Who is the Stephens County Clerk of Superior Court?

Tim Quick (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Stephens County, Georgia.

Who is the Stephens County Coroner?

Kyle Johnson (Republican) is the Coroner of Stephens County, Georgia.

Who is the Stephens County Sheriff?

Rusty Fulbright (Republican) is the Sheriff of Stephens County, Georgia.

Who is the Stephens County Tax Commissioner?

Dene Hicks (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Stephens County, Georgia.

Who are the Stephens County commissioners?

Tara Simmons (Post 1); Debbie Whitlock (Post 2); Craig Oglesby (Post 3); Chris Rickman (Post 4); Chuck Wright (Post 5).

Who is on the Stephens County School Board?

Len Stovall (Board of Education Member, At-large); Wendy Dawkins (Board of Education Member, District 1, Post 1); Jim Bellamy (Board of Education Member, District 1, Post 2); Tripp Arrowood (Board of Education Member, District 2, Post 1); Rod Moore (Board of Education Member, District 2, Post 2); Kay H. Reed (Board of Education Member, District 3, Post 1); Pam Hill (Board of Education Member, District 3, Post 2).

What is the population of Stephens County?

About 27,012 people, with a median age of 40.8; the median household income is $54,754 and 15.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Stephens County?

4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 453 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,802, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Stephens County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Stephens County: 16 seats on 6 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Stephens 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	Tara Simmons Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, Post 2	Debbie Whitlock Republican source
County Commissioner, Post 3	Craig Oglesby Republican source
County Commissioner, Post 4	Chris Rickman Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, Post 5	Chuck Wright Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Tim Quick Republican source
Coroner	Kyle Johnson Republican source
Sheriff	Rusty Fulbright Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Dene Hicks Republican source

School Board

Stephens County Board of Education

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Education Member, At-large	Len Stovall Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 1, Post 1	Wendy Dawkins Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 1, Post 2	Jim Bellamy Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 2, Post 1	Tripp Arrowood Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 2, Post 2	Rod Moore Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 3, Post 1	Kay H. Reed Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 3, Post 2	Pam Hill Republican source

How many local governments Stephens County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 8 local governments in Stephens 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	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 Stephens County

27,012people

40.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$54,754 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

15.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

15.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$175,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

14.6%U.S.: 8.4%

43.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

30%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4% · White 80.6% · Black 8.1% · Asian 1.1% · Other or more than one race 6.3% (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 Stephens County

4.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.1%. Georgia: 3.5%.

453people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

10,349people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

10,802in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.2%	453	10,349	10,802
August 2026	4.1%	436	10,151	10,587
July 2026	4.2%	436	10,015	10,451
June 2026	4.5%	468	9,978	10,446
May 2026	4.0%	422	10,158	10,580
April 2026	3.5%	372	10,158	10,530
March 2026	4.1%	433	10,167	10,600
February 2026	4.4%	467	10,120	10,587
January 2026	4.6%	483	10,048	10,531
December 2025	4.2%	444	10,086	10,530
November 2025	4.4%	469	10,209	10,678
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.1%	437	10,273	10,710
August 2025	4.4%	457	10,013	10,470
July 2025	4.3%	444	9,983	10,427
June 2025	4.3%	449	9,985	10,434
May 2025	3.9%	409	10,117	10,526
April 2025	3.6%	383	10,212	10,595
March 2025	4.0%	421	10,212	10,633
February 2025	4.1%	432	10,117	10,549
January 2025	4.1%	436	10,105	10,541
December 2024	3.6%	383	10,233	10,616
November 2024	3.8%	410	10,240	10,650
October 2024	4.0%	434	10,362	10,796

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.1%	435	10,119	10,554
2024	3.9%	431	10,526	10,957
2023	3.5%	388	10,697	11,085
2022	3.5%	389	10,800	11,189
2021	4.1%	454	10,514	10,968
2020	6.1%	669	10,248	10,917
2019	3.8%	430	10,945	11,375
2018	4.4%	503	11,044	11,547
2017	5.0%	586	11,126	11,712
2016	5.6%	655	10,987	11,642

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 Stephens County

197.6 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.

2,867.6 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 2,642.9.

1murders2018, 51 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	51	197.6	740	2,867.6
2017	54	210.0	868	3,375.2
2016	69	271.1	768	3,017.9

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Stephens County Sheriff's Office	2018	15	280	17,496
Toccoa Police Department	2025	11	163	9,449

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

3.61 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 27,681 people.

100sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

10civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Stephens County Sheriff's Office	68	9	18,232
Toccoa Police Department	32	1	9,449

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	100	3.61	10	2
2024	77	2.80	35	2
2018	69	2.67	34	2
2016	65	2.55	27	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 Stephens County Clerk of Superior Court?: Tim Quick (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Stephens County, Georgia.
Who is the Stephens County Coroner?: Kyle Johnson (Republican) is the Coroner of Stephens County, Georgia.
Who is the Stephens County Sheriff?: Rusty Fulbright (Republican) is the Sheriff of Stephens County, Georgia.
Who is the Stephens County Tax Commissioner?: Dene Hicks (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Stephens County, Georgia.
Who are the Stephens County commissioners?: Tara Simmons (Post 1); Debbie Whitlock (Post 2); Craig Oglesby (Post 3); Chris Rickman (Post 4); Chuck Wright (Post 5).
Who is on the Stephens County School Board?: Len Stovall (Board of Education Member, At-large); Wendy Dawkins (Board of Education Member, District 1, Post 1); Jim Bellamy (Board of Education Member, District 1, Post 2); Tripp Arrowood (Board of Education Member, District 2, Post 1); Rod Moore (Board of Education Member, District 2, Post 2); Kay H. Reed (Board of Education Member, District 3, Post 1); Pam Hill (Board of Education Member, District 3, Post 2).
What is the population of Stephens County?: About 27,012 people, with a median age of 40.8; the median household income is $54,754 and 15.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Stephens County?: 4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 453 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,802, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Stephens 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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