Lauderdale County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Lauderdale County: 7 seats on 7 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 17 local governments in Lauderdale 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
7
0
School districts (school boards)
2
0
Special districts (elected boards)
7
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 Lauderdale County
95,830people
40.8median ageU.S.: 38.9
$62,649 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
12.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%
29.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$200,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
2.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
8.8%U.S.: 8.4%
37.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
21.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.5% · White 82.1% · Black 9% · Asian 0.6% · Other or more than one race 4.8% (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 Lauderdale County
4.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.2%. Alabama: 3.7%.
41,870people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
43,625in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.0%
1,755
41,870
43,625
August 2026
3.9%
1,706
41,662
43,368
July 2026
4.1%
1,782
41,624
43,406
June 2026
4.3%
1,888
41,820
43,708
May 2026
3.6%
1,568
42,161
43,729
April 2026
2.6%
1,152
42,488
43,640
March 2026
2.8%
1,249
42,702
43,951
February 2026
3.5%
1,517
42,146
43,663
January 2026
3.2%
1,380
42,093
43,473
December 2025
2.5%
1,090
43,065
44,155
November 2025
2.6%
1,171
43,217
44,388
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.2%
1,415
42,515
43,930
August 2025
3.3%
1,451
42,293
43,744
July 2025
3.5%
1,517
42,175
43,692
June 2025
3.4%
1,473
42,388
43,861
May 2025
2.7%
1,173
42,699
43,872
April 2025
2.5%
1,117
42,919
44,036
March 2025
3.0%
1,334
42,780
44,114
February 2025
3.4%
1,469
42,365
43,834
January 2025
3.5%
1,547
42,231
43,778
December 2024
2.9%
1,293
42,653
43,946
November 2024
3.1%
1,357
42,641
43,998
October 2024
3.1%
1,358
42,689
44,047
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.1%
1,342
42,604
43,946
2024
3.1%
1,358
42,078
43,436
2023
2.6%
1,099
41,730
42,829
2022
2.6%
1,101
41,044
42,145
2021
3.2%
1,316
40,207
41,523
2020
6.2%
2,570
39,159
41,729
2019
3.5%
1,484
40,722
42,206
2018
4.2%
1,770
40,302
42,072
2017
4.8%
2,012
39,987
41,999
2016
6.3%
2,693
39,724
42,417
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 Lauderdale County
347.9 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 348.3.
1,245.0 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 1,461.8.
5murders2025, 344 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
344
347.9
1,231
1,245.0
2024
375
380.2
1,213
1,229.9
2023
334
342.6
1,469
1,507.0
By police agency (6)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office
2025
105
326
51,192
Florence Police Department
2025
235
865
43,266
Rogersville Police Department
2025
2
22
1,448
Killen Police Department
2024
1
11
1,037
St. Florian Police Department
2025
2
12
744
Lexington Police Department
2024
0
5
738
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
1.85 per 1,000 residents2024, 6 agencies serving 98,184 people.
182sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
92civilian staff2024, full-time.
2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (6), 2024
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Florence Police Department
114
34
43,076
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office
48
57
51,180
Rogersville Police Department
8
0
1,420
Killen Police Department
5
1
1,037
St. Florian Police Department
5
0
733
Lexington Police Department
2
0
738
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2024
182
1.85
92
6
2023
181
1.87
84
6
2020
181
1.95
47
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 Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk?
Missy Homan is the Circuit Clerk of Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Who is the Lauderdale County Judge of Probate?
Sara N. Holmes is the Judge of Probate of Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Who is the Lauderdale County License Commissioner?
Rodney Pettus is the License Commissioner of Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Who is the Lauderdale County Revenue Commissioner?
Billy James Hammock is the Revenue Commissioner of Lauderdale County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lauderdale County Sheriff?
Joe Hamilton is the Sheriff of Lauderdale County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Lauderdale County commissioners?
Danny Pettus (Commission Chairman).
Who is on the Lauderdale County School Board?
Jerry Hill (Superintendent of Education).
What is the population of Lauderdale County?
About 95,830 people, with a median age of 40.8; the median household income is $62,649 and 12.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lauderdale County?
4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,755 people unemployed in a labor force of 43,625, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lauderdale County?
17 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 2 school district and 7 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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