Who is the Monroe County Circuit Clerk?

Wesley Hines is the Circuit Clerk of Monroe County, Alabama.

Who is the Monroe County Judge of Probate?

Sonya Greene Stinson is the Judge of Probate of Monroe County, Alabama.

Who is the Monroe County Sheriff?

Thomas Boatwright is the Sheriff of Monroe County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Monroe County commissioners?

Larry Wesley Weaver (District 1); Justin Sawyer (District 2); Billy Ghee (District 3); Corey Morrow (District 4).

What is the population of Monroe County?

About 19,388 people, with a median age of 44.2; the median household income is $42,292 and 20.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Monroe County?

6.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 414 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,502, against 5.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Monroe County?

12 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 1 school district and 5 special district governments.

Monroe County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Monroe County: 7 seats on 4 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Commission

Monroe County Commission

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Larry Wesley Weaver source
County Commissioner, District 2	Justin Sawyer source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Billy Ghee source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Corey Morrow source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Circuit Clerk	Wesley Hines source
Judge of Probate	Sonya Greene Stinson source
Sheriff	Thomas Boatwright source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Monroe County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 12 local governments in Monroe 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	5	0
School districts (school boards)	1	0
Special districts (elected boards)	5	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 Monroe County

19,388people

44.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$42,292 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

20.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

11.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$120,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

10.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

0.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9.1%U.S.: 8.4%

51.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

31.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 0.2% · White 53.6% · Black 41.9% · Asian 0.4% · Other or more than one race 3.9% (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 Monroe County

6.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.6%. Alabama: 3.7%.

414people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

6,088people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

6,502in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	6.4%	414	6,088	6,502
August 2026	6.6%	432	6,084	6,516
July 2026	6.5%	421	6,061	6,482
June 2026	7.0%	458	6,109	6,567
May 2026	6.1%	404	6,168	6,572
April 2026	5.3%	353	6,290	6,643
March 2026	6.2%	410	6,201	6,611
February 2026	6.6%	438	6,238	6,676
January 2026	6.2%	416	6,279	6,695
December 2025	4.8%	327	6,482	6,809
November 2025	5.4%	365	6,373	6,738
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.6%	377	6,329	6,706
August 2025	6.0%	401	6,261	6,662
July 2025	4.7%	315	6,406	6,721
June 2025	5.2%	351	6,366	6,717
May 2025	4.3%	285	6,297	6,582
April 2025	4.3%	288	6,416	6,704
March 2025	5.2%	346	6,362	6,708
February 2025	5.8%	392	6,338	6,730
January 2025	5.7%	391	6,420	6,811
December 2024	4.9%	331	6,468	6,799
November 2024	4.9%	333	6,433	6,766
October 2024	4.6%	319	6,579	6,898

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.2%	349	6,368	6,717
2024	4.8%	319	6,324	6,643
2023	4.1%	277	6,417	6,694
2022	3.9%	278	6,761	7,039
2021	5.6%	397	6,728	7,125
2020	9.0%	662	6,731	7,393
2019	5.1%	367	6,839	7,206
2018	6.1%	429	6,625	7,054
2017	6.9%	489	6,643	7,132
2016	9.0%	649	6,554	7,203

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 Monroe County

222.2 per 100,0002024. Alabama: 372.9.

511.5 per 100,0002024. Alabama: 1,600.7.

1murders2024, 43 violent crimes in all.

2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2024	43	222.2	99	511.5
2023	72	369.2	194	994.7
2021	70	334.8	200	956.5
2018	28	131.0	73	341.6

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Monroe County Sheriff's Office	2025	10	27	11,633
Frisco City Police Department	2021	4	14	1,107
Excel Police Department	2025	12	21	515

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, 4 agencies serving 19,155 people.

41sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

41civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (4), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Monroe County Sheriff's Office	21	35	11,853
Monroeville Police Department	16	6	5,668
Frisco City Police Department	2	0	1,110
Excel Police Department	2	0	524

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	41	2.14	41	4
2023	41	2.12	30	4
2022	40	2.04	30	4
2021	44	2.13	31	4
2020	46	2.24	38	4
2019	48	2.30	40	4
2018	42	1.99	42	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 Monroe County Circuit Clerk?: Wesley Hines is the Circuit Clerk of Monroe County, Alabama.
Who is the Monroe County Judge of Probate?: Sonya Greene Stinson is the Judge of Probate of Monroe County, Alabama.
Who is the Monroe County Sheriff?: Thomas Boatwright is the Sheriff of Monroe County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Monroe County commissioners?: Larry Wesley Weaver (District 1); Justin Sawyer (District 2); Billy Ghee (District 3); Corey Morrow (District 4).
What is the population of Monroe County?: About 19,388 people, with a median age of 44.2; the median household income is $42,292 and 20.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Monroe County?: 6.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 414 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,502, against 5.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Monroe County?: 12 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 1 school district and 5 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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