Who is the Amite County Chancery Clerk?

Jana Causey is the Chancery Clerk of Amite County, Mississippi.

Who is the Amite County Circuit Clerk?

Celeste Bell McIntyre is the Circuit Clerk of Amite County, Mississippi.

Who is the Amite County Coroner?

William C. (Cam) Sharp is the Coroner of Amite County, Mississippi.

Who is the Amite County County Prosecuting Attorney?

Sara Hemphill is the County Prosecuting Attorney of Amite County, Mississippi.

Who is the Amite County Election Commissioner, District 1?

Annete Wicker is the Election Commissioner, District 1 of Amite County, Mississippi.

Who is the Amite County Election Commissioner, District 2?

Vergia Tobias Bradley is the Election Commissioner, District 2 of Amite County, Mississippi.

Who is the Amite County Election Commissioner, District 3?

Cynthia Whittington Slay is the Election Commissioner, District 3 of Amite County, Mississippi.

Who is the Amite County Election Commissioner, District 4?

Jeanne Williams is the Election Commissioner, District 4 of Amite County, Mississippi.

Who is the Amite County Election Commissioner, District 5?

Frank Noto is the Election Commissioner, District 5 of Amite County, Mississippi.

Who is the Amite County Sheriff?

Tim Wroten is the Sheriff of Amite County, Mississippi.

Who is the Amite County Tax Assessor?

Eunice Blake is the Tax Assessor of Amite County, Mississippi.

Who is the Amite County Tax Collector?

Eunice Blake is the Tax Collector of Amite County, Mississippi.

Who are the Amite County commissioners?

Warren Leake (Supervisor, District 1); Earl Guy McNabb, Jr (Supervisor, District 2); J.P. "Jackie" Whittington (Supervisor, District 3); Melvin Quin (Butch) Graves (Supervisor, District 4); Tony Patterson (Supervisor, District 5).

What is the population of Amite County?

About 12,565 people, with a median age of 49.2; the median household income is $37,222 and 27.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Amite County?

3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 172 people unemployed in a labor force of 4,451, against 4.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Amite County?

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

Amite County, MS elected officials: supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Amite County: 17 seats on 9 elected bodies.

Board of Supervisors

Amite County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
Supervisor, District 1	Warren Leake source
Supervisor, District 2	Earl Guy McNabb, Jr source
Supervisor, District 3	J.P. "Jackie" Whittington source
Supervisor, District 4	Melvin Quin (Butch) Graves source
Supervisor, District 5	Tony Patterson source

County officers

Amite County Election Commission

Office	Who holds it now
Election Commissioner, District 1	Annete Wicker source
Election Commissioner, District 2	Vergia Tobias Bradley source
Election Commissioner, District 3	Cynthia Whittington Slay source
Election Commissioner, District 4	Jeanne Williams source
Election Commissioner, District 5	Frank Noto source

Also elected countywide

Office	Who holds it now
Chancery Clerk	Jana Causey source
Circuit Clerk	Celeste Bell McIntyre source
Coroner	William C. (Cam) Sharp source
County Prosecuting Attorney	Sara Hemphill source
Sheriff	Tim Wroten source
Tax Assessor	Eunice Blake source
Tax Collector	Eunice Blake source

How many local governments Amite County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 5 local governments in Amite 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	0
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 Amite County

12,565people

49.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$37,222 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

27.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

11.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$100,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

0.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

3.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

11.4%U.S.: 8.4%

54.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

35.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 0.1% · White 58.6% · Black 40.1% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 1.2% (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 Amite County

3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.7%. Mississippi: 3.3%.

172people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

4,279people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

4,451in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.9%	172	4,279	4,451
August 2026	3.9%	171	4,269	4,440
July 2026	4.5%	201	4,240	4,441
June 2026	5.2%	239	4,338	4,577
May 2026	4.1%	185	4,346	4,531
April 2026	3.7%	166	4,345	4,511
March 2026	4.5%	204	4,365	4,569
February 2026	5.0%	230	4,335	4,565
January 2026	4.6%	207	4,312	4,519
December 2025	4.2%	192	4,384	4,576
November 2025	4.9%	227	4,365	4,592
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.7%	212	4,340	4,552
August 2025	5.2%	237	4,302	4,539
July 2025	5.6%	257	4,352	4,609
June 2025	5.4%	245	4,328	4,573
May 2025	4.4%	196	4,306	4,502
April 2025	3.7%	168	4,336	4,504
March 2025	5.2%	232	4,242	4,474
February 2025	4.8%	216	4,272	4,488
January 2025	4.8%	217	4,313	4,530
December 2024	4.3%	192	4,314	4,506
November 2024	4.4%	194	4,262	4,456
October 2024	4.0%	178	4,297	4,475

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.8%	218	4,322	4,540
2024	4.0%	176	4,224	4,400
2023	4.0%	173	4,101	4,274
2022	5.2%	224	4,062	4,286
2021	7.4%	316	3,958	4,274
2020	8.6%	367	3,891	4,258
2019	7.3%	320	4,062	4,382
2018	6.7%	284	3,970	4,254
2017	7.4%	313	3,921	4,234
2016	8.0%	342	3,926	4,268

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. Mississippi'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.

Police in Amite County

Police staffing

0.66 per 1,000 residents2021, 2 agencies serving 12,043 people.

8sworn officers2021, full-time, as of October 31.

15civilian staff2021, full-time.

2021 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (2), 2021

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Amite County Sheriff's Office	6	9	11,200
Gloster Police Department	2	6	843

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2021	8	0.66	15	2
2020	9	0.74	13	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 Amite County Chancery Clerk?: Jana Causey is the Chancery Clerk of Amite County, Mississippi.
Who is the Amite County Circuit Clerk?: Celeste Bell McIntyre is the Circuit Clerk of Amite County, Mississippi.
Who is the Amite County Coroner?: William C. (Cam) Sharp is the Coroner of Amite County, Mississippi.
Who is the Amite County County Prosecuting Attorney?: Sara Hemphill is the County Prosecuting Attorney of Amite County, Mississippi.
Who is the Amite County Election Commissioner, District 1?: Annete Wicker is the Election Commissioner, District 1 of Amite County, Mississippi.
Who is the Amite County Election Commissioner, District 2?: Vergia Tobias Bradley is the Election Commissioner, District 2 of Amite County, Mississippi.
Who is the Amite County Election Commissioner, District 3?: Cynthia Whittington Slay is the Election Commissioner, District 3 of Amite County, Mississippi.
Who is the Amite County Election Commissioner, District 4?: Jeanne Williams is the Election Commissioner, District 4 of Amite County, Mississippi.
Who is the Amite County Election Commissioner, District 5?: Frank Noto is the Election Commissioner, District 5 of Amite County, Mississippi.
Who is the Amite County Sheriff?: Tim Wroten is the Sheriff of Amite County, Mississippi.
Who is the Amite County Tax Assessor?: Eunice Blake is the Tax Assessor of Amite County, Mississippi.
Who is the Amite County Tax Collector?: Eunice Blake is the Tax Collector of Amite County, Mississippi.
Who are the Amite County commissioners?: Warren Leake (Supervisor, District 1); Earl Guy McNabb, Jr (Supervisor, District 2); J.P. "Jackie" Whittington (Supervisor, District 3); Melvin Quin (Butch) Graves (Supervisor, District 4); Tony Patterson (Supervisor, District 5).
What is the population of Amite County?: About 12,565 people, with a median age of 49.2; the median household income is $37,222 and 27.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Amite County?: 3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 172 people unemployed in a labor force of 4,451, against 4.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Amite 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 May 6, 2026, from the Mississippi Secretary of State's County Offices and Directory; 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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