Greene County, NC elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Greene County: 21 seats on 7 elected bodies. 10 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Board of County Commissioners
Greene County Board of Commissioners
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 6 local governments in Greene 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)
2
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 Greene 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 Greene County
20,486people
39.9median ageU.S.: 38.9
$53,244 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
21%below the U.S.: 12.5%
12.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$117,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
6.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
4.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
16.6%U.S.: 8.4%
41.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
32.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 15.5% · White 45.5% · Black 31.5% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 7.5% (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 Greene County
2.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.4%. North Carolina: 3.1%.
236people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
8,275people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
8,511in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
2.8%
236
8,275
8,511
August 2026
3.3%
278
8,108
8,386
July 2026
3.7%
298
7,841
8,139
June 2026
3.2%
274
8,166
8,440
May 2026
3.3%
280
8,274
8,554
April 2026
3.1%
267
8,332
8,599
March 2026
3.0%
266
8,457
8,723
February 2026
3.3%
284
8,313
8,597
January 2026
3.5%
297
8,232
8,529
December 2025
2.9%
254
8,409
8,663
November 2025
3.4%
290
8,347
8,637
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.4%
292
8,234
8,526
August 2025
3.7%
318
8,186
8,504
July 2025
3.9%
329
8,056
8,385
June 2025
3.6%
312
8,353
8,665
May 2025
3.3%
286
8,417
8,703
April 2025
3.0%
263
8,490
8,753
March 2025
3.3%
288
8,468
8,756
February 2025
3.3%
288
8,337
8,625
January 2025
3.4%
288
8,298
8,586
December 2024
3.0%
259
8,313
8,572
November 2024
3.3%
280
8,307
8,587
October 2024
3.0%
259
8,354
8,613
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.4%
292
8,327
8,619
2024
3.1%
271
8,407
8,678
2023
3.0%
266
8,517
8,783
2022
3.4%
295
8,375
8,670
2021
4.5%
377
8,032
8,409
2020
6.1%
504
7,744
8,248
2019
3.9%
332
8,128
8,460
2018
4.2%
351
8,028
8,379
2017
4.8%
401
7,970
8,371
2016
5.8%
480
7,857
8,337
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 Greene County
236.6 per 100,0002025. North Carolina: 330.3.
1,107.1 per 100,0002025. North Carolina: 1,779.9.
2murders2025, 50 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
50
236.6
234
1,107.1
2024
50
236.7
262
1,240.5
2023
69
336.2
268
1,306.0
2022
50
238.9
278
1,328.4
2021
56
267.1
278
1,326.1
2020
52
242.6
260
1,212.9
2019
65
304.3
361
1,690.2
2018
51
238.6
381
1,782.6
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Greene County Sheriff's Office
2025
49
204
19,146
Snow Hill Police Department
2025
1
30
1,574
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
1.11 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 20,720 people.
23sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
20civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Greene County Sheriff's Office
20
20
19,146
Snow Hill Police Department
3
0
1,574
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
23
1.11
20
2
2024
27
1.30
18
2
2023
30
1.49
21
2
2022
24
1.17
3
2
2021
25
1.21
25
2
2020
31
1.47
25
2
2019
29
1.38
8
2
2018
28
1.33
23
2
2017
27
1.27
23
2
2016
29
1.38
26
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 Greene County Clerk of Superior Court?
Holly Jones Little (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Greene County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Greene County Register of Deeds?
Bridgett Sasser (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of Greene County, North Carolina.
Who is the Greene County Sheriff?
Matt Sasser (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Greene County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Greene County commissioners?
Robert L. (Bobby) Taylor, Jr. (District 1); Derek Burress (District 2); Jerry R. Jones (District 3); Bennie Heath (District 4); Ray Johnson (District 5).
Who is on the Greene County School Board?
Mason R. Dyer (Board of Education Member); Darius Shackleford (Board of Education Member); Leisa Edwards Batts (Board of Education Member); Brandon Johnson (Board of Education Member); Joey Rackley (Board of Education Member).
What is the population of Greene County?
About 20,486 people, with a median age of 39.9; the median household income is $53,244 and 21% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Greene County?
2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 236 people unemployed in a labor force of 8,511, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Greene County?
6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal and 2 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Greene County?
1: Snow Hill. 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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