Who is the Decatur County Clerk of Superior Court?

Cecilia B. Willis (Independent) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Decatur County, Georgia.

Who is the Decatur County Coroner?

Kenny Hollis (Independent) is the Coroner of Decatur County, Georgia.

Who is the Decatur County Sheriff?

Wiley Griffin (Independent) is the Sheriff of Decatur County, Georgia.

Who is the Decatur County Tax Commissioner?

Mark Harrell (Independent) is the Tax Commissioner of Decatur County, Georgia.

Who are the Decatur County commissioners?

Steve Brock (District 2); Dennis Brinson (District 3); Bobby Barber, Jr. (District 5); Pete Stephens (District 6).

Who is on the Decatur County School Board?

Keith Lyle (Board of Education Member, District 2); Mike Conder (Board of Education Member, District 4).

What is the population of Decatur County?

About 29,195 people, with a median age of 38.9; the median household income is $53,317 and 22% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Decatur County?

3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 466 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,661, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Decatur County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Decatur County: 10 seats on 6 elected bodies. 1 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Decatur County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 2	Steve Brock Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Dennis Brinson Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 5	Bobby Barber, Jr. Republican source
County Commissioner, District 6	Pete Stephens Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Cecilia B. Willis Independent source
Coroner	Kenny Hollis Independent source
Sheriff	Wiley Griffin Independent source
Tax Commissioner	Mark Harrell Independent source

School Board

Decatur 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	Keith Lyle source	Re-elected (elected, per the official body)
Board of Education Member, District 4	Mike Conder source	Re-elected (elected unopposed)

How many local governments Decatur County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 10 local governments in Decatur 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	4	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 Decatur County

29,195people

38.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$53,317 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

22%below the U.S.: 12.5%

15.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$158,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

13.8%U.S.: 8.4%

39.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

32%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.1% · White 48.5% · Black 41.9% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 1.8% (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 Decatur County

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

466people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

12,195people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

12,661in 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%	466	12,195	12,661
August 2026	3.6%	443	11,915	12,358
July 2026	3.4%	413	11,823	12,236
June 2026	3.7%	454	11,750	12,204
May 2026	3.3%	406	11,979	12,385
April 2026	2.9%	364	12,017	12,381
March 2026	3.4%	427	12,019	12,446
February 2026	3.7%	467	12,053	12,520
January 2026	3.5%	435	11,945	12,380
December 2025	3.2%	402	12,059	12,461
November 2025	3.6%	456	12,124	12,580
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.5%	423	11,805	12,228
August 2025	4.0%	470	11,318	11,788
July 2025	3.8%	443	11,154	11,597
June 2025	4.0%	467	11,115	11,582
May 2025	3.5%	411	11,201	11,612
April 2025	3.1%	366	11,361	11,727
March 2025	3.5%	415	11,477	11,892
February 2025	3.7%	438	11,457	11,895
January 2025	3.5%	414	11,538	11,952
December 2024	3.3%	391	11,600	11,991
November 2024	3.4%	410	11,687	12,097
October 2024	3.3%	407	11,784	12,191

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.6%	428	11,510	11,938
2024	3.5%	428	11,646	12,074
2023	3.6%	425	11,500	11,925
2022	3.5%	421	11,621	12,042
2021	3.8%	439	11,221	11,660
2020	4.9%	567	10,902	11,469
2019	4.1%	489	11,375	11,864
2018	4.9%	574	11,118	11,692
2017	5.8%	691	11,229	11,920
2016	6.9%	801	10,828	11,629

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 Decatur County

511.6 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.

2,464.8 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 2,642.9.

0murders2018, 137 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	137	511.6	660	2,464.8
2017	93	344.9	677	2,510.8

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Bainbridge Police Department	2025	78	392	14,613
Decatur County Sheriff's Office	2025	27	120	14,361
Attapulgus Police Department	2017	0	3	429

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 29,133 people.

69sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

41civilian 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
Decatur County Sheriff's Office	29	32	14,286
Bainbridge Police Department	39	8	14,402
Attapulgus Police Department	1	1	445

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	69	2.37	41	3
2020	68	2.59	46	3
2017	86	3.22	20	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 Decatur County Clerk of Superior Court?: Cecilia B. Willis (Independent) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Decatur County, Georgia.
Who is the Decatur County Coroner?: Kenny Hollis (Independent) is the Coroner of Decatur County, Georgia.
Who is the Decatur County Sheriff?: Wiley Griffin (Independent) is the Sheriff of Decatur County, Georgia.
Who is the Decatur County Tax Commissioner?: Mark Harrell (Independent) is the Tax Commissioner of Decatur County, Georgia.
Who are the Decatur County commissioners?: Steve Brock (District 2); Dennis Brinson (District 3); Bobby Barber, Jr. (District 5); Pete Stephens (District 6).
Who is on the Decatur County School Board?: Keith Lyle (Board of Education Member, District 2); Mike Conder (Board of Education Member, District 4).
What is the population of Decatur County?: About 29,195 people, with a median age of 38.9; the median household income is $53,317 and 22% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Decatur County?: 3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 466 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,661, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Decatur County?: 10 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 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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