Who is the Jeff Davis County Clerk of Superior Court?

Julie Copeland Wilkinson (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Jeff Davis County, Georgia.

Who is the Jeff Davis County Coroner?

Tommy C. Carter (Republican) is the Coroner of Jeff Davis County, Georgia.

Who is the Jeff Davis County Probate Judge?

Jason Taylor (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Jeff Davis County, Georgia.

Who is the Jeff Davis County Sheriff?

Preston W. Bohannon (Republican) is the Sheriff of Jeff Davis County, Georgia.

Who is the Jeff Davis County Tax Commissioner?

Susan Graham Kersey (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Jeff Davis County, Georgia.

Who are the Jeff Davis County commissioners?

James S. Benjamin (District 1); Ricky Crosby (District 2); Rob Stone (District 3); Vann Wooten (District 5).

Who is on the Jeff Davis County School Board?

Larry Allen (Board of Education Member, District 1); Andy Ramay (Board of Education Member, District 2); Greg C. Brantley (Board of Education Member, District 3); John Girtman (Board of Education Member, District 4); Shannon Jump New (Board of Education Member, District 5).

What is the population of Jeff Davis County?

About 14,924 people, with a median age of 39.9; the median household income is $40,283 and 21.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Jeff Davis County?

4.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 280 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,096, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Jeff Davis County?

7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 3 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Jeff Davis County: 14 seats on 7 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Jeff Davis County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	James S. Benjamin Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 2	Ricky Crosby Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Rob Stone source
County Commissioner, District 5	Vann Wooten Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Julie Copeland Wilkinson Republican source
Coroner	Tommy C. Carter Republican source
Probate Judge	Jason Taylor Republican source
Sheriff	Preston W. Bohannon Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Susan Graham Kersey Republican source

School Board

Jeff Davis County Board of Education

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Education Member, District 1	Larry Allen Democratic source
Board of Education Member, District 2	Andy Ramay Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 3	Greg C. Brantley Independent source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 4	John Girtman Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 5	Shannon Jump New Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Jeff Davis County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis County

14,924people

39.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$40,283 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

21.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

13.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$118,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

5.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

21.9%U.S.: 8.4%

40.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

30.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 14% · White 67.4% · Black 12% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 6.1% (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 Jeff Davis County

4.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.1%. Georgia: 3.5%.

280people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

5,816people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

6,096in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.6%	280	5,816	6,096
August 2026	4.5%	266	5,704	5,970
July 2026	4.4%	260	5,638	5,898
June 2026	4.8%	279	5,558	5,837
May 2026	3.9%	232	5,663	5,895
April 2026	3.4%	201	5,692	5,893
March 2026	4.0%	239	5,713	5,952
February 2026	4.3%	262	5,792	6,054
January 2026	4.5%	268	5,716	5,984
December 2025	4.3%	257	5,781	6,038
November 2025	4.4%	267	5,766	6,033
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.1%	246	5,794	6,040
August 2025	4.5%	265	5,669	5,934
July 2025	4.9%	283	5,537	5,820
June 2025	4.8%	275	5,493	5,768
May 2025	4.3%	248	5,497	5,745
April 2025	3.6%	209	5,576	5,785
March 2025	4.1%	237	5,558	5,795
February 2025	4.3%	252	5,631	5,883
January 2025	4.7%	275	5,595	5,870
December 2024	4.2%	242	5,587	5,829
November 2024	4.3%	249	5,582	5,831
October 2024	4.8%	284	5,624	5,908

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.4%	256	5,627	5,883
2024	4.7%	275	5,580	5,855
2023	4.5%	262	5,542	5,804
2022	3.8%	227	5,671	5,898
2021	4.2%	244	5,551	5,795
2020	5.4%	314	5,478	5,792
2019	5.0%	289	5,493	5,782
2018	5.2%	294	5,359	5,653
2017	6.5%	373	5,322	5,695
2016	6.9%	398	5,347	5,745

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 Jeff Davis County

227.2 per 100,0002023. Georgia: 367.0.

1,203.0 per 100,0002023. Georgia: 1,877.8.

0murders2023, 34 violent crimes in all.

2023 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
2023	34	227.2	180	1,203.0
2022	20	133.2	160	1,065.2
2021	43	283.0	165	1,085.9
2020	44	291.5	223	1,477.6
2019	25	166.6	289	1,926.4
2018	33	220.2	298	1,988.7
2017	20	134.6	395	2,658.1
2016	42	282.4	386	2,595.8

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Office	2023	15	45	10,891
Hazlehurst Police Department	2025	24	129	4,133

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

1.64 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 15,204 people.

25sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

42civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Office	15	40	11,071
Hazlehurst Police Department	10	2	4,133

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	25	1.64	42	2
2023	28	1.87	26	2
2022	29	1.93	24	2
2021	30	1.97	26	2
2020	29	1.92	23	2
2018	28	1.87	14	2
2017	36	2.42	14	2
2016	39	2.62	19	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 Jeff Davis County Clerk of Superior Court?: Julie Copeland Wilkinson (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Jeff Davis County, Georgia.
Who is the Jeff Davis County Coroner?: Tommy C. Carter (Republican) is the Coroner of Jeff Davis County, Georgia.
Who is the Jeff Davis County Probate Judge?: Jason Taylor (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Jeff Davis County, Georgia.
Who is the Jeff Davis County Sheriff?: Preston W. Bohannon (Republican) is the Sheriff of Jeff Davis County, Georgia.
Who is the Jeff Davis County Tax Commissioner?: Susan Graham Kersey (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Jeff Davis County, Georgia.
Who are the Jeff Davis County commissioners?: James S. Benjamin (District 1); Ricky Crosby (District 2); Rob Stone (District 3); Vann Wooten (District 5).
Who is on the Jeff Davis County School Board?: Larry Allen (Board of Education Member, District 1); Andy Ramay (Board of Education Member, District 2); Greg C. Brantley (Board of Education Member, District 3); John Girtman (Board of Education Member, District 4); Shannon Jump New (Board of Education Member, District 5).
What is the population of Jeff Davis County?: About 14,924 people, with a median age of 39.9; the median household income is $40,283 and 21.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Jeff Davis County?: 4.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 280 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,096, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Jeff Davis 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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