Who is the Santa Fe County District Attorney, 1st Judicial District?

Mary Virginia Carmack-Altwies (Democratic) is the District Attorney, 1st Judicial District of Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

Who is the Santa Fe County County Assessor?

Isaiah F. Romero (Democratic) is the County Assessor of Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Santa Fe County County Clerk?

Katharine E. Clark (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

Who is the Santa Fe County Probate Judge?

Cordilia M. Montoya (Democratic) is the Probate Judge of Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Santa Fe County Sheriff?

Adan Mendoza (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Santa Fe County County Treasurer?

Jennifer Jenn Manzanares (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

Who are the Santa Fe County commissioners?

Justin S. Greene (District 1); Lisa Cacari-Stone (District 2); Camilla M. Bustamante (District 3); Adam Fulton Johnson (District 4); Hank Hughes (District 5).

What is the population of Santa Fe County?

About 156,105 people, with a median age of 48.7; the median household income is $79,071 and 12% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Santa Fe County?

4.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,101 people unemployed in a labor force of 71,445, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Santa Fe County?

77 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 3 school district and 71 special district governments.

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

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

Santa Fe 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	Justin S. Greene Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Lisa Cacari-Stone Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 3	Camilla M. Bustamante Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Adam Fulton Johnson Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 5	Hank Hughes Democratic source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
District Attorney, 1st Judicial District	Mary Virginia Carmack-Altwies Democratic source
County Assessor	Isaiah F. Romero Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Katharine E. Clark Democratic source
Probate Judge	Cordilia M. Montoya Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Adan Mendoza Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Jennifer Jenn Manzanares Democratic source

How many local governments Santa Fe County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 77 local governments in Santa Fe 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)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	71	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 Santa Fe County

156,105people

48.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$79,071 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12%below the U.S.: 12.5%

46.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$446,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

12.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.9%U.S.: 8.4%

51%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

32.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 47.9% · White 44% · Black 0.8% · Asian 1.4% · 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 Santa Fe County

4.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.6%. New Mexico: 4.8%.

3,101people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

68,344people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

71,445in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.3%	3,101	68,344	71,445
August 2026	4.2%	3,069	69,297	72,366
July 2026	4.9%	3,610	70,000	73,610
June 2026	4.3%	3,117	69,616	72,733
May 2026	4.0%	2,897	69,066	71,963
April 2026	3.9%	2,806	68,673	71,479
March 2026	3.5%	2,565	69,909	72,474
February 2026	4.4%	3,185	69,953	73,138
January 2026	4.5%	3,248	69,549	72,797
December 2025	3.6%	2,682	71,629	74,311
November 2025	4.1%	3,103	72,000	75,103
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.6%	2,617	70,691	73,308
August 2025	3.7%	2,735	71,367	74,102
July 2025	4.4%	3,319	71,314	74,633
June 2025	4.0%	2,951	71,314	74,265
May 2025	3.3%	2,414	70,392	72,806
April 2025	3.1%	2,269	70,473	72,742
March 2025	3.2%	2,334	70,577	72,911
February 2025	3.7%	2,706	70,402	73,108
January 2025	4.0%	2,900	69,846	72,746
December 2024	3.3%	2,457	71,822	74,279
November 2024	3.8%	2,850	71,560	74,410
October 2024	3.8%	2,798	71,057	73,855

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.7%	2,730	70,910	73,640
2024	3.6%	2,696	71,314	74,010
2023	3.3%	2,436	70,883	73,319
2022	3.7%	2,667	69,785	72,452
2021	6.5%	4,702	67,468	72,170
2020	7.7%	5,446	65,274	70,720
2019	4.1%	3,079	71,151	74,230
2018	4.2%	3,113	70,568	73,681
2017	5.1%	3,778	69,587	73,365
2016	5.4%	3,986	69,483	73,469

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 Santa Fe County

401.2 per 100,0002025. New Mexico: 621.6.

1,980.4 per 100,0002025. New Mexico: 2,239.5.

5murders2025, 595 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	595	401.2	2,937	1,980.4
2024	865	584.2	5,042	3,405.5
2023	881	600.1	4,808	3,275.1
2022	951	651.9	4,810	3,297.4
2021	813	566.2	3,182	2,215.9
2020	431	303.7	2,531	1,783.5
2018	441	309.6	3,818	2,680.6
2017	363	254.7	3,672	2,576.0
2016	435	306.7	3,890	2,743.0

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Santa Fe Police Department	2025	472	2,626	91,268
Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office	2025	123	311	57,039

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

1.51 per 1,000 residents2023, 2 agencies serving 146,803 people.

221sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.

75civilian staff2023, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (2), 2023

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Santa Fe Police Department	147	47	89,657
Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office	74	28	57,146

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2023	221	1.51	75	2
2022	218	1.49	62	2
2021	230	1.60	60	2
2018	245	1.72	76	2
2016	260	1.83	74	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 Santa Fe County District Attorney, 1st Judicial District?: Mary Virginia Carmack-Altwies (Democratic) is the District Attorney, 1st Judicial District of Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
Who is the Santa Fe County County Assessor?: Isaiah F. Romero (Democratic) is the County Assessor of Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Santa Fe County County Clerk?: Katharine E. Clark (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
Who is the Santa Fe County Probate Judge?: Cordilia M. Montoya (Democratic) is the Probate Judge of Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Santa Fe County Sheriff?: Adan Mendoza (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Santa Fe County County Treasurer?: Jennifer Jenn Manzanares (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
Who are the Santa Fe County commissioners?: Justin S. Greene (District 1); Lisa Cacari-Stone (District 2); Camilla M. Bustamante (District 3); Adam Fulton Johnson (District 4); Hank Hughes (District 5).
What is the population of Santa Fe County?: About 156,105 people, with a median age of 48.7; the median household income is $79,071 and 12% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Santa Fe County?: 4.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,101 people unemployed in a labor force of 71,445, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Santa Fe County?: 77 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 3 school district and 71 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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