Adams County is a statutory county, meaning that it is governed by the Colorado Constitution and Colorado Revised Statutes as they apply to local governments. Each of the offices listed below are independently run by their respective elected official, accountable only to the taxpayers of Adams County.

• Assessor
• Board of County Commissioners
• Clerk & Recorder
• Coroner
• District Attorney
• Public Trustee (Appointed by the Governor)
• Sheriff
• Surveyor
• Treasurer