Pickens County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Pickens County: 9 seats on 5 elected bodies. 1 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 Pickens County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
0
Cities, towns, villages and townships
8
0
School districts (school boards)
1
1
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 Pickens County
18,721people
42.2median ageU.S.: 38.9
$46,274 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
20%below the U.S.: 12.5%
13.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$123,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
2.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
7.5%U.S.: 8.4%
40.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
25.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.6% · White 52.8% · Black 40.9% · Asian 0.1% · Other or more than one race 2.7% (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 Pickens County
4.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.9%. Alabama: 3.7%.
303people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
6,400people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
6,703in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.5%
303
6,400
6,703
August 2026
4.7%
314
6,429
6,743
July 2026
4.8%
324
6,380
6,704
June 2026
5.0%
341
6,442
6,783
May 2026
4.2%
282
6,441
6,723
April 2026
3.1%
211
6,559
6,770
March 2026
3.4%
228
6,495
6,723
February 2026
3.9%
265
6,455
6,720
January 2026
3.7%
250
6,473
6,723
December 2025
2.9%
200
6,646
6,846
November 2025
3.3%
229
6,607
6,836
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.9%
265
6,499
6,764
August 2025
4.1%
272
6,423
6,695
July 2025
4.2%
284
6,402
6,686
June 2025
4.5%
301
6,416
6,717
May 2025
3.4%
225
6,397
6,622
April 2025
3.5%
241
6,578
6,819
March 2025
4.2%
281
6,489
6,770
February 2025
4.5%
307
6,504
6,811
January 2025
4.6%
316
6,527
6,843
December 2024
3.5%
242
6,659
6,901
November 2024
3.7%
253
6,632
6,885
October 2024
3.8%
261
6,676
6,937
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.9%
266
6,499
6,765
2024
3.8%
256
6,523
6,779
2023
3.0%
205
6,568
6,773
2022
3.3%
218
6,455
6,673
2021
4.4%
288
6,269
6,557
2020
7.7%
533
6,361
6,894
2019
3.7%
273
7,022
7,295
2018
4.6%
331
6,865
7,196
2017
5.5%
401
6,842
7,243
2016
6.8%
497
6,760
7,257
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 Pickens County
208.8 per 100,0002024. Alabama: 372.9.
519.4 per 100,0002024. Alabama: 1,600.7.
1murders2024, 39 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
39
208.8
97
519.4
2023
32
171.8
105
563.6
2022
38
204.2
85
456.7
2021
33
163.3
98
484.8
By police agency (6)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Pickens County Sheriff's Office
2024
28
55
12,148
Aliceville Police Department
2025
6
14
2,007
Gordo Police Department
2024
0
5
1,562
Reform Police Department
2025
9
14
1,418
Carrollton Police Department
2025
1
6
956
Pickensville Police Department
2023
0
3
540
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
1.61 per 1,000 residents2024, 6 agencies serving 18,676 people.
30sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
14civilian 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
Pickens County Sheriff's Office
13
14
12,148
Gordo Police Department
5
0
1,562
Reform Police Department
5
0
1,442
Aliceville Police Department
3
0
2,019
Carrollton Police Department
3
0
965
Pickensville Police Department
1
0
540
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2024
30
1.61
14
6
2023
29
1.56
16
6
2021
28
1.39
24
6
2020
29
1.45
23
6
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 Pickens County Circuit Clerk?
Keith Cox is the Circuit Clerk of Pickens County, Alabama.
Who is the Pickens County Judge of Probate?
David H. Pate is the Judge of Probate of Pickens County, Alabama.
Who is the Pickens County Sheriff?
Jordan Powell is the Sheriff of Pickens County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is on the Pickens County School Board?
Gene Dawkins (Board of Education Member, District 1); Frankie L. Spencer (Board of Education Member, District 2); Sam Wiggins (Board of Education Member, District 3); Annie Jackson (Board of Education Member, District 4); Susan Hankins Estes (Board of Education Member, District 5); Jeff Campbell (Superintendent of Education).
What is the population of Pickens County?
About 18,721 people, with a median age of 42.2; the median household income is $46,274 and 20% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Pickens County?
4.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 303 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,703, against 3.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Pickens County?
17 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 1 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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