Who is the Anderson County Assessor of Property?

John Alley Jr. is the Assessor of Property of Anderson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Anderson County Circuit Court Clerk?

Rex Lynch is the Circuit Court Clerk of Anderson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Anderson County County Clerk?

Jeffrey Cole is the County Clerk of Anderson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Anderson County County Mayor?

Theresa Frank is the County Mayor of Anderson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Anderson County Register of Deeds?

Tim Shelton is the Register of Deeds of Anderson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Anderson County Sheriff?

Russell Barker is the Sheriff of Anderson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Anderson County Trustee?

Regina Copeland is the Trustee of Anderson County, Tennessee.

Who are the Anderson County commissioners?

Ebony Capshaw (County Commissioner); Jawrell Cook (County Commissioner); Michael Foster (County Commissioner); Shannon Gray (County Commissioner); Elizabeth Henry (County Commissioner); Timothy Isbel (County Commissioner); Martin May (County Commissioner); Chad McNabb (County Commissioner); Jeff Pack (County Commissioner); Denise Palmer (County Commissioner); Shelly Vandagriff (County Commissioner); Steve Verran (County Commissioner); Jonathan Vowell (County Commissioner); Tracy Wandell (County Commissioner); Aaron Wells (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Anderson County?

About 79,153 people, with a median age of 41.5; the median household income is $66,183 and 13.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Anderson County?

3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,132 people unemployed in a labor force of 36,422, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Anderson County?

12 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal and 7 special district governments.

Anderson County, TN elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Anderson County: 22 seats on 8 elected bodies.

County Commission

Anderson County Commission

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	Ebony Capshaw source
County Commissioner	Jawrell Cook source
County Commissioner	Michael Foster source
County Commissioner	Shannon Gray source
County Commissioner	Elizabeth Henry source
County Commissioner	Timothy Isbel source
County Commissioner	Martin May source
County Commissioner	Chad McNabb source
County Commissioner	Jeff Pack source
County Commissioner	Denise Palmer source
County Commissioner	Shelly Vandagriff source
County Commissioner	Steve Verran source
County Commissioner	Jonathan Vowell source
County Commissioner	Tracy Wandell source
County Commissioner	Aaron Wells source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor of Property	John Alley Jr. source
Circuit Court Clerk	Rex Lynch source
County Clerk	Jeffrey Cole source
County Mayor	Theresa Frank source
Register of Deeds	Tim Shelton source
Sheriff	Russell Barker source
Trustee	Regina Copeland source

How many local governments Anderson County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 12 local governments in Anderson 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	0
School districts (school boards)	0	0
Special districts (elected boards)	7	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 (3 in Anderson County), 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 Anderson County

79,153people

41.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$66,183 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

27.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$239,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

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

8.5%U.S.: 8.4%

44.7%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 4.1% · White 86.4% · Black 3.3% · Asian 1.4% · Other or more than one race 4.9% (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 Anderson County

3.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.4%. Tennessee: 3.3%.

1,132people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

35,290people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

36,422in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.1%	1,132	35,290	36,422
August 2026	3.5%	1,248	34,846	36,094
July 2026	3.4%	1,228	35,205	36,433
June 2026	3.7%	1,344	34,991	36,335
May 2026	2.9%	1,057	35,477	36,534
April 2026	3.0%	1,089	35,406	36,495
March 2026	3.0%	1,078	35,082	36,160
February 2026	3.6%	1,295	35,018	36,313
January 2026	3.3%	1,182	35,091	36,273
December 2025	3.1%	1,141	35,628	36,769
November 2025	3.5%	1,286	35,660	36,946
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.4%	1,261	35,736	36,997
August 2025	3.3%	1,230	35,510	36,740
July 2025	3.8%	1,402	35,649	37,051
June 2025	3.8%	1,410	35,472	36,882
May 2025	3.1%	1,153	35,644	36,797
April 2025	2.8%	1,043	35,815	36,858
March 2025	3.3%	1,196	35,339	36,535
February 2025	3.3%	1,184	35,173	36,357
January 2025	3.6%	1,301	34,794	36,095
December 2024	3.2%	1,154	34,717	35,871
November 2024	3.4%	1,242	34,773	36,015
October 2024	3.5%	1,256	34,813	36,069

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.4%	1,237	35,493	36,730
2024	3.3%	1,183	34,523	35,706
2023	3.3%	1,139	33,775	34,914
2022	3.4%	1,174	33,321	34,495
2021	4.1%	1,397	32,432	33,829
2020	6.9%	2,300	31,186	33,486
2019	3.6%	1,210	32,656	33,866
2018	3.8%	1,276	32,025	33,301
2017	4.0%	1,331	31,680	33,011
2016	5.0%	1,630	31,185	32,815

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. Tennessee's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.4% 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 Anderson County

280.2 per 100,0002024. Tennessee: 602.4.

1,175.0 per 100,0002024. Tennessee: 2,047.7.

2murders2024, 243 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	243	280.2	1,019	1,175.0
2023	311	366.5	1,142	1,346.0
2022	323	381.2	1,270	1,498.9
2020	394	484.9	1,586	1,951.9
2019	344	426.0	1,674	2,073.0
2018	396	492.4	1,906	2,369.9
2017	359	447.4	2,084	2,597.0
2016	384	480.9	2,158	2,702.4

By police agency (6)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Anderson County Sheriff's Office	2025	70	136	35,777
Oak Ridge Police Department	2025	108	414	34,716
Clinton Police Department	2025	43	162	10,559
Oliver Springs Police Department	2025	6	32	3,466
Rocky Top Police Department	2025	21	62	1,673
Norris Police Department	2024	0	7	1,625

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 Tennessee · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.12 per 1,000 residents2025, 6 agencies serving 87,820 people.

186sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

140civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (6), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Anderson County Sheriff's Office	66	110	35,777
Oak Ridge Police Department	61	23	34,716
Clinton Police Department	31	7	10,559
Oliver Springs Police Department	13	0	3,466
Rocky Top Police Department	8	0	1,673
Norris Police Department	7	0	1,629

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	186	2.12	140	6
2024	195	2.25	56	6
2023	183	2.16	72	6
2022	179	2.11	175	6
2021	187	2.27	120	6
2020	189	2.33	150	6
2019	182	2.25	143	6
2018	185	2.30	138	6
2017	177	2.21	137	6
2016	171	2.14	143	6

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 Anderson County Assessor of Property?: John Alley Jr. is the Assessor of Property of Anderson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Anderson County Circuit Court Clerk?: Rex Lynch is the Circuit Court Clerk of Anderson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Anderson County County Clerk?: Jeffrey Cole is the County Clerk of Anderson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Anderson County County Mayor?: Theresa Frank is the County Mayor of Anderson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Anderson County Register of Deeds?: Tim Shelton is the Register of Deeds of Anderson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Anderson County Sheriff?: Russell Barker is the Sheriff of Anderson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Anderson County Trustee?: Regina Copeland is the Trustee of Anderson County, Tennessee.
Who are the Anderson County commissioners?: Ebony Capshaw (County Commissioner); Jawrell Cook (County Commissioner); Michael Foster (County Commissioner); Shannon Gray (County Commissioner); Elizabeth Henry (County Commissioner); Timothy Isbel (County Commissioner); Martin May (County Commissioner); Chad McNabb (County Commissioner); Jeff Pack (County Commissioner); Denise Palmer (County Commissioner); Shelly Vandagriff (County Commissioner); Steve Verran (County Commissioner); Jonathan Vowell (County Commissioner); Tracy Wandell (County Commissioner); Aaron Wells (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Anderson County?: About 79,153 people, with a median age of 41.5; the median household income is $66,183 and 13.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Anderson County?: 3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,132 people unemployed in a labor force of 36,422, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Anderson County?: 12 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal and 7 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the county directory of the University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS); 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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