Who is the Crisp County Clerk of Superior Court?

Tara Dorough Hayslip (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Crisp County, Georgia.

Who is the Crisp County Coroner?

Richard Wright (Republican) is the Coroner of Crisp County, Georgia.

Who is the Crisp County Sheriff?

Billy Hancock (Republican) is the Sheriff of Crisp County, Georgia.

Who is the Crisp County Tax Commissioner?

Deborah Lofton (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Crisp County, Georgia.

Who are the Crisp County commissioners?

Larry Felton (District 1, Post 1); Authur James Nance (District 1, Post 2); Mark Crenshaw (District 2, Post 1); Sam Farrow, Jr. (District 2, Post 2).

Who is on the Crisp County School Board?

Jay L. Brinson (Board of Education Member, District 1); Michelle Harris Paul (Board of Education Member, District 2); Anna Granville (Board of Education Member, District 3); Chris Anderson (Board of Education Member, District 4).

What is the population of Crisp County?

About 19,790 people, with a median age of 38.8; the median household income is $45,105 and 23.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Crisp County?

3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 345 people unemployed in a labor force of 9,220, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Crisp County?

8 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 4 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Crisp County: 12 seats on 6 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Crisp 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, Post 1	Larry Felton Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 1, Post 2	Authur James Nance Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2, Post 1	Mark Crenshaw Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2, Post 2	Sam Farrow, Jr. Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Tara Dorough Hayslip Republican source
Coroner	Richard Wright Republican source
Sheriff	Billy Hancock Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Deborah Lofton Republican source

School Board

Crisp 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	Jay L. Brinson Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 2	Michelle Harris Paul Democratic source
Board of Education Member, District 3	Anna Granville Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 4	Chris Anderson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Crisp County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 8 local governments in Crisp 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)	4	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 Crisp County

19,790people

38.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$45,105 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

23.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

15.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$140,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

7.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

14.5%U.S.: 8.4%

50.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

27.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.6% · White 48.2% · Black 44.8% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 2.9% (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 Crisp County

3.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. Georgia: 3.5%.

345people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

8,875people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

9,220in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.7%	345	8,875	9,220
August 2026	3.7%	334	8,758	9,092
July 2026	3.4%	308	8,653	8,961
June 2026	3.9%	346	8,544	8,890
May 2026	3.7%	334	8,691	9,025
April 2026	3.1%	282	8,742	9,024
March 2026	3.8%	342	8,772	9,114
February 2026	3.8%	343	8,714	9,057
January 2026	3.6%	323	8,703	9,026
December 2025	3.2%	290	8,854	9,144
November 2025	3.4%	316	8,898	9,214
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.3%	301	8,864	9,165
August 2025	3.6%	327	8,723	9,050
July 2025	3.4%	308	8,690	8,998
June 2025	3.6%	326	8,719	9,045
May 2025	3.3%	296	8,743	9,039
April 2025	2.7%	248	8,852	9,100
March 2025	3.3%	303	8,892	9,195
February 2025	3.4%	312	8,810	9,122
January 2025	3.4%	316	8,888	9,204
December 2024	3.0%	275	8,930	9,205
November 2024	3.2%	293	8,997	9,290
October 2024	3.3%	313	9,054	9,367

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.3%	304	8,812	9,116
2024	3.4%	318	9,129	9,447
2023	3.6%	342	9,245	9,587
2022	4.3%	405	9,073	9,478
2021	8.8%	855	8,916	9,771
2020	9.2%	868	8,535	9,403
2019	3.9%	365	8,916	9,281
2018	4.8%	440	8,706	9,146
2017	5.2%	476	8,747	9,223
2016	6.1%	543	8,415	8,958

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 Crisp County

732.8 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 296.9.

2,077.1 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 1,409.3.

3murders2025, 145 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	145	732.8	411	2,077.1
2024	140	698.9	580	2,895.5
2023	202	1,008.4	684	3,414.5
2022	190	938.5	714	3,527.0
2021	136	606.9	673	3,003.4
2020	86	377.5	798	3,502.5
2019	59	256.1	799	3,467.9
2018	73	315.2	931	4,020.0
2017	59	254.4	914	3,940.5
2016	51	218.8	881	3,778.8

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Crisp County Sheriff's Office	2025	27	121	9,667
Cordele Police Department	2025	118	290	9,663

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

3.57 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 19,330 people.

69sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

63civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Crisp County Sheriff's Office	53	45	9,667
Cordele Police Department	16	18	9,663

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	69	3.57	63	2
2024	76	3.88	60	2
2023	75	3.83	55	2
2022	77	3.89	55	2
2021	72	3.29	52	2
2020	78	3.51	46	2
2019	86	3.83	50	2
2018	86	3.81	43	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 Crisp County Clerk of Superior Court?: Tara Dorough Hayslip (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Crisp County, Georgia.
Who is the Crisp County Coroner?: Richard Wright (Republican) is the Coroner of Crisp County, Georgia.
Who is the Crisp County Sheriff?: Billy Hancock (Republican) is the Sheriff of Crisp County, Georgia.
Who is the Crisp County Tax Commissioner?: Deborah Lofton (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Crisp County, Georgia.
Who are the Crisp County commissioners?: Larry Felton (District 1, Post 1); Authur James Nance (District 1, Post 2); Mark Crenshaw (District 2, Post 1); Sam Farrow, Jr. (District 2, Post 2).
Who is on the Crisp County School Board?: Jay L. Brinson (Board of Education Member, District 1); Michelle Harris Paul (Board of Education Member, District 2); Anna Granville (Board of Education Member, District 3); Chris Anderson (Board of Education Member, District 4).
What is the population of Crisp County?: About 19,790 people, with a median age of 38.8; the median household income is $45,105 and 23.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Crisp County?: 3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 345 people unemployed in a labor force of 9,220, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Crisp County?: 8 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 4 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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