Who is the Lexington County Clerk of Court?

Lisa Comer is the Clerk of Court of Lexington County, South Carolina.

Who is the Lexington County Coroner?

Margaret W. Fisher is the Coroner of Lexington County, South Carolina.

Who is the Lexington County Probate Judge?

Daniel R. Eckstrom is the Probate Judge of Lexington County, South Carolina.

Who is the Lexington County Sheriff?

Jay Koon is the Sheriff of Lexington County, South Carolina.

Who are the Lexington County commissioners?

Michael Bishop (County Council Member); Larry Brigham (County Council Member); Darrell Hudson (County Council Member); Todd Cockrell (County Council Member); Clifford P. Fisher III (County Council Member); Charli Wessinger (County Council Member); M. Todd Cullum (County Council Member); Beth Carrigg (County Council Member); Glen Conwell (County Council Member).

What is the population of Lexington County?

About 304,887 people, with a median age of 39.8; the median household income is $77,408 and 11.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Lexington County?

3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 5,160 people unemployed in a labor force of 163,120, against 3.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Lexington County?

30 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 14 municipal, 5 school district and 10 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Lexington County?

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

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

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

County Council

Lexington County Council

Office	Who holds it now
County Council Member	Michael Bishop source
County Council Member	Larry Brigham source
County Council Member	Darrell Hudson source
County Council Member	Todd Cockrell source
County Council Member	Clifford P. Fisher III source
County Council Member	Charli Wessinger source
County Council Member	M. Todd Cullum source
County Council Member	Beth Carrigg source
County Council Member	Glen Conwell source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Court	Lisa Comer source
Coroner	Margaret W. Fisher source
Probate Judge	Daniel R. Eckstrom source
Sheriff	Jay Koon source

Cities and towns

Lexington · Mayor Hazel Livingston Legislative Delegation Office Tori Mosteller, 605 W. Main St., Suite 1 Lexington 29072, Tel. (803) 785-8184 · 1 seat

How many local governments Lexington County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 30 local governments in Lexington 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	14	1
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	10	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 Lexington County

304,887people

39.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$77,408 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

34.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$234,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

6.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.7%U.S.: 8.4%

48.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

20.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.9% · White 70.3% · Black 15.1% · Asian 2.2% · Other or more than one race 4.5% (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 Lexington County

3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.9%. South Carolina: 3.7%.

5,160people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

157,960people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

163,120in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.2%	5,160	157,960	163,120
August 2026	3.8%	6,124	156,934	163,058
July 2026	3.6%	5,801	157,328	163,129
June 2026	3.7%	6,084	157,069	163,153
May 2026	3.3%	5,418	157,495	162,913
April 2026	3.1%	5,064	156,744	161,808
March 2026	3.6%	5,892	156,149	162,041
February 2026	4.8%	7,736	155,029	162,765
January 2026	4.7%	7,676	154,086	161,762
December 2025	4.2%	6,778	155,141	161,919
November 2025	4.3%	6,975	154,760	161,735
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.9%	6,191	153,042	159,233
August 2025	4.2%	6,624	151,941	158,565
July 2025	4.1%	6,481	152,845	159,326
June 2025	4.0%	6,308	152,881	159,189
May 2025	3.4%	5,304	152,785	158,089
April 2025	3.1%	4,956	153,359	158,315
March 2025	3.6%	5,635	152,567	158,202
February 2025	3.9%	6,130	151,601	157,731
January 2025	3.6%	5,737	151,961	157,698
December 2024	3.3%	5,283	152,832	158,115
November 2024	3.6%	5,698	152,243	157,941
October 2024	3.7%	5,787	152,660	158,447

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.8%	6,102	152,989	159,091
2024	3.5%	5,519	151,212	156,731
2023	2.5%	3,875	148,676	152,551
2022	2.7%	4,024	143,949	147,973
2021	3.1%	4,514	140,289	144,803
2020	4.4%	6,243	134,977	141,220
2019	2.4%	3,307	136,902	140,209
2018	2.9%	4,021	133,786	137,807
2017	3.7%	5,091	133,692	138,783
2016	4.1%	5,758	133,442	139,200

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 Lexington County

456.4 per 100,0002024. South Carolina: 440.3.

2,239.5 per 100,0002024. South Carolina: 1,981.0.

25murders2024, 2,138 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	2,138	456.4	10,491	2,239.5
2023	2,152	467.6	11,344	2,464.9
2022	2,050	452.4	11,625	2,565.5
2019	2,067	468.0	15,738	3,563.6
2018	2,190	501.6	15,735	3,603.7
2016	2,174	506.8	14,927	3,479.9

By police agency (14)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Lexington County Sheriff's Office	2025	532	3,225	238,755
Columbia Police Department	2025	1,157	4,605	147,021
Lexington Police Department	2025	44	300	25,799
West Columbia Police Department	2025	101	745	18,652
Cayce Police Department	2025	73	343	13,617
Irmo Police Department	2025	27	183	12,240
Batesburg-Leesville Police Department	2025	56	140	5,335
Springdale Police Department	2025	14	41	2,760
South Congaree Police Department	2024	5	40	2,389
Pine Ridge Police Department	2025	2	13	2,364
Chapin Police Department	2025	2	29	1,965
Gaston Police Department	2025	16	43	1,650
Swansea Police Department	2019	5	37	959
Pelion Police Department	2024	5	42	624

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

1.80 per 1,000 residents2022, 14 agencies serving 453,130 people.

814sworn officers2022, full-time, as of October 31.

239civilian staff2022, full-time.

2022 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (14), 2022

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Lexington County Sheriff's Office	285	118	229,734
Columbia Police Department	289	80	137,768
Cayce Police Department	52	14	13,710
West Columbia Police Department	51	11	17,581
Lexington Police Department	58	3	24,880
Irmo Police Department	24	3	11,937
Batesburg-Leesville Police Department	18	8	5,249
Springdale Police Department	10	1	2,749
Chapin Police Department	7	0	1,876
South Congaree Police Department	6	0	2,391
Pine Ridge Police Department	4	0	2,267
Swansea Police Department	3	1	737
Gaston Police Department	4	0	1,629
Pelion Police Department	3	0	622

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2022	814	1.80	239	14
2016	851	1.98	287	14

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 Lexington County Clerk of Court?: Lisa Comer is the Clerk of Court of Lexington County, South Carolina.
Who is the Lexington County Coroner?: Margaret W. Fisher is the Coroner of Lexington County, South Carolina.
Who is the Lexington County Probate Judge?: Daniel R. Eckstrom is the Probate Judge of Lexington County, South Carolina.
Who is the Lexington County Sheriff?: Jay Koon is the Sheriff of Lexington County, South Carolina.
Who are the Lexington County commissioners?: Michael Bishop (County Council Member); Larry Brigham (County Council Member); Darrell Hudson (County Council Member); Todd Cockrell (County Council Member); Clifford P. Fisher III (County Council Member); Charli Wessinger (County Council Member); M. Todd Cullum (County Council Member); Beth Carrigg (County Council Member); Glen Conwell (County Council Member).
What is the population of Lexington County?: About 304,887 people, with a median age of 39.8; the median household income is $77,408 and 11.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lexington County?: 3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 5,160 people unemployed in a labor force of 163,120, against 3.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lexington County?: 30 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 14 municipal, 5 school district and 10 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Lexington County?: 1: Lexington. 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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