Haralson County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Haralson County: 13 seats on 8 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 Haralson County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 14 local governments in Haralson 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
4
0
School districts (school boards)
2
1
Special districts (elected boards)
7
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 Haralson County
31,285people
38.6median ageU.S.: 38.9
$72,127 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
15.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%
17%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$227,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
11.1%U.S.: 8.4%
41.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
20.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.1% · White 89% · Black 5% · Asian 0.6% · Other or more than one race 3.3% (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 Haralson County
3.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.1%. Georgia: 3.5%.
511people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
14,513people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
15,024in 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%
511
14,513
15,024
August 2026
3.3%
484
14,353
14,837
July 2026
3.1%
461
14,306
14,767
June 2026
3.5%
512
14,327
14,839
May 2026
3.0%
444
14,387
14,831
April 2026
2.6%
380
14,388
14,768
March 2026
3.0%
451
14,340
14,791
February 2026
3.3%
488
14,278
14,766
January 2026
3.4%
494
14,194
14,688
December 2025
3.0%
439
14,299
14,738
November 2025
3.5%
520
14,216
14,736
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.1%
455
14,118
14,573
August 2025
3.5%
510
13,949
14,459
July 2025
3.3%
480
13,996
14,476
June 2025
3.4%
491
14,022
14,513
May 2025
3.2%
461
14,007
14,468
April 2025
2.6%
373
14,073
14,446
March 2025
3.2%
457
14,047
14,504
February 2025
3.2%
457
14,011
14,468
January 2025
3.0%
439
14,034
14,473
December 2024
2.6%
383
14,084
14,467
November 2024
3.0%
436
14,032
14,468
October 2024
3.2%
460
14,059
14,519
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.2%
462
14,070
14,532
2024
3.1%
449
14,061
14,510
2023
3.0%
438
14,023
14,461
2022
2.9%
411
13,668
14,079
2021
3.3%
451
13,264
13,715
2020
5.5%
724
12,452
13,176
2019
3.3%
439
12,979
13,418
2018
3.6%
486
12,831
13,317
2017
4.5%
601
12,688
13,289
2016
5.5%
706
12,089
12,795
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 Haralson County
321.2 per 100,0002021. Georgia: 349.8.
1,694.6 per 100,0002021. Georgia: 1,601.4.
2murders2021, 76 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
76
321.2
401
1,694.6
2020
112
482.2
429
1,847.0
2019
162
702.1
498
2,158.3
2018
175
765.5
633
2,768.8
2017
109
479.9
472
2,077.9
2016
152
675.4
640
2,843.8
By police agency (3)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Haralson County Sheriff's Office
2025
39
172
21,162
Tallapoosa Police Department
2023
3
82
3,306
Buchanan Police Department
2024
0
0
966
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
2.65 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 25,274 people.
67sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
33civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (3), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Haralson County Sheriff's Office
49
30
21,162
Tallapoosa Police Department
11
2
3,150
Buchanan Police Department
7
1
962
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
67
2.65
33
3
2024
58
2.32
40
3
2022
62
2.63
39
3
2020
58
2.50
45
3
2019
95
4.12
5
3
2018
89
3.89
7
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 Haralson County Clerk of Superior Court?
Amy Richie Muse (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Haralson County, Georgia.
Who is the Haralson County Coroner?
Patty S. Hutcheson (Republican) is the Coroner of Haralson County, Georgia.
Who is the Haralson County County Surveyor?
Gregory Jack Dewberry (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Haralson County, Georgia.
Who is the Haralson County Probate Judge?
J. Edward Hulsey, Jr. (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Haralson County, Georgia.
Who is the Haralson County Sheriff?
Stacy Ralph Williams (Republican) is the Sheriff of Haralson County, Georgia.
Who is the Haralson County Tax Commissioner?
Natasha O. Pope (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Haralson County, Georgia.
Who are the Haralson County commissioners?
Brian L. Walker (Commission Chair); David W. Tarpley (District 1); Danny Elsberry (District 2); Eddie Ivey (District 3); Ryan Farmer (District 4).
Who is on the Haralson County School Board?
Brad Davis (Board of Education Member, District 1); Brenda Howell Agan (Board of Education Member, District 4).
What is the population of Haralson County?
About 31,285 people, with a median age of 38.6; the median household income is $72,127 and 15.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Haralson County?
3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 511 people unemployed in a labor force of 15,024, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Haralson County?
14 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 2 school district and 7 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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