Graham County, NC elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Graham County: 20 seats on 7 elected bodies. 10 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 5 local governments in Graham 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
1
School districts (school boards)
0
1
Special districts (elected boards)
1
1
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 (1 in Graham County), 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 Graham County
8,072people
45.6median ageU.S.: 38.9
$49,684 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
6.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%
17.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$170,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700
7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
12.5%U.S.: 8.4%
48.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
17.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3% · White 84.9% · Black 0.4% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 11.1% (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 Graham County
3.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. North Carolina: 3.1%.
102people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
3,334people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
3,436in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.0%
102
3,334
3,436
August 2026
3.2%
109
3,313
3,422
July 2026
3.5%
117
3,230
3,347
June 2026
3.4%
116
3,339
3,455
May 2026
3.3%
115
3,350
3,465
April 2026
3.3%
114
3,301
3,415
March 2026
3.9%
134
3,322
3,456
February 2026
4.4%
146
3,155
3,301
January 2026
4.6%
150
3,138
3,288
December 2025
3.7%
121
3,187
3,308
November 2025
3.9%
131
3,258
3,389
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.3%
114
3,353
3,467
August 2025
3.7%
128
3,342
3,470
July 2025
3.6%
121
3,266
3,387
June 2025
3.3%
117
3,382
3,499
May 2025
3.3%
115
3,335
3,450
April 2025
3.3%
114
3,312
3,426
March 2025
4.0%
135
3,254
3,389
February 2025
5.0%
160
3,040
3,200
January 2025
4.6%
150
3,099
3,249
December 2024
3.7%
122
3,179
3,301
November 2024
3.6%
123
3,265
3,388
October 2024
3.1%
109
3,379
3,488
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.8%
128
3,257
3,385
2024
3.5%
121
3,363
3,484
2023
3.5%
122
3,341
3,463
2022
4.5%
155
3,305
3,460
2021
5.7%
198
3,305
3,503
2020
8.5%
291
3,148
3,439
2019
4.5%
168
3,540
3,708
2018
5.0%
183
3,450
3,633
2017
5.8%
208
3,370
3,578
2016
7.6%
268
3,268
3,536
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. North Carolina's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.4% 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 Graham County
231.4 per 100,0002022. North Carolina: 285.7.
1,885.9 per 100,0002022. North Carolina: 2,007.8.
0murders2022, 20 violent crimes in all.
2022 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
2022
20
231.4
163
1,885.9
2021
29
321.5
161
1,785.1
2020
26
288.0
232
2,569.5
2019
10
110.1
102
1,123.5
2018
31
340.7
235
2,582.7
2017
19
208.4
176
1,930.2
By police agency (1)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Graham County Sheriff's Office
2022
20
163
8,109
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 North Carolina · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.44 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 8,211 people.
20sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
2civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (1), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Graham County Sheriff's Office
20
2
8,211
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
20
2.44
2
1
2024
18
2.22
15
1
2023
22
2.76
16
1
2022
21
2.59
16
1
2021
23
2.77
14
1
2020
21
2.50
2
1
2019
18
2.13
17
1
2018
15
1.77
13
1
2017
15
1.76
12
1
2016
17
1.98
13
1
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 Graham County Clerk of Superior Court?
Tammy H. Holloway (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Graham County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Graham County Register of Deeds?
Kimberly Trull LeQuire (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Graham County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Graham County Sheriff?
Brad Hoxit (Unaffiliated) is the Sheriff of Graham County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Graham County commissioners?
Jacob Nelms (County Commissioner); Natasha Williams (County Commissioner); Meggan Smith (County Commissioner); Lynn Cody (County Commissioner); Connie Orr (County Commissioner).
Who is on the Graham County School Board?
Clark (Chip) Carringer (Board of Education Member); Hank Dinschel (Board of Education Member); Eddie Howell (Board of Education Member); Corey Snider (Board of Education Member); Rodney Nelson (Board of Education Member).
What is the population of Graham County?
About 8,072 people, with a median age of 45.6; the median household income is $49,684 and 6.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Graham County?
3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 102 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,436, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Graham County?
5 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal and 1 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Graham County?
1: Robbinsville. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the NC State Board of Elections' certified results of each seat's last election (2022–2025, and the March 2026 nonpartisan school board elections); 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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