Who is the Shelby County Assessor?

Liz Miles (Republican) is the Assessor of Shelby County, Missouri.

Who is the Shelby County Circuit Clerk?

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

Who is the Shelby County Collector of Revenue?

John K. Chinn (Democratic) is the Collector of Revenue of Shelby County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Shelby County Coroner?

Corey Eagan (Democratic) is the Coroner of Shelby County, Missouri.

Who is the Shelby County County Clerk?

Stephanie Bender (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Shelby County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Shelby County County Surveyor?

Janes Surveying is the County Surveyor of Shelby County, Missouri.

Who is the Shelby County Prosecuting Attorney?

Jordan Force (Democratic) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Shelby County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Shelby County Public Administrator?

Rachael Bichsel (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Shelby County, Missouri.

Who is the Shelby County Recorder of Deeds?

Audrey Grawe Buzzard (Democratic) is the Recorder of Deeds of Shelby County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Shelby County Sheriff?

Arron Fredrickson (Republican) is the Sheriff of Shelby County, Missouri.

Who is the Shelby County Treasurer?

Tracy Smith (Democratic) is the Treasurer of Shelby County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Shelby County commissioners?

Ray Bacon (Associate Commissioner, Eastern District); Terry Mefford (Associate Commissioner, Western District); Terry Helmick (Presiding Commissioner).

What is the population of Shelby County?

About 5,986 people, with a median age of 42.7; the median household income is $51,594 and 15.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Shelby County?

2.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 76 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,254, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Shelby County?

18 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 2 school district and 9 special district governments.

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

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

Shelby County Commission

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Associate Commissioner, Eastern District	Ray Bacon Democratic source
Associate Commissioner, Western District	Terry Mefford Republican source
Presiding Commissioner	Terry Helmick Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Liz Miles Republican source
Circuit Clerk	Tammy Snider Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Collector of Revenue	John K. Chinn Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Corey Eagan Democratic source
County Clerk	Stephanie Bender Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Surveyor	Janes Surveying source
Prosecuting Attorney	Jordan Force Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Public Administrator	Rachael Bichsel Republican source
Recorder of Deeds	Audrey Grawe Buzzard Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Arron Fredrickson Republican source
Treasurer	Tracy Smith Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Shelby County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 18 local governments in Shelby 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)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	9	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 Shelby County

5,986people

42.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$51,594 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

15.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

18.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$99,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

1.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

10.6%U.S.: 8.4%

29.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

19.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.3% · White 93.6% · Black 1.1% · Asian 0.4% · Other or more than one race 2.6% (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 Shelby County

2.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.9%. Missouri: 3.3%.

76people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

3,178people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

3,254in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.3%	76	3,178	3,254
August 2026	3.2%	98	2,958	3,056
July 2026	3.3%	101	2,960	3,061
June 2026	2.9%	95	3,143	3,238
May 2026	2.7%	84	2,979	3,063
April 2026	2.4%	76	3,070	3,146
March 2026	4.0%	124	2,996	3,120
February 2026	3.9%	122	2,974	3,096
January 2026	4.0%	122	2,902	3,024
December 2025	2.7%	83	2,974	3,057
November 2025	2.8%	84	2,920	3,004
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.9%	88	2,964	3,052
August 2025	3.6%	100	2,687	2,787
July 2025	3.9%	114	2,796	2,910
June 2025	3.7%	115	3,035	3,150
May 2025	3.4%	103	2,939	3,042
April 2025	3.2%	100	2,997	3,097
March 2025	4.1%	127	3,001	3,128
February 2025	4.6%	143	2,943	3,086
January 2025	4.3%	131	2,912	3,043
December 2024	3.2%	96	2,938	3,034
November 2024	2.8%	81	2,844	2,925
October 2024	2.9%	85	2,866	2,951

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.6%	108	2,924	3,032
2024	3.3%	98	2,878	2,976
2023	2.7%	80	2,873	2,953
2022	2.4%	72	2,888	2,960
2021	3.2%	94	2,868	2,962
2020	4.5%	135	2,878	3,013
2019	2.9%	88	2,945	3,033
2018	3.2%	94	2,881	2,975
2017	3.4%	106	2,970	3,076
2016	4.3%	129	2,902	3,031

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 Shelby County

98.2 per 100,0002024. Missouri: 467.0.

266.6 per 100,0002024. Missouri: 1,974.1.

0murders2024, 7 violent crimes in all.

2024 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
2024	7	98.2	19	266.6
2023	5	69.8	28	391.1
2022	8	113.4	30	425.2
2021	8	112.2	27	378.7
2020	2	28.0	23	322.4
2017	8	109.2	42	573.1
2016	6	81.4	35	475.1

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Shelby County Sheriff's Office	2024	1	2	4,358
Shelbina Police Department	2024	6	17	1,554

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

1.71 per 1,000 residents2022, 2 agencies serving 5,850 people.

10sworn officers2022, full-time, as of October 31.

8civilian staff2022, full-time.

2022 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (2), 2022

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Shelby County Sheriff's Office	6	7	4,299
Shelbina Police Department	4	1	1,551

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2022	10	1.71	8	2
2019	10	1.67	4	2
2018	10	1.68	3	2
2017	10	1.66	4	2
2016	10	1.65	6	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 Shelby County Assessor?: Liz Miles (Republican) is the Assessor of Shelby County, Missouri.
Who is the Shelby County Circuit Clerk?: Tammy Snider (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Shelby County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Shelby County Collector of Revenue?: John K. Chinn (Democratic) is the Collector of Revenue of Shelby County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Shelby County Coroner?: Corey Eagan (Democratic) is the Coroner of Shelby County, Missouri.
Who is the Shelby County County Clerk?: Stephanie Bender (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Shelby County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Shelby County County Surveyor?: Janes Surveying is the County Surveyor of Shelby County, Missouri.
Who is the Shelby County Prosecuting Attorney?: Jordan Force (Democratic) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Shelby County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Shelby County Public Administrator?: Rachael Bichsel (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Shelby County, Missouri.
Who is the Shelby County Recorder of Deeds?: Audrey Grawe Buzzard (Democratic) is the Recorder of Deeds of Shelby County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Shelby County Sheriff?: Arron Fredrickson (Republican) is the Sheriff of Shelby County, Missouri.
Who is the Shelby County Treasurer?: Tracy Smith (Democratic) is the Treasurer of Shelby County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Shelby County commissioners?: Ray Bacon (Associate Commissioner, Eastern District); Terry Mefford (Associate Commissioner, Western District); Terry Helmick (Presiding Commissioner).
What is the population of Shelby County?: About 5,986 people, with a median age of 42.7; the median household income is $51,594 and 15.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Shelby County?: 2.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 76 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,254, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Shelby County?: 18 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 2 school district and 9 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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