Who is the Eddy County District Attorney, 5th Judicial District?

Dianna L. Luce (Republican) is the District Attorney, 5th Judicial District of Eddy County, New Mexico.

Who is the Eddy County County Assessor?

Rhonda E. Hatch (Republican) is the County Assessor of Eddy County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Eddy County County Clerk?

Cara A. Cooke (Republican) is the County Clerk of Eddy County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Eddy County Probate Judge?

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

Who is the Eddy County Sheriff?

Matthew Todd Hutchinson (Republican) is the Sheriff of Eddy County, New Mexico.

Who is the Eddy County County Treasurer?

Patricia H. Carrasco (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Eddy County, New Mexico.

Who are the Eddy County commissioners?

Ernest B. Carlson (District 1); Hayley Klein (District 2); Philip John Troost (District 3); James William Bowen III (District 4); Sarah Marie Cordova (District 5).

What is the population of Eddy County?

About 61,105 people, with a median age of 36.2; the median household income is $78,426 and 13.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Eddy County?

3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,165 people unemployed in a labor force of 32,691, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Eddy County?

16 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 3 school district and 8 special district governments.

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

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

Eddy 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	Ernest B. Carlson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Hayley Klein Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Philip John Troost Republican source
County Commissioner, District 4	James William Bowen III Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Sarah Marie Cordova Democratic source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
District Attorney, 5th Judicial District	Dianna L. Luce Republican source
County Assessor	Rhonda E. Hatch Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Cara A. Cooke Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Probate Judge	Jay L. Francis Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Matthew Todd Hutchinson Republican source
County Treasurer	Patricia H. Carrasco Republican source

How many local governments Eddy County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 16 local governments in Eddy 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)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	8	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 Eddy County

61,105people

36.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$78,426 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

19.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$212,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

7.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9.8%U.S.: 8.4%

36.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

19.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 51.6% · White 42.9% · Black 1.2% · Asian 0.6% · Other or more than one race 3.8% (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 Eddy County

3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.1%. New Mexico: 4.8%.

1,165people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

31,526people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

32,691in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.6%	1,165	31,526	32,691
August 2026	3.5%	1,152	31,586	32,738
July 2026	4.2%	1,381	31,661	33,042
June 2026	3.8%	1,265	31,611	32,876
May 2026	3.5%	1,158	31,474	32,632
April 2026	3.5%	1,137	31,358	32,495
March 2026	3.3%	1,070	31,542	32,612
February 2026	3.9%	1,259	31,330	32,589
January 2026	3.9%	1,282	31,358	32,640
December 2025	3.2%	1,063	31,755	32,818
November 2025	3.7%	1,221	31,701	32,922
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.1%	1,018	31,636	32,654
August 2025	3.3%	1,071	31,467	32,538
July 2025	3.9%	1,289	32,024	33,313
June 2025	3.5%	1,160	32,348	33,508
May 2025	2.8%	905	31,944	32,849
April 2025	2.5%	820	32,020	32,840
March 2025	2.6%	852	31,662	32,514
February 2025	3.0%	981	31,535	32,516
January 2025	3.2%	1,031	31,486	32,517
December 2024	2.9%	899	30,622	31,521
November 2024	3.3%	1,052	30,537	31,589
October 2024	3.3%	1,045	30,389	31,434

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.2%	1,037	31,780	32,817
2024	3.3%	1,027	30,056	31,083
2023	2.8%	855	29,231	30,086
2022	3.7%	1,070	27,870	28,940
2021	7.3%	2,122	27,089	29,211
2020	7.1%	2,169	28,445	30,614
2019	3.5%	1,138	30,942	32,080
2018	3.7%	1,093	28,390	29,483
2017	5.7%	1,571	25,833	27,404
2016	7.2%	1,944	25,049	26,993

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.

Police in Eddy County

Police staffing

2.81 per 1,000 residents2024, 5 agencies serving 60,086 people.

169sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

39civilian staff2024, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (5), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Carlsbad Police Department	67	14	31,243
Eddy County Sheriff's Office	64	10	15,273
Artesia Police Department	29	14	12,152
Loving Police Department	7	1	1,311
Hope Police Department	2	0	107

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	169	2.81	39	5
2022	153	2.57	59	5

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 Eddy County District Attorney, 5th Judicial District?: Dianna L. Luce (Republican) is the District Attorney, 5th Judicial District of Eddy County, New Mexico.
Who is the Eddy County County Assessor?: Rhonda E. Hatch (Republican) is the County Assessor of Eddy County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Eddy County County Clerk?: Cara A. Cooke (Republican) is the County Clerk of Eddy County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Eddy County Probate Judge?: Jay L. Francis (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Eddy County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Eddy County Sheriff?: Matthew Todd Hutchinson (Republican) is the Sheriff of Eddy County, New Mexico.
Who is the Eddy County County Treasurer?: Patricia H. Carrasco (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Eddy County, New Mexico.
Who are the Eddy County commissioners?: Ernest B. Carlson (District 1); Hayley Klein (District 2); Philip John Troost (District 3); James William Bowen III (District 4); Sarah Marie Cordova (District 5).
What is the population of Eddy County?: About 61,105 people, with a median age of 36.2; the median household income is $78,426 and 13.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Eddy County?: 3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,165 people unemployed in a labor force of 32,691, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Eddy County?: 16 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 3 school district and 8 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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