List of sheriffs of Daviess County, Kentucky

This is a list of sheriffs of Daviess County, Kentucky. The sheriff is elected to serve a four-year term.

The current Daviess County Sheriff is Bradley R. Youngman

No.	Sheriff	Term	Note
1	Charles Y. Duncan	1815–1821
2	William Glenn	1821–1823
3	John Piles	1823–1825
4	Remus Griffith	1825–1827
5	J. Leman	1827–1829
6	Warner Crow	1829–1931
7	John Daveiss	1831–1833
8	Richard C. Jett	1833–1835
9	S. Hawes	1835–1837
10	Elijah McCreery	1837–1838
11	Richard C. Jett	1838–1839
12	William Newton	1839–1841
13	William B. Baird	1841
14	Joseph M. Potts	1841–1843
15	John G. Howard	1843–1845
16	Henry Dugan	1845–1847
17	Abner Lee	1847–1849
18	C.D. Jackson	1849–1851
19	Thomas Landrum	1851–1855
20	Joseph G. Harrison	1855–1859
21	Jon Locke	1859–1863
22	Joseph G. Harrison	1841–1843
23	W.H. Perkins	1866–1868
24	H.W. Scott	1868–1872
25	W.H. Perkins	1872–1874
26	H.W. Scott	1874–1876
27	J.H. Gates	1876–1878
28	Ed C. Davis	1878–1882
29	A.B. Miller	1882–1886
30	B.E.W. Stout	1886–1890
31	Joe W. Jones	1890–1902
32	Ike Short	1902–1906
33	Jesse Harl	1906–1910
34	Ike Winstead	1910–1914
35	Bush Milton	1914–1918
36	George Bales	1918–1922
37	John Howard	1922–1926
38	Len Dawson	1926–1930
39	Charles L. Robey	1930–1932
40	Robert M. Stuart	1932–1934
41	Everett Thompson	1934–1936	Died while in office.
42	Florence Shoemaker Thompson	1936–1938	Served out remainder of husband's term. Presided over last public execution in the United States (See: Rainey Bethea).
43	Simon B. Smith	1938–1942
44	William "Pack" Morris	1942–1946
45	Carl B. Harrison	1946–1950
46	Morton Estes	1950–1954
47	Wm. Pendleton Jr.	1954–1958
48	William "Bill" Pence	1958–1962
49	James Tinius	1962–1966
50	George F. "Hoppy" Keown	1966–1970
51	Harold E. Ranson	1970–1974
52	Charles C. "Boots" Norris	1974–1978
53	Harold N. Taylor	1978–1982
54	John E. Bouvier	1982–1999
55	Keith R. Cain	1999–Dec.01,2021
56	Barry G. Smith	Dec.01,2021-2022 (Appointed)
57	Bradley R. Youngman	2023-present