Clarke County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Clarke County: 10 seats on 8 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
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.
How many local governments Clarke County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 16 local governments in Clarke 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
5
0
School districts (school boards)
2
1
Special districts (elected boards)
8
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 Clarke County
22,543people
42.8median ageU.S.: 38.9
$49,249 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
20.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%
15%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$121,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700
9.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
7.5%U.S.: 8.4%
57.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
23.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.2% · White 51.1% · Black 44.6% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 2.5% (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 Clarke County
5.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.9%. Alabama: 3.7%.
453people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
7,449people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
7,902in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
5.7%
453
7,449
7,902
August 2026
6.0%
476
7,488
7,964
July 2026
6.0%
473
7,464
7,937
June 2026
6.0%
482
7,596
8,078
May 2026
5.2%
409
7,481
7,890
April 2026
4.3%
343
7,629
7,972
March 2026
4.8%
387
7,663
8,050
February 2026
5.2%
419
7,577
7,996
January 2026
5.5%
434
7,433
7,867
December 2025
4.1%
329
7,724
8,053
November 2025
4.3%
343
7,585
7,928
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.9%
387
7,468
7,855
August 2025
5.4%
419
7,395
7,814
July 2025
5.1%
407
7,496
7,903
June 2025
5.0%
402
7,560
7,962
May 2025
4.1%
321
7,458
7,779
April 2025
4.1%
326
7,616
7,942
March 2025
5.1%
415
7,649
8,064
February 2025
5.6%
451
7,589
8,040
January 2025
6.4%
526
7,682
8,208
December 2024
5.4%
464
8,072
8,536
November 2024
5.3%
444
7,865
8,309
October 2024
5.2%
441
8,025
8,466
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.9%
393
7,566
7,959
2024
5.0%
422
7,951
8,373
2023
4.2%
350
7,968
8,318
2022
4.2%
359
8,110
8,469
2021
5.2%
442
8,079
8,521
2020
8.8%
765
7,918
8,683
2019
5.4%
458
8,061
8,519
2018
6.6%
562
7,987
8,549
2017
7.7%
669
8,012
8,681
2016
9.6%
851
7,995
8,846
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. Alabama's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.5% 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 Clarke County
471.6 per 100,0002021. Alabama: 348.3.
1,168.4 per 100,0002021. Alabama: 1,470.8.
2murders2021, 111 violent crimes in all.
2021 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
2021
111
471.6
275
1,168.4
2018
62
257.3
396
1,643.2
2016
115
460.0
474
1,896.1
By police agency (5)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Clarke County Sheriff's Office
2025
25
49
11,871
Jackson Police Department
2025
27
132
4,416
Thomasville Police Department
2025
6
54
3,500
Grove Hill Police Department
2024
3
20
1,719
Coffeeville Police Department
2023
0
2
255
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 Alabama · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.82 per 1,000 residents2023, 6 agencies serving 22,337 people.
63sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.
47civilian staff2023, full-time.
2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (6), 2023
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Clarke County Sheriff's Office
17
33
12,109
Thomasville Police Department
22
7
3,510
Jackson Police Department
19
7
4,511
Grove Hill Police Department
5
0
1,737
Coffeeville Police Department
0
0
255
FULTON
0
0
215
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2023
63
2.82
47
6
2022
65
2.87
39
6
2021
64
2.72
42
6
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 Clarke County Circuit Clerk?
Summer Padgett is the Circuit Clerk of Clarke County, Alabama.
Who is the Clarke County Judge of Probate?
Valerie Bradford Davis is the Judge of Probate of Clarke County, Alabama.
Who is the Clarke County License Commissioner?
Linda C Goodman is the License Commissioner of Clarke County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Clarke County Revenue Commissioner?
Tyler Montana Prescott is the Revenue Commissioner of Clarke County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Clarke County Sheriff?
Dewayne C. Smith is the Sheriff of Clarke County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Clarke County commissioners?
Abbey Walker Haag (District 1).
Who is on the Clarke County School Board?
Sherry A. Barnes (Board of Education Member, District 1); Chase Dunham (Board of Education Member, District 2); Thamus L. Douglas (Board of Education Member, District 4); Ashlie Adams Flowers (Superintendent of Education).
What is the population of Clarke County?
About 22,543 people, with a median age of 42.8; the median household income is $49,249 and 20.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Clarke County?
5.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 453 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,902, against 4.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Clarke County?
16 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 2 school district and 8 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from the Alabama Secretary of State's County Official Lookup, and for the county commission, other county officers and the county board of education, the county's or the county school system's own website (matched to the seat each person won in the SOS's results of its last general election); 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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