Suwannee County, FL elected officials: commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Suwannee County: 33 seats on 11 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 8 local governments in Suwannee 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
2
2
School districts (school boards)
1
1
Special districts (elected boards)
4
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 Suwannee County
45,342people
42.3median ageU.S.: 38.9
$56,658 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
15%below the U.S.: 12.5%
16.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$171,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700
6.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
9.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
11.1%U.S.: 8.4%
36.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
32.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 11.8% · White 72.6% · Black 9.5% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 5.4% (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 Suwannee County
5.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.2%. Florida: 4.2%.
889people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
16,387people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
17,276in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
5.1%
889
16,387
17,276
August 2026
5.6%
958
16,255
17,213
July 2026
5.7%
963
15,829
16,792
June 2026
5.6%
948
16,036
16,984
May 2026
5.4%
926
16,314
17,240
April 2026
5.5%
945
16,229
17,174
March 2026
5.4%
924
16,220
17,144
February 2026
5.9%
1,018
16,202
17,220
January 2026
6.2%
1,068
16,058
17,126
December 2025
5.5%
942
16,147
17,089
November 2025
5.9%
1,025
16,316
17,341
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
5.2%
896
16,345
17,241
August 2025
5.3%
903
16,246
17,149
July 2025
5.1%
860
16,014
16,874
June 2025
4.8%
814
16,134
16,948
May 2025
4.3%
731
16,427
17,158
April 2025
4.1%
702
16,460
17,162
March 2025
4.2%
718
16,274
16,992
February 2025
4.3%
719
16,132
16,851
January 2025
4.4%
742
16,315
17,057
December 2024
3.6%
615
16,383
16,998
November 2024
4.2%
732
16,576
17,308
October 2024
4.1%
717
16,672
17,389
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.8%
823
16,255
17,078
2024
3.9%
676
16,609
17,285
2023
3.4%
592
16,578
17,170
2022
3.5%
565
15,711
16,276
2021
4.8%
786
15,598
16,384
2020
6.1%
1,019
15,690
16,709
2019
3.5%
600
16,627
17,227
2018
3.8%
654
16,473
17,127
2017
4.3%
750
16,533
17,283
2016
5.0%
857
16,377
17,234
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 Suwannee County
475.0 per 100,0002020. Florida: 383.6.
1,531.2 per 100,0002020. Florida: 1,769.4.
1murders2020, 215 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
215
475.0
693
1,531.2
2019
212
472.7
592
1,320.1
2018
150
332.1
559
1,237.7
2017
189
420.9
519
1,155.9
2016
239
532.7
654
1,457.6
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Suwannee County Sheriff's Office
2020
157
444
37,539
Live Oak Police Department
2020
58
249
6,985
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
2.28 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 47,810 people.
109sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
42civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Suwannee County Sheriff's Office
92
39
40,492
Live Oak Police Department
17
3
7,318
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
109
2.28
42
2
2024
75
1.57
27
2
2023
77
1.66
60
2
2022
69
1.50
31
2
2021
102
2.29
32
2
2020
99
2.22
38
2
2018
76
1.71
62
2
2017
71
1.61
56
2
2016
79
1.79
54
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 Suwannee County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller?
Barry Baker (Republican) is the Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller of Suwannee County, Florida.
Who is the Suwannee County Property Appraiser?
Ricky Gamble (Republican) is the Property Appraiser of Suwannee County, Florida.
Who is the Suwannee County Sheriff?
Sam St. John (Republican) is the Sheriff of Suwannee County, Florida.
Who is the Suwannee County Supervisor of Elections?
Jennifer M. Kinsey (Republican) is the Supervisor of Elections of Suwannee County, Florida.
Who is the Suwannee County Tax Collector?
Sharon W. Jordan (Republican) is the Tax Collector of Suwannee County, Florida.
Who are the Suwannee County commissioners?
Don Hale (District 1); Clyde Fleming (District 2); Travis Land (District 3); Leo Mobley (District 4); Franklin White (District 5).
Who is on the Suwannee County School Board?
Lesley Fry (District 1); Norman Crawford (District 2 (Vice Chairman)); Tim Alcorn (District 3); Ed daSilva (District 4 (Chairman)); Ronald White (District 5); Ronnie Gray (Superintendent of Schools).
What is the population of Suwannee County?
About 45,342 people, with a median age of 42.3; the median household income is $56,658 and 15% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Suwannee County?
5.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 889 people unemployed in a labor force of 17,276, against 5.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Suwannee County?
8 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 4 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Suwannee County?
2: Branford, Live Oak. 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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