Who is the Camden County Clerk of Superior Court?

Joy Lynn Turner (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Camden County, Georgia.

Who is the Camden County Coroner?

Wayne Peeples (Republican) is the Coroner of Camden County, Georgia.

Who is the Camden County Sheriff?

James Kevin Chaney (Republican) is the Sheriff of Camden County, Georgia.

Who is the Camden County Tax Commissioner?

Beth Soles (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Camden County, Georgia.

Who are the Camden County commissioners?

Robbie Cheek (District 1); Martin A. Turner (District 2); Cody Smith (District 3); Jim Goodman (District 4); Ben L. Casey (District 5).

Who is on the Camden County School Board?

Allison Murray (Board of Education Member, District 2); Jonathon Blount (Board of Education Member, District 4).

What is the population of Camden County?

About 56,970 people, with a median age of 34.7; the median household income is $74,378 and 12.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Camden County?

3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 846 people unemployed in a labor force of 24,654, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Camden County?

7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 1 school district and 2 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Camden County: 11 seats on 6 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Camden County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Robbie Cheek Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Martin A. Turner Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Cody Smith Republican source
County Commissioner, District 4	Jim Goodman Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Ben L. Casey Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Joy Lynn Turner Republican source
Coroner	Wayne Peeples Republican source
Sheriff	James Kevin Chaney Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Beth Soles Republican source

School Board

Camden 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, District 2	Allison Murray source	Re-elected (elected, per the official body)
Board of Education Member, District 4	Jonathon Blount source	Re-elected (elected unopposed)

How many local governments Camden County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Camden 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	3	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	2	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 Camden County

56,970people

34.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$74,378 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

24.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$261,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

16.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.9%U.S.: 8.4%

50.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

25.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.6% · White 68% · Black 16.2% · Asian 1.7% · Other or more than one race 6.4% (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 Camden County

3.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.0%. Georgia: 3.5%.

846people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

23,808people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

24,654in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.4%	846	23,808	24,654
August 2026	3.3%	807	23,750	24,557
July 2026	3.0%	731	23,711	24,442
June 2026	3.4%	827	23,511	24,338
May 2026	3.0%	721	23,637	24,358
April 2026	2.7%	655	23,559	24,214
March 2026	3.3%	790	23,420	24,210
February 2026	3.5%	841	23,259	24,100
January 2026	3.1%	743	23,179	23,922
December 2025	2.9%	686	23,262	23,948
November 2025	3.3%	792	23,251	24,043
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.0%	729	23,271	24,000
August 2025	3.4%	820	23,194	24,014
July 2025	3.3%	789	23,253	24,042
June 2025	3.4%	813	23,352	24,165
May 2025	3.1%	740	23,330	24,070
April 2025	2.6%	634	23,425	24,059
March 2025	3.2%	775	23,427	24,202
February 2025	3.3%	789	23,164	23,953
January 2025	3.1%	758	23,346	24,104
December 2024	2.8%	652	23,032	23,684
November 2024	3.1%	733	22,958	23,691
October 2024	3.1%	736	22,780	23,516

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.1%	757	23,298	24,055
2024	3.2%	763	22,930	23,693
2023	3.0%	702	22,624	23,326
2022	3.0%	676	21,979	22,655
2021	3.1%	691	21,500	22,191
2020	4.7%	1,010	20,677	21,687
2019	3.6%	789	20,986	21,775
2018	4.1%	875	20,462	21,337
2017	5.0%	1,066	20,363	21,429
2016	5.6%	1,161	19,517	20,678

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 Camden County

206.5 per 100,0002024. Georgia: 319.7.

897.0 per 100,0002024. Georgia: 1,660.4.

2murders2024, 125 violent crimes in all.

2024 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
2024	125	206.5	543	897.0
2023	131	221.0	595	1,003.8
2022	138	239.2	407	705.5
2018	66	120.9	317	580.5

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Kingsland Police Department	2025	34	159	21,465
St. Marys Police Department	2025	71	237	20,537
Camden County Sheriff's Office	2024	35	80	18,530

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

2.37 per 1,000 residents2024, 3 agencies serving 59,476 people.

141sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

63civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (3), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Camden County Sheriff's Office	72	56	18,530
Kingsland Police Department	36	4	21,064
St. Marys Police Department	33	3	19,882

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	141	2.37	63	3
2022	118	2.08	60	3
2018	112	2.10	58	3
2016	129	2.46	64	3

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 Camden County Clerk of Superior Court?: Joy Lynn Turner (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Camden County, Georgia.
Who is the Camden County Coroner?: Wayne Peeples (Republican) is the Coroner of Camden County, Georgia.
Who is the Camden County Sheriff?: James Kevin Chaney (Republican) is the Sheriff of Camden County, Georgia.
Who is the Camden County Tax Commissioner?: Beth Soles (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Camden County, Georgia.
Who are the Camden County commissioners?: Robbie Cheek (District 1); Martin A. Turner (District 2); Cody Smith (District 3); Jim Goodman (District 4); Ben L. Casey (District 5).
Who is on the Camden County School Board?: Allison Murray (Board of Education Member, District 2); Jonathon Blount (Board of Education Member, District 4).
What is the population of Camden County?: About 56,970 people, with a median age of 34.7; the median household income is $74,378 and 12.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Camden County?: 3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 846 people unemployed in a labor force of 24,654, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Camden County?: 7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 1 school district and 2 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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