Who is the Stanly County Clerk of Superior Court?

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

Who is the Stanly County Register of Deeds?

Jennifer (Jennie) Helms (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Stanly County, North Carolina.

Who is the Stanly County Sheriff?

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

Who are the Stanly County commissioners?

Patty Crump (At-Large); Scott Efird (At-Large); Mike Barbee (District 1); Bill Lawhon (District 2); Brandon King (District 3); Trent Hatley (District 4); Billy Dean Mills (District 5).

Who is on the Stanly County School Board?

Robin B. Whittaker (Board of Education Member, At-Large); Meghan Almond (Board of Education Member, At-Large); Dustin Lisk (Board of Education Member, District 1); Bill Sorenson (Board of Education Member, District 2); Glenda T. Gibson (Board of Education Member, District 3); Vicky G. Watson (Board of Education Member, District 4); Carla Poplin (Board of Education Member, District 5).

What is the population of Stanly County?

About 64,651 people, with a median age of 40.5; the median household income is $60,704 and 15.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Stanly County?

2.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 901 people unemployed in a labor force of 35,137, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Stanly County?

13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal and 2 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Stanly County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Stanly County: 28 seats on 7 elected bodies. 15 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Stanly County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, At-Large	Patty Crump Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, At-Large	Scott Efird Republican source
County Commissioner, District 1	Mike Barbee Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Bill Lawhon Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Brandon King Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Trent Hatley Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Billy Dean Mills Republican source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Clerk of Superior Court	Ginger Efird Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Register of Deeds	Jennifer (Jennie) Helms Republican source
Sheriff	Jeff Crisco Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

School Board

Stanly County Board of Education

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Education Member, At-Large	Robin B. Whittaker Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, At-Large	Meghan Almond Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 1	Dustin Lisk Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 2	Bill Sorenson Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 3	Glenda T. Gibson Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 4	Vicky G. Watson Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 5	Carla Poplin Republican source

Cities and towns

Albemarle · Mayor Ronnie Michael · 8 seats

Special districts

Boards elected by the voters who live in each district.

Stanly Soil and Water Conservation District · 3 seats

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor	Curtis R. Furr source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor	Rebecca Gibson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor	Howard Moose source

How many local governments Stanly County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 13 local governments in Stanly 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	10	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 (2 in Stanly 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 Stanly County

64,651people

40.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$60,704 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

15.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

19.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$242,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

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

6.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9%U.S.: 8.4%

48.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.7% · White 78% · Black 11.2% · Asian 1.9% · Other or more than one race 3.2% (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 Stanly County

2.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.1%. North Carolina: 3.1%.

901people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

34,236people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

35,137in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.6%	901	34,236	35,137
August 2026	3.1%	1,024	32,229	33,253
July 2026	3.3%	1,081	31,254	32,335
June 2026	3.1%	1,033	32,564	33,597
May 2026	2.9%	994	33,283	34,277
April 2026	2.8%	964	33,748	34,712
March 2026	2.8%	971	33,990	34,961
February 2026	3.1%	1,067	33,892	34,959
January 2026	3.2%	1,114	33,370	34,484
December 2025	2.7%	933	33,920	34,853
November 2025	3.2%	1,105	33,667	34,772
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.1%	1,047	32,897	33,944
August 2025	3.7%	1,177	30,485	31,662
July 2025	3.6%	1,122	29,687	30,809
June 2025	3.5%	1,115	30,716	31,831
May 2025	3.0%	1,052	33,930	34,982
April 2025	2.8%	976	34,390	35,366
March 2025	3.1%	1,081	33,393	34,474
February 2025	3.2%	1,109	33,805	34,914
January 2025	3.2%	1,101	33,246	34,347
December 2024	2.8%	961	33,664	34,625
November 2024	3.1%	1,059	33,426	34,485
October 2024	2.8%	964	33,446	34,410

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.2%	1,074	32,740	33,814
2024	3.1%	1,042	32,693	33,735
2023	3.1%	996	31,433	32,429
2022	3.4%	1,037	29,449	30,486
2021	4.5%	1,302	27,393	28,695
2020	6.4%	1,806	26,381	28,187
2019	3.7%	1,102	28,322	29,424
2018	3.7%	1,073	27,747	28,820
2017	4.2%	1,211	27,573	28,784
2016	4.7%	1,334	27,005	28,339

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.

Police in Stanly County

Police staffing

2.18 per 1,000 residents2025, 7 agencies serving 62,919 people.

137sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

52civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (7), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Stanly County Sheriff's Office	65	39	36,236
Albemarle Police Department	41	13	17,589
Norwood Police Department	11	0	2,561
Oakboro Police Department	6	0	2,308
Stanfield Police Department	6	0	1,739
Misenheimer Police Department	5	0	648
Badin Police Department	3	0	1,838

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	137	2.18	52	7
2023	142	2.34	47	7
2022	128	2.12	53	7
2021	132	2.22	48	7
2020	130	2.16	45	7
2019	124	2.09	50	7
2018	119	2.03	52	7

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 Stanly County Clerk of Superior Court?: Ginger Efird (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Stanly County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Stanly County Register of Deeds?: Jennifer (Jennie) Helms (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Stanly County, North Carolina.
Who is the Stanly County Sheriff?: Jeff Crisco (Republican) is the Sheriff of Stanly County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Stanly County commissioners?: Patty Crump (At-Large); Scott Efird (At-Large); Mike Barbee (District 1); Bill Lawhon (District 2); Brandon King (District 3); Trent Hatley (District 4); Billy Dean Mills (District 5).
Who is on the Stanly County School Board?: Robin B. Whittaker (Board of Education Member, At-Large); Meghan Almond (Board of Education Member, At-Large); Dustin Lisk (Board of Education Member, District 1); Bill Sorenson (Board of Education Member, District 2); Glenda T. Gibson (Board of Education Member, District 3); Vicky G. Watson (Board of Education Member, District 4); Carla Poplin (Board of Education Member, District 5).
What is the population of Stanly County?: About 64,651 people, with a median age of 40.5; the median household income is $60,704 and 15.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Stanly County?: 2.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 901 people unemployed in a labor force of 35,137, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Stanly County?: 13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal and 2 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Stanly County?: 1: Albemarle. 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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