Marion County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Marion County: 13 seats on 6 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
County Commission
Marion 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 Marion County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 20 local governments in Marion 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
8
0
School districts (school boards)
2
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 Marion County
29,184people
43.9median ageU.S.: 38.9
$50,088 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
16.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%
13.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$106,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
0.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
10.7%U.S.: 8.4%
46.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
24.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.2% · White 89.7% · Black 3.5% · Asian 0.3% · 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 Marion County
3.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.2%. Alabama: 3.7%.
451people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
11,507people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
11,958in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.8%
451
11,507
11,958
August 2026
3.8%
452
11,392
11,844
July 2026
3.9%
458
11,376
11,834
June 2026
4.2%
506
11,579
12,085
May 2026
3.6%
428
11,508
11,936
April 2026
2.8%
331
11,610
11,941
March 2026
3.0%
362
11,639
12,001
February 2026
3.3%
400
11,553
11,953
January 2026
3.1%
372
11,539
11,911
December 2025
2.5%
299
11,877
12,176
November 2025
2.7%
333
11,818
12,151
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.2%
386
11,653
12,039
August 2025
3.4%
398
11,474
11,872
July 2025
3.3%
398
11,508
11,906
June 2025
3.4%
417
11,724
12,141
May 2025
2.8%
338
11,754
12,092
April 2025
2.7%
331
11,848
12,179
March 2025
3.3%
401
11,873
12,274
February 2025
3.6%
434
11,790
12,224
January 2025
3.7%
451
11,788
12,239
December 2024
3.3%
403
11,858
12,261
November 2024
3.5%
425
11,827
12,252
October 2024
3.4%
422
11,897
12,319
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.1%
381
11,737
12,118
2024
3.4%
418
11,862
12,280
2023
2.9%
379
12,569
12,948
2022
2.5%
324
12,783
13,107
2021
2.9%
371
12,394
12,765
2020
5.8%
727
11,858
12,585
2019
3.8%
471
11,789
12,260
2018
4.2%
508
11,602
12,110
2017
5.1%
614
11,461
12,075
2016
6.8%
815
11,220
12,035
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 Marion County
247.7 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 348.3.
1,133.1 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 1,461.8.
1murders2025, 73 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
73
247.7
334
1,133.1
2024
81
274.9
422
1,432.0
2023
46
156.2
381
1,293.8
2022
46
155.8
332
1,124.3
2021
59
194.4
298
981.7
2016
108
292.4
905
2,450.2
By police agency (7)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Marion County Sheriff's Office
2023
6
28
12,678
Hamilton Police Department
2025
21
103
6,950
Haleyville Police Department
2025
32
118
4,306
Guin Police Department
2025
10
17
2,125
Hackleburg Police Department
2025
1
9
1,453
Bear Creek Police Department
2025
4
20
1,056
Brilliant Police Department
2024
0
8
829
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
2.14 per 1,000 residents2024, 7 agencies serving 29,469 people.
63sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
23civilian staff2024, full-time.
2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (7), 2024
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Marion County Sheriff's Office
16
15
12,754
Hamilton Police Department
18
2
6,963
Haleyville Police Department
10
5
4,286
Guin Police Department
8
0
2,134
Hackleburg Police Department
6
1
1,441
Bear Creek Police Department
4
0
1,062
Brilliant Police Department
1
0
829
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2024
63
2.14
23
7
2023
56
1.90
24
7
2022
60
2.03
24
7
2020
54
1.81
23
7
2018
51
1.71
24
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 Marion County Circuit Clerk?
Denise Mixon is the Circuit Clerk of Marion County, Alabama.
Who is the Marion County Judge of Probate?
Paige Nichols Vick is the Judge of Probate of Marion County, Alabama.
Who is the Marion County Sheriff?
Kevin Williams is the Sheriff of Marion County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Marion County commissioners?
Keith Nichols (District 1); Kenneth Cochran (District 2); Tim Estes (District 4); James Larry Akers (District 5).
Who is on the Marion County School Board?
Daryl Weatherly (Board of Education Member, District 1); Joyce Fowler (Board of Education Member, District 2); Mark Dearen (Board of Education Member, District 3); Alex Smith (Board of Education Member, District 4); Tim Bryant (Board of Education Member, District 5); Patrick Sutton (Superintendent of Education).
What is the population of Marion County?
About 29,184 people, with a median age of 43.9; the median household income is $50,088 and 16.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Marion County?
3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 451 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,958, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Marion County?
20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 2 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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