Lee County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Lee County: 16 seats on 7 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
County Commission
Lee County Commission
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
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 Lee County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 17 local governments in Lee 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)
3
1
Special districts (elected boards)
9
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 Lee County
181,134people
34median ageU.S.: 38.9
$65,824 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
18.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%
42.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$262,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
8.6%U.S.: 8.4%
57.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
23.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.4% · White 65.3% · Black 21.6% · Asian 4.3% · Other or more than one race 3.4% (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 Lee County
3.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.6%. Alabama: 3.7%.
89,001people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
92,160in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.4%
3,159
89,001
92,160
August 2026
3.2%
2,902
88,820
91,722
July 2026
3.4%
3,125
88,391
91,516
June 2026
3.6%
3,284
88,591
91,875
May 2026
3.1%
2,802
88,805
91,607
April 2026
2.1%
1,952
89,849
91,801
March 2026
2.4%
2,236
90,119
92,355
February 2026
2.9%
2,640
89,626
92,266
January 2026
2.5%
2,291
89,687
91,978
December 2025
2.0%
1,811
90,898
92,709
November 2025
2.1%
1,948
91,223
93,171
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
2.6%
2,434
90,237
92,671
August 2025
2.7%
2,477
89,310
91,787
July 2025
3.0%
2,772
88,520
91,292
June 2025
2.7%
2,491
88,547
91,038
May 2025
2.3%
2,072
89,248
91,320
April 2025
2.1%
1,979
90,404
92,383
March 2025
2.7%
2,494
89,500
91,994
February 2025
2.8%
2,581
89,214
91,795
January 2025
2.8%
2,545
88,386
90,931
December 2024
2.4%
2,163
88,631
90,794
November 2024
2.7%
2,483
88,657
91,140
October 2024
2.7%
2,482
88,231
90,713
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
2.5%
2,328
89,590
91,918
2024
2.8%
2,479
87,381
89,860
2023
2.2%
1,920
85,482
87,402
2022
2.2%
1,877
82,887
84,764
2021
2.7%
2,189
80,305
82,494
2020
5.4%
4,379
76,993
81,372
2019
2.8%
2,282
80,042
82,324
2018
3.4%
2,790
78,103
80,893
2017
3.9%
3,064
76,158
79,222
2016
4.9%
3,820
73,786
77,606
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 Lee County
299.9 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 348.3.
1,310.4 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 1,461.8.
20murders2025, 671 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
671
299.9
2,932
1,310.4
2024
814
371.1
3,617
1,649.0
2023
893
412.7
4,124
1,905.7
2022
892
419.2
3,973
1,867.1
2021
791
384.2
4,286
2,081.5
2020
552
275.7
2,725
1,360.9
2018
1,074
544.9
4,975
2,524.1
2017
1,121
573.1
5,705
2,916.6
2016
1,205
620.1
5,743
2,955.4
By police agency (5)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Auburn Police Department
2025
82
738
85,520
Lee County Sheriff's Office
2025
149
511
62,872
Phenix City Police Department
2025
271
949
38,435
Opelika Police Department
2025
164
715
36,066
Notasulga Police Department
2020
5
24
808
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
1.81 per 1,000 residents2025, 5 agencies serving 223,753 people.
405sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
163civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (5), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Lee County Sheriff's Office
100
96
62,872
Auburn Police Department
131
8
85,520
Opelika Police Department
103
33
36,066
Phenix City Police Department
68
21
38,435
Notasulga Police Department
3
5
860
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
405
1.81
163
5
2023
380
1.76
161
5
2022
381
1.79
150
5
2021
385
1.87
150
5
2020
386
1.93
147
5
2019
369
1.85
160
5
2018
367
1.86
140
5
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 Lee County Circuit Clerk?
Mary Roberson is the Circuit Clerk of Lee County, Alabama.
Who is the Lee County Coroner?
Daniel Sexton is the Coroner of Lee County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lee County Judge of Probate?
Jere Colley , Jr. is the Judge of Probate of Lee County, Alabama.
Who is the Lee County Revenue Commissioner?
Oline Walton Price is the Revenue Commissioner of Lee County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lee County Sheriff?
Jay Jones is the Sheriff of Lee County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Lee County commissioners?
Doug Cannon (District 1); Ross Morris (District 2); Jeff Drury (District 3); Tony Langley (District 4).
Who is on the Lee County School Board?
Mark Tomlin (Board of Education Member, District 1); Rusty Courson (Board of Education Member, District 2); Richard Dickie Brown (Board of Education Member, District 3); Roger Keel (Board of Education Member, District 4); Mary Ensley (Board of Education Member, District 5); Larry Patterson (Board of Education Member, District 6); Napoleon ' Sonny ' Stringer (Board of Education Member, District 7).
What is the population of Lee County?
About 181,134 people, with a median age of 34; the median household income is $65,824 and 18.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lee County?
3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,159 people unemployed in a labor force of 92,160, against 2.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lee County?
17 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 3 school district and 9 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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