Who is the Polk County Clerk of Superior Court?

Stacie M. Baines (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Polk County, Georgia.

Who is the Polk County Coroner?

Norman Smith (Republican) is the Coroner of Polk County, Georgia.

Who is the Polk County County Surveyor?

Robert Larry Cannon (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Polk County, Georgia.

Who is the Polk County Probate Judge?

Robert "Bobby" Brooks (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Polk County, Georgia.

Who is the Polk County Sheriff?

Johnny Moats (Republican) is the Sheriff of Polk County, Georgia.

Who is the Polk County Tax Commissioner?

Amanda B. Lindsey (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Polk County, Georgia.

Who is on the Polk County School Board?

Bernard Morgan (Board of Education Member, District 2); Rita Carter (Board of Education Member, District 3); Jeff Hawkins (Board of Education Member, District 5); Paul “Drew” Williams, Jr. (Board of Education Member, District 6); Judi Renshaw (Board of Education Member, District 7).

What is the population of Polk County?

About 43,785 people, with a median age of 38; the median household income is $58,515 and 16.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Polk County?

3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 705 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,258, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Polk County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Polk County: 11 seats on 7 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Stacie M. Baines Republican source
Coroner	Norman Smith Republican source
County Surveyor	Robert Larry Cannon Republican source
Probate Judge	Robert "Bobby" Brooks Republican source
Sheriff	Johnny Moats Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Amanda B. Lindsey Republican source

School Board

Polk 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 2	Bernard Morgan Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 3	Rita Carter Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 5	Jeff Hawkins Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 6	Paul “Drew” Williams, Jr. Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 7	Judi Renshaw Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Polk County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 8 local governments in Polk County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	0
Cities, towns, villages and townships	3	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 Polk County

43,785people

38median ageU.S.: 38.9

$58,515 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

16.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

15.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$187,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

6.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

12%U.S.: 8.4%

54%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

26%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 13.9% · White 70.4% · Black 11.9% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 3.1% (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 Polk County

3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. Georgia: 3.5%.

705people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

19,553people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

20,258in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.5%	705	19,553	20,258
August 2026	3.3%	663	19,467	20,130
July 2026	3.1%	624	19,342	19,966
June 2026	3.4%	691	19,371	20,062
May 2026	2.9%	580	19,379	19,959
April 2026	2.7%	528	19,316	19,844
March 2026	3.4%	674	19,215	19,889
February 2026	3.6%	712	19,096	19,808
January 2026	3.4%	671	19,033	19,704
December 2025	3.2%	622	19,111	19,733
November 2025	3.7%	728	19,136	19,864
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.3%	647	18,991	19,638
August 2025	3.7%	716	18,833	19,549
July 2025	3.5%	688	18,912	19,600
June 2025	3.7%	722	18,999	19,721
May 2025	3.3%	656	18,934	19,590
April 2025	3.0%	582	18,962	19,544
March 2025	3.4%	666	19,081	19,747
February 2025	3.5%	682	18,931	19,613
January 2025	3.4%	669	18,888	19,557
December 2024	3.3%	648	19,042	19,690
November 2024	4.0%	794	18,860	19,654
October 2024	3.5%	687	18,912	19,599

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.4%	671	18,980	19,651
2024	3.6%	707	19,056	19,763
2023	3.3%	647	19,171	19,818
2022	3.0%	593	18,900	19,493
2021	3.5%	666	18,638	19,304
2020	5.7%	1,093	18,008	19,101
2019	3.6%	705	18,663	19,368
2018	4.0%	780	18,553	19,333
2017	5.0%	971	18,431	19,402
2016	5.9%	1,111	17,697	18,808

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 Polk County

233.9 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 296.9.

1,135.9 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 1,409.3.

2murders2025, 105 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	105	233.9	510	1,135.9
2018	149	355.2	1,369	3,263.7
2017	109	261.2	1,367	3,275.9
2016	126	304.8	1,438	3,478.6

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Polk County Police Department	2025	33	184	27,703
Cedartown Police Department	2025	51	202	10,352
Rockmart Police Department	2025	19	119	5,328
Aragon Police Department	2025	2	5	1,517

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

2.00 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 44,900 people.

90sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

10civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (4), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Polk County Police Department	36	3	27,703
Cedartown Police Department	30	5	10,352
Rockmart Police Department	20	2	5,328
Aragon Police Department	4	0	1,517

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	90	2.00	10	4
2020	92	2.16	14	4
2018	95	2.26	16	4
2017	96	2.30	16	4

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 Polk County Clerk of Superior Court?: Stacie M. Baines (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Polk County, Georgia.
Who is the Polk County Coroner?: Norman Smith (Republican) is the Coroner of Polk County, Georgia.
Who is the Polk County County Surveyor?: Robert Larry Cannon (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Polk County, Georgia.
Who is the Polk County Probate Judge?: Robert "Bobby" Brooks (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Polk County, Georgia.
Who is the Polk County Sheriff?: Johnny Moats (Republican) is the Sheriff of Polk County, Georgia.
Who is the Polk County Tax Commissioner?: Amanda B. Lindsey (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Polk County, Georgia.
Who is on the Polk County School Board?: Bernard Morgan (Board of Education Member, District 2); Rita Carter (Board of Education Member, District 3); Jeff Hawkins (Board of Education Member, District 5); Paul “Drew” Williams, Jr. (Board of Education Member, District 6); Judi Renshaw (Board of Education Member, District 7).
What is the population of Polk County?: About 43,785 people, with a median age of 38; the median household income is $58,515 and 16.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Polk County?: 3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 705 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,258, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Polk County?: 8 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 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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