Fulton County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Fulton County: 11 seats on 6 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
How many local governments Fulton County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 36 local governments in Fulton 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
15
0
School districts (school boards)
2
1
Special districts (elected boards)
18
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 Fulton County
1,076,561people
36.4median ageU.S.: 38.9
$95,292 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
12.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%
58.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$458,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
14.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
4.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
9.5%U.S.: 8.4%
50.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
26%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 8.2% · White 36.8% · Black 42.1% · Asian 7.8% · Other or more than one race 5.1% (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 Fulton County
3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.6%. Georgia: 3.5%.
588,227people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
610,302in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.6%
22,075
588,227
610,302
August 2026
3.5%
21,317
584,901
606,218
July 2026
3.4%
20,466
584,327
604,793
June 2026
3.6%
21,754
586,153
607,907
May 2026
3.3%
20,282
585,828
606,110
April 2026
3.0%
18,369
586,110
604,479
March 2026
3.4%
20,831
584,322
605,153
February 2026
3.8%
22,708
578,081
600,789
January 2026
3.8%
22,727
573,733
596,460
December 2025
3.6%
21,331
578,427
599,758
November 2025
3.8%
22,527
576,985
599,512
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.6%
21,428
578,075
599,503
August 2025
3.7%
22,184
574,577
596,761
July 2025
3.5%
21,158
579,461
600,619
June 2025
3.6%
21,770
578,831
600,601
May 2025
3.4%
20,076
577,782
597,858
April 2025
3.1%
18,676
579,189
597,865
March 2025
3.4%
20,688
579,367
600,055
February 2025
3.6%
21,385
576,779
598,164
January 2025
3.6%
21,293
576,996
598,289
December 2024
3.4%
20,372
576,804
597,176
November 2024
3.6%
21,487
575,081
596,568
October 2024
3.6%
21,592
576,783
598,375
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.5%
21,138
577,861
598,999
2024
3.5%
21,260
578,152
599,412
2023
3.4%
20,145
576,185
596,330
2022
3.2%
18,687
567,549
586,236
2021
4.5%
25,879
551,047
576,926
2020
7.8%
44,546
527,883
572,429
2019
3.5%
20,341
553,734
574,075
2018
3.9%
22,488
547,009
569,497
2017
4.7%
26,659
540,434
567,093
2016
5.3%
28,701
516,559
545,260
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 Fulton County
368.0 per 100,0002017. Georgia: 356.5.
3,367.4 per 100,0002017. Georgia: 2,858.4.
33murders2017, 2,108 violent crimes in all.
2017 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
2017
2,108
368.0
19,287
3,367.4
2016
2,180
385.0
20,205
3,568.0
By police agency (11)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
South Fulton Police Department
2025
539
1,866
113,122
Sandy Springs Police Department
2025
119
1,319
104,987
Fulton County Police Department
2017
981
5,339
100,335
Roswell Police Department
2025
102
697
92,178
Johns Creek Police Department
2025
32
358
80,930
Alpharetta Police Department
2025
148
698
67,702
Milton Police Department
2025
14
198
41,571
East Point Police Department
2025
388
1,739
38,291
Union City Police Department
2018
186
1,742
21,647
Fairburn Police Department
2025
35
181
17,474
Hapeville Police Department
2025
21
413
6,759
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
1.75 per 1,000 residents2024, 10 agencies serving 590,278 people.
1,031sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
266civilian staff2024, full-time.
2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (10), 2024
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
South Fulton Police Department
206
36
112,441
Roswell Police Department
163
49
91,789
Sandy Springs Police Department
150
29
105,580
East Point Police Department
124
46
38,222
Alpharetta Police Department
113
52
67,788
Johns Creek Police Department
82
16
81,056
Union City Police Department
72
14
28,245
Fairburn Police Department
45
9
16,784
Milton Police Department
48
5
41,603
Hapeville Police Department
28
10
6,770
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2024
1,031
1.75
266
10
2022
887
1.51
184
10
2021
840
1.42
192
10
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 Fulton County Clerk of Superior Court?
Che' Alexander (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.
Who is the Fulton County County Surveyor?
Fred Quinn, Jr. (Democratic) is the County Surveyor of Fulton County, Georgia.
Who is the Fulton County Sheriff?
Patrick "Pat" Labat (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Fulton County, Georgia.
Who is the Fulton County Tax Commissioner?
Arthur E. Ferdinand (Democratic) is the Tax Commissioner of Fulton County, Georgia.
Kristin McCabe (Board of Education Member, District 5); Kimberly R. Dove (Board of Education Member, District 6); Michelle Morancie (Board of Education Member, District 7).
What is the population of Fulton County?
About 1,076,561 people, with a median age of 36.4; the median household income is $95,292 and 12.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Fulton County?
3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 22,075 people unemployed in a labor force of 610,302, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Fulton County?
36 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 15 municipal, 2 school district and 18 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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