Who is the Aiken County Clerk of Court?

Robert J. Harte is the Clerk of Court of Aiken County, South Carolina.

Who is the Aiken County Coroner?

Darryl Ables is the Coroner of Aiken County, South Carolina.

Who is the Aiken County Probate Judge?

Tonya Marchant is the Probate Judge of Aiken County, South Carolina.

Who is the Aiken County Sheriff?

Marty Sawyer is the Sheriff of Aiken County, South Carolina.

Who are the Aiken County commissioners?

Gary Bunker (County Council Member); Mike Kellems (County Council Member); Landon Ball (County Council Member); Danny Feagin (County Council Member); Sandy Haskell (County Council Member); Phil Napier (County Council Member); L. Andrew Siders (County Council Member); PK Hightower (County Council Member); Ron Felder (County Council Member).

What is the population of Aiken County?

About 174,160 people, with a median age of 42; the median household income is $70,609 and 14.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Aiken County?

3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,912 people unemployed in a labor force of 80,978, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Aiken County?

23 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal, 1 school district and 11 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Aiken County?

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

Aiken County, SC elected officials: county council, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Aiken County: 14 seats on 6 elected bodies.

County Council

Aiken County Council

Office	Who holds it now
County Council Member	Gary Bunker source
County Council Member	Mike Kellems source
County Council Member	Landon Ball source
County Council Member	Danny Feagin source
County Council Member	Sandy Haskell source
County Council Member	Phil Napier source
County Council Member	L. Andrew Siders source
County Council Member	PK Hightower source
County Council Member	Ron Felder source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Court	Robert J. Harte source
Coroner	Darryl Ables source
Probate Judge	Tonya Marchant source
Sheriff	Marty Sawyer source

Cities and towns

Aiken · Mayor Teddy Milner Legislative Delegation Office 1930 University Parkway, Aiken 29801, Tel. (803) 642-1694 · 1 seat

How many local governments Aiken County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 23 local governments in Aiken 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)	1	0
Special districts (elected boards)	11	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 Aiken County

174,160people

42median ageU.S.: 38.9

$70,609 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

14.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

31.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$218,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.8%U.S.: 8.4%

44.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

21.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.2% · White 63.5% · Black 23.7% · Asian 0.9% · Other or more than one race 4.6% (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 Aiken County

3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.5%. South Carolina: 3.7%.

2,912people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

78,066people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

80,978in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.6%	2,912	78,066	80,978
August 2026	4.2%	3,447	77,783	81,230
July 2026	3.9%	3,179	78,432	81,611
June 2026	4.3%	3,473	78,165	81,638
May 2026	3.7%	3,058	78,731	81,789
April 2026	3.4%	2,848	79,915	82,763
March 2026	4.1%	3,358	78,583	81,941
February 2026	5.4%	4,442	78,051	82,493
January 2026	5.4%	4,382	76,739	81,121
December 2025	4.7%	3,826	76,855	80,681
November 2025	4.9%	3,976	76,503	80,479
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.5%	3,600	76,071	79,671
August 2025	4.8%	3,822	76,159	79,981
July 2025	4.7%	3,748	76,532	80,280
June 2025	4.5%	3,572	76,124	79,696
May 2025	3.8%	3,027	76,408	79,435
April 2025	3.4%	2,778	78,402	81,180
March 2025	3.9%	3,111	76,651	79,762
February 2025	4.4%	3,474	76,146	79,620
January 2025	4.2%	3,289	75,214	78,503
December 2024	3.8%	2,977	75,200	78,177
November 2024	4.1%	3,154	74,716	77,870
October 2024	4.3%	3,331	74,693	78,024

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.3%	3,475	76,460	79,935
2024	4.0%	3,147	75,155	78,302
2023	2.9%	2,241	73,965	76,206
2022	3.1%	2,295	72,431	74,726
2021	3.3%	2,471	71,419	73,890
2020	4.9%	3,601	69,621	73,222
2019	2.8%	2,055	70,759	72,814
2018	3.3%	2,356	69,084	71,440
2017	4.0%	2,906	68,855	71,761
2016	4.9%	3,549	68,614	72,163

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. South Carolina's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.0% 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 Aiken County

267.2 per 100,0002023. South Carolina: 477.1.

2,276.3 per 100,0002023. South Carolina: 2,224.4.

17murders2023, 474 violent crimes in all.

2023 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 (9)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Aiken County Sheriff's Office	2025	319	1,721	113,812
Aiken Police Department	2025	148	1,115	32,830
North Augusta Police Department	2025	39	413	26,895
Burnettown Police Department	2025	1	22	3,270
New Ellenton Police Department	2025	4	26	2,390
Jackson Police Department	2025	1	17	1,663
Wagener Police Department	2024	3	26	688
Salley Police Department	2023	0	1	343
Perry Police Department	2025	0	0	213

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 South Carolina · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.71 per 1,000 residents2025, 9 agencies serving 182,131 people.

312sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

234civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (9), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Aiken County Sheriff's Office	142	158	113,812
Aiken Police Department	83	59	32,830
North Augusta Police Department	72	16	26,895
Burnettown Police Department	4	0	3,270
Jackson Police Department	4	0	1,663
New Ellenton Police Department	3	1	2,390
Wagener Police Department	2	0	703
Salley Police Department	1	0	355
Perry Police Department	1	0	213

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	312	1.71	234	9
2022	303	1.74	141	9

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 Aiken County Clerk of Court?: Robert J. Harte is the Clerk of Court of Aiken County, South Carolina.
Who is the Aiken County Coroner?: Darryl Ables is the Coroner of Aiken County, South Carolina.
Who is the Aiken County Probate Judge?: Tonya Marchant is the Probate Judge of Aiken County, South Carolina.
Who is the Aiken County Sheriff?: Marty Sawyer is the Sheriff of Aiken County, South Carolina.
Who are the Aiken County commissioners?: Gary Bunker (County Council Member); Mike Kellems (County Council Member); Landon Ball (County Council Member); Danny Feagin (County Council Member); Sandy Haskell (County Council Member); Phil Napier (County Council Member); L. Andrew Siders (County Council Member); PK Hightower (County Council Member); Ron Felder (County Council Member).
What is the population of Aiken County?: About 174,160 people, with a median age of 42; the median household income is $70,609 and 14.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Aiken County?: 3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,912 people unemployed in a labor force of 80,978, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Aiken County?: 23 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal, 1 school district and 11 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Aiken County?: 1: Aiken. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of October 15, 2026, from the South Carolina Legislative Manual's list of county officers and mayors of county seats; 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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