Jenkins County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Jenkins County: 10 seats on 6 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Board of Commissioners
Jenkins County Board of Commissioners
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 6 local governments in Jenkins 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)
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 Jenkins County
8,711people
41.8median ageU.S.: 38.9
$44,389 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
22.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%
10.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$92,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
2.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
14.6%U.S.: 8.4%
19.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
15.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 9.2% · White 52.7% · Black 37.1% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 0.9% (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 Jenkins County
3.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.8%. Georgia: 3.5%.
120people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
3,807people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
3,927in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.1%
120
3,807
3,927
August 2026
2.9%
113
3,757
3,870
July 2026
2.9%
109
3,676
3,785
June 2026
3.3%
123
3,660
3,783
May 2026
2.6%
99
3,709
3,808
April 2026
2.3%
87
3,707
3,794
March 2026
2.9%
111
3,724
3,835
February 2026
3.0%
115
3,682
3,797
January 2026
3.2%
122
3,686
3,808
December 2025
2.7%
103
3,666
3,769
November 2025
3.1%
116
3,603
3,719
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
2.8%
105
3,628
3,733
August 2025
3.4%
124
3,575
3,699
July 2025
3.5%
127
3,457
3,584
June 2025
3.5%
128
3,504
3,632
May 2025
3.2%
116
3,496
3,612
April 2025
2.7%
100
3,542
3,642
March 2025
3.3%
120
3,523
3,643
February 2025
3.4%
121
3,478
3,599
January 2025
3.7%
134
3,465
3,599
December 2024
3.2%
114
3,461
3,575
November 2024
3.5%
128
3,493
3,621
October 2024
4.0%
149
3,557
3,706
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.2%
118
3,540
3,658
2024
3.9%
140
3,484
3,624
2023
4.5%
153
3,215
3,368
2022
3.9%
130
3,238
3,368
2021
4.4%
143
3,103
3,246
2020
6.1%
195
3,023
3,218
2019
4.9%
158
3,071
3,229
2018
5.0%
161
3,044
3,205
2017
6.4%
204
2,995
3,199
2016
7.1%
225
2,933
3,158
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 Jenkins County
161.9 per 100,0002022. Georgia: 371.2.
1,341.7 per 100,0002022. Georgia: 1,708.7.
0murders2022, 14 violent crimes in all.
2022 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
2022
14
161.9
116
1,341.7
2021
21
239.2
122
1,389.5
2020
23
264.1
115
1,320.3
2018
30
339.9
101
1,144.5
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Jenkins County Sheriff's Office
2022
4
42
5,733
Millen Police Department
2025
14
40
2,986
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
2.29 per 1,000 residents2023, 2 agencies serving 8,718 people.
20sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.
9civilian staff2023, full-time.
2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (2), 2023
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Jenkins County Sheriff's Office
10
9
5,761
Millen Police Department
10
0
2,957
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2023
20
2.29
9
2
2022
22
2.54
10
2
2021
24
2.73
9
2
2020
22
2.53
10
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 Jenkins County Clerk of Superior Court?
Tracey L. Herrington (Independent) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Jenkins County, Georgia.
Who is the Jenkins County Coroner?
Henry Young (Independent) is the Coroner of Jenkins County, Georgia.
Who is the Jenkins County Sheriff?
Robert L. Oglesby (Independent) is the Sheriff of Jenkins County, Georgia.
Who is the Jenkins County Tax Commissioner?
Tina Elmore Burke (Independent) is the Tax Commissioner of Jenkins County, Georgia.
Who are the Jenkins County commissioners?
Tracie M. Coney (District 1); Pamelia Dwight (District 2); Jonathan Powell (District 3); Mike S. Chance (District 4); Horace Weathersby, III (District 5).
Who is on the Jenkins County School Board?
James "Marty" Orvin (Board of Education Member, District 5).
What is the population of Jenkins County?
About 8,711 people, with a median age of 41.8; the median household income is $44,389 and 22.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Jenkins County?
3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 120 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,927, against 2.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Jenkins County?
6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 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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