St. Louis County, MO elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in St. Louis County: 10 seats on 3 elected bodies.

County Commission

St. Louis County Council

OfficeWho holds it now
County Council, District 1Rita Heard Days Democratic source
County Council, District 2Gretchen Bangert Democratic source
County Council, District 3Dennis Hancock Republican source
County Council, District 4Shalonda D. Webb Democratic source
County Council, District 5Lisa Clancy Democratic source
County Council, District 6Michael Archer Republican source
County Council, District 7Mark Harder Republican source
County ExecutiveSam Page Democratic source

County officers

OfficeWho holds it now
AssessorJake Zimmerman source
Prosecuting AttorneyMelissa Price Smith Democratic source

How many local governments St. Louis County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 216 local governments in St. Louis County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of governmentCensus count (2022)Listed on this page
County government11
Cities, towns, villages and townships870
School districts (school boards)220
Special districts (elected boards)1060

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 St. Louis County

995,569people
40.3median ageU.S.: 38.9
$82,936 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
9.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
47.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$276,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
8.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
5.7%U.S.: 8.4%
48.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
22.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.9% · White 61.4% · Black 24% · Asian 4.9% · Other or more than one race 5.9% (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 St. Louis County

3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.7%. Missouri: 3.3%.
19,056people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
510,617people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
529,673in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, St. Louis County 0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)3.6%19,056510,617529,673
August 20264.1%22,053509,400531,453
July 20264.1%21,844515,230537,074
June 20263.9%20,509511,267531,776
May 20263.7%19,395508,816528,211
April 20263.7%19,597506,737526,334
March 20264.4%22,953501,529524,482
February 20264.4%23,072498,594521,666
January 20264.6%24,206498,171522,377
December 20253.3%17,548508,922526,470
November 20253.4%18,115510,047528,162
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20253.7%19,637506,544526,181
August 20254.5%23,722508,110531,832
July 20254.5%24,306512,411536,717
June 20254.3%22,943510,056532,999
May 20254.1%21,417507,274528,691
April 20253.8%19,900507,984527,884
March 20254.4%23,098500,847523,945
February 20254.4%22,952498,948521,900
January 20254.2%22,053499,387521,440
December 20243.4%17,879504,047521,926
November 20243.4%17,776506,220523,996
October 20243.4%17,774508,703526,477
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)4.1%21,426506,412527,838
20243.7%19,241506,115525,356
20233.1%16,036505,161521,197
20222.6%13,437499,549512,986
20214.3%22,031489,966511,997
20206.5%33,142477,975511,117
20193.1%16,061506,222522,283
20183.1%15,921500,534516,455
20173.5%18,200499,121517,321
20164.3%22,439500,612523,051

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 St. Louis County

423.7 per 100,0002020. Missouri: 542.7.
2,176.4 per 100,0002020. Missouri: 2,531.0.
117murders2020, 4,366 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
YearViolentRatePropertyRate
20204,366423.722,4282,176.4
20163,787366.023,9142,311.2
By police agency (53)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
St. Louis County Police Department20251,7505,648400,341
Florissant Police Department202512865451,002
Chesterfield Police Department20255944649,345
University City Police Department202510955534,147
Ballwin Police Department20251613430,881
Kirkwood Police Department20254338229,321
Maryland Heights Police Department20256330327,527
Hazelwood Police Department202515446124,837
Webster Groves Police Department20252112123,409
Creve Coeur Police Department20254725718,463
Manchester Police Department2025922218,074
Ferguson Police Department202519560617,935
Clayton Police Department20251015117,552
Overland Police Department20258534015,456
St. Ann Police Department20245415512,547
Crestwood Police Department20251316712,200
Town and Country Police Department20251114411,622
Bridgeton Police Department20256641711,269
Ellisville Police Department2025157610,458
Bellefontaine Neighbors Police Department20257427910,329
Des Peres Police Department202574609,167
Olivette Police Department202511879,079
Sunset Hills Police Department202591169,078
Richmond Heights Police Department2025425589,052
Ladue Police Department20258748,927
Vinita Park Police Department2025894378,783
Normandy Police Department2025801878,669
Brentwood Police Department2025172808,084
Maplewood Police Department2025424148,030
Berkeley Police Department20251344088,018
St. John Police Department2025501316,434
Shrewsbury Police Department202532416,229
Glendale Police Department20251126,060
Rock Hill Police Department20256314,652
Breckenridge Hills Police Department202456954,313
Frontenac Police Department20250794,128
Woodson Terrace Police Department202517583,873
Northwoods Police Department202517303,831
Clarkson Valley Police Department2022562,571
Pagedale Police Department202553872,506
Riverview Police Department202443652,306
Moline Acres Police Department202515182,089
Warson Woods Police Department2025091,987
Lakeshire Police Department2025171,510
Oakland Police Department2020261,366
Bel-Nor Police Department20232181,353
Velda City Police Department202378891,236
Hillsdale Police Department202226211,191
Calverton Park Police Department20237181,120
Country Club Hills Police Department20251324994
Edmundson Police Department2025668846
Flordell Hills Police Department20212528797
Bella Villa Police Department202507729

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

2.59 per 1,000 residents2018, 54 agencies serving 983,922 people.
2,548sworn officers2018, full-time, as of October 31.
576civilian staff2018, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (54), 2018
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
St. Louis County Police Department931305406,718
Florissant Police Department892351,326
Chesterfield Police Department981047,602
Maryland Heights Police Department781826,930
University City Police Department672134,438
Kirkwood Police Department601927,670
Oakland Police Department60191,368
Hazelwood Police Department661125,234
St. Ann Police Department452812,698
Vinita Park Police Department62211,003
Bridgeton Police Department521111,663
Ballwin Police Department481230,151
Clayton Police Department48816,935
Overland Police Department391315,660
Creve Coeur Police Department47318,831
Webster Groves Police Department47222,873
Des Peres Police Department4178,601
Ferguson Police Department40820,663
Richmond Heights Police Department4118,342
Manchester Police Department34318,114
Crestwood Police Department26711,864
Maplewood Police Department3128,130
Sunset Hills Police Department2678,492
Bellefontaine Neighbors Police Department30210,597
Ladue Police Department2668,625
Town and Country Police Department29111,154
Berkeley Police Department2368,892
Brentwood Police Department2717,991
Normandy Police Department2517,488
Ellisville Police Department2419,842
Olivette Police Department2317,843
Shrewsbury Police Department2226,108
Frontenac Police Department2113,875
St. John Police Department2116,344
Woodson Terrace Police Department1724,032
Breckenridge Hills Police Department1714,612
BEL-RIDGE1622,661
Pagedale Police Department1703,292
Northwoods Police Department1514,404
Glendale Police Department1135,881
Edmundson Police Department111831
Riverview Police Department1202,772
Hillsdale Police Department1011,567
Rock Hill Police Department1014,599
Moline Acres Police Department912,382
Flordell Hills Police Department90801
Velda City Police Department901,378
Calverton Park Police Department801,276
Warson Woods Police Department801,915
Country Club Hills Police Department701,258
Bel-Nor Police Department601,453
Bella Villa Police Department50736
Lakeshire Police Department401,397
Clarkson Valley Police Department002,610

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 St. Louis County Assessor?
Jake Zimmerman is the Assessor of St. Louis County, Missouri.
Who is the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney?
Melissa Price Smith (Democratic) is the Prosecuting Attorney of St. Louis County, Missouri.
Who are the St. Louis County commissioners?
Rita Heard Days (County Council, District 1); Gretchen Bangert (County Council, District 2); Dennis Hancock (County Council, District 3); Shalonda D. Webb (County Council, District 4); Lisa Clancy (County Council, District 5); Michael Archer (County Council, District 6); Mark Harder (County Council, District 7); Sam Page (County Executive).
What is the population of St. Louis County?
About 995,569 people, with a median age of 40.3; the median household income is $82,936 and 9.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in St. Louis County?
3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 19,056 people unemployed in a labor force of 529,673, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in St. Louis County?
216 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 87 municipal, 22 school district and 106 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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