Snohomish County, WA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Snohomish County: 123 seats on 28 elected bodies. 1 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Board of County Commissioners
Snohomish County Council
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
Who lives in each of the 13 school districts (Census figures)
School district
People
Median household income
Below the poverty line
Without health insurance
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Arlington School District
33,737
$103,670
6.5%
4.8%
57.4%
Darrington School District
3,308
$74,875
14.9%
1.2%
66.4%
Edmonds School District
179,177
$109,767
7.7%
6.7%
53.1%
Everett School District
150,033
$108,201
9.3%
5.9%
52.8%
Granite Falls School District
16,873
$105,671
8.6%
4.2%
54.7%
Index School District
512
$88,750
15.9%
9.6%
45.5%
Lake Stevens School District
52,580
$125,147
4.7%
4.2%
53.7%
Lakewood School District
17,953
$86,147
13.8%
6.3%
55.5%
Marysville School District
76,690
$103,289
8.6%
6.7%
53.9%
Monroe School District
41,292
$137,194
6.6%
5.8%
53%
Mukilteo School District
108,811
$90,200
11.3%
10.1%
58.1%
Snohomish School District
59,785
$141,803
5.5%
3.5%
46.5%
Sultan School District
15,197
$96,264
8.1%
5.8%
48.1%
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 92 local governments in Snohomish 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
19
5
School districts (school boards)
14
13
Special districts (elected boards)
58
2
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 Snohomish County
844,430people
38.6median ageU.S.: 38.9
$111,246 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
38.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$696,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
19.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
6.2%U.S.: 8.4%
53.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
30.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 12.1% · White 62% · Black 3.6% · Asian 13.6% · Other or more than one race 8.8% (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 Snohomish County
4.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.9%. Washington: 4.3%.
444,218people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
466,879in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.9%
22,661
444,218
466,879
August 2026
4.7%
21,780
437,556
459,336
July 2026
5.0%
22,796
435,771
458,567
June 2026
5.0%
22,768
433,195
455,963
May 2026
4.8%
22,243
439,124
461,367
April 2026
5.1%
23,422
437,292
460,714
March 2026
5.0%
22,829
438,316
461,145
February 2026
5.7%
26,745
438,882
465,627
January 2026
6.0%
27,651
432,861
460,512
December 2025
5.1%
23,487
434,273
457,760
November 2025
5.5%
25,377
434,144
459,521
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.9%
22,604
435,288
457,892
August 2025
4.8%
21,888
436,432
458,320
July 2025
4.7%
21,589
438,631
460,220
June 2025
4.7%
21,720
439,038
460,758
May 2025
4.2%
19,316
439,752
459,068
April 2025
4.2%
19,551
443,033
462,584
March 2025
4.5%
20,957
444,840
465,797
February 2025
4.5%
20,751
444,935
465,686
January 2025
4.4%
20,124
442,105
462,229
December 2024
3.9%
17,756
441,418
459,174
November 2024
4.3%
19,698
441,301
460,999
October 2024
4.6%
20,637
430,689
451,326
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.7%
21,579
439,316
460,895
2024
4.3%
19,844
437,331
457,175
2023
4.1%
18,665
433,379
452,044
2022
4.1%
17,804
421,192
438,996
2021
5.5%
23,684
406,725
430,409
2020
9.5%
41,119
393,669
434,788
2019
3.1%
13,510
426,379
439,889
2018
3.6%
15,529
416,460
431,989
2017
4.0%
17,172
407,257
424,429
2016
4.2%
17,516
397,603
415,119
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. Washington's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.8% 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 Snohomish County
176.3 per 100,0002024. Washington: 330.1.
1,802.7 per 100,0002024. Washington: 2,494.4.
20murders2024, 1,485 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
1,485
176.3
15,182
1,802.7
2023
1,655
200.6
16,763
2,031.8
2022
1,784
217.2
17,517
2,132.2
2021
1,556
190.3
16,619
2,032.6
2020
1,527
187.8
15,525
1,909.1
2019
1,555
192.7
15,867
1,966.6
2018
1,716
214.5
17,038
2,130.1
2017
1,853
236.1
20,137
2,565.3
2016
1,755
227.9
21,291
2,765.4
By police agency (20)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office
2025
387
2,327
377,021
Everett Police Department
2025
280
2,821
113,547
Marysville Police Department
2025
130
1,025
77,579
Edmonds Police Department
2025
88
865
42,880
Lynnwood Police Department
2025
150
2,224
42,399
Lake Stevens Police Department
2025
41
274
41,929
Mountlake Terrace Police Department
2025
42
397
26,286
Arlington Police Department
2025
55
387
22,466
Mukilteo Police Department
2025
23
244
21,247
Mill Creek Police Department
2024
27
390
20,687
Monroe Police Department
2025
32
296
19,905
Snohomish Police Department
2025
19
200
10,627
Stanwood Police Department
2025
14
69
9,255
Sultan Police Department
2025
14
50
7,556
Brier Police Department
2024
1
26
6,428
Granite Falls Police Department
2025
10
41
4,727
Gold Bar Police Department
2025
3
16
2,495
Darrington Police Department
2025
3
7
1,506
Woodway Police Department
2025
0
5
1,325
Index Police Department
2025
0
3
162
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 Washington · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.06 per 1,000 residents2025, 20 agencies serving 850,540 people.
900sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
252civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (20), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office
274
69
377,021
Everett Police Department
207
38
113,547
Marysville Police Department
75
45
77,579
Lynnwood Police Department
71
42
42,399
Edmonds Police Department
48
10
42,880
Lake Stevens Police Department
46
11
41,929
Monroe Police Department
32
9
19,905
Arlington Police Department
32
5
22,466
Mukilteo Police Department
31
6
21,247
Mountlake Terrace Police Department
28
7
26,286
Mill Creek Police Department
23
6
21,013
Snohomish Police Department
15
2
10,627
Stanwood Police Department
11
2
9,255
Brier Police Department
7
0
6,615
Darrington Police Department
0
0
1,506
Gold Bar Police Department
0
0
2,495
Granite Falls Police Department
0
0
4,727
Sultan Police Department
0
0
7,556
Woodway Police Department
0
0
1,325
Index Police Department
0
0
162
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
900
1.06
252
20
2024
897
1.07
267
20
2023
874
1.06
253
20
2022
858
1.04
234
20
2020
883
1.09
226
20
2019
887
1.10
235
20
2018
881
1.10
225
20
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 Snohomish County County Assessor?
Linda Hjelle is the County Assessor of Snohomish County, Washington.
Who is the Snohomish County County Auditor?
Garth Fell is the County Auditor of Snohomish County, Washington.
Who is the Snohomish County County Clerk?
Heidi Percy is the County Clerk of Snohomish County, Washington.
Who is the Snohomish County County Executive?
Dave Somers (Democratic) is the County Executive of Snohomish County, Washington.
Who is the Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney?
Jason Cummings (Democratic) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Snohomish County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Snohomish County Sheriff?
Susanna Johnson is the Sheriff of Snohomish County, Washington.
Who is the Snohomish County County Treasurer?
Brian Sullivan is the County Treasurer of Snohomish County, Washington.
Who are the Snohomish County commissioners?
Nate Nehring (County Council, District 1); Megan Dunn (County Council, District 2); Strom Peterson (County Council, District 3); Jared Mead (County Council, District 4); Sam Low (County Council, District 5).
Who is on the Snohomish County School Board?
Matthew Dimond (Director District 1); Sheri Kelly (Director District 2); Nicole Watts (Director District 3); Mary Levesque (Director District 4); Erica Knapp (Director District 5); Jennie Requa (Director District 1); Marree Perrault (Director District 2); Maggie Weimer (Director District 3); Randy J. Hayden (Director Position 4 (at large)); Janet Loyd (Director Position 5 (at large)); Carin Chase (Director District 1); Keith Smith (Director District 2); Hawk Cramer (Director District 3); Thomas Garrard (Director District 4); Nancy Katims (Director District 5); Shaina Langley (Director Position 1 (at large)); Jennifer (Jen) Hirman (Director Position 2 (at large)); Anna Marie Jackson Laurence (Director Position 3 (at large)); Charles Adkins (Director Position 5 (at large)); Peter C. LeDoux (Director District 1); Bill Dane (Director District 2); Carol Lynn Panagos (Director District 3); Tina Veatch (Director District 4); Greg Farley (Director District 5); Caleb Carrington (Director Position 1 (at large)); Makena Soper (Director Position 2 (at large)); Chelsea Estep-Armstrong (Director Position 3 (at large)); Kim Elias (Director Position 4 (at large)); Brooke Fox (Director Position 5 (at large)); David Iseminger (Director District 1); Paul Lund (Director District 2); Mari Taylor (Director District 3); Brian Kesler (Director District 4); Ryan Dickson (Director District 5); Steven Larson (Director District 1); Catherine (Sandy) Gotts (Director District 2); Dana Krueger (Director District 3); Dawn Taylor (Director District 4); Leah Tocco (Director District 5); Malory L. Simpson (Director District 1); Eliza Davis (Director District 2); Mark Tomas (Director District 3); Craig Hereth (Director District 4); Kristen Michal (Director District 5); Jeremiah Campbell (Director District 1); Chuck Whitfield (Director District 2); Molly Barnes (Director District 3); James Etzkorn (Director District 4); Jennifer Bumpus (Director District 5); Simon H. Bai (Director District 1); Karl Hausmann (Director District 2); Kyle Kennedy (Director District 3); Charles Hauck (Director District 4); John Gahagan (Director District 5); Shaunna Ballas (Director District 1); Rob Serviss (Director District 2); Josh Seek (Director District 3); Sherri Larkin (Director District 4); Sarah Adams (Director District 5); Isaac Hudy (Director District 1); Mike Varnell (Director District 2); Michael Butler (Director District 3); Marianne Naslund (Director District 4); Gigi Gouldner (Director District 5).
What is the population of Snohomish County?
About 844,430 people, with a median age of 38.6; the median household income is $111,246 and 8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Snohomish County?
4.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 22,661 people unemployed in a labor force of 466,879, against 4.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Snohomish County?
92 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 19 municipal, 14 school district and 58 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Snohomish County?
5: Edmonds, Everett, Lake Stevens, Lynnwood, Marysville. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Washington Secretary of State's certified results of each seat's last general election (2021–2025); 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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