Washington County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Washington 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 16 local governments in Washington 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
3
0
School districts (school boards)
1
1
Special districts (elected boards)
11
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 Washington County
15,143people
44.6median ageU.S.: 38.9
$61,042 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
17.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%
17%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$159,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
0.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
6.8%U.S.: 8.4%
33%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
21%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1% · White 65% · Black 24.1% · Asian 0.2% · Other or more than one race 9.7% (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 Washington County
3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. Alabama: 3.7%.
270people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
7,326people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
7,596in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.6%
270
7,326
7,596
August 2026
3.5%
263
7,298
7,561
July 2026
3.7%
283
7,273
7,556
June 2026
3.9%
303
7,426
7,729
May 2026
3.4%
259
7,316
7,575
April 2026
2.8%
211
7,437
7,648
March 2026
3.0%
228
7,388
7,616
February 2026
3.5%
264
7,204
7,468
January 2026
3.5%
267
7,273
7,540
December 2025
2.6%
195
7,438
7,633
November 2025
2.7%
207
7,377
7,584
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.3%
244
7,250
7,494
August 2025
3.5%
256
7,140
7,396
July 2025
3.3%
247
7,227
7,474
June 2025
3.3%
249
7,330
7,579
May 2025
3.0%
220
7,219
7,439
April 2025
2.7%
205
7,339
7,544
March 2025
3.4%
252
7,258
7,510
February 2025
3.7%
275
7,184
7,459
January 2025
4.0%
306
7,275
7,581
December 2024
3.7%
277
7,312
7,589
November 2024
3.6%
271
7,249
7,520
October 2024
3.4%
256
7,314
7,570
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.2%
241
7,276
7,517
2024
3.6%
267
7,162
7,429
2023
2.7%
219
7,934
8,153
2022
3.8%
222
5,626
5,848
2021
5.0%
295
5,573
5,868
2020
9.5%
585
5,545
6,130
2019
5.3%
325
5,790
6,115
2018
6.2%
380
5,732
6,112
2017
7.5%
457
5,676
6,133
2016
9.1%
562
5,587
6,149
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 Washington County
206.9 per 100,0002024. Alabama: 372.9.
787.5 per 100,0002024. Alabama: 1,600.7.
0murders2024, 31 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
31
206.9
118
787.5
2023
39
259.1
138
916.6
2022
35
232.5
106
704.1
2021
27
167.2
152
941.2
2020
26
160.5
102
629.7
2018
34
207.6
114
696.1
By police agency (4)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Washington County Sheriff's Office
2025
10
73
13,269
Chatom Police Department
2024
0
9
1,060
Millry Police Department
2025
1
3
438
McIntosh Police Department
2025
5
11
194
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
1.47 per 1,000 residents2024, 4 agencies serving 14,985 people.
22sworn 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 (4), 2024
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Washington County Sheriff's Office
9
14
13,295
McIntosh Police Department
9
0
195
Chatom Police Department
3
0
1,060
Millry Police Department
1
0
435
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2024
22
1.47
14
4
2023
22
1.46
11
4
2022
22
1.46
13
4
2020
23
1.42
12
4
2019
24
1.48
12
4
2018
25
1.53
12
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 Washington County Circuit Clerk?
Valerie Bailey is the Circuit Clerk of Washington County, Alabama.
Who is the Washington County Judge of Probate?
Nick Williams is the Judge of Probate of Washington County, Alabama.
Who is the Washington County Sheriff?
Richard Stringer is the Sheriff of Washington County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is on the Washington County School Board?
Horace Thomas, Jr (Board of Education Member, District 1); Dewayne Byrd (Board of Education Member, District 2); David R. Dees (Board of Education Member, District 3); Robert Crouch (Board of Education Member, District 4); Stanton Hendry (Board of Education Member, District 5); Curtis Kirkland (Superintendent of Education).
What is the population of Washington County?
About 15,143 people, with a median age of 44.6; the median household income is $61,042 and 17.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Washington County?
3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 270 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,596, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Washington County?
16 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 1 school district and 11 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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