Leon County, FL elected officials: commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Leon County: 47 seats on 14 elected bodies. 10 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 Leon 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)
2
1
Special districts (elected boards)
13
5
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 Leon County
297,542people
32median ageU.S.: 38.9
$66,287 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
18.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%
48.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$301,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
7.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
7.4%U.S.: 8.4%
59%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
24.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 8.2% · White 53.2% · Black 30.2% · Asian 3.5% · Other or more than one race 5% (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 Leon County
4.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.2%. Florida: 4.2%.
159,419people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
166,865in 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%
7,446
159,419
166,865
August 2026
5.0%
8,122
155,763
163,885
July 2026
5.2%
8,465
155,464
163,929
June 2026
5.0%
8,227
156,353
164,580
May 2026
4.9%
8,061
155,117
163,178
April 2026
4.8%
8,085
158,886
166,971
March 2026
4.7%
7,790
158,733
166,523
February 2026
4.9%
8,251
158,910
167,161
January 2026
5.0%
8,319
156,764
165,083
December 2025
4.8%
7,853
157,176
165,029
November 2025
5.2%
8,642
157,725
166,367
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.2%
6,971
160,081
167,052
August 2025
4.5%
7,379
155,196
162,575
July 2025
4.4%
7,293
157,099
164,392
June 2025
4.2%
6,810
156,789
163,599
May 2025
3.8%
6,220
156,090
162,310
April 2025
3.3%
5,563
161,208
166,771
March 2025
3.7%
6,093
159,445
165,538
February 2025
3.5%
5,753
159,874
165,627
January 2025
3.6%
5,886
159,883
165,769
December 2024
3.3%
5,346
158,988
164,334
November 2024
3.7%
6,224
160,832
167,056
October 2024
3.5%
5,922
163,083
169,005
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.1%
6,769
158,233
165,002
2024
3.4%
5,613
158,848
164,461
2023
3.0%
4,933
157,503
162,436
2022
3.0%
4,863
154,686
159,549
2021
4.3%
6,716
148,602
155,318
2020
6.1%
9,192
142,109
151,301
2019
3.1%
4,809
149,817
154,626
2018
3.4%
5,228
147,903
153,131
2017
3.9%
5,988
146,012
152,000
2016
4.5%
6,815
144,078
150,893
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 Leon County
573.2 per 100,0002025. Florida: 260.9.
2,077.0 per 100,0002025. Florida: 1,176.1.
24murders2025, 1,704 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
1,704
573.2
6,174
2,077.0
2024
1,880
620.2
7,559
2,493.7
2023
2,072
692.1
6,427
2,146.6
2022
1,935
652.6
5,642
1,902.7
2020
1,787
606.3
7,069
2,398.4
2019
1,681
574.6
9,210
3,148.4
2018
1,771
606.1
10,621
3,634.7
2017
1,865
641.6
11,342
3,902.1
2016
2,080
719.9
13,470
4,661.8
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Tallahassee Police Department
2025
1,300
4,891
206,918
Leon County Sheriff's Office
2025
404
1,283
90,342
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
2.32 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 297,260 people.
690sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
474civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Leon County Sheriff's Office
331
333
90,342
Tallahassee Police Department
359
141
206,918
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
690
2.32
474
2
2024
644
2.12
256
2
2023
688
2.30
397
2
2022
670
2.26
243
2
2021
637
2.17
259
2
2020
640
2.17
521
2
2019
640
2.19
509
2
2017
626
2.15
488
2
2016
625
2.16
190
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 Leon County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller?
Gwen Marshall (Democratic) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller of Leon County, Florida.
Who is the Leon County Property Appraiser?
Akin Akinyemi (Democratic) is the Property Appraiser of Leon County, Florida.
Who is the Leon County Sheriff?
Walt McNeil (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Leon County, Florida.
Who is the Leon County Supervisor of Elections?
Mark S. Earley (Democratic) is the Supervisor of Elections of Leon County, Florida.
Who is the Leon County Tax Collector?
Doris Maloy (Democratic) is the Tax Collector of Leon County, Florida.
Who are the Leon County commissioners?
Carolyn Cummings (At-Large Group 1); Nick Maddox (At-Large Group 2); Bill Proctor (District 1); Christian Caban (District 2); Rick Minor (District 3); Brian Welch (District 4); David O'Keefe (District 5).
Who is on the Leon County School Board?
Alva Swafford Smith (District 1); Rosanne Wood (District 2); Darryl Jones (District 3); Laurie Lawson Cox (District 4); Marcus Bernard Nicolas (District 5); Rocky Hanna (Superintendent of Schools).
What is the population of Leon County?
About 297,542 people, with a median age of 32; the median household income is $66,287 and 18.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Leon County?
4.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 7,446 people unemployed in a labor force of 166,865, against 4.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Leon County?
17 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 2 school district and 13 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Leon County?
1: City of Tallahassee. 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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