Who is the Chesterfield County Clerk of Court?

Christy F. Gaddy is the Clerk of Court of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Who is the Chesterfield County Coroner?

Kip Kiser is the Coroner of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Who is the Chesterfield County Probate Judge?

Gail Ingram is the Probate Judge of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Who is the Chesterfield County Sheriff?

Campbell “Cambo” Laney Streater is the Sheriff of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Who are the Chesterfield County commissioners?

Ethan Thomas Foard (County Council Member); Hattie Burns (County Council Member); Douglas A. Curtis (County Council Member); Mary D. Anderson (County Council Member); William Todd Smallwood (County Council Member); Brandon Price (County Council Member); Dr. Lawrance Brand (County Council Member); Donald E. Kirkley (County Council Member); Dr. Johnnie McLendon Bishop (County Council Member).

What is the population of Chesterfield County?

About 43,784 people, with a median age of 42; the median household income is $49,235 and 20.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Chesterfield County?

4.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 858 people unemployed in a labor force of 18,947, against 5.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Chesterfield County?

13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 1 school district and 3 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Chesterfield County?

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

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

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

County Council

Chesterfield County Council

Office	Who holds it now
County Council Member	Ethan Thomas Foard source
County Council Member	Hattie Burns source
County Council Member	Douglas A. Curtis source
County Council Member	Mary D. Anderson source
County Council Member	William Todd Smallwood source
County Council Member	Brandon Price source
County Council Member	Dr. Lawrance Brand source
County Council Member	Donald E. Kirkley source
County Council Member	Dr. Johnnie McLendon Bishop source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Court	Christy F. Gaddy source
Coroner	Kip Kiser source
Probate Judge	Gail Ingram source
Sheriff	Campbell “Cambo” Laney Streater source

Cities and towns

Chesterfield · Mayor John H. Bittle III Legislative Delegation Office 178 Mill St., Chesterfield 29709 Tel. (843) 623-5001 · 1 seat

How many local governments Chesterfield County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 13 local governments in Chesterfield 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	8	1
School districts (school boards)	1	0
Special districts (elected boards)	3	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 Chesterfield County

43,784people

42median ageU.S.: 38.9

$49,235 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

20.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

13.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$116,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

7.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

11.6%U.S.: 8.4%

52%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.9% · White 58.4% · Black 30% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 5.2% (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 Chesterfield County

4.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.3%. South Carolina: 3.7%.

858people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

18,089people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

18,947in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.5%	858	18,089	18,947
August 2026	5.1%	983	18,121	19,104
July 2026	4.9%	954	18,346	19,300
June 2026	5.1%	968	18,059	19,027
May 2026	4.4%	850	18,625	19,475
April 2026	4.2%	818	18,853	19,671
March 2026	4.7%	943	18,996	19,939
February 2026	6.1%	1,210	18,683	19,893
January 2026	6.5%	1,220	17,511	18,731
December 2025	5.8%	1,079	17,436	18,515
November 2025	6.0%	1,111	17,454	18,565
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.3%	984	17,607	18,591
August 2025	5.6%	1,048	17,722	18,770
July 2025	5.5%	1,044	18,051	19,095
June 2025	5.2%	992	17,985	18,977
May 2025	4.4%	825	18,082	18,907
April 2025	4.0%	754	18,284	19,038
March 2025	4.4%	867	18,624	19,491
February 2025	4.8%	938	18,500	19,438
January 2025	4.8%	890	17,538	18,428
December 2024	4.5%	815	17,252	18,067
November 2024	4.7%	858	17,341	18,199
October 2024	4.8%	898	17,725	18,623

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.1%	957	17,935	18,892
2024	4.7%	896	18,028	18,924
2023	3.6%	676	18,082	18,758
2022	3.9%	732	18,234	18,966
2021	4.9%	933	18,021	18,954
2020	6.6%	1,252	17,712	18,964
2019	3.1%	596	18,506	19,102
2018	3.5%	665	18,291	18,956
2017	4.7%	879	17,756	18,635
2016	5.4%	1,025	17,844	18,869

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 Chesterfield County

727.0 per 100,0002024. South Carolina: 440.3.

2,473.2 per 100,0002024. South Carolina: 1,981.0.

7murders2024, 331 violent crimes in all.

2024 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.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2024	331	727.0	1,126	2,473.2
2022	322	722.4	1,158	2,597.9
2019	248	521.1	1,368	2,874.6
2018	202	422.9	1,331	2,786.3
2017	278	580.4	1,482	3,094.1
2016	220	467.3	1,472	3,126.8

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office	2025	160	533	35,153
Cheraw Police Department	2025	51	267	4,933
Pageland Police Department	2025	31	108	2,535
Chesterfield Police Department	2024	7	38	1,364
McBee Police Department	2025	0	0	819

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

2.09 per 1,000 residents2024, 5 agencies serving 44,460 people.

93sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

41civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (5), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office	53	35	34,805
Cheraw Police Department	17	1	4,984
Pageland Police Department	11	3	2,514
McBee Police Department	7	2	793
Chesterfield Police Department	5	0	1,364

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 Chesterfield County Clerk of Court?: Christy F. Gaddy is the Clerk of Court of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
Who is the Chesterfield County Coroner?: Kip Kiser is the Coroner of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
Who is the Chesterfield County Probate Judge?: Gail Ingram is the Probate Judge of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
Who is the Chesterfield County Sheriff?: Campbell “Cambo” Laney Streater is the Sheriff of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
Who are the Chesterfield County commissioners?: Ethan Thomas Foard (County Council Member); Hattie Burns (County Council Member); Douglas A. Curtis (County Council Member); Mary D. Anderson (County Council Member); William Todd Smallwood (County Council Member); Brandon Price (County Council Member); Dr. Lawrance Brand (County Council Member); Donald E. Kirkley (County Council Member); Dr. Johnnie McLendon Bishop (County Council Member).
What is the population of Chesterfield County?: About 43,784 people, with a median age of 42; the median household income is $49,235 and 20.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Chesterfield County?: 4.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 858 people unemployed in a labor force of 18,947, against 5.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Chesterfield County?: 13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 1 school district and 3 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Chesterfield County?: 1: Chesterfield. 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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