Who is the Washington County County Assessor?

Robin Andreasen is the County Assessor of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washington County County Attorney?

M Scott VanderSchaaf is the County Attorney of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washington County County Clerk?

Barbara L Sullivan is the County Clerk of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washington County Clerk of the District Court?

Susan K Paulsen is the Clerk of the District Court of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washington County Register of Deeds?

Arron Hoden is the Register of Deeds of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washington County Sheriff?

Mike Robinson is the Sheriff of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washington County County Surveyor?

Gary Tinkham is the County Surveyor of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washington County County Treasurer?

Merri F. Hightree is the County Treasurer of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Washington County commissioners?

Steve Dethlefs (County Supervisor, District 1); Lisa Kramer (County Supervisor, District 2); Bob Frahm (County Supervisor, District 3); Jon H. Stewart (County Supervisor, District 4); Mike Mackie (County Supervisor, District 5); Steven Kruger (County Supervisor, District 6); Kevin Barnhill (County Supervisor, District 7).

What is the population of Washington County?

About 21,106 people, with a median age of 42.9; the median household income is $94,396 and 6.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Washington County?

2.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 253 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,642, against 2.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Washington County?

34 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 5 township, 3 school district and 19 special district governments.

Washington County, NE elected officials: county commissioners or supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Washington County: 15 seats on 9 elected bodies. 11 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Board of Commissioners or Supervisors

Washington County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Supervisor, District 1	Steve Dethlefs source
County Supervisor, District 2	Lisa Kramer source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 3	Bob Frahm source
County Supervisor, District 4	Jon H. Stewart source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 5	Mike Mackie source
County Supervisor, District 6	Steven Kruger source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 7	Kevin Barnhill source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Robin Andreasen source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Attorney	M Scott VanderSchaaf source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Barbara L Sullivan source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of the District Court	Susan K Paulsen source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Register of Deeds	Arron Hoden source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Mike Robinson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Surveyor	Gary Tinkham source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Merri F. Hightree source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Washington County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 34 local governments in Washington 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 municipal, 5 township)	11	0
School districts (school boards)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	19	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 Washington County

21,106people

42.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$94,396 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

6.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

36.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$297,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

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

2.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.2%U.S.: 8.4%

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

22.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.3% · White 92.9% · Black 0.3% · Asian 0.2% · Other or more than one race 3.3% (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 Washington County

2.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.6%. Nebraska: 2.5%.

253people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

11,389people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

11,642in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.2%	253	11,389	11,642
August 2026	2.3%	275	11,439	11,714
July 2026	2.5%	299	11,471	11,770
June 2026	2.8%	333	11,425	11,758
May 2026	2.3%	273	11,462	11,735
April 2026	2.0%	234	11,452	11,686
March 2026	2.4%	275	11,386	11,661
February 2026	3.0%	345	11,285	11,630
January 2026	2.8%	322	11,236	11,558
December 2025	2.7%	313	11,363	11,676
November 2025	2.9%	336	11,434	11,770
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.6%	303	11,372	11,675
August 2025	2.6%	301	11,401	11,702
July 2025	2.7%	323	11,442	11,765
June 2025	2.9%	339	11,383	11,722
May 2025	2.5%	292	11,365	11,657
April 2025	2.5%	296	11,336	11,632
March 2025	2.5%	294	11,265	11,559
February 2025	3.0%	347	11,199	11,546
January 2025	2.8%	328	11,189	11,517
December 2024	2.3%	266	11,162	11,428
November 2024	2.3%	267	11,230	11,497
October 2024	2.4%	278	11,208	11,486

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.7%	316	11,341	11,657
2024	2.5%	280	11,113	11,393
2023	2.2%	247	11,096	11,343
2022	2.0%	229	11,108	11,337
2021	2.4%	263	10,892	11,155
2020	3.5%	392	10,687	11,079
2019	3.0%	334	10,900	11,234
2018	2.9%	323	10,780	11,103
2017	3.1%	341	10,624	10,965
2016	3.2%	355	10,630	10,985

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. Nebraska's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 2.9% 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 Washington County

51.5 per 100,0002025. Nebraska: 218.4.

454.2 per 100,0002025. Nebraska: 1,378.6.

0murders2025, 11 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	11	51.5	97	454.2
2024	20	93.2	105	489.2
2023	17	79.5	102	477.3
2022	18	85.5	127	603.2
2021	18	85.1	137	647.5
2020	16	77.2	119	574.3
2019	12	58.0	200	967.4
2018	11	53.0	224	1,080.2
2017	13	63.0	148	716.7
2016	14	69.3	162	801.5

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Washington County Sheriff's Office	2025	6	29	13,312
Blair Police Department	2025	5	68	8,043

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 Nebraska · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.19 per 1,000 residents2024, 2 agencies serving 21,462 people.

47sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

33civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (2), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Washington County Sheriff's Office	32	31	13,444
Blair Police Department	15	2	8,018

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	47	2.19	33	2
2022	46	2.18	33	2
2021	44	2.08	33	2
2020	46	2.22	30	2
2019	47	2.27	23	2
2018	45	2.17	26	2
2016	45	2.23	26	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 Washington County County Assessor?: Robin Andreasen is the County Assessor of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washington County County Attorney?: M Scott VanderSchaaf is the County Attorney of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washington County County Clerk?: Barbara L Sullivan is the County Clerk of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washington County Clerk of the District Court?: Susan K Paulsen is the Clerk of the District Court of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washington County Register of Deeds?: Arron Hoden is the Register of Deeds of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washington County Sheriff?: Mike Robinson is the Sheriff of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washington County County Surveyor?: Gary Tinkham is the County Surveyor of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washington County County Treasurer?: Merri F. Hightree is the County Treasurer of Washington County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Washington County commissioners?: Steve Dethlefs (County Supervisor, District 1); Lisa Kramer (County Supervisor, District 2); Bob Frahm (County Supervisor, District 3); Jon H. Stewart (County Supervisor, District 4); Mike Mackie (County Supervisor, District 5); Steven Kruger (County Supervisor, District 6); Kevin Barnhill (County Supervisor, District 7).
What is the population of Washington County?: About 21,106 people, with a median age of 42.9; the median household income is $94,396 and 6.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Washington County?: 2.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 253 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,642, against 2.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Washington County?: 34 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 5 township, 3 school district and 19 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from each county's annual audit filed with the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts (its list of county officials at June 30, 2025) or, where the audit has none, the county's own website (read November 2026), with the Secretary of State's, Department of Revenue's and Judicial Branch's contact directories for a clerk, assessor or clerk of the district court a county page doesn't name; officials appointed or replaced since then may differ; 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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