Who is the Marion County Clerk of Court?

Christy M. Gray is the Clerk of Court of Marion County, South Carolina.

Who is the Marion County Coroner?

Jerry Richardson is the Coroner of Marion County, South Carolina.

Who is the Marion County Probate Judge?

T. Carroll Atkinson III is the Probate Judge of Marion County, South Carolina.

Who is the Marion County Sheriff?

Brian Wallace is the Sheriff of Marion County, South Carolina.

Who are the Marion County commissioners?

Dwayne Tennie (County Council Member); John Q. Atkinson, Jr (County Council Member); Oscar Foxworth (County Council Member); Joel Rogers (County Council Member); Allen Floyd (County Council Member); Tarus Gilchrist (County Council Member); Robin Turner (County Council Member).

What is the population of Marion County?

About 28,664 people, with a median age of 42.6; the median household income is $36,301 and 30% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Marion County?

6.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 688 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,561, against 6.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Marion County?

9 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 1 school district and 3 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Marion County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Marion County: 12 seats on 6 elected bodies.

County Council

Marion County Council

Office	Who holds it now
County Council Member	Dwayne Tennie source
County Council Member	John Q. Atkinson, Jr source
County Council Member	Oscar Foxworth source
County Council Member	Joel Rogers source
County Council Member	Allen Floyd source
County Council Member	Tarus Gilchrist source
County Council Member	Robin Turner source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Court	Christy M. Gray source
Coroner	Jerry Richardson source
Probate Judge	T. Carroll Atkinson III source
Sheriff	Brian Wallace source

Cities and towns

Sellers · Mayor Kevin C. Locklear Legislative Delegation Office 2523 E. Hwy. 76, P.O. Box 1514 Marion 29591, Tel. (843) 423-8237 · 1 seat

How many local governments Marion County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 9 local governments in Marion 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)	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 Marion County

28,664people

42.6median ageU.S.: 38.9

$36,301 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

30%below the U.S.: 12.5%

14.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$93,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

7.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

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

6.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

13.7%U.S.: 8.4%

49.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

37.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.8% · White 38.6% · Black 54.8% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 3.8% (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 Marion County

6.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 6.1%. South Carolina: 3.7%.

688people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

10,873people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

11,561in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	6.0%	688	10,873	11,561
August 2026	6.5%	752	10,866	11,618
July 2026	6.6%	765	10,879	11,644
June 2026	6.8%	793	10,874	11,667
May 2026	5.7%	709	11,750	12,459
April 2026	5.5%	687	11,722	12,409
March 2026	6.5%	814	11,704	12,518
February 2026	8.0%	1,005	11,577	12,582
January 2026	8.0%	982	11,285	12,267
December 2025	6.7%	814	11,259	12,073
November 2025	7.3%	880	11,256	12,136
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	6.1%	742	11,326	12,068
August 2025	6.6%	799	11,381	12,180
July 2025	6.9%	836	11,339	12,175
June 2025	6.4%	782	11,460	12,242
May 2025	5.2%	619	11,397	12,016
April 2025	5.0%	602	11,405	12,007
March 2025	5.6%	674	11,390	12,064
February 2025	6.2%	742	11,294	12,036
January 2025	6.1%	722	11,091	11,813
December 2024	5.9%	696	11,070	11,766
November 2024	6.0%	707	11,051	11,758
October 2024	6.2%	741	11,178	11,919

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	6.2%	747	11,327	12,074
2024	6.1%	731	11,200	11,931
2023	4.9%	557	10,823	11,380
2022	5.3%	600	10,795	11,395
2021	7.1%	822	10,761	11,583
2020	8.4%	986	10,683	11,669
2019	4.6%	527	10,841	11,368
2018	6.0%	679	10,637	11,316
2017	8.1%	883	10,078	10,961
2016	9.5%	1,063	10,159	11,222

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 Marion County

869.1 per 100,0002025. South Carolina: 387.6.

3,448.2 per 100,0002025. South Carolina: 1,676.2.

3murders2025, 245 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	245	869.1	972	3,448.2
2023	233	821.9	916	3,231.2
2022	190	658.9	815	2,826.2
2021	170	575.0	875	2,959.7

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Marion County Sheriff's Office	2025	106	388	18,023
Marion Police Department	2025	76	355	5,995
Mullins Police Department	2025	63	219	3,806
Nichols Police Department	2025	0	10	219
Sellers Police Department	2025	0	0	146

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

2.50 per 1,000 residents2024, 4 agencies serving 28,425 people.

71sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

38civilian 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
Marion County Sheriff's Office	40	34	18,236
Marion Police Department	16	3	6,123
Mullins Police Department	14	1	3,845
Nichols Police Department	1	0	221

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	71	2.50	38	4
2022	64	2.23	39	4
2020	74	2.43	45	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 Marion County Clerk of Court?: Christy M. Gray is the Clerk of Court of Marion County, South Carolina.
Who is the Marion County Coroner?: Jerry Richardson is the Coroner of Marion County, South Carolina.
Who is the Marion County Probate Judge?: T. Carroll Atkinson III is the Probate Judge of Marion County, South Carolina.
Who is the Marion County Sheriff?: Brian Wallace is the Sheriff of Marion County, South Carolina.
Who are the Marion County commissioners?: Dwayne Tennie (County Council Member); John Q. Atkinson, Jr (County Council Member); Oscar Foxworth (County Council Member); Joel Rogers (County Council Member); Allen Floyd (County Council Member); Tarus Gilchrist (County Council Member); Robin Turner (County Council Member).
What is the population of Marion County?: About 28,664 people, with a median age of 42.6; the median household income is $36,301 and 30% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Marion County?: 6.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 688 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,561, against 6.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Marion County?: 9 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 1 school district and 3 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Marion County?: 1: Sellers. 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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