Who is the Darlington County Clerk of Court?

Scott B. Suggs is the Clerk of Court of Darlington County, South Carolina.

Who is the Darlington County Coroner?

J. Todd Hardee is the Coroner of Darlington County, South Carolina.

Who is the Darlington County Probate Judge?

Marvin I. Lawson is the Probate Judge of Darlington County, South Carolina.

Who is the Darlington County Sheriff?

Michael August is the Sheriff of Darlington County, South Carolina.

Who are the Darlington County commissioners?

Marvin Le Flowers (County Council Member); Joyce W. Thomas (County Council Member); David Coker (County Council Member); Albert Davis (County Council Member); Dannie Douglas, Jr (County Council Member); Bobby Hudson (County Council Member); Angie Stone Godbold (County Council Member); Kirk Askins (County Council Member).

What is the population of Darlington County?

About 62,558 people, with a median age of 41.3; the median household income is $48,581 and 21.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Darlington County?

4.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,305 people unemployed in a labor force of 29,281, against 5.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Darlington County?

14 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 1 school district and 8 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Darlington County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Darlington County: 13 seats on 6 elected bodies.

County Council

Darlington County Council

Office	Who holds it now
County Council Member	Marvin Le Flowers source
County Council Member	Joyce W. Thomas source
County Council Member	David Coker source
County Council Member	Albert Davis source
County Council Member	Dannie Douglas, Jr source
County Council Member	Bobby Hudson source
County Council Member	Angie Stone Godbold source
County Council Member	Kirk Askins source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Court	Scott B. Suggs source
Coroner	J. Todd Hardee source
Probate Judge	Marvin I. Lawson source
Sheriff	Michael August source

Cities and towns

Society Hill · Mayor Cecil Graham · 1 seat

How many local governments Darlington County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 14 local governments in Darlington 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	4	1
School districts (school boards)	1	0
Special districts (elected boards)	8	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 Darlington County

62,558people

41.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$48,581 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

21.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

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

$158,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9%U.S.: 8.4%

56.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

29.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.5% · White 53.1% · Black 40.6% · Asian 0.6% · 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 Darlington County

4.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.2%. South Carolina: 3.7%.

1,305people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

27,976people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

29,281in 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%	1,305	27,976	29,281
August 2026	5.0%	1,475	27,863	29,338
July 2026	5.0%	1,460	27,935	29,395
June 2026	5.0%	1,479	27,815	29,294
May 2026	4.5%	1,320	28,078	29,398
April 2026	4.2%	1,234	27,964	29,198
March 2026	4.8%	1,407	27,910	29,317
February 2026	6.2%	1,818	27,630	29,448
January 2026	6.3%	1,842	27,264	29,106
December 2025	5.6%	1,615	27,382	28,997
November 2025	5.8%	1,667	27,323	28,990
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.2%	1,488	27,089	28,577
August 2025	5.6%	1,595	26,988	28,583
July 2025	5.6%	1,613	27,060	28,673
June 2025	5.1%	1,476	27,295	28,771
May 2025	4.4%	1,247	27,227	28,474
April 2025	3.9%	1,123	27,371	28,494
March 2025	4.4%	1,268	27,343	28,611
February 2025	4.8%	1,382	27,144	28,526
January 2025	4.9%	1,377	26,917	28,294
December 2024	4.6%	1,298	26,907	28,205
November 2024	4.9%	1,389	26,843	28,232
October 2024	5.0%	1,428	26,997	28,425

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.0%	1,441	27,194	28,635
2024	4.7%	1,334	27,001	28,335
2023	3.4%	966	27,090	28,056
2022	3.7%	1,015	26,606	27,621
2021	4.8%	1,310	26,162	27,472
2020	6.8%	1,878	25,641	27,519
2019	3.5%	966	26,350	27,316
2018	4.2%	1,148	25,979	27,127
2017	5.5%	1,494	25,543	27,037
2016	6.5%	1,775	25,593	27,368

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 Darlington County

876.2 per 100,0002025. South Carolina: 387.6.

2,734.6 per 100,0002025. South Carolina: 1,676.2.

14murders2025, 546 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	546	876.2	1,704	2,734.6
2024	527	843.1	1,931	3,089.2
2023	625	1,002.9	2,220	3,562.1
2019	588	882.5	3,071	4,609.2
2018	558	832.0	2,826	4,213.8
2017	590	879.7	3,303	4,924.6
2016	456	675.9	3,166	4,692.5

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Darlington County Sheriff's Office	2025	407	1,052	47,687
Hartsville Police Department	2025	74	333	7,341
Darlington Police Department	2025	61	302	6,009
Lamar Police Department	2019	6	20	937
Society Hill Police Department	2025	1	5	425

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

2.25 per 1,000 residents2025, 5 agencies serving 62,312 people.

140sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

45civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (5), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Darlington County Sheriff's Office	77	44	47,687
Hartsville Police Department	37	0	7,341
Darlington Police Department	23	1	6,009
Lamar Police Department	2	0	850
Society Hill Police Department	1	0	425

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	140	2.25	45	5
2022	127	2.01	58	5
2016	128	1.90	78	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 Darlington County Clerk of Court?: Scott B. Suggs is the Clerk of Court of Darlington County, South Carolina.
Who is the Darlington County Coroner?: J. Todd Hardee is the Coroner of Darlington County, South Carolina.
Who is the Darlington County Probate Judge?: Marvin I. Lawson is the Probate Judge of Darlington County, South Carolina.
Who is the Darlington County Sheriff?: Michael August is the Sheriff of Darlington County, South Carolina.
Who are the Darlington County commissioners?: Marvin Le Flowers (County Council Member); Joyce W. Thomas (County Council Member); David Coker (County Council Member); Albert Davis (County Council Member); Dannie Douglas, Jr (County Council Member); Bobby Hudson (County Council Member); Angie Stone Godbold (County Council Member); Kirk Askins (County Council Member).
What is the population of Darlington County?: About 62,558 people, with a median age of 41.3; the median household income is $48,581 and 21.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Darlington County?: 4.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,305 people unemployed in a labor force of 29,281, against 5.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Darlington County?: 14 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 1 school district and 8 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Darlington County?: 1: Society Hill. 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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