Who is the Marlboro County Clerk of Court?

Marquita Mclain is the Clerk of Court of Marlboro County, South Carolina.

Who is the Marlboro County Coroner?

Pearlie Lawson is the Coroner of Marlboro County, South Carolina.

Who is the Marlboro County Probate Judge?

Reneka McKoy is the Probate Judge of Marlboro County, South Carolina.

Who is the Marlboro County Sheriff?

Larry McNeil is the Sheriff of Marlboro County, South Carolina.

Who are the Marlboro County commissioners?

Anthony Woods (County Council Member); Verd Odom (County Council Member); Damien Johnson (County Council Member); Steven Blackmon (County Council Member); Jason Steen (County Council Member); Charles P. Midley (County Council Member); Lafayette Jackson (County Council Member).

What is the population of Marlboro County?

About 25,975 people, with a median age of 41.7; the median household income is $34,301 and 28.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Marlboro County?

6.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 522 people unemployed in a labor force of 8,351, against 7.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Marlboro County?

11 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 1 school district and 4 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Marlboro County?

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

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

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

County Council

Marlboro County Council

Office	Who holds it now
County Council Member	Anthony Woods source
County Council Member	Verd Odom source
County Council Member	Damien Johnson source
County Council Member	Steven Blackmon source
County Council Member	Jason Steen source
County Council Member	Charles P. Midley source
County Council Member	Lafayette Jackson source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Court	Marquita Mclain source
Coroner	Pearlie Lawson source
Probate Judge	Reneka McKoy source
Sheriff	Larry McNeil source

Cities and towns

Tatum · Mayor Steve Nolan · 1 seat

How many local governments Marlboro County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 11 local governments in Marlboro 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	5	1
School districts (school boards)	1	0
Special districts (elected boards)	4	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 Marlboro County

25,975people

41.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$34,301 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

28.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%

9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$82,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

9.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

12.6%U.S.: 8.4%

51.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

37.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.7% · White 38.2% · Black 47.7% · Asian 0.4% · Other or more than one race 10.9% (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 Marlboro County

6.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 7.6%. South Carolina: 3.7%.

522people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

7,829people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

8,351in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	6.3%	522	7,829	8,351
August 2026	7.0%	585	7,803	8,388
July 2026	6.7%	564	7,815	8,379
June 2026	7.2%	617	7,897	8,514
May 2026	6.8%	570	7,851	8,421
April 2026	6.7%	566	7,850	8,416
March 2026	7.6%	647	7,849	8,496
February 2026	9.1%	794	7,943	8,737
January 2026	9.4%	811	7,810	8,621
December 2025	8.2%	702	7,830	8,532
November 2025	8.6%	738	7,828	8,566
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	7.6%	630	7,709	8,339
August 2025	8.1%	676	7,721	8,397
July 2025	7.5%	631	7,788	8,419
June 2025	7.2%	602	7,759	8,361
May 2025	6.3%	516	7,733	8,249
April 2025	5.9%	490	7,749	8,239
March 2025	6.8%	569	7,808	8,377
February 2025	7.1%	596	7,767	8,363
January 2025	7.0%	580	7,654	8,234
December 2024	6.9%	562	7,596	8,158
November 2024	7.2%	592	7,586	8,178
October 2024	7.3%	602	7,644	8,246

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	7.3%	612	7,759	8,371
2024	7.0%	583	7,690	8,273
2023	6.7%	551	7,628	8,179
2022	6.3%	545	8,173	8,718
2021	7.2%	665	8,595	9,260
2020	9.3%	878	8,589	9,467
2019	4.6%	430	8,919	9,349
2018	4.9%	460	8,912	9,372
2017	6.4%	593	8,744	9,337
2016	8.1%	772	8,782	9,554

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 Marlboro County

888.7 per 100,0002024. South Carolina: 440.3.

2,756.1 per 100,0002024. South Carolina: 1,981.0.

3murders2024, 227 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	227	888.7	704	2,756.1
2023	237	915.7	794	3,067.9
2022	258	978.0	726	2,752.0
2019	192	735.2	750	2,872.0
2018	173	652.0	733	2,762.4
2017	192	720.2	852	3,195.9
2016	239	876.3	1,036	3,798.4

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Marlboro County Sheriff's Office	2025	143	392	15,230
Bennettsville Police Department	2025	36	238	7,500
McColl Police Department	2024	25	97	1,969
Clio Police Department	2024	6	10	575

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

2.07 per 1,000 residents2024, 4 agencies serving 25,543 people.

53sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

5civilian 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
Marlboro County Sheriff's Office	26	2	16,569
Bennettsville Police Department	19	2	6,430
McColl Police Department	5	1	1,969
Clio Police Department	3	0	575

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	53	2.07	5	4
2022	64	2.43	21	4
2016	60	2.20	8	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 Marlboro County Clerk of Court?: Marquita Mclain is the Clerk of Court of Marlboro County, South Carolina.
Who is the Marlboro County Coroner?: Pearlie Lawson is the Coroner of Marlboro County, South Carolina.
Who is the Marlboro County Probate Judge?: Reneka McKoy is the Probate Judge of Marlboro County, South Carolina.
Who is the Marlboro County Sheriff?: Larry McNeil is the Sheriff of Marlboro County, South Carolina.
Who are the Marlboro County commissioners?: Anthony Woods (County Council Member); Verd Odom (County Council Member); Damien Johnson (County Council Member); Steven Blackmon (County Council Member); Jason Steen (County Council Member); Charles P. Midley (County Council Member); Lafayette Jackson (County Council Member).
What is the population of Marlboro County?: About 25,975 people, with a median age of 41.7; the median household income is $34,301 and 28.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Marlboro County?: 6.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 522 people unemployed in a labor force of 8,351, against 7.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Marlboro County?: 11 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 1 school district and 4 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Marlboro County?: 1: Tatum. 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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