Who is the Curry County County Assessor?

Sam A. Kelley (Democratic) is the County Assessor of Curry County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Curry County County Clerk?

Annie Hogland (Republican) is the County Clerk of Curry County, New Mexico.

Who is the Curry County Probate Judge?

Hollie L. Barnett (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Curry County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Curry County Sheriff?

Michael Dean Brockett (Republican) is the Sheriff of Curry County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Curry County County Treasurer?

Ben L. McDaniel (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Curry County, New Mexico.

Who is the Curry County District Attorney, 9th Judicial District?

Quentin Paul Ray (Republican) is the District Attorney, 9th Judicial District of Curry County, New Mexico.

Who are the Curry County commissioners?

Fidel M. Madrid (District 1); Brad D. Bender (District 2); Dusty W. Leatherwood (District 3); Seth H. Martin (District 4); Derek Kyle Cain (District 5).

What is the population of Curry County?

About 47,638 people, with a median age of 31.9; the median household income is $57,309 and 20.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Curry County?

4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 874 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,964, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Curry County?

13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 5 school district and 3 special district governments.

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

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

Curry 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	Fidel M. Madrid Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Brad D. Bender Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Dusty W. Leatherwood Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Seth H. Martin Republican source
County Commissioner, District 5	Derek Kyle Cain Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Sam A. Kelley Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Annie Hogland Republican source
Probate Judge	Hollie L. Barnett Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Michael Dean Brockett Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Ben L. McDaniel Republican source
District Attorney, 9th Judicial District	Quentin Paul Ray Republican source

How many local governments Curry County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 13 local governments in Curry 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	4	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	3	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 Curry County

47,638people

31.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$57,309 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

20.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%

23.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$171,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

8.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

10%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

12.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

10.1%U.S.: 8.4%

48.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

29.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 45.9% · White 43% · Black 5% · Asian 1.4% · Other or more than one race 4.7% (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 Curry County

4.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.4%. New Mexico: 4.8%.

874people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

20,090people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

20,964in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.2%	874	20,090	20,964
August 2026	4.1%	868	20,129	20,997
July 2026	4.7%	996	20,153	21,149
June 2026	4.3%	893	20,033	20,926
May 2026	3.9%	807	20,119	20,926
April 2026	3.7%	772	20,044	20,816
March 2026	3.3%	709	20,528	21,237
February 2026	4.1%	874	20,398	21,272
January 2026	4.2%	905	20,406	21,311
December 2025	3.3%	717	20,744	21,461
November 2025	4.0%	856	20,708	21,564
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.4%	725	20,605	21,330
August 2025	3.5%	744	20,493	21,237
July 2025	4.2%	910	20,588	21,498
June 2025	3.8%	815	20,419	21,234
May 2025	3.2%	672	20,405	21,077
April 2025	2.8%	592	20,438	21,030
March 2025	2.8%	595	20,744	21,339
February 2025	3.1%	676	20,833	21,509
January 2025	3.4%	733	20,774	21,507
December 2024	2.9%	622	21,120	21,742
November 2024	3.4%	731	21,069	21,800
October 2024	3.3%	724	21,028	21,752

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.4%	730	20,614	21,344
2024	3.3%	701	20,726	21,427
2023	3.0%	617	20,297	20,914
2022	3.4%	711	20,185	20,896
2021	5.5%	1,142	19,676	20,818
2020	5.5%	1,123	19,408	20,531
2019	4.4%	900	19,528	20,428
2018	4.2%	859	19,592	20,451
2017	5.0%	1,055	20,122	21,177
2016	5.4%	1,120	19,770	20,890

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 Curry County

315.1 per 100,0002025. New Mexico: 621.6.

1,379.0 per 100,0002025. New Mexico: 2,239.5.

2murders2025, 149 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	149	315.1	652	1,379.0
2018	324	639.5	3,401	6,713.0
2017	328	640.1	2,151	4,198.0
2016	241	471.4	2,549	4,985.8

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Clovis Police Department	2025	139	578	37,320
Curry County Sheriff's Office	2025	10	72	8,441
Texico Police Department	2025	0	2	921

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

1.38 per 1,000 residents2023, 3 agencies serving 47,192 people.

65sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.

42civilian 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
Clovis Police Department	48	27	37,601
Curry County Sheriff's Office	16	15	8,672
Texico Police Department	1	0	919

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2023	65	1.38	42	3
2022	71	1.49	33	3
2021	60	1.23	31	3
2020	67	1.37	35	3
2018	72	1.44	36	3
2017	74	1.46	35	3
2016	74	1.47	33	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 Curry County County Assessor?: Sam A. Kelley (Democratic) is the County Assessor of Curry County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Curry County County Clerk?: Annie Hogland (Republican) is the County Clerk of Curry County, New Mexico.
Who is the Curry County Probate Judge?: Hollie L. Barnett (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Curry County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Curry County Sheriff?: Michael Dean Brockett (Republican) is the Sheriff of Curry County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Curry County County Treasurer?: Ben L. McDaniel (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Curry County, New Mexico.
Who is the Curry County District Attorney, 9th Judicial District?: Quentin Paul Ray (Republican) is the District Attorney, 9th Judicial District of Curry County, New Mexico.
Who are the Curry County commissioners?: Fidel M. Madrid (District 1); Brad D. Bender (District 2); Dusty W. Leatherwood (District 3); Seth H. Martin (District 4); Derek Kyle Cain (District 5).
What is the population of Curry County?: About 47,638 people, with a median age of 31.9; the median household income is $57,309 and 20.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Curry County?: 4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 874 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,964, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Curry County?: 13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 5 school district and 3 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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