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Who does what in county government?

Public office should be understandable before election day.

Find the office responsible for a public record or service. Then see what the job actually requires if you are thinking of running. The guide explains offices—not personalities—and links the duties back to Missouri law and public agencies.

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No finger-pointing. No popularity score.

This guide explains public offices and the records they create. It does not endorse, accuse or grade individual officeholders. Names appear only to help residents contact the correct office. Office structures and candidate requirements can vary by county classification, so current filing requirements must be confirmed with the local election authority.

Start with what you need

Which office should I contact?

Use the subject—not a person’s name—to reach the office that keeps the record or performs the work.

Commission meeting, budget, county contract or road decisionCounty Commission + County Clerk · choose county ↓Voter registration, ballot, candidate filing or election resultCounty Clerk / Local Election Authority · choose county ↓Court case filing, docket, judgment, juror or court-cost questionCircuit Clerk · choose county ↓Deed, mortgage, release, recorded document or land-record searchRecorder of Deeds · choose county ↓Property value, parcel characteristics or assessment appealCounty Assessor · choose county ↓Tax bill, payment, delinquency or tax-sale recordCounty Collector · choose county ↓County fund balance, warrant, bank or disbursement recordCounty Treasurer · choose county ↓Crime report, civil process, jail, emergency or law enforcementCounty Sheriff · choose county ↓Criminal charge, victim services or county legal matterProsecuting Attorney · choose county ↓Court-appointed estate, guardianship or conservatorshipPublic Administrator + Probate Court · choose county ↓Reportable death, death investigation or coroner recordCounty Coroner · choose county ↓

Statewide county directory

Duties, boundaries, records, contacts and candidate expectations.

Every county guide now separates checked office contact information from the permanent responsibilities of the position. Residents can reach the correct office, and future candidates can study the work before asking for the vote.

Open a county guide
  1. 01Find the responsible office
  2. 02See the records it should create
  3. 03Understand what it cannot decide
  4. 04Prepare for the real work of running

Every Missouri county

The duty guide is live statewide.

Select any of Missouri’s 114 counties. Each page has the same source-backed duty and candidate framework plus local office addresses, phone numbers, source links and combined-office titles.

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Missouri has 114 counties. The independent City of St. Louis is a county-equivalent with a different government structure and is not represented as a county on this page.