Henry County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Henry County: 14 seats on 6 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
County Commission
Henry County Commission
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 12 local governments in Henry 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
4
0
School districts (school boards)
1
1
Special districts (elected boards)
6
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 Henry County
17,647people
44.8median ageU.S.: 38.9
$59,931 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
18.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%
21.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$161,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
0.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
8.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
9.1%U.S.: 8.4%
47.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
18%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.2% · White 70.2% · Black 24.8% · Asian 0.2% · Other or more than one race 2.6% (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 Henry County
3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.0%. Alabama: 3.7%.
280people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
7,768people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
8,048in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.5%
280
7,768
8,048
August 2026
3.3%
265
7,832
8,097
July 2026
3.4%
271
7,811
8,082
June 2026
3.6%
293
7,856
8,149
May 2026
3.1%
250
7,837
8,087
April 2026
2.3%
184
7,922
8,106
March 2026
2.8%
226
7,848
8,074
February 2026
3.1%
250
7,782
8,032
January 2026
2.9%
231
7,827
8,058
December 2025
2.2%
183
8,054
8,237
November 2025
2.5%
203
7,994
8,197
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.0%
243
7,880
8,123
August 2025
2.9%
233
7,843
8,076
July 2025
2.9%
240
7,911
8,151
June 2025
3.0%
244
7,898
8,142
May 2025
2.4%
196
7,855
8,051
April 2025
2.3%
189
7,952
8,141
March 2025
3.1%
247
7,761
8,008
February 2025
3.3%
263
7,715
7,978
January 2025
3.6%
293
7,782
8,075
December 2024
3.0%
248
7,955
8,203
November 2024
3.2%
259
7,918
8,177
October 2024
3.2%
265
7,915
8,180
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
2.8%
230
7,877
8,107
2024
3.1%
246
7,800
8,046
2023
2.3%
184
7,677
7,861
2022
2.4%
184
7,561
7,745
2021
2.9%
218
7,370
7,588
2020
4.9%
365
7,115
7,480
2019
3.5%
262
7,272
7,534
2018
4.0%
299
7,157
7,456
2017
4.5%
334
7,069
7,403
2016
5.9%
431
6,925
7,356
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 Henry County
152.2 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 348.3.
983.7 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 1,461.8.
1murders2025, 28 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
28
152.2
181
983.7
2024
42
230.4
191
1,047.9
2023
57
317.7
192
1,070.2
2022
51
286.2
220
1,234.5
By police agency (4)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Henry County Sheriff's Office
2025
14
75
9,904
Headland Police Department
2025
10
63
5,549
Abbeville Police Department
2025
4
43
2,375
Newville Police Department
2024
1
0
562
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
2.34 per 1,000 residents2023, 4 agencies serving 17,940 people.
42sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.
29civilian staff2023, full-time.
2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (4), 2023
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Henry County Sheriff's Office
23
15
9,640
Headland Police Department
12
13
5,376
Abbeville Police Department
6
1
2,371
Newville Police Department
1
0
553
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2023
42
2.34
29
4
2022
43
2.41
31
4
2020
47
2.73
31
4
2018
35
2.04
13
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 Henry County Circuit Clerk?
Kim Roland is the Circuit Clerk of Henry County, Alabama.
Who is the Henry County Judge of Probate?
Ray Marler is the Judge of Probate of Henry County, Alabama.
Who is the Henry County Sheriff?
Eric Blankenship is the Sheriff of Henry County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Henry County commissioners?
Joe Falkner (District 1); John Ralph Saunders (District 2); Jason Hudspeth (District 3); Henry (Dick) Grimsley (District 4); Jay Jones (District 5).
Who is on the Henry County School Board?
Faye Shipes (Board of Education Member, District 1); Tyrone Watson (Board of Education Member, District 2); Jean Bush (Board of Education Member, District 3); Mary Wiggins (Board of Education Member, District 4); Emanuel Davis (Board of Education Member, District 5); Lori Parker Beasley (Superintendent of Education).
What is the population of Henry County?
About 17,647 people, with a median age of 44.8; the median household income is $59,931 and 18.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Henry County?
3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 280 people unemployed in a labor force of 8,048, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Henry County?
12 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 1 school district and 6 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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