Who is the Taylor County Clerk of Superior Court?

Lisa D. McDonald (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Taylor County, Georgia.

Who is the Taylor County Coroner?

David McLeighton (Republican) is the Coroner of Taylor County, Georgia.

Who is the Taylor County Probate Judge?

Jennifer M. Williams (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Taylor County, Georgia.

Who is the Taylor County Sheriff?

John “Bubba” Sawyer (Republican) is the Sheriff of Taylor County, Georgia.

Who is the Taylor County Tax Commissioner?

Shirley Graham (Democratic) is the Tax Commissioner of Taylor County, Georgia.

Who are the Taylor County commissioners?

Cicero Latimore (District 1); Tameka “Tam” Harris (District 2); Jeff Watson (District 3); Dianne C. Renfroe (District 4); Randy Nelson (District 5).

Who is on the Taylor County School Board?

Glenda Latimore (Board of Education Member, District 1); Al Tunke Townes (Board of Education Member, District 2); Greg Brown (Board of Education Member, District 3); C. Wayne McInvale, II (Board of Education Member, District 4); Wes Summers, Jr. (Board of Education Member, District 5).

What is the population of Taylor County?

About 7,786 people, with a median age of 44; the median household income is $41,788 and 32.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Taylor County?

4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 119 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,985, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Taylor County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Taylor County: 15 seats on 7 elected bodies.

Board of Commissioners

Taylor County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	Cicero Latimore Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 2	Tameka “Tam” Harris Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 3	Jeff Watson Republican source
County Commissioner, District 4	Dianne C. Renfroe Republican source
County Commissioner, District 5	Randy Nelson Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Lisa D. McDonald Democratic source
Coroner	David McLeighton Republican source
Probate Judge	Jennifer M. Williams Republican source
Sheriff	John “Bubba” Sawyer Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Shirley Graham Democratic source

School Board

Taylor County Board of Education

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member, District 1	Glenda Latimore Democratic source
Board of Education Member, District 2	Al Tunke Townes Democratic source
Board of Education Member, District 3	Greg Brown Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 4	C. Wayne McInvale, II Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 5	Wes Summers, Jr. Republican source

How many local governments Taylor County has

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

7,786people

44median ageU.S.: 38.9

$41,788 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

32.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

17.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$87,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

10.3%U.S.: 8.4%

54.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

37.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1% · White 58.5% · Black 37.8% · Asian 0.3% · Other or more than one race 2.4% (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 Taylor County

4.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.0%. Georgia: 3.5%.

119people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

2,866people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

2,985in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.0%	119	2,866	2,985
August 2026	4.0%	118	2,815	2,933
July 2026	4.0%	115	2,769	2,884
June 2026	4.1%	120	2,773	2,893
May 2026	3.9%	112	2,791	2,903
April 2026	3.3%	95	2,806	2,901
March 2026	4.0%	118	2,817	2,935
February 2026	4.3%	126	2,818	2,944
January 2026	4.1%	120	2,774	2,894
December 2025	3.7%	109	2,799	2,908
November 2025	4.2%	124	2,809	2,933
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.0%	116	2,816	2,932
August 2025	4.8%	137	2,724	2,861
July 2025	4.3%	124	2,739	2,863
June 2025	4.4%	127	2,728	2,855
May 2025	4.1%	117	2,741	2,858
April 2025	3.9%	111	2,766	2,877
March 2025	4.2%	123	2,789	2,912
February 2025	4.1%	118	2,781	2,899
January 2025	4.1%	119	2,768	2,887
December 2024	3.5%	100	2,785	2,885
November 2024	4.0%	115	2,776	2,891
October 2024	3.9%	113	2,771	2,884

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.2%	120	2,769	2,889
2024	3.9%	116	2,876	2,992
2023	4.0%	114	2,736	2,850
2022	5.0%	134	2,552	2,686
2021	5.8%	176	2,876	3,052
2020	6.9%	200	2,689	2,889
2019	4.0%	131	3,106	3,237
2018	6.3%	182	2,724	2,906
2017	8.4%	250	2,712	2,962
2016	7.0%	251	3,350	3,601

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 Taylor County

99.5 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.

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

0murders2018, 8 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	8	99.5	73	907.8
2017	16	196.2	92	1,127.9
2016	10	121.4	96	1,165.6

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Taylor County Sheriff's Office	2018	7	47	5,252
Butler Police Department	2023	12	26	1,804
Reynolds Police Department	2025	4	12	888

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

2.69 per 1,000 residents2022, 3 agencies serving 7,811 people.

21sworn officers2022, full-time, as of October 31.

13civilian staff2022, full-time.

2022 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (3), 2022

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Taylor County Sheriff's Office	9	12	5,085
Butler Police Department	6	1	1,797
Reynolds Police Department	6	0	929

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2022	21	2.69	13	3
2021	21	2.63	10	3
2018	24	2.98	12	3
2017	31	3.80	4	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 Taylor County Clerk of Superior Court?: Lisa D. McDonald (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Taylor County, Georgia.
Who is the Taylor County Coroner?: David McLeighton (Republican) is the Coroner of Taylor County, Georgia.
Who is the Taylor County Probate Judge?: Jennifer M. Williams (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Taylor County, Georgia.
Who is the Taylor County Sheriff?: John “Bubba” Sawyer (Republican) is the Sheriff of Taylor County, Georgia.
Who is the Taylor County Tax Commissioner?: Shirley Graham (Democratic) is the Tax Commissioner of Taylor County, Georgia.
Who are the Taylor County commissioners?: Cicero Latimore (District 1); Tameka “Tam” Harris (District 2); Jeff Watson (District 3); Dianne C. Renfroe (District 4); Randy Nelson (District 5).
Who is on the Taylor County School Board?: Glenda Latimore (Board of Education Member, District 1); Al Tunke Townes (Board of Education Member, District 2); Greg Brown (Board of Education Member, District 3); C. Wayne McInvale, II (Board of Education Member, District 4); Wes Summers, Jr. (Board of Education Member, District 5).
What is the population of Taylor County?: About 7,786 people, with a median age of 44; the median household income is $41,788 and 32.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Taylor County?: 4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 119 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,985, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Taylor County?: 5 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 1 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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