Who is the Umatilla County District Attorney?

Daniel R. Primus is the District Attorney of Umatilla County, Oregon.

Who is the Umatilla County Sheriff?

Terry Rowan is the Sheriff of Umatilla County, Oregon.

Who are the Umatilla County commissioners?

John Shafer (County Commission Chair); Dan Dorran (County Commissioner); Cindy Timmons (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Umatilla County?

About 79,940 people, with a median age of 36.9; the median household income is $67,728 and 11.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Umatilla County?

4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,508 people unemployed in a labor force of 37,926, against 5.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Umatilla County?

65 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 12 municipal, 11 school district and 41 special district governments.

Umatilla County, OR elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Umatilla County: 5 seats on 3 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Umatilla County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commission Chair	John Shafer source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Dan Dorran source
County Commissioner	Cindy Timmons source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
District Attorney	Daniel R. Primus source
Sheriff	Terry Rowan source

How many local governments Umatilla County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 65 local governments in Umatilla 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	12	0
School districts (school boards)	11	0
Special districts (elected boards)	41	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 Umatilla County

79,940people

36.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$67,728 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

18.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$282,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

10.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.7%U.S.: 8.4%

43.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

29%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 29.7% · White 61.5% · Black 0.7% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 7.4% (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 Umatilla County

4.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.1%. Oregon: 4.3%.

1,508people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

36,418people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

37,926in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.0%	1,508	36,418	37,926
August 2026	5.1%	1,931	35,941	37,872
July 2026	5.6%	2,070	35,124	37,194
June 2026	5.4%	2,031	35,541	37,572
May 2026	4.7%	1,777	35,752	37,529
April 2026	4.6%	1,729	35,679	37,408
March 2026	5.3%	1,994	35,510	37,504
February 2026	6.1%	2,251	34,889	37,140
January 2026	6.4%	2,330	34,352	36,682
December 2025	5.5%	2,041	34,762	36,803
November 2025	4.9%	1,841	35,400	37,241
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.1%	1,961	36,630	38,591
August 2025	5.3%	2,066	36,613	38,679
July 2025	5.9%	2,251	35,759	38,010
June 2025	5.3%	2,000	35,912	37,912
May 2025	4.7%	1,748	35,486	37,234
April 2025	5.4%	1,971	34,668	36,639
March 2025	5.5%	2,035	34,714	36,749
February 2025	7.4%	2,691	33,664	36,355
January 2025	6.5%	2,345	33,998	36,343
December 2024	5.2%	1,873	34,369	36,242
November 2024	4.4%	1,595	34,836	36,431
October 2024	4.0%	1,517	35,993	37,510

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.6%	2,086	35,237	37,323
2024	4.6%	1,710	35,194	36,904
2023	4.5%	1,644	34,680	36,324
2022	4.7%	1,682	34,032	35,714
2021	5.6%	1,974	33,530	35,504
2020	7.2%	2,529	32,441	34,970
2019	5.1%	1,758	32,941	34,699
2018	5.1%	1,753	32,368	34,121
2017	5.1%	1,746	32,813	34,559
2016	5.6%	1,906	32,110	34,016

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. Oregon's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.0% 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 Umatilla County

278.3 per 100,0002024. Oregon: 337.9.

2,000.3 per 100,0002024. Oregon: 2,409.2.

3murders2024, 225 violent crimes in all.

2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2024	225	278.3	1,617	2,000.3
2023	186	232.0	2,214	2,761.3
2022	189	237.0	2,031	2,546.5
2021	203	262.9	1,492	1,932.2
2020	164	210.9	1,631	2,097.2
2019	187	234.3	1,775	2,223.6
2017	208	263.0	1,634	2,066.0
2016	154	193.5	1,681	2,112.5

By police agency (7)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Umatilla County Sheriff's Office	2024	51	291	25,770
Hermiston Police Department	2025	47	499	19,818
Pendleton Police Department	2025	65	352	17,031
Umatilla Police Department	2025	12	64	8,068
Milton-Freewater Police Department	2025	16	76	6,988
Stanfield Police Department	2025	3	27	2,111
Pilot Rock Police Department	2024	4	11	1,297

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 Oregon · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.86 per 1,000 residents2024, 7 agencies serving 80,839 people.

150sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

51civilian 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
Umatilla County Sheriff's Office	57	34	25,770
Hermiston Police Department	35	4	19,504
Pendleton Police Department	27	4	17,380
Milton-Freewater Police Department	11	6	6,920
Umatilla Police Department	14	3	7,884
Pilot Rock Police Department	3	0	1,297
Stanfield Police Department	3	0	2,084

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	150	1.86	51	7
2021	108	1.40	94	7
2020	107	1.38	81	7
2018	131	1.70	74	7

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 Umatilla County District Attorney?: Daniel R. Primus is the District Attorney of Umatilla County, Oregon.
Who is the Umatilla County Sheriff?: Terry Rowan is the Sheriff of Umatilla County, Oregon.
Who are the Umatilla County commissioners?: John Shafer (County Commission Chair); Dan Dorran (County Commissioner); Cindy Timmons (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Umatilla County?: About 79,940 people, with a median age of 36.9; the median household income is $67,728 and 11.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Umatilla County?: 4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,508 people unemployed in a labor force of 37,926, against 5.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Umatilla County?: 65 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 12 municipal, 11 school district and 41 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Oregon Blue Book published by the Secretary of State; 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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