Who is the Washington County County Assessor?

Steve Campbell (Republican) is the County Assessor of Washington County, Oklahoma.

Who is the Washington County County Clerk?

Annette Smith (Republican) is the County Clerk of Washington County, Oklahoma.

Who is the Washington County Court Clerk?

Jean Davis (Republican) is the Court Clerk of Washington County, Oklahoma.

Who is the Washington County Sheriff?

Scott Owen (Republican) is the Sheriff of Washington County, Oklahoma.

Who is the Washington County County Treasurer?

Melissa Thornbrugh (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Washington County, Oklahoma.

Who are the Washington County commissioners?

Mitchell L. Antle (District 1); Corey Shivel (District 2); Mike W. Dunlap (District 3).

What is the population of Washington County?

About 53,326 people, with a median age of 39.2; the median household income is $60,162 and 16.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Washington County?

4.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,032 people unemployed in a labor force of 23,719, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Washington County?

18 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 5 school district and 6 special district governments.

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

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

Board of County Commissioners

Washington County Board of County Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	Mitchell L. Antle Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Corey Shivel Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Mike W. Dunlap Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Assessor	Steve Campbell Republican source
County Clerk	Annette Smith Republican source
Court Clerk	Jean Davis Republican source
Sheriff	Scott Owen Republican source
County Treasurer	Melissa Thornbrugh Republican source

How many local governments Washington County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 18 local governments in Washington 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	6	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	6	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 Washington County

53,326people

39.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$60,162 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

16.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

30.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$173,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

11.1%U.S.: 8.4%

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

25.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.9% · White 70.2% · Black 2.4% · Asian 2% · Other or more than one race 18.5% (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 Washington County

4.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.8%. Oklahoma: 3.9%.

1,032people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

22,687people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

23,719in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.4%	1,032	22,687	23,719
August 2026	4.6%	1,095	22,528	23,623
July 2026	5.3%	1,275	22,758	24,033
June 2026	5.2%	1,245	22,819	24,064
May 2026	5.1%	1,237	22,851	24,088
April 2026	4.3%	1,024	22,586	23,610
March 2026	4.0%	962	22,906	23,868
February 2026	4.6%	1,108	22,785	23,893
January 2026	4.8%	1,141	22,812	23,953
December 2025	4.1%	970	22,845	23,815
November 2025	4.4%	1,043	22,898	23,941
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.8%	917	23,478	24,395
August 2025	3.7%	894	23,334	24,228
July 2025	3.6%	873	23,515	24,388
June 2025	3.6%	888	23,522	24,410
May 2025	3.3%	794	23,242	24,036
April 2025	2.8%	675	23,300	23,975
March 2025	3.2%	772	23,269	24,041
February 2025	3.6%	859	22,880	23,739
January 2025	3.6%	849	22,977	23,826
December 2024	3.1%	748	23,077	23,825
November 2024	3.2%	768	22,962	23,730
October 2024	3.3%	781	23,014	23,795

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.6%	867	23,205	24,072
2024	3.4%	812	23,024	23,836
2023	3.3%	775	23,039	23,814
2022	3.2%	747	22,277	23,024
2021	3.9%	901	22,122	23,023
2020	6.0%	1,347	21,258	22,605
2019	3.2%	733	21,903	22,636
2018	3.7%	864	22,334	23,198
2017	4.2%	994	22,524	23,518
2016	4.6%	1,123	23,085	24,208

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 Washington County

212.3 per 100,0002025. Oklahoma: 407.7.

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

0murders2025, 35 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	35	212.3	143	867.4
2024	27	162.7	155	934.1
2023	28	171.1	174	1,063.4
2022	31	190.1	212	1,299.7
2021	27	167.1	208	1,287.0

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Washington County Sheriff's Office	2025	14	70	11,744
Dewey Police Department	2025	20	66	3,454
Ramona Police Department	2025	1	7	553

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

3.36 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 15,751 people.

53sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

37civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Washington County Sheriff's Office	37	36	11,744
Dewey Police Department	12	1	3,454
Ramona Police Department	4	0	553

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	53	3.36	37	3
2024	50	3.15	34	3
2023	45	2.88	29	3
2022	43	2.76	35	3
2021	43	2.79	33	3
2020	44	2.86	33	3
2018	38	2.47	35	3
2017	38	2.50	35	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 Washington County County Assessor?: Steve Campbell (Republican) is the County Assessor of Washington County, Oklahoma.
Who is the Washington County County Clerk?: Annette Smith (Republican) is the County Clerk of Washington County, Oklahoma.
Who is the Washington County Court Clerk?: Jean Davis (Republican) is the Court Clerk of Washington County, Oklahoma.
Who is the Washington County Sheriff?: Scott Owen (Republican) is the Sheriff of Washington County, Oklahoma.
Who is the Washington County County Treasurer?: Melissa Thornbrugh (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Washington County, Oklahoma.
Who are the Washington County commissioners?: Mitchell L. Antle (District 1); Corey Shivel (District 2); Mike W. Dunlap (District 3).
What is the population of Washington County?: About 53,326 people, with a median age of 39.2; the median household income is $60,162 and 16.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Washington County?: 4.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,032 people unemployed in a labor force of 23,719, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Washington County?: 18 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 5 school district and 6 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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