Hall County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Hall County: 14 seats on 8 elected bodies. 3 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 Hall County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 17 local governments in Hall 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
6
0
School districts (school boards)
2
1
Special districts (elected boards)
8
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 Hall County
212,705people
38.4median ageU.S.: 38.9
$80,901 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
11.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
27.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$350,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
16.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
16.5%U.S.: 8.4%
53%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
26.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 29.1% · White 57.9% · Black 6.7% · Asian 2.2% · Other or more than one race 4.1% (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 Hall County
3.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.7%. Georgia: 3.5%.
109,186people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
112,548in 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%
3,362
109,186
112,548
August 2026
2.8%
3,145
108,607
111,752
July 2026
2.7%
2,976
108,110
111,086
June 2026
3.0%
3,354
108,151
111,505
May 2026
2.6%
2,869
108,607
111,476
April 2026
2.3%
2,535
108,826
111,361
March 2026
2.8%
3,141
108,592
111,733
February 2026
3.0%
3,328
107,947
111,275
January 2026
3.0%
3,315
107,343
110,658
December 2025
2.5%
2,786
108,067
110,853
November 2025
3.0%
3,277
107,787
111,064
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
2.7%
2,961
107,611
110,572
August 2025
3.1%
3,361
106,589
109,950
July 2025
3.0%
3,256
106,750
110,006
June 2025
3.0%
3,313
106,838
110,151
May 2025
2.7%
2,976
106,785
109,761
April 2025
2.3%
2,550
107,112
109,662
March 2025
2.8%
3,103
107,092
110,195
February 2025
2.9%
3,206
106,406
109,612
January 2025
2.8%
3,036
106,859
109,895
December 2024
2.4%
2,616
106,977
109,593
November 2024
2.6%
2,869
107,262
110,131
October 2024
2.7%
2,949
108,030
110,979
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
2.8%
3,075
107,081
110,156
2024
2.7%
3,028
107,420
110,448
2023
2.6%
2,817
106,220
109,037
2022
2.6%
2,699
101,948
104,647
2021
2.8%
2,836
98,166
101,002
2020
4.9%
4,810
93,475
98,285
2019
3.0%
2,985
95,565
98,550
2018
3.3%
3,271
94,830
98,101
2017
4.1%
3,951
93,151
97,102
2016
4.7%
4,340
88,096
92,436
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 Hall County
251.8 per 100,0002024. Georgia: 319.7.
1,147.2 per 100,0002024. Georgia: 1,660.4.
9murders2024, 552 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
552
251.8
2,515
1,147.2
2023
519
242.5
2,934
1,371.1
2022
554
266.0
2,812
1,350.1
2020
484
237.2
2,618
1,283.2
2019
423
209.3
2,454
1,214.1
2018
433
217.3
3,115
1,563.2
2017
426
215.8
3,337
1,690.3
By police agency (4)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Hall County Sheriff's Office
2025
297
1,062
152,703
Gainesville Police Department
2025
198
812
49,204
Flowery Branch Police Department
2025
8
144
13,105
Oakwood Police Department
2024
12
138
7,029
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
1.89 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 222,361 people.
420sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
181civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (4), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Hall County Sheriff's Office
283
159
152,703
Gainesville Police Department
93
17
49,204
Flowery Branch Police Department
25
4
13,105
Oakwood Police Department
19
1
7,349
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
420
1.89
181
4
2024
420
1.92
161
4
2023
400
1.87
180
4
2021
394
1.91
140
4
2020
415
2.03
147
4
2018
397
1.99
178
4
2017
382
1.93
170
4
2016
391
2.02
165
4
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 Hall County Clerk of Superior Court?
Mark Pettitt (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Hall County, Georgia.
Who is the Hall County Coroner?
Marion G. Merck (Republican) is the Coroner of Hall County, Georgia.
Who is the Hall County County Surveyor?
Chris M. Patton (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Hall County, Georgia.
Who is the Hall County Probate Judge?
Patty Walters Laine (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Hall County, Georgia.
Who is the Hall County Sheriff?
Gerald Couch (Republican) is the Sheriff of Hall County, Georgia.
Who is the Hall County Tax Commissioner?
Darla Eden (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Hall County, Georgia.
Who are the Hall County commissioners?
David Gibbs (Commission Chair); Kathy L. Cooper (District 1); Billy Powell (District 2); Jeffrey R. Stowe (District 4).
Who is on the Hall County School Board?
Debra Jones Smith (Board of Education Member, Post 1); Brian G. Sloan (Board of Education Member, Post 2); Craig Herrington (Board of Education Member, Post 3); Beau Sheppard (Board of Education Member, Post 4).
What is the population of Hall County?
About 212,705 people, with a median age of 38.4; the median household income is $80,901 and 11.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Hall County?
3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,362 people unemployed in a labor force of 112,548, against 2.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Hall County?
17 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 2 school district and 8 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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