022	2.9%	196	6,503	6,699
2021	4.1%	282	6,516	6,798
2020	6.0%	414	6,520	6,934
2019	3.8%	261	6,656	6,917
2018	4.0%	281	6,824	7,105
2017	3.8%	277	7,099	7,376
2016	4.9%	366	7,135	7,501

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 Pike County

324.4 per 100,0002020. Missouri: 542.7.

1,227.2 per 100,0002020. Missouri: 2,531.0.

0murders2020, 60 violent crimes in all.

2020 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
2020	60	324.4	227	1,227.2
2019	48	256.5	279	1,491.1
2017	41	219.6	209	1,119.6
2016	18	95.5	182	966.0

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Pike County Sheriff's Office	2025	10	58	10,024
Bowling Green Police Department	2024	2	30	4,460
Louisiana Police Department	2024	5	29	3,262
Frankford Police Department	2019	0	2	313

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

1.81 per 1,000 residents2020, 4 agencies serving 18,274 people.

33sworn officers2020, full-time, as of October 31.

9civilian staff2020, full-time.

2020 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (4), 2020

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Pike County Sheriff's Office	18	6	9,153
Bowling Green Police Department	10	2	5,617
Louisiana Police Department	5	1	3,191
Frankford Police Department	0	0	313

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2020	33	1.81	9	4
2019	26	1.41	17	4
2016	21	1.15	23	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 Pike County Assessor?: Kelly Crane (Republican) is the Assessor of Pike County, Missouri.
Who is the Pike County Circuit Clerk?: Kathy Turner (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Pike County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Pike County Collector of Revenue?: Tara Morrison Eskew (Republican) is the Collector of Revenue of Pike County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Pike County Coroner?: Holly Leverenz (Republican) is the Coroner of Pike County, Missouri.
Who is the Pike County County Clerk?: Laura Stumbaugh (Republican) is the County Clerk of Pike County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Pike County County Surveyor?: Jason Janes is the County Surveyor of Pike County, Missouri.
Who is the Pike County Prosecuting Attorney?: Alex Ellison (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Pike County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Pike County Public Administrator?: Lori Fuerst (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Pike County, Missouri.
Who is the Pike County Recorder of Deeds?: Kim S. Martin Luebrecht (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Pike County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Pike County Sheriff?: Stephen Korte (Republican) is the Sheriff of Pike County, Missouri.
Who is the Pike County Treasurer?: Olivia Edwards Ledford (Republican) is the Treasurer of Pike County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Pike County commissioners?: Tommy Wallace (Associate Commissioner, Eastern District); Brock Bailey (Associate Commissioner, Western District); Bill Allen (Presiding Commissioner).
What is the population of Pike County?: About 17,711 people, with a median age of 39.6; the median household income is $54,989 and 16% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Pike County?: 3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 246 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,898, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Pike County?: 20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 4 school district and 7 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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