Who is the Fannin County Clerk of Superior Court?

Dana C. Chastain (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Fannin County, Georgia.

Who is the Fannin County Coroner?

Becky Callihan (Republican) is the Coroner of Fannin County, Georgia.

Who is the Fannin County County Surveyor?

Shelly J. Bishop (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Fannin County, Georgia.

Who is the Fannin County Sheriff?

Dane Kirby (Republican) is the Sheriff of Fannin County, Georgia.

Who is the Fannin County Tax Commissioner?

Julie A. Walker (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Fannin County, Georgia.

Who are the Fannin County commissioners?

Jamie Hensley (Commission Chair); Johnny Scearce (Post 1).

Who is on the Fannin County School Board?

Ashley Herendon-Weeks (Board of Education Member, Bramlett); Adam M. Born (Board of Education Member, Deweese); Robert Patterson (Board of Education Member, Galloway).

What is the population of Fannin County?

About 25,742 people, with a median age of 54; the median household income is $57,073 and 13.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Fannin County?

3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 380 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,867, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Fannin County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Fannin County: 10 seats on 7 elected bodies.

Board of Commissioners

Fannin County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now
Commission Chair	Jamie Hensley Republican source
County Commissioner, Post 1	Johnny Scearce Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Dana C. Chastain Republican source
Coroner	Becky Callihan Republican source
County Surveyor	Shelly J. Bishop Republican source
Sheriff	Dane Kirby Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Julie A. Walker Republican source

School Board

Fannin County Board of Education

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member, Bramlett	Ashley Herendon-Weeks Republican source
Board of Education Member, Deweese	Adam M. Born Republican source
Board of Education Member, Galloway	Robert Patterson Republican source

How many local governments Fannin County has

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

25,742people

54median ageU.S.: 38.9

$57,073 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

24.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$306,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

14.4%U.S.: 8.4%

41%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

38.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.3% · White 91.8% · Black 0.4% · Asian 0.8% · Other or more than one race 3.8% (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 Fannin County

3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.9%. Georgia: 3.5%.

380people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

11,487people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

11,867in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.2%	380	11,487	11,867
August 2026	3.2%	371	11,310	11,681
July 2026	2.8%	326	11,292	11,618
June 2026	3.1%	366	11,268	11,634
May 2026	2.9%	331	11,203	11,534
April 2026	2.6%	302	11,190	11,492
March 2026	3.2%	366	11,055	11,421
February 2026	3.4%	380	10,934	11,314
January 2026	3.1%	344	10,851	11,195
December 2025	2.6%	296	10,962	11,258
November 2025	3.1%	355	10,995	11,350
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.9%	330	10,968	11,298
August 2025	3.4%	385	10,794	11,179
July 2025	3.1%	346	10,890	11,236
June 2025	3.3%	365	10,819	11,184
May 2025	3.3%	364	10,687	11,051
April 2025	2.7%	301	10,804	11,105
March 2025	3.4%	372	10,677	11,049
February 2025	3.6%	389	10,494	10,883
January 2025	3.4%	367	10,391	10,758
December 2024	2.9%	310	10,562	10,872
November 2024	3.3%	364	10,624	10,988
October 2024	2.9%	325	10,762	11,087

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.2%	352	10,771	11,123
2024	3.2%	354	10,557	10,911
2023	3.3%	336	10,000	10,336
2022	3.1%	319	9,958	10,277
2021	3.3%	333	9,735	10,068
2020	5.5%	521	8,960	9,481
2019	4.0%	389	9,415	9,804
2018	4.6%	443	9,209	9,652
2017	5.5%	523	8,911	9,434
2016	6.2%	576	8,646	9,222

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 Fannin County

104.5 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.

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

1murders2018, 27 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.

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Fannin County Sheriff's Office	2025	32	127	24,726
Blue Ridge Police Department	2018	4	29	1,418

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

2.08 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 25,969 people.

54sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

34civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Fannin County Sheriff's Office	42	34	24,726
Blue Ridge Police Department	12	0	1,243

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	54	2.08	34	2
2024	51	1.94	33	2
2023	49	1.89	28	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 Fannin County Clerk of Superior Court?: Dana C. Chastain (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Fannin County, Georgia.
Who is the Fannin County Coroner?: Becky Callihan (Republican) is the Coroner of Fannin County, Georgia.
Who is the Fannin County County Surveyor?: Shelly J. Bishop (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Fannin County, Georgia.
Who is the Fannin County Sheriff?: Dane Kirby (Republican) is the Sheriff of Fannin County, Georgia.
Who is the Fannin County Tax Commissioner?: Julie A. Walker (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Fannin County, Georgia.
Who are the Fannin County commissioners?: Jamie Hensley (Commission Chair); Johnny Scearce (Post 1).
Who is on the Fannin County School Board?: Ashley Herendon-Weeks (Board of Education Member, Bramlett); Adam M. Born (Board of Education Member, Deweese); Robert Patterson (Board of Education Member, Galloway).
What is the population of Fannin County?: About 25,742 people, with a median age of 54; the median household income is $57,073 and 13.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Fannin County?: 3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 380 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,867, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Fannin County?: 8 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 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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