Fayette County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Fayette County: 10 seats on 5 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Who lives in the school district (Census figures)
School district
People
Median household income
Below the poverty line
Without health insurance
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Fayette County School District
14,752
$49,037
22.8%
8.1%
32.8%
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 Fayette County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 11 local governments in Fayette County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
0
Cities, towns, villages and townships
4
0
School districts (school boards)
1
1
Special districts (elected boards)
5
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 Fayette County
16,053people
43.3median ageU.S.: 38.9
$49,488 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
21.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
14.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$125,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700
8.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
0.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
7.7%U.S.: 8.4%
33.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
20.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 0.9% · White 83.2% · Black 11.1% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 4.7% (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 Fayette County
3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.9%. Alabama: 3.7%.
255people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
6,341people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
6,596in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.9%
255
6,341
6,596
August 2026
3.6%
232
6,299
6,531
July 2026
3.7%
241
6,303
6,544
June 2026
4.0%
264
6,363
6,627
May 2026
3.8%
250
6,349
6,599
April 2026
2.7%
178
6,400
6,578
March 2026
3.2%
211
6,431
6,642
February 2026
3.7%
243
6,339
6,582
January 2026
3.3%
214
6,310
6,524
December 2025
2.4%
156
6,434
6,590
November 2025
2.7%
176
6,456
6,632
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
2.9%
192
6,410
6,602
August 2025
2.7%
175
6,326
6,501
July 2025
2.9%
187
6,369
6,556
June 2025
3.0%
199
6,437
6,636
May 2025
2.5%
165
6,444
6,609
April 2025
2.3%
150
6,442
6,592
March 2025
3.0%
199
6,402
6,601
February 2025
3.1%
205
6,357
6,562
January 2025
3.2%
210
6,263
6,473
December 2024
2.7%
177
6,359
6,536
November 2024
3.0%
199
6,357
6,556
October 2024
3.1%
212
6,533
6,745
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
2.8%
183
6,395
6,578
2024
3.3%
216
6,377
6,593
2023
2.7%
180
6,410
6,590
2022
2.6%
170
6,407
6,577
2021
3.0%
200
6,428
6,628
2020
5.4%
361
6,290
6,651
2019
3.2%
217
6,476
6,693
2018
4.0%
264
6,353
6,617
2017
4.7%
316
6,354
6,670
2016
6.5%
439
6,264
6,703
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 Fayette County
120.6 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 348.3.
1,125.4 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 1,461.8.
0murders2025, 24 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
24
120.6
224
1,125.4
2024
24
119.6
177
882.0
2023
30
149.2
239
1,188.5
2022
26
129.1
254
1,261.2
2021
21
103.2
215
1,057.1
By police agency (4)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
2025
6
30
9,836
Winfield Police Department
2025
5
123
4,862
Fayette Police Department
2025
12
71
4,031
Berry Police Department
2023
1
4
1,196
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
2.16 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 19,904 people.
43sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
12civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (4), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
12
11
9,836
Winfield Police Department
15
1
4,862
Fayette Police Department
12
0
4,031
Berry Police Department
4
0
1,175
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
43
2.16
12
4
2024
36
1.79
12
4
2023
38
1.89
12
4
2022
37
1.84
11
4
2021
37
1.82
10
4
2020
46
2.30
9
4
2018
37
1.84
12
4
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 Fayette County Circuit Clerk?
Samantha W Howard is the Circuit Clerk of Fayette County, Alabama.
Who is the Fayette County Judge of Probate?
Mike Freeman is the Judge of Probate of Fayette County, Alabama.
Who is the Fayette County Sheriff?
Byron Yerby is the Sheriff of Fayette County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is on the Fayette County School Board?
John Aaron (Board of Education Member, District 1); Tierre D. Agnew (Board of Education Member, District 2); Tom Hubbert (Board of Education Member, District 3); Brenda Webb (Board of Education Member, District 4); Julie Stough (Board of Education Member, District 5); Portia L. Stowe (Board of Education Member, District 6); Jim Burkhalter (Superintendent of Education).
What is the population of Fayette County?
About 16,053 people, with a median age of 43.3; the median household income is $49,488 and 21.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Fayette County?
3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 255 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,596, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Fayette County?
11 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 1 school district and 5 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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