Laurens County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Laurens County: 10 seats on 6 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Board of Commissioners
Laurens County Board of Commissioners
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
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 Laurens County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 13 local governments in Laurens 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
7
0
School districts (school boards)
2
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 Laurens County
49,798people
39.2median ageU.S.: 38.9
$55,010 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
22.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%
19.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$154,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
3.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
12.1%U.S.: 8.4%
49.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
22.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.3% · White 56.3% · Black 36.5% · Asian 1% · Other or more than one race 2.9% (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 Laurens County
3.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.7%. Georgia: 3.5%.
816people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
20,406people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
21,222in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.8%
816
20,406
21,222
August 2026
3.7%
776
20,087
20,863
July 2026
3.5%
731
20,010
20,741
June 2026
4.0%
829
19,984
20,813
May 2026
3.5%
726
20,112
20,838
April 2026
3.1%
635
20,099
20,734
March 2026
3.6%
749
20,197
20,946
February 2026
3.9%
816
20,251
21,067
January 2026
3.8%
796
20,069
20,865
December 2025
3.4%
708
20,221
20,929
November 2025
3.8%
801
20,124
20,925
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.7%
756
19,436
20,192
August 2025
4.1%
817
19,206
20,023
July 2025
4.1%
836
19,367
20,203
June 2025
4.2%
834
19,197
20,031
May 2025
3.7%
736
19,241
19,977
April 2025
3.4%
680
19,266
19,946
March 2025
3.8%
782
19,809
20,591
February 2025
3.9%
807
19,674
20,481
January 2025
4.0%
820
19,887
20,707
December 2024
3.6%
738
19,555
20,293
November 2024
4.0%
802
19,466
20,268
October 2024
4.1%
816
18,996
19,812
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.8%
780
19,584
20,364
2024
4.1%
825
19,234
20,059
2023
4.2%
845
19,192
20,037
2022
4.0%
785
18,901
19,686
2021
4.3%
868
19,120
19,988
2020
6.7%
1,307
18,086
19,393
2019
4.8%
945
18,673
19,618
2018
4.9%
967
18,573
19,540
2017
6.0%
1,176
18,359
19,535
2016
6.8%
1,299
17,679
18,978
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 Laurens County
465.1 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.
2,805.3 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 2,642.9.
6murders2018, 219 violent crimes in all.
2018 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.
By police agency (3)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Laurens County Sheriff's Office
2025
65
280
31,730
Dublin Police Department
2018
127
774
15,756
East Dublin Police Department
2018
0
0
2,343
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
2.72 per 1,000 residents2024, 3 agencies serving 50,293 people.
137sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
42civilian staff2024, full-time.
2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (3), 2024
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Laurens County Sheriff's Office
78
34
31,799
Dublin Police Department
54
7
15,992
East Dublin Police Department
5
1
2,502
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2024
137
2.72
42
3
2023
133
2.67
49
3
2022
127
2.55
43
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 Laurens County Clerk of Superior Court?
Tanya L. Rogers (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Laurens County, Georgia.
Who is the Laurens County Coroner?
Richard N. Stanley, III (Republican) is the Coroner of Laurens County, Georgia.
Who is the Laurens County Sheriff?
Larry H. Dean (Republican) is the Sheriff of Laurens County, Georgia.
Who is the Laurens County Tax Commissioner?
Darla Brown (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Laurens County, Georgia.
Who are the Laurens County commissioners?
Brenda Chain (District 1); Lawton "Trae" Kemp (District 2); Gerad F. Mathis (District 3); Jimmy R. Rogers (District 4); Kevin L. Tanner (District 5).
Who is on the Laurens County School Board?
Kevin Malone (Board of Education Member, District 4).
What is the population of Laurens County?
About 49,798 people, with a median age of 39.2; the median household income is $55,010 and 22.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Laurens County?
3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 816 people unemployed in a labor force of 21,222, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Laurens County?
13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 2 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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