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

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

Board of Supervisors

Yazoo County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

OfficeWho holds it now
Supervisor, District 1Danny Moore, Jr source
Supervisor, District 2David Berry source
Supervisor, District 3Willie Wright source
Supervisor, District 4David Peyton source
Supervisor, District 5Joseph Thomas, Jr source

County officers

Yazoo County Election Commission

OfficeWho holds it now
Election Commissioner, District 1Thad Hood source
Election Commissioner, District 2Chilah Boddy source
Election Commissioner, District 3Gretta Winters source
Election Commissioner, District 4Lynn McCallister III source
Election Commissioner, District 5Claude Collum source

Also elected countywide

OfficeWho holds it now
Chancery ClerkApril Adams Jones source
Circuit ClerkRobert Coleman source
CoronerRicky L. Shivers source
County Prosecuting AttorneyErica S. Haymer source
SheriffJeremy McCoy source
Tax AssessorDenise Robertson source
Tax CollectorMiranda Alexander source

How many local governments Yazoo County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 12 local governments in Yazoo County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of governmentCensus count (2022)Listed on this page
County government11
Cities, towns, villages and townships40
School districts (school boards)10
Special districts (elected boards)60

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 Yazoo County

24,835people
38.6median ageU.S.: 38.9
$39,295 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
30.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
15.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$153,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700
9.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
3.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
11.4%U.S.: 8.4%
55.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
28.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.4% · White 35.9% · Black 57.1% · Asian 0.1% · Other or more than one race 1.5% (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 Yazoo County

4.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.5%. Mississippi: 3.3%.
322people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
7,386people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
7,708in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, Yazoo County 0.0%2.7%5.3%8.0%10.6% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)4.2%3227,3867,708
August 20264.2%3197,3657,684
July 20265.2%4077,4577,864
June 20265.6%4457,4587,903
May 20264.6%3647,4677,831
April 20264.3%3397,5327,871
March 20264.7%3737,5207,893
February 20265.1%4077,5287,935
January 20264.5%3567,4857,841
December 20253.8%3017,6017,902
November 20254.3%3377,5607,897
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20254.5%3577,6077,964
August 20255.1%4087,5777,985
July 20256.0%4867,6568,142
June 20255.7%4627,6468,108
May 20254.6%3637,5657,928
April 20254.2%3367,6648,000
March 20254.6%3677,6348,001
February 20254.9%3917,6047,995
January 20254.9%3907,6358,025
December 20244.2%3407,6778,017
November 20244.1%3277,5677,894
October 20244.0%3217,6157,936
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)4.8%3827,6147,996
20244.0%3147,5507,864
20233.5%2867,8688,154
20224.5%3767,9028,278
20217.3%6207,8768,496
202010.1%8978,0268,923
20196.3%5998,8449,443
20185.6%5298,8349,363
20176.1%5788,8659,443
20167.5%7068,7669,472

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 Yazoo County

Police staffing

0.94 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 22,307 people.
21sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
10civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
Yazoo City Police Department989,758
Yazoo County Sheriff's Office12212,549
Earlier years
YearOfficersPer 1,000CiviliansAgencies
2025210.94102
2024311.21102
2022250.9682
2020270.9172

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 Yazoo County Chancery Clerk?
April Adams Jones is the Chancery Clerk of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Who is the Yazoo County Circuit Clerk?
Robert Coleman is the Circuit Clerk of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Who is the Yazoo County Coroner?
Ricky L. Shivers is the Coroner of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Who is the Yazoo County County Prosecuting Attorney?
Erica S. Haymer is the County Prosecuting Attorney of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Who is the Yazoo County Election Commissioner, District 1?
Thad Hood is the Election Commissioner, District 1 of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Who is the Yazoo County Election Commissioner, District 2?
Chilah Boddy is the Election Commissioner, District 2 of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Who is the Yazoo County Election Commissioner, District 3?
Gretta Winters is the Election Commissioner, District 3 of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Who is the Yazoo County Election Commissioner, District 4?
Lynn McCallister III is the Election Commissioner, District 4 of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Who is the Yazoo County Election Commissioner, District 5?
Claude Collum is the Election Commissioner, District 5 of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Who is the Yazoo County Sheriff?
Jeremy McCoy is the Sheriff of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Who is the Yazoo County Tax Assessor?
Denise Robertson is the Tax Assessor of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Who is the Yazoo County Tax Collector?
Miranda Alexander is the Tax Collector of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Who are the Yazoo County commissioners?
Danny Moore, Jr (Supervisor, District 1); David Berry (Supervisor, District 2); Willie Wright (Supervisor, District 3); David Peyton (Supervisor, District 4); Joseph Thomas, Jr (Supervisor, District 5).
What is the population of Yazoo County?
About 24,835 people, with a median age of 38.6; the median household income is $39,295 and 30.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Yazoo County?
4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 322 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,708, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Yazoo County?
12 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 1 school district and 6 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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