Who is the Stephens County County Assessor?

Dana K. Buchanan (Republican) is the County Assessor of Stephens County, Oklahoma.

Who is the Stephens County County Clerk?

Jenny Moore (Republican) is the County Clerk of Stephens County, Oklahoma.

Who is the Stephens County Court Clerk?

Melody Harper (Republican) is the Court Clerk of Stephens County, Oklahoma.

Who is the Stephens County Sheriff?

Rick Lang (Republican) is the Sheriff of Stephens County, Oklahoma.

Who is the Stephens County County Treasurer?

Debbie Burden (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Stephens County, Oklahoma.

Who are the Stephens County commissioners?

Kreg Murphree (District 1); Todd Churchman (District 2); Russell Morgan (District 3).

What is the population of Stephens County?

About 43,551 people, with a median age of 41; the median household income is $61,620 and 18% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Stephens County?

4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 803 people unemployed in a labor force of 19,204, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Stephens County?

25 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 9 school district and 7 special district governments.

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

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

Board of County Commissioners

Stephens County Board of County Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	Kreg Murphree Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Todd Churchman Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Russell Morgan Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Assessor	Dana K. Buchanan Republican source
County Clerk	Jenny Moore Republican source
Court Clerk	Melody Harper Republican source
Sheriff	Rick Lang Republican source
County Treasurer	Debbie Burden Republican source

How many local governments Stephens County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 25 local governments in Stephens 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	8	0
School districts (school boards)	9	0
Special districts (elected boards)	7	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 Stephens County

43,551people

41median ageU.S.: 38.9

$61,620 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

18%below the U.S.: 12.5%

20.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$145,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700

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

2.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

12.6%U.S.: 8.4%

46.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

21.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 8.7% · White 77.4% · Black 1.3% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 12% (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 Stephens County

4.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.7%. Oklahoma: 3.9%.

803people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

18,401people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

19,204in 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%	803	18,401	19,204
August 2026	4.5%	850	17,963	18,813
July 2026	5.2%	993	17,948	18,941
June 2026	5.0%	957	18,252	19,209
May 2026	5.0%	951	17,952	18,903
April 2026	4.2%	773	17,721	18,494
March 2026	4.0%	757	17,976	18,733
February 2026	4.6%	863	17,929	18,792
January 2026	4.8%	910	18,166	19,076
December 2025	4.1%	782	18,165	18,947
November 2025	4.5%	857	18,200	19,057
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.7%	711	18,593	19,304
August 2025	3.9%	728	18,106	18,834
July 2025	3.8%	718	18,185	18,903
June 2025	3.8%	738	18,511	19,249
May 2025	3.5%	669	18,688	19,357
April 2025	3.1%	588	18,644	19,232
March 2025	3.4%	657	18,676	19,333
February 2025	3.8%	739	18,515	19,254
January 2025	3.8%	724	18,580	19,304
December 2024	3.3%	629	18,648	19,277
November 2024	3.5%	683	18,645	19,328
October 2024	3.4%	662	18,798	19,460

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.8%	719	18,442	19,161
2024	3.5%	685	18,752	19,437
2023	3.5%	687	18,998	19,685
2022	3.3%	620	18,427	19,047
2021	4.7%	872	17,588	18,460
2020	8.1%	1,469	16,675	18,144
2019	4.2%	755	17,427	18,182
2018	3.9%	698	17,391	18,089
2017	6.0%	1,057	16,692	17,749
2016	9.3%	1,728	16,815	18,543

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 Stephens County

273.0 per 100,0002025. Oklahoma: 407.7.

1,292.7 per 100,0002025. Oklahoma: 1,813.5.

0murders2025, 121 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	121	273.0	573	1,292.7
2024	114	256.0	679	1,524.6
2023	138	312.0	773	1,747.8
2022	88	201.9	693	1,589.7
2021	106	248.2	929	2,175.2
2020	88	205.0	1,171	2,727.5
2019	75	174.7	1,029	2,397.3
2018	71	165.4	1,064	2,478.2
2017	67	153.4	1,158	2,650.9
2016	85	192.1	1,322	2,987.2

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Duncan Police Department	2025	82	411	23,306
Stephens County Sheriff's Office	2025	26	95	14,504
Marlow Police Department	2025	8	44	4,535
Comanche Police Department	2025	3	16	1,404
Velma Police Department	2025	2	7	578

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

1.97 per 1,000 residents2023, 5 agencies serving 44,226 people.

87sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.

18civilian staff2023, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (5), 2023

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Duncan Police Department	49	13	23,245
Stephens County Sheriff's Office	20	4	14,491
Marlow Police Department	10	0	4,507
Comanche Police Department	6	1	1,405
Velma Police Department	2	0	578

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2023	87	1.97	18	5
2022	83	1.90	21	5
2021	81	1.90	21	5
2020	86	2.00	29	5
2019	82	1.91	27	5
2018	83	1.93	21	5
2017	81	1.85	21	5
2016	84	1.90	37	4

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 Stephens County County Assessor?: Dana K. Buchanan (Republican) is the County Assessor of Stephens County, Oklahoma.
Who is the Stephens County County Clerk?: Jenny Moore (Republican) is the County Clerk of Stephens County, Oklahoma.
Who is the Stephens County Court Clerk?: Melody Harper (Republican) is the Court Clerk of Stephens County, Oklahoma.
Who is the Stephens County Sheriff?: Rick Lang (Republican) is the Sheriff of Stephens County, Oklahoma.
Who is the Stephens County County Treasurer?: Debbie Burden (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Stephens County, Oklahoma.
Who are the Stephens County commissioners?: Kreg Murphree (District 1); Todd Churchman (District 2); Russell Morgan (District 3).
What is the population of Stephens County?: About 43,551 people, with a median age of 41; the median household income is $61,620 and 18% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Stephens County?: 4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 803 people unemployed in a labor force of 19,204, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Stephens County?: 25 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 9 school district and 7 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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