Grady County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Grady County: 9 seats on 5 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Board of Commissioners
Grady County Board of Commissioners
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Grady 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
2
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 Grady County
26,108people
39.4median ageU.S.: 38.9
$58,980 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
20.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%
16.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$152,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
5.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
8.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
18.1%U.S.: 8.4%
41.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
17.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 13.3% · White 56% · Black 28.8% · Asian 0.1% · Other or more than one race 1.7% (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 Grady County
3.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.1%. Georgia: 3.5%.
400people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
11,266people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
11,666in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.4%
400
11,266
11,666
August 2026
3.2%
366
11,064
11,430
July 2026
2.9%
328
10,919
11,247
June 2026
3.6%
402
10,788
11,190
May 2026
2.9%
336
11,071
11,407
April 2026
2.5%
291
11,228
11,519
March 2026
3.1%
355
11,217
11,572
February 2026
3.4%
400
11,333
11,733
January 2026
3.1%
359
11,277
11,636
December 2025
2.8%
326
11,411
11,737
November 2025
3.2%
376
11,299
11,675
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.1%
357
11,165
11,522
August 2025
3.5%
392
10,908
11,300
July 2025
3.4%
376
10,811
11,187
June 2025
3.6%
402
10,634
11,036
May 2025
3.2%
354
10,741
11,095
April 2025
2.8%
313
11,034
11,347
March 2025
3.3%
380
11,062
11,442
February 2025
3.5%
395
11,020
11,415
January 2025
3.3%
377
11,175
11,552
December 2024
2.8%
326
11,223
11,549
November 2024
3.0%
350
11,347
11,697
October 2024
3.2%
374
11,403
11,777
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.2%
368
11,024
11,392
2024
3.2%
370
11,231
11,601
2023
3.0%
354
11,292
11,646
2022
3.0%
354
11,466
11,820
2021
3.1%
362
11,486
11,848
2020
4.2%
478
10,936
11,414
2019
3.4%
389
11,075
11,464
2018
3.8%
430
11,008
11,438
2017
4.7%
549
11,058
11,607
2016
5.3%
582
10,439
11,021
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 Grady County
246.5 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.
2,020.9 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 2,642.9.
1murders2018, 61 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
61
246.5
500
2,020.9
2016
45
178.5
455
1,804.8
By police agency (3)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Grady County Sheriff's Office
2025
12
39
15,883
Cairo Police Department
2025
16
175
10,028
Whigham Police Department
2018
0
0
469
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
1.94 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 26,292 people.
51sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
30civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (3), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Grady County Sheriff's Office
25
26
15,883
Cairo Police Department
23
3
10,028
Whigham Police Department
3
1
381
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
51
1.94
30
3
2024
48
1.84
26
3
2023
47
1.81
7
3
2022
45
1.75
7
3
2021
45
1.84
7
3
2018
45
1.82
7
3
2017
42
1.69
25
3
2016
42
1.67
28
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 Grady County Coroner?
Rusty Powe (Republican) is the Coroner of Grady County, Georgia.
Who is the Grady County Sheriff?
Earl Prince (Republican) is the Sheriff of Grady County, Georgia.
Who is the Grady County Tax Commissioner?
Jeff Worsham (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Grady County, Georgia.
Who are the Grady County commissioners?
Yancey Maxwell (District 1); Ray Prince (District 2); Sam Kines (District 3); LaFaye Copeland (District 4); Phillip Drew (District 5).
Who is on the Grady County School Board?
Derrick Majors (Board of Education Member, District 2).
What is the population of Grady County?
About 26,108 people, with a median age of 39.4; the median household income is $58,980 and 20.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Grady County?
3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 400 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,666, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Grady County?
7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 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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