Bartow County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Bartow County: 8 seats on 6 elected bodies. 1 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
How many local governments Bartow County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 13 local governments in Bartow 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
7
0
School districts (school boards)
2
1
Special districts (elected boards)
3
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 Bartow County
113,113people
38.2median ageU.S.: 38.9
$82,243 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
10.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%
24.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$289,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
4.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
14.8%U.S.: 8.4%
47.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
24.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 10.6% · White 73.3% · Black 10.4% · Asian 1.1% · Other or more than one race 4.6% (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 Bartow County
3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.2%. Georgia: 3.5%.
56,569people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
58,476in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.3%
1,907
56,569
58,476
August 2026
3.2%
1,850
56,064
57,914
July 2026
2.9%
1,687
55,860
57,547
June 2026
3.2%
1,876
56,038
57,914
May 2026
3.0%
1,710
56,123
57,833
April 2026
2.7%
1,559
56,074
57,633
March 2026
3.2%
1,826
55,846
57,672
February 2026
3.4%
1,948
55,464
57,412
January 2026
3.3%
1,911
55,178
57,089
December 2025
3.1%
1,795
55,453
57,248
November 2025
3.4%
1,967
55,216
57,183
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.2%
1,794
55,080
56,874
August 2025
3.4%
1,915
54,512
56,427
July 2025
3.3%
1,845
54,773
56,618
June 2025
3.3%
1,892
54,873
56,765
May 2025
3.1%
1,730
54,777
56,507
April 2025
2.8%
1,572
54,944
56,516
March 2025
3.1%
1,770
54,794
56,564
February 2025
3.3%
1,834
54,565
56,399
January 2025
3.2%
1,814
54,604
56,418
December 2024
3.1%
1,771
54,738
56,509
November 2024
3.2%
1,830
54,530
56,360
October 2024
3.3%
1,847
54,705
56,552
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.2%
1,812
54,872
56,684
2024
3.2%
1,815
54,821
56,636
2023
3.0%
1,691
54,061
55,752
2022
2.9%
1,575
52,801
54,376
2021
3.4%
1,813
51,618
53,431
2020
6.0%
3,116
48,581
51,697
2019
3.4%
1,759
50,672
52,431
2018
3.7%
1,930
49,924
51,854
2017
4.5%
2,328
49,279
51,607
2016
5.0%
2,486
46,779
49,265
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 Bartow County
238.6 per 100,0002023. Georgia: 367.0.
1,477.7 per 100,0002023. Georgia: 1,877.8.
3murders2023, 274 violent crimes in all.
2023 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
2023
274
238.6
1,697
1,477.7
2022
139
123.2
1,156
1,025.0
2018
238
225.4
1,890
1,790.1
By police agency (7)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Bartow County Sheriff's Office
2025
33
546
80,619
Cartersville Police Department
2025
76
378
25,574
Adairsville Police Department
2025
10
62
5,064
Euharlee Police Department
2025
6
22
4,105
Emerson Police Department
2024
3
13
1,431
Kingston Police Department
2025
0
0
1,220
White Police Department
2023
2
4
668
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
2.60 per 1,000 residents2024, 7 agencies serving 117,520 people.
305sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
62civilian staff2024, full-time.
2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (7), 2024
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Bartow County Sheriff's Office
197
45
79,698
Cartersville Police Department
55
10
25,543
Euharlee Police Department
17
3
4,132
Adairsville Police Department
17
2
5,107
Emerson Police Department
12
1
1,431
Kingston Police Department
3
1
968
White Police Department
4
0
641
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2024
305
2.60
62
7
2023
268
2.33
57
7
2022
262
2.32
54
7
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 Bartow County Clerk of Superior Court?
Josh Biddy (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Bartow County, Georgia.
Who is the Bartow County Coroner?
Joel Thomas Guyton (Republican) is the Coroner of Bartow County, Georgia.
Who is the Bartow County Sheriff?
Clark Millsap (Republican) is the Sheriff of Bartow County, Georgia.
Who is the Bartow County Tax Commissioner?
Steve Stewart (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Bartow County, Georgia.
Who are the Bartow County commissioners?
Steve Taylor (Sole Commissioner).
Who is on the Bartow County School Board?
Darla Branton Williams (Board of Education Member, District 2); Butch Emerson (Board of Education Member, District 4); Sharon Nelson Viktora (Board of Education Member, District 5).
What is the population of Bartow County?
About 113,113 people, with a median age of 38.2; the median household income is $82,243 and 10.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Bartow County?
3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,907 people unemployed in a labor force of 58,476, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Bartow County?
13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 2 school district and 3 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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