Lanier County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Lanier County: 9 seats on 6 elected bodies. 1 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 4 local governments in Lanier 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)
1
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 Lanier County
10,221people
36.8median ageU.S.: 38.9
$47,186 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
26.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%
19.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$162,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
4.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
13.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
17.1%U.S.: 8.4%
55.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
33.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.4% · White 64.7% · Black 24.2% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 2.6% (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 Lanier County
3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.6%. Georgia: 3.5%.
143people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
3,869people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
4,012in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.6%
143
3,869
4,012
August 2026
3.5%
136
3,780
3,916
July 2026
3.2%
125
3,725
3,850
June 2026
3.9%
150
3,677
3,827
May 2026
3.3%
129
3,769
3,898
April 2026
3.0%
118
3,797
3,915
March 2026
3.6%
141
3,783
3,924
February 2026
3.9%
154
3,789
3,943
January 2026
3.8%
148
3,756
3,904
December 2025
3.2%
125
3,825
3,950
November 2025
3.8%
151
3,836
3,987
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.6%
138
3,745
3,883
August 2025
4.0%
153
3,685
3,838
July 2025
4.7%
179
3,667
3,846
June 2025
4.2%
159
3,665
3,824
May 2025
3.8%
145
3,696
3,841
April 2025
3.6%
141
3,759
3,900
March 2025
4.0%
157
3,763
3,920
February 2025
4.2%
163
3,730
3,893
January 2025
4.2%
163
3,760
3,923
December 2024
4.9%
196
3,793
3,989
November 2024
3.7%
147
3,794
3,941
October 2024
4.2%
168
3,806
3,974
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.9%
152
3,739
3,891
2024
4.0%
158
3,777
3,935
2023
3.6%
140
3,794
3,934
2022
3.3%
127
3,749
3,876
2021
3.7%
144
3,729
3,873
2020
5.1%
195
3,607
3,802
2019
3.9%
151
3,694
3,845
2018
4.2%
165
3,719
3,884
2017
4.8%
193
3,796
3,989
2016
5.5%
217
3,753
3,970
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 Lanier County
160.3 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 296.9.
1,112.6 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 1,409.3.
0murders2025, 17 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
17
160.3
118
1,112.6
2021
20
185.6
198
1,837.2
2020
14
134.2
120
1,149.9
2018
40
382.6
180
1,721.8
2017
53
506.5
193
1,844.4
2016
45
435.0
203
1,962.3
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Lanier County Sheriff's Office
2025
9
46
7,536
Lakeland Police Department
2025
8
72
3,070
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
1.98 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 10,606 people.
21sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
7civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Lanier County Sheriff's Office
15
4
7,536
Lakeland Police Department
6
3
3,070
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
21
1.98
7
2
2023
18
1.74
8
2
2022
17
1.71
8
2
2020
24
2.30
7
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 Lanier County Clerk of Superior Court?
Patricia "Patti" Bass (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Lanier County, Georgia.
Who is the Lanier County Coroner?
Patches Phillips (Republican) is the Coroner of Lanier County, Georgia.
Who is the Lanier County Sheriff?
Charles "Nick" Norton (Republican) is the Sheriff of Lanier County, Georgia.
Who is the Lanier County Tax Commissioner?
Rebecca S. Rampey (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Lanier County, Georgia.
Who are the Lanier County commissioners?
Alex Lee (Commission Chair); Bennie Peter Ryan (District 1); Susan G. Bowling (District 3); Dennis Fender (District 4).
Who is on the Lanier County School Board?
Randy Sirmans (Board of Education Chair).
What is the population of Lanier County?
About 10,221 people, with a median age of 36.8; the median household income is $47,186 and 26.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lanier County?
3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 143 people unemployed in a labor force of 4,012, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lanier County?
4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 1 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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