Who is the Cibola County County Assessor?

Dolores P. Vallejos (Democratic) is the County Assessor of Cibola County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cibola County County Clerk?

Natalie A. Grine (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Cibola County, New Mexico.

Who is the Cibola County Probate Judge?

Grace Marie Martinez-Garcia (Democratic) is the Probate Judge of Cibola County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cibola County Sheriff?

Larry D. Diaz (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Cibola County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cibola County County Treasurer?

Joanne Martinez (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Cibola County, New Mexico.

Who is the Cibola County District Attorney, 13th Judicial District?

Barbara A. Romo (Democratic) is the District Attorney, 13th Judicial District of Cibola County, New Mexico.

Who are the Cibola County commissioners?

Christine Theresa Lowery (District 1); Ray D. Carpenter (District 2); Ralph A. Lucero (District 3); Joseph Tanner Windhorst (District 4); Georgia A. Routzen Sanchez (District 5).

What is the population of Cibola County?

About 26,845 people, with a median age of 40; the median household income is $50,759 and 28.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Cibola County?

6.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 555 people unemployed in a labor force of 9,209, against 5.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Cibola County?

17 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 13 special district governments.

Cibola County, NM elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Cibola County: 11 seats on 7 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Cibola County Board of County Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Christine Theresa Lowery Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Ray D. Carpenter Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 3	Ralph A. Lucero Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Joseph Tanner Windhorst Republican source
County Commissioner, District 5	Georgia A. Routzen Sanchez Democratic source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Dolores P. Vallejos Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Natalie A. Grine Democratic source
Probate Judge	Grace Marie Martinez-Garcia Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Larry D. Diaz Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Joanne Martinez Democratic source
District Attorney, 13th Judicial District	Barbara A. Romo Democratic source

How many local governments Cibola County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 17 local governments in Cibola 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	2	0
School districts (school boards)	1	0
Special districts (elected boards)	13	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 Cibola County

26,845people

40median ageU.S.: 38.9

$50,759 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

28.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

17%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$125,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

10.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

11.9%U.S.: 8.4%

54.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 32.9% · White 19.5% · Black 1.9% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 45% (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 Cibola County

6.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.4%. New Mexico: 4.8%.

555people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

8,654people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

9,209in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	6.0%	555	8,654	9,209
August 2026	6.0%	559	8,688	9,247
July 2026	7.0%	654	8,660	9,314
June 2026	6.1%	563	8,638	9,201
May 2026	5.5%	494	8,509	9,003
April 2026	5.5%	493	8,520	9,013
March 2026	5.1%	468	8,699	9,167
February 2026	6.1%	557	8,638	9,195
January 2026	6.3%	583	8,670	9,253
December 2025	5.3%	496	8,828	9,324
November 2025	6.1%	573	8,791	9,364
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.4%	494	8,730	9,224
August 2025	5.8%	530	8,686	9,216
July 2025	6.7%	631	8,754	9,385
June 2025	6.0%	551	8,688	9,239
May 2025	5.0%	452	8,670	9,122
April 2025	4.6%	420	8,755	9,175
March 2025	4.9%	449	8,774	9,223
February 2025	5.4%	501	8,747	9,248
January 2025	5.6%	520	8,739	9,259
December 2024	4.9%	451	8,752	9,203
November 2024	5.4%	504	8,782	9,286
October 2024	5.3%	484	8,719	9,203

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.5%	511	8,742	9,253
2024	5.4%	491	8,633	9,124
2023	4.9%	422	8,164	8,586
2022	5.3%	460	8,148	8,608
2021	9.3%	860	8,388	9,248
2020	8.3%	790	8,782	9,572
2019	6.1%	589	9,104	9,693
2018	5.9%	569	9,100	9,669
2017	7.3%	719	9,193	9,912
2016	7.7%	781	9,357	10,138

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. New Mexico's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.7% 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 Cibola County

178.5 per 100,0002024. New Mexico: 725.3.

699.2 per 100,0002024. New Mexico: 2,787.6.

0murders2024, 48 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	48	178.5	188	699.2
2019	65	244.0	226	848.3
2018	42	156.5	188	700.6
2017	72	261.2	267	968.5
2016	139	510.7	418	1,535.6

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Cibola County Sheriff's Office	2025	9	36	15,191
Grants Police Department	2023	19	47	9,038
Milan Police Department	2025	8	22	2,476

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 New Mexico · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.60 per 1,000 residents2023, 3 agencies serving 26,917 people.

43sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.

9civilian staff2023, full-time.

2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (3), 2023

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Cibola County Sheriff's Office	21	4	15,419
Grants Police Department	15	2	9,038
Milan Police Department	7	3	2,460

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2023	43	1.60	9	3
2022	35	1.28	10	3
2018	43	1.60	12	3
2017	41	1.49	18	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 Cibola County County Assessor?: Dolores P. Vallejos (Democratic) is the County Assessor of Cibola County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cibola County County Clerk?: Natalie A. Grine (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Cibola County, New Mexico.
Who is the Cibola County Probate Judge?: Grace Marie Martinez-Garcia (Democratic) is the Probate Judge of Cibola County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cibola County Sheriff?: Larry D. Diaz (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Cibola County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cibola County County Treasurer?: Joanne Martinez (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Cibola County, New Mexico.
Who is the Cibola County District Attorney, 13th Judicial District?: Barbara A. Romo (Democratic) is the District Attorney, 13th Judicial District of Cibola County, New Mexico.
Who are the Cibola County commissioners?: Christine Theresa Lowery (District 1); Ray D. Carpenter (District 2); Ralph A. Lucero (District 3); Joseph Tanner Windhorst (District 4); Georgia A. Routzen Sanchez (District 5).
What is the population of Cibola County?: About 26,845 people, with a median age of 40; the median household income is $50,759 and 28.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Cibola County?: 6.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 555 people unemployed in a labor force of 9,209, against 5.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Cibola County?: 17 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 13 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Secretary of State's official results of each seat's last general election (November 2022 or November 2024, electionresults.sos.nm.gov and the certified canvass in the elections database at electionstats.sos.nm.gov); officials appointed 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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