Who is the Clay County Assessor of Property?

Angie Eads is the Assessor of Property of Clay County, Tennessee.

Who is the Clay County Circuit Court Clerk?

Keshia Smith is the Circuit Court Clerk of Clay County, Tennessee.

Who is the Clay County County Clerk?

Donna R Watson is the County Clerk of Clay County, Tennessee.

Who is the Clay County County Mayor?

Greg Brannon is the County Mayor of Clay County, Tennessee.

Who is the Clay County Register of Deeds?

Allie Atchley is the Register of Deeds of Clay County, Tennessee.

Who is the Clay County Sheriff?

Brandon Boone is the Sheriff of Clay County, Tennessee.

Who is the Clay County Trustee?

Angela Thompson is the Trustee of Clay County, Tennessee.

Who are the Clay County commissioners?

Anthony Boles (County Commissioner); Clifton Boles (County Commissioner); James Coons (County Commissioner); Jeff Gentry (County Commissioner); Tanner Harvey (County Commissioner); Kristen Mathews (County Commissioner); Glyeen McLerran (County Commissioner); Eli Watson (County Commissioner); Parrish Wright (County Commissioner); Winton Young (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Clay County?

About 7,670 people, with a median age of 48.5; the median household income is $39,972 and 24.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Clay County?

3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 108 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,150, against 4.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Clay County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Clay County: 17 seats on 8 elected bodies.

County Commission

Clay County Commission

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	Anthony Boles source
County Commissioner	Clifton Boles source
County Commissioner	James Coons source
County Commissioner	Jeff Gentry source
County Commissioner	Tanner Harvey source
County Commissioner	Kristen Mathews source
County Commissioner	Glyeen McLerran source
County Commissioner	Eli Watson source
County Commissioner	Parrish Wright source
County Commissioner	Winton Young source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor of Property	Angie Eads source
Circuit Court Clerk	Keshia Smith source
County Clerk	Donna R Watson source
County Mayor	Greg Brannon source
Register of Deeds	Allie Atchley source
Sheriff	Brandon Boone source
Trustee	Angela Thompson source

How many local governments Clay County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 6 local governments in Clay 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	1	0
School districts (school boards)	0	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 (1 in Clay 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 Clay County

7,670people

48.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$39,972 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

24.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

11.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$136,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

10%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.2%U.S.: 8.4%

33.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

35.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 0.2% · White 93.8% · Black 3.3% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 2.1% (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 Clay County

3.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.4%. Tennessee: 3.3%.

108people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

3,042people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

3,150in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.4%	108	3,042	3,150
August 2026	3.8%	118	3,005	3,123
July 2026	4.2%	128	2,888	3,016
June 2026	4.3%	133	2,983	3,116
May 2026	3.6%	110	2,905	3,015
April 2026	3.6%	106	2,825	2,931
March 2026	4.1%	121	2,837	2,958
February 2026	4.7%	143	2,900	3,043
January 2026	4.7%	141	2,887	3,028
December 2025	4.1%	128	2,983	3,111
November 2025	4.5%	139	2,956	3,095
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.4%	137	2,978	3,115
August 2025	4.2%	130	2,965	3,095
July 2025	5.5%	169	2,895	3,064
June 2025	5.2%	161	2,921	3,082
May 2025	4.2%	129	2,925	3,054
April 2025	4.4%	135	2,925	3,060
March 2025	4.8%	145	2,891	3,036
February 2025	4.4%	132	2,902	3,034
January 2025	4.8%	148	2,914	3,062
December 2024	4.0%	124	3,009	3,133
November 2024	4.6%	140	2,899	3,039
October 2024	4.3%	129	2,903	3,032

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.6%	141	2,932	3,073
2024	4.5%	138	2,899	3,037
2023	4.0%	123	2,947	3,070
2022	4.3%	129	2,894	3,023
2021	5.1%	151	2,837	2,988
2020	7.2%	209	2,711	2,920
2019	5.4%	163	2,852	3,015
2018	4.6%	139	2,904	3,043
2017	4.9%	155	2,983	3,138
2016	6.3%	198	2,921	3,119

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 Clay County

51.3 per 100,0002024. Tennessee: 602.4.

308.0 per 100,0002024. Tennessee: 2,047.7.

0murders2024, 4 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	4	51.3	24	308.0
2023	18	235.4	25	326.9
2020	8	105.4	66	869.6
2019	18	233.6	66	856.7
2018	17	221.4	63	820.3
2017	19	245.1	82	1,057.9
2016	25	322.3	71	915.4

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Clay County Sheriff's Office	2024	4	12	6,398
Celina Police Department	2024	0	12	1,393

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

2.40 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 7,933 people.

19sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

17civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Clay County Sheriff's Office	13	15	6,509
Celina Police Department	6	2	1,424

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	19	2.40	17	2
2024	18	2.31	16	2
2023	18	2.35	13	2
2022	17	2.24	11	2
2021	14	1.83	11	2
2020	19	2.50	11	2
2019	20	2.60	12	2
2018	19	2.47	10	2
2017	18	2.32	11	2
2016	21	2.71	13	2

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 Clay County Assessor of Property?: Angie Eads is the Assessor of Property of Clay County, Tennessee.
Who is the Clay County Circuit Court Clerk?: Keshia Smith is the Circuit Court Clerk of Clay County, Tennessee.
Who is the Clay County County Clerk?: Donna R Watson is the County Clerk of Clay County, Tennessee.
Who is the Clay County County Mayor?: Greg Brannon is the County Mayor of Clay County, Tennessee.
Who is the Clay County Register of Deeds?: Allie Atchley is the Register of Deeds of Clay County, Tennessee.
Who is the Clay County Sheriff?: Brandon Boone is the Sheriff of Clay County, Tennessee.
Who is the Clay County Trustee?: Angela Thompson is the Trustee of Clay County, Tennessee.
Who are the Clay County commissioners?: Anthony Boles (County Commissioner); Clifton Boles (County Commissioner); James Coons (County Commissioner); Jeff Gentry (County Commissioner); Tanner Harvey (County Commissioner); Kristen Mathews (County Commissioner); Glyeen McLerran (County Commissioner); Eli Watson (County Commissioner); Parrish Wright (County Commissioner); Winton Young (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Clay County?: About 7,670 people, with a median age of 48.5; the median household income is $39,972 and 24.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Clay County?: 3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 108 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,150, against 4.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Clay County?: 6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal and 4 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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