Gwinnett County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Gwinnett County: 10 seats on 5 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 Gwinnett County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 31 local governments in Gwinnett 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
13
0
School districts (school boards)
2
1
Special districts (elected boards)
15
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 Gwinnett County
979,864people
36median ageU.S.: 38.9
$87,890 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
10.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
39%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$380,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
28.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
15.2%U.S.: 8.4%
61.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
30.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 23.7% · White 30.6% · Black 27.8% · Asian 13.2% · Other or more than one race 4.7% (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 Gwinnett County
3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.2%. Georgia: 3.5%.
514,227people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
532,043in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.3%
17,816
514,227
532,043
August 2026
3.2%
16,722
511,498
528,220
July 2026
3.0%
15,993
510,624
526,617
June 2026
3.4%
17,812
511,972
529,784
May 2026
2.9%
15,435
511,757
527,192
April 2026
2.6%
13,651
511,946
525,597
March 2026
3.1%
16,191
510,227
526,418
February 2026
3.4%
17,611
504,400
522,011
January 2026
3.3%
17,292
501,142
518,434
December 2025
3.1%
16,210
504,905
521,115
November 2025
3.4%
17,630
504,673
522,303
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.2%
16,736
505,817
522,553
August 2025
3.4%
17,751
502,826
520,577
July 2025
3.3%
17,338
506,742
524,080
June 2025
3.4%
17,940
505,902
523,842
May 2025
3.0%
15,761
505,199
520,960
April 2025
2.7%
14,196
506,636
520,832
March 2025
3.1%
16,367
506,338
522,705
February 2025
3.2%
16,709
503,324
520,033
January 2025
3.1%
16,372
503,649
520,021
December 2024
2.8%
14,718
503,543
518,261
November 2024
3.1%
15,904
502,730
518,634
October 2024
3.2%
16,462
504,859
521,321
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.2%
16,637
505,092
521,729
2024
3.1%
16,382
505,464
521,846
2023
3.0%
15,236
500,029
515,265
2022
2.8%
14,275
490,135
504,410
2021
3.5%
17,358
475,126
492,484
2020
6.4%
30,639
448,600
479,239
2019
3.2%
15,792
472,753
488,545
2018
3.6%
17,524
467,441
484,965
2017
4.3%
20,955
461,259
482,214
2016
4.9%
22,685
440,010
462,695
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 Gwinnett County
222.6 per 100,0002024. Georgia: 319.7.
1,331.9 per 100,0002024. Georgia: 1,660.4.
30murders2024, 2,296 violent crimes in all.
2024 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
2024
2,296
222.6
13,738
1,331.9
2023
2,874
281.8
14,249
1,397.0
2022
3,046
302.4
11,133
1,105.3
2016
2,241
239.2
19,273
2,057.4
By police agency (8)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Gwinnett County Police Department
2025
1,722
7,922
858,237
Duluth Police Department
2025
56
279
33,465
Lawrenceville Police Department
2025
64
534
32,222
Suwanee Police Department
2025
31
554
23,606
Snellville Police Department
2025
39
374
22,799
Norcross Police Department
2025
35
337
19,259
Loganville Police Department
2024
11
153
17,366
Lilburn Police Department
2025
25
196
16,735
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
1.00 per 1,000 residents2025, 8 agencies serving 1,023,923 people.
1,026sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
494civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (8), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Gwinnett County Police Department
682
383
858,237
Lawrenceville Police Department
81
23
32,222
Duluth Police Department
57
26
33,465
Norcross Police Department
53
20
19,259
Snellville Police Department
50
16
22,799
Suwanee Police Department
38
14
23,606
Lilburn Police Department
34
8
16,735
Loganville Police Department
31
4
17,600
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
1,026
1.00
494
8
2024
1,044
1.04
417
8
2023
1,016
1.02
384
8
2022
997
1.02
348
8
2021
1,011
1.05
332
8
2020
1,101
1.15
354
8
2018
1,033
1.10
335
8
2017
990
1.06
333
8
2016
997
1.09
359
8
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 Gwinnett County Clerk of Superior Court?
Tiana P. Garner (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia.
Who is the Gwinnett County Sheriff?
Keybo Taylor (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Gwinnett County, Georgia.
Who is the Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner?
Denise Mitchell (Democratic) is the Tax Commissioner of Gwinnett County, Georgia.
Who are the Gwinnett County commissioners?
Nicole Love Hendrickson (Commission Chair); Kirkland Dion Carden (District 1); Ben Ku (District 2); Jasper Watkins, III (District 3); Matthew Holtkamp (District 4).
Who is on the Gwinnett County School Board?
Steven B. Knudsen (Board of Education Member, District 2); Adrienne Simmons (Board of Education Member, District 4).
What is the population of Gwinnett County?
About 979,864 people, with a median age of 36; the median household income is $87,890 and 10.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Gwinnett County?
3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 17,816 people unemployed in a labor force of 532,043, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Gwinnett County?
31 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 2 school district and 15 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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