Who is the Delaware County County Assessor?

Larena Ellis Cook (Democratic) is the County Assessor of Delaware County, Oklahoma.

Who is the Delaware County County Clerk?

Barbara M. Barnes (Republican) is the County Clerk of Delaware County, Oklahoma.

Who is the Delaware County Court Clerk?

Karma Sapp (Republican) is the Court Clerk of Delaware County, Oklahoma.

Who is the Delaware County Sheriff?

Ray Thomas (Republican) is the Sheriff of Delaware County, Oklahoma.

Who is the Delaware County County Treasurer?

Treasa Earp (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Delaware County, Oklahoma.

Who are the Delaware County commissioners?

David Poindexter (District 1); Jake Callihan (District 2); David Beck (District 3).

What is the population of Delaware County?

About 41,279 people, with a median age of 46.9; the median household income is $56,676 and 19% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Delaware County?

3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 729 people unemployed in a labor force of 19,059, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Delaware County?

29 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 9 school district and 12 special district governments.

Delaware County, OK elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Delaware County: 8 seats on 6 elected bodies.

Board of County Commissioners

Delaware County Board of County Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	David Poindexter Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Jake Callihan Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	David Beck Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Assessor	Larena Ellis Cook Democratic source
County Clerk	Barbara M. Barnes Republican source
Court Clerk	Karma Sapp Republican source
Sheriff	Ray Thomas Republican source
County Treasurer	Treasa Earp Republican source

How many local governments Delaware County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 29 local governments in Delaware 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	7	0
School districts (school boards)	9	0
Special districts (elected boards)	12	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 Delaware County

41,279people

46.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$56,676 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

19%below the U.S.: 12.5%

19.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$175,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700

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

1.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

13.7%U.S.: 8.4%

44.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

29.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.5% · White 62.1% · Black 0.4% · Asian 1.5% · Other or more than one race 31.5% (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 Delaware County

3.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.6%. Oklahoma: 3.9%.

729people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

18,330people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

19,059in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.8%	729	18,330	19,059
August 2026	4.0%	757	18,386	19,143
July 2026	4.6%	904	18,607	19,511
June 2026	4.5%	878	18,672	19,550
May 2026	4.6%	871	17,929	18,800
April 2026	3.9%	703	17,506	18,209
March 2026	3.7%	683	17,588	18,271
February 2026	4.5%	825	17,571	18,396
January 2026	4.8%	902	17,758	18,660
December 2025	4.1%	766	17,859	18,625
November 2025	4.4%	831	17,865	18,696
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.6%	694	18,362	19,056
August 2025	3.5%	679	18,581	19,260
July 2025	3.3%	650	18,983	19,633
June 2025	3.4%	665	18,906	19,571
May 2025	3.2%	617	18,430	19,047
April 2025	2.7%	514	18,317	18,831
March 2025	3.2%	600	18,103	18,703
February 2025	3.8%	701	17,844	18,545
January 2025	3.9%	722	17,906	18,628
December 2024	3.3%	613	17,911	18,524
November 2024	3.5%	641	17,909	18,550
October 2024	3.5%	646	18,072	18,718

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.6%	676	18,287	18,963
2024	3.7%	703	18,073	18,776
2023	3.5%	644	17,944	18,588
2022	3.1%	574	17,870	18,444
2021	3.7%	654	16,907	17,561
2020	5.8%	992	16,002	16,994
2019	3.8%	634	16,077	16,711
2018	4.0%	660	15,970	16,630
2017	4.3%	750	16,575	17,325
2016	4.9%	831	15,963	16,794

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. Oklahoma's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.2% 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 Delaware County

249.8 per 100,0002025. Oklahoma: 407.7.

1,741.1 per 100,0002025. Oklahoma: 1,813.5.

0murders2025, 105 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	105	249.8	732	1,741.1
2024	156	369.1	707	1,672.9
2023	105	250.0	621	1,478.7
2022	106	254.3	649	1,556.7
2021	128	297.0	791	1,835.3
2020	105	243.2	791	1,832.1
2019	85	198.8	738	1,725.8
2018	88	206.6	718	1,685.4
2016	74	176.0	555	1,319.9

By police agency (7)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Delaware County Sheriff's Office	2025	68	317	29,093
Grove Police Department	2025	19	245	7,423
Jay Police Department	2025	11	95	2,488
West Siloam Springs Police Department	2025	6	63	1,077
Kansas Police Department	2025	0	5	764
Colcord Police Department	2025	1	5	760
Bernice Police Department	2024	1	7	436

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 Oklahoma · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.25 per 1,000 residents2024, 7 agencies serving 42,261 people.

95sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

27civilian staff2024, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (7), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Delaware County Sheriff's Office	37	14	29,363
Grove Police Department	22	6	7,409
Jay Police Department	12	3	2,471
West Siloam Springs Police Department	12	2	1,066
Colcord Police Department	5	1	762
Kansas Police Department	5	1	754
Bernice Police Department	2	0	436

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	95	2.25	27	7
2023	92	2.19	37	7
2022	74	1.77	37	7
2021	74	1.72	37	7
2020	66	1.53	42	7
2019	69	1.61	44	7
2018	64	1.50	44	6
2017	64	1.55	38	6
2016	57	1.41	38	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 Delaware County County Assessor?: Larena Ellis Cook (Democratic) is the County Assessor of Delaware County, Oklahoma.
Who is the Delaware County County Clerk?: Barbara M. Barnes (Republican) is the County Clerk of Delaware County, Oklahoma.
Who is the Delaware County Court Clerk?: Karma Sapp (Republican) is the Court Clerk of Delaware County, Oklahoma.
Who is the Delaware County Sheriff?: Ray Thomas (Republican) is the Sheriff of Delaware County, Oklahoma.
Who is the Delaware County County Treasurer?: Treasa Earp (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Delaware County, Oklahoma.
Who are the Delaware County commissioners?: David Poindexter (District 1); Jake Callihan (District 2); David Beck (District 3).
What is the population of Delaware County?: About 41,279 people, with a median age of 46.9; the median household income is $56,676 and 19% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Delaware County?: 3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 729 people unemployed in a labor force of 19,059, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Delaware County?: 29 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 9 school district and 12 special district governments.

Officeholders as of March 26, 2025, from the Oklahoma State Election Board's Roster of State and County Officers; 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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