Fayette County, OH elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Fayette County: 122 seats on 48 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Who lives in each of the 5 school districts (Census figures)
School district
People
Median household income
Below the poverty line
Without health insurance
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Greeneview Local School District
8,246
$82,136
8.2%
2.7%
19.6%
Greenfield Exempted Village School District
11,778
$58,444
17.4%
13.1%
29.9%
Madison-Plains Local School District
13,277
$100,619
8.7%
7.8%
27.6%
Miami Trace Local School District
15,526
$70,566
13.5%
9.3%
40.3%
Washington Court House City School District
14,140
$56,149
17.2%
7.9%
33.6%
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 23 local governments in Fayette 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 (5 municipal, 10 township)
15
16
School districts (school boards)
2
5
Special districts (elected boards)
5
0
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, 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 Fayette County
28,876people
39.9median ageU.S.: 38.9
$63,275 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
15.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%
14.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$170,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
9%U.S.: 8.4%
35.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
22.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.5% · White 90.8% · Black 2% · Asian 0.8% · Other or more than one race 3.8% (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 Fayette County
3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.2%. Ohio: 3.3%.
474people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
13,230people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
13,704in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.5%
474
13,230
13,704
August 2026
3.5%
485
13,374
13,859
July 2026
3.6%
492
13,179
13,671
June 2026
3.8%
520
13,215
13,735
May 2026
2.9%
394
13,071
13,465
April 2026
3.2%
430
13,045
13,475
March 2026
4.0%
546
13,008
13,554
February 2026
4.9%
665
12,840
13,505
January 2026
4.9%
654
12,783
13,437
December 2025
4.4%
593
12,904
13,497
November 2025
4.1%
555
13,038
13,593
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.2%
558
12,803
13,361
August 2025
4.7%
630
12,861
13,491
July 2025
5.2%
709
12,907
13,616
June 2025
5.1%
697
12,929
13,626
May 2025
4.6%
624
12,850
13,474
April 2025
5.0%
671
12,776
13,447
March 2025
5.7%
766
12,686
13,452
February 2025
6.2%
824
12,519
13,343
January 2025
6.1%
821
12,727
13,548
December 2024
4.7%
621
12,674
13,295
November 2024
4.4%
591
12,807
13,398
October 2024
3.8%
508
12,781
13,289
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
5.0%
677
12,818
13,495
2024
4.6%
602
12,503
13,105
2023
4.2%
523
12,010
12,533
2022
4.3%
535
11,950
12,485
2021
5.5%
689
11,788
12,477
2020
8.1%
1,027
11,712
12,739
2019
4.3%
547
12,213
12,760
2018
4.5%
582
12,373
12,955
2017
4.6%
611
12,616
13,227
2016
4.9%
651
12,695
13,346
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. Ohio'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 Fayette County
214.2 per 100,0002016. Ohio: 307.7.
3,837.8 per 100,0002016. Ohio: 2,589.3.
2murders2016, 63 violent crimes in all.
2016 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 (3)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
2024
25
149
14,472
Washington Court House Police Department
2025
21
137
14,447
New Holland Police Department
2016
0
0
843
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 Ohio · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.54 per 1,000 residents2016, 2 agencies serving 28,575 people.
44sworn officers2016, full-time, as of October 31.
22civilian staff2016, full-time.
2016 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (2), 2016
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
26
17
14,589
Washington Court House Police Department
18
5
13,986
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 Fayette County County Auditor?
Brenda Mossbarger (Republican) is the County Auditor of Fayette County, Ohio. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Fayette County Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas?
Sandra I Wilson (Republican) is the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County, Ohio.
Who is the Fayette County County Coroner?
Lenora Arlene Fitton (Republican) is the County Coroner of Fayette County, Ohio.
Who is the Fayette County County Engineer?
Jason Shane Little (Republican) is the County Engineer of Fayette County, Ohio.
Who is the Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney?
Jess C Weade (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Fayette County, Ohio.
Who is the Fayette County County Recorder?
Kimberly Jane Coil Butler (Republican) is the County Recorder of Fayette County, Ohio.
Who is the Fayette County County Sheriff?
Vernon Paul Stanforth (Republican) is the County Sheriff of Fayette County, Ohio.
Who is the Fayette County County Treasurer?
Penny J Patton (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Fayette County, Ohio.
Who are the Fayette County commissioners?
James D Garland (County Commissioner); Anthony R Anderson (County Commissioner); Donald Lee Fleak (County Commissioner).
Who is on the Fayette County School Board?
Norma Kay Kirby (Governing Board Member); Ruth A Ruth (Governing Board Member); Elizabeth Betz (Governing Board Member); Erik T Eppers (Governing Board Member); Chris Bailey (Board of Education Member); Brandon Daum (Board of Education Member); Megan Smith (Board of Education Member); Suzanne Arthur (Board of Education Member); Jessie Conner (Board of Education Member); Rachel Brickey Fraley (Board of Education Member); Charley Roman (Board of Education Member); Eric Zint (Board of Education Member); Sandy Free (Board of Education Member); Eric Wise (Board of Education Member); Kay Nutter (Governing Board Member); Sharie Shoaf (Governing Board Member); Stuart Yensel (Board of Education Member); Jarrett S Gray (Board of Education Member); Mark W Mason (Board of Education Member); Steven M Armstrong (Board of Education Member); Jacklyn R Farrens (Board of Education Member); Shawn R Grooms (Board of Education Member); Bryan McCoy M (Board of Education Member); Lindsey L Worley (Board of Education Member); James T Bunch (Board of Education Member); Kenneth E Upthegrove (Board of Education Member); William Zacharie Camp (Board of Education Member); Mark A Chrisman (Board of Education Member); Wendy Jo Downing (Board of Education Member).
What is the population of Fayette County?
About 28,876 people, with a median age of 39.9; the median household income is $63,275 and 15.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Fayette County?
3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 474 people unemployed in a labor force of 13,704, against 4.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Fayette County?
23 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 10 township, 2 school district and 5 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Fayette County?
31: Bloomingburg Village, Bloomingburg Village, Concord Township, Concord Township, Green Township, Green Township, Jasper Township, Jasper Township, Jefferson Township, Jefferson Township, Jeffersonville Village, Jeffersonville Village, Madison Township, Madison Township, Marion Township, Marion Township, Milledgeville Village, Milledgeville Village, New Holland Village, New Holland Village, Octa Village, Octa Village, Paint Township, Paint Township, Perry Township, Perry Township, Union Township, Union Township, Washington Court House City, Wayne Township, Wayne Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from each county board of elections' elected-officials list (the boards' Elected Officials lookups, read November 7, 2026, and the other boards' own published lists) and Cuyahoga County's certified 2024 general election results. Counties whose board publishes no list we can read yet aren't listed; officials appointed since a list was updated 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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