Who is the Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court?

Greg G. Allen (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Forsyth County, Georgia.

Who is the Forsyth County Coroner?

Paul W. Holbrook (Republican) is the Coroner of Forsyth County, Georgia.

Who is the Forsyth County Probate Judge?

Daisy Weeks-Marisko (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Forsyth County, Georgia.

Who is the Forsyth County Sheriff?

Ron H. Freeman (Republican) is the Sheriff of Forsyth County, Georgia.

Who are the Forsyth County commissioners?

Kerry M. Hill (District 1); Alfred John (District 2); Todd Levent (District 3); Mendy Moore (District 4); Laura Semanson (District 5).

Who is on the Forsyth County School Board?

Trisha Hoyes (Board of Education Member, District 2); Dorian Usherwood (Board of Education Member, District 3); Chris Grimes (Board of Education Member, District 4); Mike Valdes (Board of Education Member, District 5).

What is the population of Forsyth County?

About 267,287 people, with a median age of 39.7; the median household income is $143,784 and 4.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Forsyth County?

3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 4,500 people unemployed in a labor force of 151,568, against 2.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Forsyth County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Forsyth County: 13 seats on 6 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Forsyth 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	Kerry M. Hill Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Alfred John Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Todd Levent Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Mendy Moore Republican source
County Commissioner, District 5	Laura Semanson Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Greg G. Allen Republican source
Coroner	Paul W. Holbrook Republican source
Probate Judge	Daisy Weeks-Marisko Republican source
Sheriff	Ron H. Freeman Republican source

School Board

Forsyth 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	Trisha Hoyes Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 3	Dorian Usherwood Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 4	Chris Grimes Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 5	Mike Valdes Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Forsyth County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 5 local governments in Forsyth 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	1	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 Forsyth County

267,287people

39.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$143,784 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

4.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

57.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$550,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

22.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

4.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.9%U.S.: 8.4%

45.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

19.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 10.1% · White 61.8% · Black 4.2% · Asian 19.6% · Other or more than one race 4.3% (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 Forsyth County

3.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.6%. Georgia: 3.5%.

4,500people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

147,068people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

151,568in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.0%	4,500	147,068	151,568
August 2026	2.8%	4,217	146,255	150,472
July 2026	2.6%	3,931	146,058	149,989
June 2026	3.0%	4,461	146,473	150,934
May 2026	2.5%	3,793	146,411	150,204
April 2026	2.2%	3,355	146,475	149,830
March 2026	2.7%	4,041	146,008	150,049
February 2026	2.9%	4,338	144,403	148,741
January 2026	2.8%	4,075	143,392	147,467
December 2025	2.5%	3,745	144,524	148,269
November 2025	2.9%	4,248	144,309	148,557
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.6%	3,930	144,594	148,524
August 2025	2.9%	4,289	143,723	148,012
July 2025	2.8%	4,184	144,887	149,071
June 2025	2.9%	4,343	144,689	149,032
May 2025	2.6%	3,892	144,459	148,351
April 2025	2.3%	3,351	144,847	148,198
March 2025	2.7%	4,045	144,829	148,874
February 2025	2.8%	4,134	144,078	148,212
January 2025	2.7%	4,004	144,154	148,158
December 2024	2.3%	3,433	144,119	147,552
November 2024	2.5%	3,736	143,790	147,526
October 2024	2.6%	3,876	144,304	148,180

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.7%	4,015	144,463	148,478
2024	2.7%	3,935	144,554	148,489
2023	2.5%	3,593	141,965	145,558
2022	2.3%	3,274	137,490	140,764
2021	2.4%	3,253	131,607	134,860
2020	4.4%	5,581	121,434	127,015
2019	2.8%	3,608	125,519	129,127
2018	3.1%	3,885	121,758	125,643
2017	3.7%	4,470	117,341	121,811
2016	4.1%	4,671	109,440	114,111

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 Forsyth County

47.0 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.

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

1murders2018, 111 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	111	47.0	2,050	868.8
2017	137	59.6	2,057	895.6
2016	121	55.0	1,715	779.0

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office	2025	152	864	276,364
Cumming Police Department	2018	5	210	6,414

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

1.46 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 287,433 people.

420sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

93civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office	394	91	276,364
Cumming Police Department	26	2	11,069

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	420	1.46	93	2
2024	418	1.49	94	2
2022	382	1.42	87	2
2021	380	1.47	96	2
2020	391	1.55	90	2
2019	378	1.54	83	2
2018	365	1.55	87	2
2017	285	1.24	83	2
2016	347	1.58	83	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 Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court?: Greg G. Allen (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Forsyth County, Georgia.
Who is the Forsyth County Coroner?: Paul W. Holbrook (Republican) is the Coroner of Forsyth County, Georgia.
Who is the Forsyth County Probate Judge?: Daisy Weeks-Marisko (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Forsyth County, Georgia.
Who is the Forsyth County Sheriff?: Ron H. Freeman (Republican) is the Sheriff of Forsyth County, Georgia.
Who are the Forsyth County commissioners?: Kerry M. Hill (District 1); Alfred John (District 2); Todd Levent (District 3); Mendy Moore (District 4); Laura Semanson (District 5).
Who is on the Forsyth County School Board?: Trisha Hoyes (Board of Education Member, District 2); Dorian Usherwood (Board of Education Member, District 3); Chris Grimes (Board of Education Member, District 4); Mike Valdes (Board of Education Member, District 5).
What is the population of Forsyth County?: About 267,287 people, with a median age of 39.7; the median household income is $143,784 and 4.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Forsyth County?: 3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 4,500 people unemployed in a labor force of 151,568, against 2.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Forsyth County?: 5 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 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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