Who is the Saline County Assessor?

Bob Ramsey is the Assessor of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Saline County Circuit Clerk?

Myka Bono-Sample is the Circuit Clerk of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Saline County Collector?

Jennifer Carter is the Collector of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Saline County County Clerk?

Doug Curtis is the County Clerk of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Saline County County Judge?

Matt Brumley is the County Judge of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Saline County Sheriff?

Rodney Wright is the Sheriff of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Saline County Treasurer?

Holly Payne is the Treasurer of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Saline County commissioners?

Pat Bisbee (Justice of the Peace, District 1); Wilson Hatcher (Justice of the Peace, District 2); Carlton Billingsley (Justice of the Peace, District 3); Keith Kellum (Justice of the Peace, District 4); Mike Davidson (Justice of the Peace, District 5); Rick Bellinger (Justice of the Peace, District 6); Josh Curtis (Justice of the Peace, District 7); Ed Albares (Justice of the Peace, District 8); CJ Engel (Justice of the Peace, District 9); Jim Whitley (Justice of the Peace, District 10); Clint Chism (Justice of the Peace, District 11); Stephanie Johnson (Justice of the Peace, District 12); Karen Crowson (Justice of the Peace, District 13).

What is the population of Saline County?

About 127,479 people, with a median age of 40.5; the median household income is $79,046 and 8.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Saline County?

3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,187 people unemployed in a labor force of 69,372, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Saline County?

50 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 4 school district and 39 special district governments.

Saline County, AR elected officials: the quorum court, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Saline County: 20 seats on 8 elected bodies. 20 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Quorum Court

Saline County Quorum Court

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Justice of the Peace, District 1	Pat Bisbee source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 2	Wilson Hatcher Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 3	Carlton Billingsley Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 4	Keith Kellum Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 5	Mike Davidson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 6	Rick Bellinger source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 7	Josh Curtis Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 8	Ed Albares Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 9	CJ Engel Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 10	Jim Whitley Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 11	Clint Chism source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 12	Stephanie Johnson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace, District 13	Karen Crowson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Bob Ramsey source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Circuit Clerk	Myka Bono-Sample source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Collector	Jennifer Carter source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Doug Curtis source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Judge	Matt Brumley source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Rodney Wright source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Holly Payne source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Saline County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 50 local governments in Saline 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	6	0
School districts (school boards)	4	0
Special districts (elected boards)	39	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 Saline County

127,479people

40.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$79,046 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

29.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$221,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6%U.S.: 8.4%

37.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

20.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.3% · White 78.3% · Black 9.3% · Asian 1% · Other or more than one race 4.2% (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 Saline County

3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.5%. Arkansas: 3.7%.

2,187people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

67,185people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

69,372in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.2%	2,187	67,185	69,372
August 2026	3.1%	2,133	67,011	69,144
July 2026	3.7%	2,583	67,805	70,388
June 2026	3.7%	2,570	67,536	70,106
May 2026	3.2%	2,174	66,707	68,881
April 2026	3.0%	2,031	66,547	68,578
March 2026	3.5%	2,428	66,335	68,763
February 2026	3.7%	2,537	66,248	68,785
January 2026	4.2%	2,808	64,769	67,577
December 2025	3.4%	2,323	66,275	68,598
November 2025	3.4%	2,360	66,086	68,446
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.5%	2,374	65,787	68,161
August 2025	3.5%	2,405	65,593	67,998
July 2025	3.7%	2,566	66,409	68,975
June 2025	3.6%	2,446	65,943	68,389
May 2025	3.2%	2,140	65,565	67,705
April 2025	2.9%	1,993	66,055	68,048
March 2025	3.2%	2,147	65,575	67,722
February 2025	3.6%	2,395	65,022	67,417
January 2025	3.4%	2,252	64,446	66,698
December 2024	2.9%	1,929	65,271	67,200
November 2024	2.7%	1,800	65,254	67,054
October 2024	2.5%	1,672	65,341	67,013

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.4%	2,309	65,705	68,014
2024	2.8%	1,896	64,886	66,782
2023	2.6%	1,671	63,011	64,682
2022	2.6%	1,599	60,833	62,432
2021	3.1%	1,843	58,121	59,964
2020	5.0%	2,968	56,402	59,370
2019	2.7%	1,628	58,553	60,181
2018	3.0%	1,767	57,681	59,448
2017	3.0%	1,742	57,056	58,798
2016	3.0%	1,758	55,982	57,740

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. Arkansas's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.9% 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 Saline County

306.8 per 100,0002024. Arkansas: 586.8.

1,466.6 per 100,0002024. Arkansas: 1,945.2.

6murders2024, 379 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	379	306.8	1,812	1,466.6
2023	362	287.7	2,005	1,593.4
2022	328	265.6	2,482	2,010.1
2021	432	355.3	2,575	2,118.0
2020	469	387.8	2,783	2,301.0
2019	463	386.4	3,100	2,587.3
2017	386	326.5	3,352	2,835.6
2016	365	312.5	3,332	2,852.3

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Saline County Sheriff's Office	2025	161	359	54,646
Benton Police Department	2025	172	727	38,869
Bryant Police Department	2025	31	397	22,665
Shannon Hills Police Department	2025	15	29	4,796
Haskell Police Department	2024	6	24	4,193

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 Arkansas · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.64 per 1,000 residents2025, 5 agencies serving 125,333 people.

206sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

24civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (5), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Benton Police Department	83	8	38,869
Saline County Sheriff's Office	62	9	54,646
Bryant Police Department	49	7	22,665
Haskell Police Department	6	0	4,357
Shannon Hills Police Department	6	0	4,796

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	206	1.64	24	5
2024	193	1.56	63	5
2023	196	1.56	33	5
2022	189	1.53	69	5
2021	181	1.49	62	5
2020	220	1.82	29	5
2019	182	1.52	83	5
2018	178	1.51	89	5
2017	173	1.46	83	5
2016	156	1.34	80	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 Saline County Assessor?: Bob Ramsey is the Assessor of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Saline County Circuit Clerk?: Myka Bono-Sample is the Circuit Clerk of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Saline County Collector?: Jennifer Carter is the Collector of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Saline County County Clerk?: Doug Curtis is the County Clerk of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Saline County County Judge?: Matt Brumley is the County Judge of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Saline County Sheriff?: Rodney Wright is the Sheriff of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Saline County Treasurer?: Holly Payne is the Treasurer of Saline County, Arkansas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Saline County commissioners?: Pat Bisbee (Justice of the Peace, District 1); Wilson Hatcher (Justice of the Peace, District 2); Carlton Billingsley (Justice of the Peace, District 3); Keith Kellum (Justice of the Peace, District 4); Mike Davidson (Justice of the Peace, District 5); Rick Bellinger (Justice of the Peace, District 6); Josh Curtis (Justice of the Peace, District 7); Ed Albares (Justice of the Peace, District 8); CJ Engel (Justice of the Peace, District 9); Jim Whitley (Justice of the Peace, District 10); Clint Chism (Justice of the Peace, District 11); Stephanie Johnson (Justice of the Peace, District 12); Karen Crowson (Justice of the Peace, District 13).
What is the population of Saline County?: About 127,479 people, with a median age of 40.5; the median household income is $79,046 and 8.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Saline County?: 3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,187 people unemployed in a labor force of 69,372, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Saline County?: 50 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 4 school district and 39 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from Arkansas Legislative Audit's latest audit report for each county (the officers who held office at the end of that year); for justices of the peace, the county's own quorum court page where it has a current one, and otherwise, as for coroners and surveyors, the Secretary of State's certified results of each seat's last election on Arkansas Tally ENR (officials appointed since then may differ). A county's quorum court is shown only when at least three quarters of its districts' justices are known; 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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