Who is the Clay County Clerk of Superior Court?

Patricia A. Thornton (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Clay County, Georgia.

Who is the Clay County Sheriff?

Locke Inman Shivers (Independent) is the Sheriff of Clay County, Georgia.

Who is the Clay County Tax Commissioner?

Bobbie Giles Brown (Independent) is the Tax Commissioner of Clay County, Georgia.

Who are the Clay County commissioners?

Gail S. Hubbard (District 1); Lola M. Spann (District 2); Sam Johnson (District 3); James M. Davenport (District 4); Ronnie Crozier (District 5).

Who is on the Clay County School Board?

Genetta Moore (Board of Education Member, District 1); Andrea McCray (Board of Education Member, District 2).

What is the population of Clay County?

About 2,850 people, with a median age of 45.3; the median household income is $49,147 and 21% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Clay County?

5.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 52 people unemployed in a labor force of 919, against 6.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Clay County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Clay County: 10 seats on 5 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Clay 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	Gail S. Hubbard Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Lola M. Spann Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Sam Johnson Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 4	James M. Davenport Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 5	Ronnie Crozier source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Patricia A. Thornton Democratic source
Sheriff	Locke Inman Shivers Independent source
Tax Commissioner	Bobbie Giles Brown Independent source

School Board

Clay 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 1	Genetta Moore source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 2	Andrea McCray source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Clay County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Clay 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)	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 Clay County

2,850people

45.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$49,147 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

21%below the U.S.: 12.5%

23.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$94,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

0.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.8%U.S.: 8.4%

27.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

33.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 0% · White 37.3% · Black 60.5% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 2.2% (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 Clay County

5.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 6.9%. Georgia: 3.5%.

52people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

867people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

919in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	5.7%	52	867	919
August 2026	5.9%	52	829	881
July 2026	5.9%	51	812	863
June 2026	6.2%	51	774	825
May 2026	6.2%	54	822	876
April 2026	5.4%	48	840	888
March 2026	6.0%	55	863	918
February 2026	6.2%	59	889	948
January 2026	6.7%	63	881	944
December 2025	5.8%	57	920	977
November 2025	6.5%	65	934	999
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	6.9%	65	874	939
August 2025	6.9%	62	841	903
July 2025	6.5%	57	817	874
June 2025	6.6%	57	812	869
May 2025	5.7%	51	839	890
April 2025	5.0%	46	883	929
March 2025	5.7%	54	890	944
February 2025	6.0%	56	884	940
January 2025	5.6%	53	897	950
December 2024	5.0%	49	926	975
November 2024	6.0%	61	954	1,015
October 2024	5.6%	57	952	1,009

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	6.1%	57	872	929
2024	5.5%	52	894	946
2023	6.4%	63	914	977
2022	5.6%	57	964	1,021
2021	8.1%	86	976	1,062
2020	10.1%	110	974	1,084
2019	5.8%	63	1,015	1,078
2018	6.2%	64	975	1,039
2017	7.4%	79	988	1,067
2016	8.7%	92	970	1,062

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 Clay County

448.8 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 296.9.

580.8 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 1,409.3.

0murders2025, 17 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	17	448.8	22	580.8
2024	10	259.5	26	674.6
2023	16	416.1	18	468.1
2022	16	404.9	17	430.2
2020	9	240.5	34	908.6
2019	8	209.2	12	313.8
2018	10	254.6	16	407.4
2017	8	198.1	25	619.1

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Clay County Sheriff's Office	2025	17	22	2,813

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

3.55 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 2,813 people.

10sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

3civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Clay County Sheriff's Office	10	3	2,813

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	10	3.55	3	1
2024	9	3.13	1	1
2023	9	3.15	1	1
2022	9	3.06	1	1
2021	7	2.47	1	1
2020	7	2.51	1	1
2019	6	2.11	1	1
2018	4	1.37	1	1
2017	5	1.67	1	1

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 Clay County Clerk of Superior Court?: Patricia A. Thornton (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Clay County, Georgia.
Who is the Clay County Sheriff?: Locke Inman Shivers (Independent) is the Sheriff of Clay County, Georgia.
Who is the Clay County Tax Commissioner?: Bobbie Giles Brown (Independent) is the Tax Commissioner of Clay County, Georgia.
Who are the Clay County commissioners?: Gail S. Hubbard (District 1); Lola M. Spann (District 2); Sam Johnson (District 3); James M. Davenport (District 4); Ronnie Crozier (District 5).
Who is on the Clay County School Board?: Genetta Moore (Board of Education Member, District 1); Andrea McCray (Board of Education Member, District 2).
What is the population of Clay County?: About 2,850 people, with a median age of 45.3; the median household income is $49,147 and 21% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Clay County?: 5.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 52 people unemployed in a labor force of 919, against 6.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Clay County?: 7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 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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