Who is the Banks County Clerk of Superior Court?

Tim Harper (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Banks County, Georgia.

Who is the Banks County Coroner?

Brian Ivey (Republican) is the Coroner of Banks County, Georgia.

Who is the Banks County County Surveyor?

Andrew Jordan (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Banks County, Georgia.

Who is the Banks County Sheriff?

Carlton Speed (Republican) is the Sheriff of Banks County, Georgia.

Who is the Banks County Tax Commissioner?

Becky Carlan (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Banks County, Georgia.

Who are the Banks County commissioners?

Taylor Griffith (Commission Chair); Danny Maxwell (District 1); Bo Garrison (District 2); Chris Ausburn (District 3).

Who is on the Banks County School Board?

Anthony Seabolt (Board of Education Member, Post 1); William Reems (Board of Education Member, Post 2); Tyler Maney (Board of Education Member, Post 4); Eli Cooper (Board of Education Member, Post 5).

What is the population of Banks County?

About 19,264 people, with a median age of 42.1; the median household income is $77,063 and 11.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Banks County?

3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 307 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,056, against 2.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Banks County?

5 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 1 special district governments.

Banks County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Banks County: 13 seats on 7 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Banks County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Commission Chair	Taylor Griffith Republican source
County Commissioner, District 1	Danny Maxwell Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Bo Garrison Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Chris Ausburn Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Tim Harper Republican source
Coroner	Brian Ivey Republican source
County Surveyor	Andrew Jordan Republican source
Sheriff	Carlton Speed Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Becky Carlan Republican source

School Board

Banks County Board of Education

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Education Member, Post 1	Anthony Seabolt Republican source
Board of Education Member, Post 2	William Reems Republican source
Board of Education Member, Post 4	Tyler Maney Republican source
Board of Education Member, Post 5	Eli Cooper Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Banks County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 5 local governments in Banks 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	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	1	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 Banks County

19,264people

42.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$77,063 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

18.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$278,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

5.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

11.8%U.S.: 8.4%

36.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

30.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.3% · White 85.6% · Black 2.7% · Asian 1.9% · Other or more than one race 2.5% (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 Banks County

3.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.7%. Georgia: 3.5%.

307people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

9,749people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

10,056in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.1%	307	9,749	10,056
August 2026	3.1%	303	9,625	9,928
July 2026	2.8%	278	9,568	9,846
June 2026	3.2%	314	9,544	9,858
May 2026	2.8%	280	9,650	9,930
April 2026	2.5%	248	9,651	9,899
March 2026	2.9%	292	9,607	9,899
February 2026	3.3%	327	9,581	9,908
January 2026	3.2%	313	9,492	9,805
December 2025	2.8%	275	9,524	9,799
November 2025	3.1%	306	9,524	9,830
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.7%	262	9,364	9,626
August 2025	3.0%	287	9,221	9,508
July 2025	3.0%	283	9,261	9,544
June 2025	3.1%	302	9,492	9,794
May 2025	2.8%	277	9,506	9,783
April 2025	2.3%	221	9,501	9,722
March 2025	2.9%	278	9,459	9,737
February 2025	3.0%	287	9,400	9,687
January 2025	2.9%	285	9,455	9,740
December 2024	2.4%	238	9,499	9,737
November 2024	2.8%	272	9,470	9,742
October 2024	2.6%	256	9,423	9,679

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.9%	278	9,428	9,706
2024	2.9%	280	9,335	9,615
2023	2.6%	253	9,305	9,558
2022	2.7%	247	8,973	9,220
2021	3.0%	258	8,206	8,464
2020	5.2%	413	7,602	8,015
2019	3.3%	264	7,774	8,038
2018	3.7%	289	7,587	7,876
2017	4.6%	353	7,363	7,716
2016	5.7%	417	6,900	7,317

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. Georgia's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.3% 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 Banks County

258.1 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.

2,121.3 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 2,642.9.

0murders2018, 59 violent crimes in all.

2018 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
2018	59	258.1	485	2,121.3
2017	54	239.1	536	2,373.5
2016	65	287.5	546	2,415.1

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Banks County Sheriff's Office	2023	28	211	17,692
Baldwin Police Department	2018	5	57	3,329
Maysville Police Department	2021	0	4	2,212
Alto Police Department	2025	0	4	1,021

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 Georgia · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.45 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 26,129 people.

64sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

37civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (4), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Banks County Sheriff's Office	47	30	18,415
Baldwin Police Department	8	3	4,356
Alto Police Department	3	4	1,021
Maysville Police Department	6	0	2,337

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	64	2.45	37	4
2018	72	3.15	15	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 Banks County Clerk of Superior Court?: Tim Harper (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Banks County, Georgia.
Who is the Banks County Coroner?: Brian Ivey (Republican) is the Coroner of Banks County, Georgia.
Who is the Banks County County Surveyor?: Andrew Jordan (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Banks County, Georgia.
Who is the Banks County Sheriff?: Carlton Speed (Republican) is the Sheriff of Banks County, Georgia.
Who is the Banks County Tax Commissioner?: Becky Carlan (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Banks County, Georgia.
Who are the Banks County commissioners?: Taylor Griffith (Commission Chair); Danny Maxwell (District 1); Bo Garrison (District 2); Chris Ausburn (District 3).
Who is on the Banks County School Board?: Anthony Seabolt (Board of Education Member, Post 1); William Reems (Board of Education Member, Post 2); Tyler Maney (Board of Education Member, Post 4); Eli Cooper (Board of Education Member, Post 5).
What is the population of Banks County?: About 19,264 people, with a median age of 42.1; the median household income is $77,063 and 11.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Banks County?: 3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 307 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,056, against 2.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Banks County?: 5 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 1 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Georgia Secretary of State's official results of each seat's last election (the November 2024 general, or a special election since), and for seats up in 2026 whose 2022 result the SOS site doesn't carry, the incumbent the SOS marks on that seat's 2026 primary, nonpartisan or November contest; officials appointed since then may differ; 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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