Jackson County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Jackson County: 14 seats on 7 elected bodies. 7 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 Jackson County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 22 local governments in Jackson 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
13
0
School districts (school boards)
2
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 Jackson County
53,053people
43.5median ageU.S.: 38.9
$51,908 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
17.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%
15.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$159,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
10.3%U.S.: 8.4%
44.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
25.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.6% · White 88.2% · Black 3.1% · Asian 0.5% · 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 Jackson County
3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. Alabama: 3.7%.
816people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
20,083people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
20,899in 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%
816
20,083
20,899
August 2026
3.7%
761
19,959
20,720
July 2026
3.9%
805
19,961
20,766
June 2026
4.2%
886
20,175
21,061
May 2026
3.6%
755
19,990
20,745
April 2026
2.6%
545
20,163
20,708
March 2026
3.1%
646
20,230
20,876
February 2026
3.6%
754
20,070
20,824
January 2026
3.4%
703
20,103
20,806
December 2025
2.6%
547
20,613
21,160
November 2025
2.9%
618
20,593
21,211
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.3%
703
20,408
21,111
August 2025
3.3%
689
20,250
20,939
July 2025
3.5%
737
20,219
20,956
June 2025
3.4%
714
20,281
20,995
May 2025
2.9%
612
20,299
20,911
April 2025
2.8%
588
20,335
20,923
March 2025
3.4%
706
20,286
20,992
February 2025
3.7%
781
20,083
20,864
January 2025
3.9%
819
20,057
20,876
December 2024
3.3%
706
20,377
21,083
November 2024
3.4%
713
20,332
21,045
October 2024
3.5%
748
20,406
21,154
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.3%
683
20,311
20,994
2024
3.4%
721
20,433
21,154
2023
2.8%
575
20,293
20,868
2022
2.7%
564
19,997
20,561
2021
3.2%
660
19,694
20,354
2020
6.6%
1,338
19,048
20,386
2019
3.9%
824
20,086
20,910
2018
4.6%
957
20,013
20,970
2017
5.5%
1,142
19,678
20,820
2016
7.0%
1,479
19,796
21,275
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.
Police in Jackson County
Police staffing
1.73 per 1,000 residents2021, 7 agencies serving 52,491 people.
91sworn officers2021, full-time, as of October 31.
83civilian staff2021, full-time.
2021 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (7), 2021
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
33
48
31,515
Scottsboro Police Department
44
27
14,333
Bridgeport Police Department
6
4
2,258
Stevenson Police Department
4
3
1,886
Hollywood Police Department
3
1
981
Skyline Police Department
1
0
834
Pisgah Police Department
0
0
684
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2021
91
1.73
83
7
2020
91
1.77
46
7
2018
91
1.76
90
7
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 Jackson County Circuit Clerk?
Bart Buchanan is the Circuit Clerk of Jackson County, Alabama.
Who is the Jackson County Judge of Probate?
Victor Manning is the Judge of Probate of Jackson County, Alabama.
Who is the Jackson County Revenue Commissioner?
Jeff Arnold is the Revenue Commissioner of Jackson County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Jackson County Sheriff?
F.J. “Rocky” Harnen is the Sheriff of Jackson County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Jackson County commissioners?
Bill Nance (Commission Chairman); Chris Gulley (District 1); Paul Kennamer (District 2); Kevin McBride (District 4).
Who is on the Jackson County School Board?
Angela Guess (Board of Education Member, At-large); Michael Matthews (Board of Education Member, District 1); Chris Knight (Board of Education Member, District 2); Chad Gorham (Board of Education Member, District 3); Robert "Robbie" King (Board of Education Member, District 4); Jason Davidson (Superintendent of Education).
What is the population of Jackson County?
About 53,053 people, with a median age of 43.5; the median household income is $51,908 and 17.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Jackson County?
3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 816 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,899, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Jackson County?
22 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 2 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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