Who is the Nash County Clerk of Superior Court?

Linda L. Thorne (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Nash County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Nash County Register of Deeds?

Sandra Dawes Davis (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of Nash County, North Carolina.

Who is the Nash County Sheriff?

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

Who are the Nash County commissioners?

Marvin C. Arrington (District 1); Fred Belfield, Jr. (District 2); Freddy Howell (District 3); Sue Leggett (District 4); J. Wayne Outlaw (District 5); Gwen Wilkins (District 6); Robbie B. Davis (District 7).

Who is on the Nash County School Board?

Doneva Chavis (Board of Education Member, District 1); Jamon Whitfield (Board of Education Member, District 2); Franklin Lamm (Board of Education Member, District 3); Chris Bissette (Board of Education Member, District 4); Linwood Weeks (Board of Education Member, District 5); LaShawnda Washington (Board of Education Member, District 6); Ricky D. Jenkins (Board of Education Member, District 7).

What is the population of Nash County?

About 96,216 people, with a median age of 41.5; the median household income is $62,426 and 11.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Nash County?

4.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,720 people unemployed in a labor force of 42,464, against 4.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Nash County?

15 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 11 municipal and 3 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Nash County?

2: Nashville, Rocky Mount. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Nash County: 33 seats on 8 elected bodies. 12 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Nash County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Marvin C. Arrington Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 2	Fred Belfield, Jr. Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Freddy Howell Republican source
County Commissioner, District 4	Sue Leggett Republican source
County Commissioner, District 5	J. Wayne Outlaw Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 6	Gwen Wilkins Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 7	Robbie B. Davis Republican 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	Linda L. Thorne Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Register of Deeds	Sandra Dawes Davis Democratic source
Sheriff	Keith Stone Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

School Board

Nash County Board of Education

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Education Member, District 1	Doneva Chavis source
Board of Education Member, District 2	Jamon Whitfield source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 3	Franklin Lamm source
Board of Education Member, District 4	Chris Bissette source
Board of Education Member, District 5	Linwood Weeks source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 6	LaShawnda Washington source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 7	Ricky D. Jenkins source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Cities and towns

Nashville · Mayor Brenda Brown · 5 seats
Rocky Mount · Mayor Sandy Roberson · 8 seats

Special districts

Boards elected by the voters who live in each district.

Nash Soil and Water Conservation District · 3 seats

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor	Bobby Joe Fisher source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor	Shawn D. Lucas source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor	Timothy Mills II source

How many local governments Nash County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 15 local governments in Nash 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	11	2
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 Nash 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 Nash County

96,216people

41.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$62,426 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

22.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$191,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

11.4%U.S.: 8.4%

40.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 8.2% · White 46.3% · Black 40.1% · Asian 1% · Other or more than one race 4.4% (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 Nash County

4.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.9%. North Carolina: 3.1%.

1,720people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

40,744people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

42,464in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.1%	1,720	40,744	42,464
August 2026	4.6%	1,915	40,013	41,928
July 2026	4.7%	1,939	39,751	41,690
June 2026	4.5%	1,865	39,936	41,801
May 2026	4.4%	1,853	40,266	42,119
April 2026	4.3%	1,833	40,362	42,195
March 2026	4.4%	1,878	40,757	42,635
February 2026	4.9%	2,078	40,372	42,450
January 2026	5.3%	2,246	40,118	42,364
December 2025	4.5%	1,907	40,917	42,824
November 2025	4.9%	2,097	40,754	42,851
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.9%	2,079	40,700	42,779
August 2025	5.4%	2,269	40,116	42,385
July 2025	5.4%	2,319	40,785	43,104
June 2025	5.0%	2,149	40,695	42,844
May 2025	4.7%	2,017	40,905	42,922
April 2025	4.3%	1,866	41,166	43,032
March 2025	4.6%	1,984	41,355	43,339
February 2025	4.8%	2,084	40,901	42,985
January 2025	4.7%	2,038	40,963	43,001
December 2024	4.1%	1,769	41,121	42,890
November 2024	4.5%	1,928	41,014	42,942
October 2024	4.1%	1,771	41,342	43,113

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.8%	2,074	40,842	42,916
2024	4.5%	1,945	41,240	43,185
2023	4.5%	1,926	41,153	43,079
2022	5.0%	2,141	41,099	43,240
2021	6.2%	2,651	40,171	42,822
2020	8.1%	3,412	38,546	41,958
2019	4.7%	2,052	41,269	43,321
2018	5.2%	2,221	40,839	43,060
2017	6.1%	2,617	40,631	43,248
2016	6.6%	2,860	40,600	43,460

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 Nash County

109.5 per 100,0002018. North Carolina: 356.2.

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

1murders2018, 59 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 (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Nash County Sheriff's Office	2025	82	294	49,074
Nashville Police Department	2024	9	50	5,767
Spring Hope Police Department	2018	0	5	1,305
Middlesex Police Department	2025	1	9	969
Bailey Police Department	2025	4	12	594

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

2.33 per 1,000 residents2025, 5 agencies serving 57,908 people.

135sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

49civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (5), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Nash County Sheriff's Office	98	48	49,074
Nashville Police Department	22	1	5,901
Spring Hope Police Department	8	0	1,370
Middlesex Police Department	6	0	969
Bailey Police Department	1	0	594

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	135	2.33	49	5
2024	117	2.04	51	5
2022	115	2.06	48	5
2021	124	2.32	47	5
2020	120	2.21	45	5
2019	111	2.06	49	5
2017	114	2.13	53	5
2016	115	2.17	53	5

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 Nash County Clerk of Superior Court?: Linda L. Thorne (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Nash County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Nash County Register of Deeds?: Sandra Dawes Davis (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of Nash County, North Carolina.
Who is the Nash County Sheriff?: Keith Stone (Republican) is the Sheriff of Nash County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Nash County commissioners?: Marvin C. Arrington (District 1); Fred Belfield, Jr. (District 2); Freddy Howell (District 3); Sue Leggett (District 4); J. Wayne Outlaw (District 5); Gwen Wilkins (District 6); Robbie B. Davis (District 7).
Who is on the Nash County School Board?: Doneva Chavis (Board of Education Member, District 1); Jamon Whitfield (Board of Education Member, District 2); Franklin Lamm (Board of Education Member, District 3); Chris Bissette (Board of Education Member, District 4); Linwood Weeks (Board of Education Member, District 5); LaShawnda Washington (Board of Education Member, District 6); Ricky D. Jenkins (Board of Education Member, District 7).
What is the population of Nash County?: About 96,216 people, with a median age of 41.5; the median household income is $62,426 and 11.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Nash County?: 4.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,720 people unemployed in a labor force of 42,464, against 4.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Nash County?: 15 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 11 municipal and 3 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Nash County?: 2: Nashville, Rocky Mount. 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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