Who is the Dillon County Clerk of Court?

Marquita Britton is the Clerk of Court of Dillon County, South Carolina.

Who is the Dillon County Coroner?

Donnie Grimsley is the Coroner of Dillon County, South Carolina.

Who is the Dillon County Probate Judge?

Teresa Smith is the Probate Judge of Dillon County, South Carolina.

Who is the Dillon County Sheriff?

Jamie Hamilton is the Sheriff of Dillon County, South Carolina.

Who are the Dillon County commissioners?

Stevie C. Grice (County Council Member); Dennis Townsend (County Council Member); Kenny Cook Jr (County Council Member); Brad Coward (County Council Member); Robbie Coward (County Council Member); Detrice Dawkins (County Council Member); James Wash- ington (County Council Member).

What is the population of Dillon County?

About 27,862 people, with a median age of 38.2; the median household income is $46,605 and 27.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Dillon County?

5.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 625 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,279, against 5.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Dillon County?

7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 2 school district and 1 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Dillon County: 11 seats on 5 elected bodies.

County Council

Dillon County Council

Office	Who holds it now
County Council Member	Stevie C. Grice source
County Council Member	Dennis Townsend source
County Council Member	Kenny Cook Jr source
County Council Member	Brad Coward source
County Council Member	Robbie Coward source
County Council Member	Detrice Dawkins source
County Council Member	James Wash- ington source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Court	Marquita Britton source
Coroner	Donnie Grimsley source
Probate Judge	Teresa Smith source
Sheriff	Jamie Hamilton source

How many local governments Dillon County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Dillon 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	3	0
School districts (school boards)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	1	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 Dillon County

27,862people

38.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$46,605 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

27.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

13.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$85,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

4.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

12.5%U.S.: 8.4%

45.9%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 3.5% · White 44.5% · Black 45.3% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 6.7% (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 Dillon County

5.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.9%. South Carolina: 3.7%.

625people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

11,654people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

12,279in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	5.1%	625	11,654	12,279
August 2026	5.5%	685	11,685	12,370
July 2026	5.4%	666	11,715	12,381
June 2026	5.6%	694	11,720	12,414
May 2026	5.0%	632	11,958	12,590
April 2026	4.8%	604	12,075	12,679
March 2026	5.3%	679	12,178	12,857
February 2026	6.6%	854	12,009	12,863
January 2026	7.1%	868	11,409	12,277
December 2025	6.2%	755	11,385	12,140
November 2025	6.6%	802	11,341	12,143
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.9%	720	11,422	12,142
August 2025	6.3%	777	11,464	12,241
July 2025	6.4%	803	11,760	12,563
June 2025	6.0%	753	11,782	12,535
May 2025	5.3%	658	11,763	12,421
April 2025	5.0%	629	11,951	12,580
March 2025	5.7%	723	12,055	12,778
February 2025	6.1%	773	11,957	12,730
January 2025	6.0%	733	11,458	12,191
December 2024	5.9%	719	11,403	12,122
November 2024	6.4%	776	11,348	12,124
October 2024	6.4%	792	11,516	12,308

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	6.0%	739	11,667	12,406
2024	6.0%	737	11,638	12,375
2023	4.5%	550	11,591	12,141
2022	4.6%	558	11,450	12,008
2021	6.0%	726	11,413	12,139
2020	6.4%	767	11,253	12,020
2019	4.2%	491	11,243	11,734
2018	5.0%	565	10,840	11,405
2017	5.9%	670	10,650	11,320
2016	7.0%	812	10,774	11,586

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 Dillon County

1,047.4 per 100,0002025. South Carolina: 387.6.

2,573.0 per 100,0002025. South Carolina: 1,676.2.

5murders2025, 287 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	287	1,047.4	705	2,573.0
2024	327	1,184.3	823	2,980.6
2023	318	1,154.8	817	2,966.9
2022	448	1,597.0	1,037	3,696.6
2021	459	1,547.0	1,162	3,916.4
2020	405	1,334.8	1,052	3,467.1
2018	310	1,017.6	1,222	4,011.2

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Dillon County Sheriff's Office	2025	170	324	19,239
Dillon Police Department	2025	104	352	6,180
Latta Police Department	2025	11	24	1,229
Lake View Police Department	2024	1	12	758

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

2.46 per 1,000 residents2024, 4 agencies serving 27,612 people.

68sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

12civilian staff2024, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (4), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Dillon County Sheriff's Office	42	8	19,375
Dillon Police Department	19	2	6,240
Lake View Police Department	3	2	758
Latta Police Department	4	0	1,239

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	68	2.46	12	4
2022	75	2.67	13	4
2020	71	2.34	13	4

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 Dillon County Clerk of Court?: Marquita Britton is the Clerk of Court of Dillon County, South Carolina.
Who is the Dillon County Coroner?: Donnie Grimsley is the Coroner of Dillon County, South Carolina.
Who is the Dillon County Probate Judge?: Teresa Smith is the Probate Judge of Dillon County, South Carolina.
Who is the Dillon County Sheriff?: Jamie Hamilton is the Sheriff of Dillon County, South Carolina.
Who are the Dillon County commissioners?: Stevie C. Grice (County Council Member); Dennis Townsend (County Council Member); Kenny Cook Jr (County Council Member); Brad Coward (County Council Member); Robbie Coward (County Council Member); Detrice Dawkins (County Council Member); James Wash- ington (County Council Member).
What is the population of Dillon County?: About 27,862 people, with a median age of 38.2; the median household income is $46,605 and 27.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Dillon County?: 5.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 625 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,279, against 5.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Dillon County?: 7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 2 school district and 1 special district governments.

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.

Dillon County's 2026 ballot and results · Every South Carolina county · South Carolina's members of Congress

See your members of Congress and every race and measure on your ballot in Dillon County, from your address. Your address stays in your browser.Look up my races

See something wrong on this page? Report a problem · Corrections