Who is the Copiah County Chancery Clerk?

Deborah Sandifer is the Chancery Clerk of Copiah County, Mississippi.

Who is the Copiah County Circuit Clerk?

Derrick Cubit is the Circuit Clerk of Copiah County, Mississippi.

Who is the Copiah County Coroner?

Judy Evans is the Coroner of Copiah County, Mississippi.

Who is the Copiah County County Prosecuting Attorney?

Elise B. Munn is the County Prosecuting Attorney of Copiah County, Mississippi.

Who is the Copiah County Election Commissioner, District 1?

Anne Thrasher is the Election Commissioner, District 1 of Copiah County, Mississippi.

Who is the Copiah County Election Commissioner, District 2?

Frances Taylor is the Election Commissioner, District 2 of Copiah County, Mississippi.

Who is the Copiah County Election Commissioner, District 3?

Ernest L. Munn is the Election Commissioner, District 3 of Copiah County, Mississippi.

Who is the Copiah County Election Commissioner, District 4?

Lydia Claiborne Green is the Election Commissioner, District 4 of Copiah County, Mississippi.

Who is the Copiah County Election Commissioner, District 5?

Lisa Rials is the Election Commissioner, District 5 of Copiah County, Mississippi.

Who is the Copiah County Sheriff?

Byron Swilley is the Sheriff of Copiah County, Mississippi.

Who is the Copiah County Tax Assessor?

Todd Mooney is the Tax Assessor of Copiah County, Mississippi.

Who is the Copiah County Tax Collector?

April S. Holloway is the Tax Collector of Copiah County, Mississippi.

Who are the Copiah County commissioners?

Daryl McMillian (Supervisor, District 1); John Smith (Supervisor, District 2); Perry Hood (Supervisor, District 3); Kenneth Powell (Supervisor, District 4); Judson Jackson (Supervisor, District 5).

What is the population of Copiah County?

About 27,855 people, with a median age of 39.6; the median household income is $49,089 and 23% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Copiah County?

3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 398 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,845, against 3.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Copiah County?

13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 3 school district and 4 special district governments.

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

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

Board of Supervisors

Copiah County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
Supervisor, District 1	Daryl McMillian source
Supervisor, District 2	John Smith source
Supervisor, District 3	Perry Hood source
Supervisor, District 4	Kenneth Powell source
Supervisor, District 5	Judson Jackson source

County officers

Copiah County Election Commission

Office	Who holds it now
Election Commissioner, District 1	Anne Thrasher source
Election Commissioner, District 2	Frances Taylor source
Election Commissioner, District 3	Ernest L. Munn source
Election Commissioner, District 4	Lydia Claiborne Green source
Election Commissioner, District 5	Lisa Rials source

Also elected countywide

Office	Who holds it now
Chancery Clerk	Deborah Sandifer source
Circuit Clerk	Derrick Cubit source
Coroner	Judy Evans source
County Prosecuting Attorney	Elise B. Munn source
Sheriff	Byron Swilley source
Tax Assessor	Todd Mooney source
Tax Collector	April S. Holloway source

How many local governments Copiah County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 13 local governments in Copiah 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)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	4	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 Copiah County

27,855people

39.6median ageU.S.: 38.9

$49,089 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

23%below the U.S.: 12.5%

19.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$114,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

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

2.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

4.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

12.9%U.S.: 8.4%

47.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

28.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.6% · White 43.1% · Black 50.5% · Asian 0.3% · Other or more than one race 1.4% (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 Copiah County

3.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.9%. Mississippi: 3.3%.

398people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

10,447people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

10,845in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.7%	398	10,447	10,845
August 2026	3.5%	382	10,420	10,802
July 2026	4.1%	452	10,543	10,995
June 2026	4.3%	471	10,488	10,959
May 2026	3.6%	394	10,586	10,980
April 2026	3.0%	327	10,585	10,912
March 2026	3.9%	431	10,608	11,039
February 2026	4.4%	488	10,578	11,066
January 2026	3.7%	403	10,469	10,872
December 2025	3.1%	345	10,709	11,054
November 2025	3.7%	413	10,684	11,097
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.9%	439	10,698	11,137
August 2025	4.3%	483	10,663	11,146
July 2025	4.7%	525	10,730	11,255
June 2025	4.8%	545	10,711	11,256
May 2025	3.8%	423	10,743	11,166
April 2025	3.3%	372	10,824	11,196
March 2025	4.0%	449	10,753	11,202
February 2025	4.3%	485	10,714	11,199
January 2025	4.2%	463	10,667	11,130
December 2024	3.8%	431	10,783	11,214
November 2024	3.8%	428	10,766	11,194
October 2024	3.8%	423	10,766	11,189

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.0%	449	10,718	11,167
2024	3.5%	390	10,633	11,023
2023	3.4%	373	10,457	10,830
2022	4.2%	460	10,409	10,869
2021	6.2%	679	10,214	10,893
2020	8.1%	870	9,920	10,790
2019	6.7%	751	10,510	11,261
2018	5.7%	637	10,576	11,213
2017	5.8%	653	10,617	11,270
2016	6.7%	753	10,564	11,317

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.

Quick answers

Who is the Copiah County Chancery Clerk?: Deborah Sandifer is the Chancery Clerk of Copiah County, Mississippi.
Who is the Copiah County Circuit Clerk?: Derrick Cubit is the Circuit Clerk of Copiah County, Mississippi.
Who is the Copiah County Coroner?: Judy Evans is the Coroner of Copiah County, Mississippi.
Who is the Copiah County County Prosecuting Attorney?: Elise B. Munn is the County Prosecuting Attorney of Copiah County, Mississippi.
Who is the Copiah County Election Commissioner, District 1?: Anne Thrasher is the Election Commissioner, District 1 of Copiah County, Mississippi.
Who is the Copiah County Election Commissioner, District 2?: Frances Taylor is the Election Commissioner, District 2 of Copiah County, Mississippi.
Who is the Copiah County Election Commissioner, District 3?: Ernest L. Munn is the Election Commissioner, District 3 of Copiah County, Mississippi.
Who is the Copiah County Election Commissioner, District 4?: Lydia Claiborne Green is the Election Commissioner, District 4 of Copiah County, Mississippi.
Who is the Copiah County Election Commissioner, District 5?: Lisa Rials is the Election Commissioner, District 5 of Copiah County, Mississippi.
Who is the Copiah County Sheriff?: Byron Swilley is the Sheriff of Copiah County, Mississippi.
Who is the Copiah County Tax Assessor?: Todd Mooney is the Tax Assessor of Copiah County, Mississippi.
Who is the Copiah County Tax Collector?: April S. Holloway is the Tax Collector of Copiah County, Mississippi.
Who are the Copiah County commissioners?: Daryl McMillian (Supervisor, District 1); John Smith (Supervisor, District 2); Perry Hood (Supervisor, District 3); Kenneth Powell (Supervisor, District 4); Judson Jackson (Supervisor, District 5).
What is the population of Copiah County?: About 27,855 people, with a median age of 39.6; the median household income is $49,089 and 23% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Copiah County?: 3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 398 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,845, against 3.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Copiah County?: 13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 3 school district and 4 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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