Early County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Early County: 10 seats on 7 elected bodies. 1 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Early 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 Early County
10,603people
41.1median ageU.S.: 38.9
$54,083 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
23.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%
14.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$131,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700
6.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
0.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
13.7%U.S.: 8.4%
53.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
20.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 0.6% · White 41.1% · Black 53.2% · Asian 0.4% · 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 Early County
4.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.6%. Georgia: 3.5%.
169people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
3,286people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
3,455in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.9%
169
3,286
3,455
August 2026
4.9%
167
3,222
3,389
July 2026
4.7%
158
3,210
3,368
June 2026
5.3%
180
3,191
3,371
May 2026
4.5%
155
3,288
3,443
April 2026
3.8%
131
3,323
3,454
March 2026
4.6%
158
3,297
3,455
February 2026
4.9%
173
3,342
3,515
January 2026
5.0%
175
3,318
3,493
December 2025
4.3%
152
3,399
3,551
November 2025
4.7%
168
3,438
3,606
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.6%
160
3,313
3,473
August 2025
5.0%
173
3,277
3,450
July 2025
4.8%
164
3,263
3,427
June 2025
4.6%
162
3,363
3,525
May 2025
4.2%
152
3,427
3,579
April 2025
3.6%
133
3,519
3,652
March 2025
4.6%
163
3,382
3,545
February 2025
4.7%
166
3,387
3,553
January 2025
4.3%
154
3,428
3,582
December 2024
4.2%
153
3,469
3,622
November 2024
4.2%
155
3,567
3,722
October 2024
4.3%
160
3,576
3,736
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.5%
159
3,381
3,540
2024
4.7%
171
3,431
3,602
2023
4.5%
162
3,443
3,605
2022
4.4%
168
3,677
3,845
2021
5.7%
223
3,689
3,912
2020
6.6%
262
3,712
3,974
2019
4.8%
187
3,748
3,935
2018
5.4%
221
3,845
4,066
2017
6.4%
260
3,834
4,094
2016
8.0%
315
3,628
3,943
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 Early County
906.4 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 296.9.
1,198.8 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 1,409.3.
0murders2025, 93 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
93
906.4
123
1,198.8
2024
50
479.6
143
1,371.6
2023
82
790.0
159
1,531.8
2022
85
820.1
148
1,427.9
2021
69
704.7
154
1,572.9
2020
50
503.0
266
2,675.8
2019
49
489.7
179
1,788.9
2018
53
527.7
197
1,961.6
2017
68
672.7
183
1,810.3
2016
51
493.1
182
1,759.6
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Blakely Police Department
2025
84
90
5,093
Early County Sheriff's Office
2025
9
33
4,966
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
2.58 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 10,059 people.
26sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
25civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Early County Sheriff's Office
11
23
4,966
Blakely Police Department
15
2
5,093
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
26
2.58
25
2
2024
26
2.54
23
2
2023
23
2.26
21
2
2022
30
2.95
21
2
2021
31
3.24
23
2
2020
37
3.81
21
2
2019
33
3.37
23
2
2018
34
3.47
35
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 Early County Clerk of Superior Court?
Gayle W. Anderson (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Early County, Georgia.
Who is the Early County Coroner?
Crystal L. Tolbert (Democratic) is the Coroner of Early County, Georgia.
Who is the Early County County Surveyor?
Grady Lodge Holman (Democratic) is the County Surveyor of Early County, Georgia.
Who is the Early County Sheriff?
William "Fats" Price (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Early County, Georgia.
Who is the Early County Tax Commissioner?
Ann Harrell (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Early County, Georgia.
Who are the Early County commissioners?
Hank Jester (Commission Chair); Jeffery Haynes (District 2); Charlie J Sol (District 3); Taylor Bridges (District 4).
Who is on the Early County School Board?
Robert Murkerson (Board of Education Member, District 4).
What is the population of Early County?
About 10,603 people, with a median age of 41.1; the median household income is $54,083 and 23.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Early County?
4.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 169 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,455, against 4.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Early 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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