Who is the Lenoir County Clerk of Superior Court?

Mary G. Alphin (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Lenoir County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Lenoir County Register of Deeds?

Treva Jenkins (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of Lenoir County, North Carolina.

Who is the Lenoir County Sheriff?

Jackie Rogers (Republican) is the Sheriff of Lenoir County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Lenoir County commissioners?

Linda Rouse Sutton (At-Large); Keith King (At-Large); J Mac Daughety (District 1); Eric S. Rouse (District 2); June S. Cummings (District 3); Preston L. Harris (District 4); Roland Best (District 5).

Who is on the Lenoir County School Board?

Jonathan Britt (Board of Education Member, At-Large); Bruce E. Hill (Board of Education Member, At-Large); Michelle Cash (Board of Education Member, District 1); John J. Wiggins (Board of Education Member, District 2); Kimberly Outlaw (Board of Education Member, District 3); Elijah Woods (Board of Education Member, District 4); W.D. Anderson (Board of Education Member, District 5).

What is the population of Lenoir County?

About 54,919 people, with a median age of 41.9; the median household income is $45,143 and 22% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Lenoir County?

3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 816 people unemployed in a labor force of 24,404, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Lenoir County?

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

What cities and towns are in Lenoir County?

1: Kinston. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Lenoir County, NC elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Lenoir County: 26 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

Lenoir County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, At-Large	Linda Rouse Sutton Democratic source
County Commissioner, At-Large	Keith King Republican source
County Commissioner, District 1	J Mac Daughety Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Eric S. Rouse Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	June S. Cummings Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 4	Preston L. Harris Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 5	Roland Best Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Clerk of Superior Court	Mary G. Alphin Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Register of Deeds	Treva Jenkins Democratic source
Sheriff	Jackie Rogers Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

School Board

Lenoir County Board of Education

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Education Member, At-Large	Jonathan Britt Republican source
Board of Education Member, At-Large	Bruce E. Hill Democratic source
Board of Education Member, District 1	Michelle Cash Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 2	John J. Wiggins Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 3	Kimberly Outlaw Democratic source
Board of Education Member, District 4	Elijah Woods Democratic source
Board of Education Member, District 5	W.D. Anderson Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Cities and towns

Kinston · Mayor Kareem S. Moore · 6 seats

Special districts

Boards elected by the voters who live in each district.

Lenoir Soil and Water Conservation District · 3 seats

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor	Taylor Best source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor	Blaire Deaver source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor	Charles Hughes source

How many local governments Lenoir County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Lenoir 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)	3	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 (2 in Lenoir 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 Lenoir County

54,919people

41.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$45,143 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

22%below the U.S.: 12.5%

16.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$120,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

10.1%U.S.: 8.4%

46.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

30.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 8.8% · White 47.3% · Black 39.2% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 3.9% (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 Lenoir County

3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.8%. North Carolina: 3.1%.

816people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

23,588people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

24,404in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.3%	816	23,588	24,404
August 2026	3.9%	928	23,020	23,948
July 2026	4.1%	964	22,618	23,582
June 2026	3.8%	912	23,223	24,135
May 2026	3.7%	906	23,279	24,185
April 2026	3.6%	883	23,521	24,404
March 2026	3.6%	885	23,788	24,673
February 2026	3.9%	962	23,652	24,614
January 2026	4.1%	996	23,465	24,461
December 2025	3.5%	857	23,865	24,722
November 2025	4.0%	975	23,609	24,584
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.8%	928	23,445	24,373
August 2025	4.4%	1,068	23,109	24,177
July 2025	4.4%	1,054	23,111	24,165
June 2025	4.2%	1,027	23,447	24,474
May 2025	3.9%	965	23,636	24,601
April 2025	3.6%	879	23,709	24,588
March 2025	3.8%	944	23,704	24,648
February 2025	3.9%	956	23,407	24,363
January 2025	4.0%	984	23,400	24,384
December 2024	3.5%	849	23,399	24,248
November 2024	3.9%	941	23,268	24,209
October 2024	3.6%	873	23,466	24,339

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.0%	967	23,495	24,462
2024	4.0%	966	23,462	24,428
2023	3.9%	954	23,528	24,482
2022	4.2%	1,011	23,280	24,291
2021	5.7%	1,335	22,175	23,510
2020	6.9%	1,626	21,801	23,427
2019	4.2%	1,030	23,261	24,291
2018	4.5%	1,086	22,970	24,056
2017	5.0%	1,221	22,974	24,195
2016	6.6%	1,586	22,357	23,943

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 Lenoir County

429.8 per 100,0002018. North Carolina: 356.2.

2,452.0 per 100,0002018. North Carolina: 2,343.8.

3murders2018, 265 violent crimes in all.

2018 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.

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Lenoir County Sheriff's Office	2025	67	413	35,307
Kinston Police Department	2025	151	779	19,459
Grifton Police Department	2024	6	23	2,527
Pink Hill Police Department	2018	0	0	514

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

2.32 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 57,755 people.

134sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

51civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (4), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Lenoir County Sheriff's Office	66	44	35,307
Kinston Police Department	57	7	19,459
Grifton Police Department	9	0	2,532
Pink Hill Police Department	2	0	457

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	134	2.32	51	4
2024	121	2.10	56	4
2023	131	2.31	45	4
2022	119	2.09	18	4
2021	119	2.09	51	4
2020	135	2.32	58	4
2019	126	2.17	56	4
2018	129	2.19	23	4
2017	139	2.33	56	4
2016	129	2.14	68	4

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 Lenoir County Clerk of Superior Court?: Mary G. Alphin (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Lenoir County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lenoir County Register of Deeds?: Treva Jenkins (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of Lenoir County, North Carolina.
Who is the Lenoir County Sheriff?: Jackie Rogers (Republican) is the Sheriff of Lenoir County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Lenoir County commissioners?: Linda Rouse Sutton (At-Large); Keith King (At-Large); J Mac Daughety (District 1); Eric S. Rouse (District 2); June S. Cummings (District 3); Preston L. Harris (District 4); Roland Best (District 5).
Who is on the Lenoir County School Board?: Jonathan Britt (Board of Education Member, At-Large); Bruce E. Hill (Board of Education Member, At-Large); Michelle Cash (Board of Education Member, District 1); John J. Wiggins (Board of Education Member, District 2); Kimberly Outlaw (Board of Education Member, District 3); Elijah Woods (Board of Education Member, District 4); W.D. Anderson (Board of Education Member, District 5).
What is the population of Lenoir County?: About 54,919 people, with a median age of 41.9; the median household income is $45,143 and 22% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lenoir County?: 3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 816 people unemployed in a labor force of 24,404, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lenoir County?: 7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal and 3 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Lenoir County?: 1: Kinston. 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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