Jefferson County, FL elected officials: commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Jefferson County: 23 seats on 10 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
County Commission
Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 4 local governments in Jefferson 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
1
1
School districts (school boards)
1
1
Special districts (elected boards)
1
1
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 Jefferson County
15,091people
47.6median ageU.S.: 38.9
$61,212 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
21%below the U.S.: 12.5%
19.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$232,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700
7.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
3.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
10.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
9.7%U.S.: 8.4%
45.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
34.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.1% · White 60.3% · Black 27.8% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 5.7% (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 Jefferson County
4.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.0%. Florida: 4.2%.
295people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
6,888people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
7,183in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.1%
295
6,888
7,183
August 2026
4.4%
312
6,735
7,047
July 2026
4.6%
325
6,721
7,046
June 2026
4.3%
307
6,769
7,076
May 2026
4.3%
301
6,716
7,017
April 2026
4.4%
313
6,881
7,194
March 2026
4.3%
305
6,869
7,174
February 2026
4.6%
335
6,878
7,213
January 2026
4.9%
352
6,785
7,137
December 2025
4.5%
321
6,803
7,124
November 2025
4.8%
348
6,838
7,186
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.0%
287
6,928
7,215
August 2025
4.0%
282
6,725
7,007
July 2025
3.7%
263
6,807
7,070
June 2025
3.6%
253
6,802
7,055
May 2025
3.4%
235
6,774
7,009
April 2025
3.0%
218
6,996
7,214
March 2025
3.1%
221
6,915
7,136
February 2025
3.3%
233
6,931
7,164
January 2025
3.4%
241
6,930
7,171
December 2024
3.0%
210
6,893
7,103
November 2024
3.1%
223
6,977
7,200
October 2024
3.0%
220
7,079
7,299
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.7%
264
6,859
7,123
2024
3.1%
223
6,890
7,113
2023
2.7%
188
6,708
6,896
2022
2.9%
191
6,503
6,694
2021
3.9%
246
6,058
6,304
2020
5.2%
318
5,831
6,149
2019
3.0%
192
6,186
6,378
2018
3.4%
218
6,196
6,414
2017
3.9%
246
6,086
6,332
2016
4.7%
292
5,987
6,279
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. Florida's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.4% 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 Jefferson County
763.3 per 100,0002020. Florida: 383.6.
1,611.4 per 100,0002020. Florida: 1,769.4.
0murders2020, 108 violent crimes in all.
2020 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
2020
108
763.3
228
1,611.4
2019
75
530.8
217
1,535.7
2018
85
604.9
268
1,907.2
2017
118
854.5
235
1,701.7
2016
107
765.4
187
1,337.6
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
2025
30
74
13,268
Monticello Police Department
2020
15
92
2,397
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 Florida · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.61 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 16,062 people.
42sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
35civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
32
29
13,268
Monticello Police Department
10
6
2,794
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
42
2.61
35
2
2024
37
2.30
36
2
2023
38
2.47
22
2
2022
36
2.45
34
2
2021
36
2.51
20
2
2020
35
2.47
36
2
2019
35
2.48
37
2
2017
30
2.17
34
2
2016
34
2.43
41
2
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 Jefferson County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller?
Cecil "Trey" Hightower (Republican) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller of Jefferson County, Florida.
Who is the Jefferson County Property Appraiser?
Angela Gray (Republican) is the Property Appraiser of Jefferson County, Florida.
Who is the Jefferson County Sheriff?
Mac McNeill (Republican) is the Sheriff of Jefferson County, Florida.
Who is the Jefferson County Supervisor of Elections?
Michelle Milligan (Republican) is the Supervisor of Elections of Jefferson County, Florida.
Who is the Jefferson County Tax Collector?
Shanna Boutwell (Republican) is the Tax Collector of Jefferson County, Florida.
Who are the Jefferson County commissioners?
Jessica Gramling (District 1); Gene Hall (District 2); J. T. Surles (District 3); Austin Hosford (District 4); Ben White (District 5).
Who is on the Jefferson County School Board?
Joy "Beth" Frisby (District 1); Willie Ann Dickey (District 2); Brenda Wirick (District 3); Bill Brumfield (District 4); Magdalen "Mags" Flynt (District 5); Jackie Pons (Superintendent of Schools).
What is the population of Jefferson County?
About 15,091 people, with a median age of 47.6; the median household income is $61,212 and 21% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Jefferson County?
4.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 295 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,183, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Jefferson County?
4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 1 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Jefferson County?
1: City of Monticello. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county Supervisor of Elections' official lists and candidate filings and the bodies' own websites; 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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