Who is the Rabun County Clerk of Superior Court?

Holly E. Henry-Perry (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Rabun County, Georgia.

Who is the Rabun County Coroner?

Sam Beck (Republican) is the Coroner of Rabun County, Georgia.

Who is the Rabun County County Surveyor?

Jonathan Rolader (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Rabun County, Georgia.

Who is the Rabun County Sheriff?

Mark Anthony Gerrells (Republican) is the Sheriff of Rabun County, Georgia.

Who is the Rabun County Tax Commissioner?

Lauren N. Benfield (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Rabun County, Georgia.

Who are the Rabun County commissioners?

Will H. Nichols (Post 1); Tom Garrison (Post 2); Greg James (Post 3); Kent A. Woerner (Post 4); Scott Crane (Post 5).

Who is on the Rabun County School Board?

Scott A. Horton (Board of Education Member, Post 1); Allyn Stockton (Board of Education Member, Post 2); Mark J. Beck (Board of Education Member, Post 3); Steven Cabe (Board of Education Member, Post 4).

What is the population of Rabun County?

About 17,312 people, with a median age of 50.1; the median household income is $67,493 and 13.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Rabun County?

3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 257 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,661, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Rabun County?

9 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 1 school district and 2 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Rabun County: 14 seats on 7 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Rabun County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, Post 1	Will H. Nichols Republican source
County Commissioner, Post 2	Tom Garrison Republican source
County Commissioner, Post 3	Greg James Republican source
County Commissioner, Post 4	Kent A. Woerner Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, Post 5	Scott Crane Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Holly E. Henry-Perry Republican source
Coroner	Sam Beck Republican source
County Surveyor	Jonathan Rolader Republican source
Sheriff	Mark Anthony Gerrells Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Lauren N. Benfield Republican source

School Board

Rabun 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, Post 1	Scott A. Horton Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, Post 2	Allyn Stockton Republican source
Board of Education Member, Post 3	Mark J. Beck Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, Post 4	Steven Cabe Republican source

How many local governments Rabun County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 9 local governments in Rabun 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	5	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	2	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 Rabun County

17,312people

50.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$67,493 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

31.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$295,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

1.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

6.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

13.9%U.S.: 8.4%

47.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

36.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 8.8% · White 86.7% · Black 0.8% · Asian 0.9% · Other or more than one race 2.8% (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 Rabun County

3.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.0%. Georgia: 3.5%.

257people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

7,404people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

7,661in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.4%	257	7,404	7,661
August 2026	3.3%	254	7,458	7,712
July 2026	2.9%	226	7,557	7,783
June 2026	3.4%	256	7,365	7,621
May 2026	3.3%	246	7,291	7,537
April 2026	2.8%	209	7,212	7,421
March 2026	3.4%	254	7,232	7,486
February 2026	3.7%	274	7,227	7,501
January 2026	3.4%	249	7,081	7,330
December 2025	3.1%	226	7,132	7,358
November 2025	3.3%	248	7,260	7,508
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.0%	224	7,280	7,504
August 2025	3.4%	259	7,337	7,596
July 2025	3.0%	235	7,518	7,753
June 2025	3.3%	247	7,291	7,538
May 2025	3.3%	243	7,142	7,385
April 2025	2.8%	208	7,122	7,330
March 2025	3.6%	265	7,027	7,292
February 2025	3.6%	269	7,305	7,574
January 2025	3.7%	263	6,888	7,151
December 2024	2.8%	202	7,046	7,248
November 2024	3.2%	237	7,152	7,389
October 2024	2.8%	215	7,357	7,572

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.3%	244	7,209	7,453
2024	3.1%	236	7,265	7,501
2023	3.2%	234	7,146	7,380
2022	3.1%	228	7,244	7,472
2021	3.3%	235	6,948	7,183
2020	5.5%	380	6,472	6,852
2019	3.8%	260	6,661	6,921
2018	4.1%	278	6,465	6,743
2017	5.1%	337	6,256	6,593
2016	6.1%	390	5,954	6,344

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 Rabun County

145.0 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.

1,710.2 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 2,642.9.

0murders2018, 24 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.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2018	24	145.0	283	1,710.2
2017	19	114.7	299	1,805.8
2016	20	123.5	344	2,123.7

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Rabun County Sheriff's Office	2025	11	76	13,873
Clayton Police Department	2024	7	59	2,086
Mountain City Police Department	2016	0	1	1,056
Dillard Police Department	2025	0	0	337
Sky Valley Police Department	2016	0	1	264

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

4.47 per 1,000 residents2018, 5 agencies serving 16,548 people.

74sworn officers2018, full-time, as of October 31.

3civilian staff2018, full-time.

2018 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (5), 2018

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Rabun County Sheriff's Office	53	2	12,572
Clayton Police Department	12	0	2,264
Dillard Police Department	3	1	369
Mountain City Police Department	3	0	1,076
Sky Valley Police Department	3	0	267

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 Rabun County Clerk of Superior Court?: Holly E. Henry-Perry (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Rabun County, Georgia.
Who is the Rabun County Coroner?: Sam Beck (Republican) is the Coroner of Rabun County, Georgia.
Who is the Rabun County County Surveyor?: Jonathan Rolader (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Rabun County, Georgia.
Who is the Rabun County Sheriff?: Mark Anthony Gerrells (Republican) is the Sheriff of Rabun County, Georgia.
Who is the Rabun County Tax Commissioner?: Lauren N. Benfield (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Rabun County, Georgia.
Who are the Rabun County commissioners?: Will H. Nichols (Post 1); Tom Garrison (Post 2); Greg James (Post 3); Kent A. Woerner (Post 4); Scott Crane (Post 5).
Who is on the Rabun County School Board?: Scott A. Horton (Board of Education Member, Post 1); Allyn Stockton (Board of Education Member, Post 2); Mark J. Beck (Board of Education Member, Post 3); Steven Cabe (Board of Education Member, Post 4).
What is the population of Rabun County?: About 17,312 people, with a median age of 50.1; the median household income is $67,493 and 13.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Rabun County?: 3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 257 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,661, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Rabun County?: 9 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 1 school district and 2 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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