Who is the Hancock County Clerk of Superior Court?

LeShauna Reid Jackson (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Hancock County, Georgia.

Who is the Hancock County Coroner?

Dontrelle Andrews (Democratic) is the Coroner of Hancock County, Georgia.

Who is the Hancock County Probate Judge?

Sabrina Lamar (Democratic) is the Probate Judge of Hancock County, Georgia.

Who is the Hancock County Sheriff?

Tomlyn Terrell Primus (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Hancock County, Georgia.

Who is the Hancock County Tax Commissioner?

Fantasia Brown Scott (Democratic) is the Tax Commissioner of Hancock County, Georgia.

Who are the Hancock County commissioners?

Adrick Alexander Ingram (Commission Chair); Jeremiah Hall (District 1); Steve Hill (District 2); Charles Anthony Jackson (District 3); Randolph Clayton (District 4).

Who is on the Hancock County School Board?

Dennis Brown (Board of Education Chair); Reginald B. Reynolds (Board of Education Member, District 1); Jimauis Glover (Board of Education Member, District 2); Mary Thomas-Jackson (Board of Education Member, District 3); Glashandrian "Shawn" Bell (Board of Education Member, District 4).

What is the population of Hancock County?

About 8,650 people, with a median age of 47.3; the median household income is $40,082 and 30.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Hancock County?

4.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 134 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,724, against 5.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Hancock County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Hancock County: 15 seats on 7 elected bodies.

Board of Commissioners

Hancock County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now
Commission Chair	Adrick Alexander Ingram Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 1	Jeremiah Hall Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 2	Steve Hill Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 3	Charles Anthony Jackson Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 4	Randolph Clayton Democratic source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	LeShauna Reid Jackson Democratic source
Coroner	Dontrelle Andrews Democratic source
Probate Judge	Sabrina Lamar Democratic source
Sheriff	Tomlyn Terrell Primus Democratic source
Tax Commissioner	Fantasia Brown Scott Democratic source

School Board

Hancock County Board of Education

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Education Chair	Dennis Brown source	Re-elected (elected unopposed)
Board of Education Member, District 1	Reginald B. Reynolds source	Re-elected (elected unopposed)
Board of Education Member, District 2	Jimauis Glover source	Re-elected (elected unopposed)
Board of Education Member, District 3	Mary Thomas-Jackson source	Re-elected (elected unopposed)
Board of Education Member, District 4	Glashandrian "Shawn" Bell source	Re-elected (elected, per the official body)

How many local governments Hancock County has

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

8,650people

47.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$40,082 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

30.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

10.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$88,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9.8%U.S.: 8.4%

72.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

34.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 0.7% · White 27.3% · Black 69.7% · Asian 0.6% · 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 Hancock County

4.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.4%. Georgia: 3.5%.

134people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

2,590people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

2,724in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.9%	134	2,590	2,724
August 2026	5.1%	135	2,523	2,658
July 2026	4.7%	123	2,506	2,629
June 2026	5.2%	134	2,452	2,586
May 2026	4.9%	131	2,528	2,659
April 2026	4.8%	129	2,549	2,678
March 2026	5.1%	139	2,562	2,701
February 2026	5.3%	148	2,623	2,771
January 2026	5.3%	144	2,566	2,710
December 2025	5.0%	138	2,622	2,760
November 2025	5.5%	151	2,611	2,762
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.4%	141	2,472	2,613
August 2025	5.1%	130	2,435	2,565
July 2025	4.8%	122	2,400	2,522
June 2025	4.7%	119	2,399	2,518
May 2025	4.5%	113	2,417	2,530
April 2025	4.2%	109	2,502	2,611
March 2025	4.7%	125	2,513	2,638
February 2025	5.3%	142	2,560	2,702
January 2025	5.4%	144	2,530	2,674
December 2024	5.2%	143	2,596	2,739
November 2024	5.8%	159	2,573	2,732
October 2024	7.0%	190	2,537	2,727

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.0%	130	2,496	2,626
2024	5.7%	153	2,515	2,668
2023	5.4%	139	2,444	2,583
2022	5.0%	130	2,472	2,602
2021	6.1%	161	2,468	2,629
2020	8.5%	227	2,446	2,673
2019	5.7%	150	2,480	2,630
2018	5.8%	155	2,495	2,650
2017	6.9%	188	2,538	2,726
2016	8.2%	220	2,462	2,682

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 Hancock County

178.8 per 100,0002021. Georgia: 349.8.

846.1 per 100,0002021. Georgia: 1,601.4.

0murders2021, 15 violent crimes in all.

2021 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
2021	15	178.8	71	846.1
2020	19	227.7	58	695.2
2019	22	267.9	60	730.5
2018	18	213.6	99	1,174.7
2017	25	293.2	117	1,372.0
2016	28	334.1	147	1,754.2

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Hancock County Sheriff's Office	2022	15	47	7,253
Sparta Police Department	2025	0	4	1,307

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

2.30 per 1,000 residents2024, 2 agencies serving 8,704 people.

20sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

31civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (2), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Hancock County Sheriff's Office	13	25	7,395
Sparta Police Department	7	6	1,309

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	20	2.30	31	2
2023	20	2.42	32	2
2022	16	1.87	31	2
2021	15	1.79	33	2
2020	20	2.40	33	2
2019	33	4.02	26	2
2018	30	3.56	23	2
2017	20	2.35	38	2
2016	29	3.46	21	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 Hancock County Clerk of Superior Court?: LeShauna Reid Jackson (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Hancock County, Georgia.
Who is the Hancock County Coroner?: Dontrelle Andrews (Democratic) is the Coroner of Hancock County, Georgia.
Who is the Hancock County Probate Judge?: Sabrina Lamar (Democratic) is the Probate Judge of Hancock County, Georgia.
Who is the Hancock County Sheriff?: Tomlyn Terrell Primus (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Hancock County, Georgia.
Who is the Hancock County Tax Commissioner?: Fantasia Brown Scott (Democratic) is the Tax Commissioner of Hancock County, Georgia.
Who are the Hancock County commissioners?: Adrick Alexander Ingram (Commission Chair); Jeremiah Hall (District 1); Steve Hill (District 2); Charles Anthony Jackson (District 3); Randolph Clayton (District 4).
Who is on the Hancock County School Board?: Dennis Brown (Board of Education Chair); Reginald B. Reynolds (Board of Education Member, District 1); Jimauis Glover (Board of Education Member, District 2); Mary Thomas-Jackson (Board of Education Member, District 3); Glashandrian "Shawn" Bell (Board of Education Member, District 4).
What is the population of Hancock County?: About 8,650 people, with a median age of 47.3; the median household income is $40,082 and 30.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Hancock County?: 4.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 134 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,724, against 5.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Hancock 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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