Who is the Oconee County Clerk of Superior Court?

Angela Elder-Johnson (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Oconee County, Georgia.

Who is the Oconee County Coroner?

Ed Carson (Republican) is the Coroner of Oconee County, Georgia.

Who is the Oconee County Sheriff?

James A. Hale, Jr. (Republican) is the Sheriff of Oconee County, Georgia.

Who is the Oconee County Tax Commissioner?

Jennifer T. Riddle (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Oconee County, Georgia.

Who are the Oconee County commissioners?

John E. Daniell (Commission Chair); Mark H. Thomas (Post 1); Chuck Horton (Post 2); B. Amrey Harden (Post 3); Mark T. Saxon (Post 4).

Who is on the Oconee County School Board?

Michael D. Ransom (Board of Education Chair, Post 1); Ryan Oliver Hammock (Board of Education Member, Post 3); Adam Hammond (Board of Education Member, Post 4); Brock Toole (Board of Education Member, Post 5).

What is the population of Oconee County?

About 43,551 people, with a median age of 41.1; the median household income is $121,217 and 6.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Oconee County?

2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 663 people unemployed in a labor force of 23,137, against 2.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Oconee County?

6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal and 1 school district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Oconee County: 13 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

Oconee County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Commission Chair	John E. Daniell Republican source
County Commissioner, Post 1	Mark H. Thomas Republican source
County Commissioner, Post 2	Chuck Horton Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, Post 3	B. Amrey Harden Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, Post 4	Mark T. Saxon Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Angela Elder-Johnson Republican source
Coroner	Ed Carson Republican source
Sheriff	James A. Hale, Jr. Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Jennifer T. Riddle Republican source

School Board

Oconee County Board of Education

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Education Chair, Post 1	Michael D. Ransom Republican source
Board of Education Member, Post 3	Ryan Oliver Hammock Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, Post 4	Adam Hammond Republican source
Board of Education Member, Post 5	Brock Toole Republican source

How many local governments Oconee County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 6 local governments in Oconee 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)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	0	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 Oconee County

43,551people

41.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$121,217 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

6.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

55.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$461,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

7.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

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

6.8%U.S.: 8.4%

29.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

17.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.8% · White 82.1% · Black 3.4% · Asian 4.7% · Other or more than one race 4% (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 Oconee County

2.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.6%. Georgia: 3.5%.

663people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

22,474people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

23,137in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.9%	663	22,474	23,137
August 2026	2.6%	600	22,159	22,759
July 2026	2.5%	560	21,767	22,327
June 2026	3.0%	674	21,851	22,525
May 2026	2.4%	545	22,141	22,686
April 2026	2.1%	469	22,272	22,741
March 2026	2.5%	569	22,193	22,762
February 2026	2.7%	620	22,188	22,808
January 2026	2.5%	566	21,988	22,554
December 2025	2.4%	538	22,104	22,642
November 2025	2.7%	617	22,112	22,729
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.6%	583	21,874	22,457
August 2025	2.9%	643	21,253	21,896
July 2025	3.0%	639	20,658	21,297
June 2025	3.1%	664	20,809	21,473
May 2025	2.7%	577	21,110	21,687
April 2025	2.2%	478	21,547	22,025
March 2025	2.8%	608	21,487	22,095
February 2025	2.8%	622	21,440	22,062
January 2025	2.6%	579	21,465	22,044
December 2024	2.2%	481	21,537	22,018
November 2024	2.4%	526	21,661	22,187
October 2024	2.7%	595	21,682	22,277

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.7%	595	21,442	22,037
2024	2.6%	567	21,222	21,789
2023	2.5%	533	20,749	21,282
2022	2.4%	497	19,925	20,422
2021	2.3%	465	19,785	20,250
2020	3.7%	729	18,760	19,489
2019	2.7%	540	19,379	19,919
2018	3.1%	612	19,423	20,035
2017	3.6%	710	18,800	19,510
2016	4.2%	774	17,554	18,328

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 Oconee County

56.8 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 296.9.

648.6 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 1,409.3.

0murders2025, 29 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	29	56.8	331	648.6
2024	28	55.5	511	1,013.5
2023	25	50.5	598	1,206.9
2022	27	55.6	604	1,243.4
2018	23	57.7	460	1,154.4
2017	30	77.6	461	1,193.1
2016	43	114.3	562	1,494.2

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Oconee County Sheriff's Office	2025	29	331	45,475

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

1.61 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 45,475 people.

73sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

42civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Oconee County Sheriff's Office	73	42	45,475

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	73	1.61	42	1
2024	67	1.48	25	1
2023	61	1.37	35	1
2022	62	1.40	34	1
2021	69	1.64	35	2
2017	66	1.76	35	2
2016	63	1.72	33	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 Oconee County Clerk of Superior Court?: Angela Elder-Johnson (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Oconee County, Georgia.
Who is the Oconee County Coroner?: Ed Carson (Republican) is the Coroner of Oconee County, Georgia.
Who is the Oconee County Sheriff?: James A. Hale, Jr. (Republican) is the Sheriff of Oconee County, Georgia.
Who is the Oconee County Tax Commissioner?: Jennifer T. Riddle (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Oconee County, Georgia.
Who are the Oconee County commissioners?: John E. Daniell (Commission Chair); Mark H. Thomas (Post 1); Chuck Horton (Post 2); B. Amrey Harden (Post 3); Mark T. Saxon (Post 4).
Who is on the Oconee County School Board?: Michael D. Ransom (Board of Education Chair, Post 1); Ryan Oliver Hammock (Board of Education Member, Post 3); Adam Hammond (Board of Education Member, Post 4); Brock Toole (Board of Education Member, Post 5).
What is the population of Oconee County?: About 43,551 people, with a median age of 41.1; the median household income is $121,217 and 6.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Oconee County?: 2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 663 people unemployed in a labor force of 23,137, against 2.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Oconee County?: 6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal and 1 school 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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