Who is the Franklin County Assessor of Property?

Monica Jeffers is the Assessor of Property of Franklin County, Tennessee.

Who is the Franklin County Circuit Court Clerk?

Robert Baggett Jr. is the Circuit Court Clerk of Franklin County, Tennessee.

Who is the Franklin County County Clerk?

Tina Sanders is the County Clerk of Franklin County, Tennessee.

Who is the Franklin County County Mayor?

Chris Guess is the County Mayor of Franklin County, Tennessee.

Who is the Franklin County Register of Deeds?

Nancy Ringer is the Register of Deeds of Franklin County, Tennessee.

Who is the Franklin County Sheriff?

Tim Fuller is the Sheriff of Franklin County, Tennessee.

Who is the Franklin County Trustee?

Kristie Bell is the Trustee of Franklin County, Tennessee.

Who are the Franklin County commissioners?

William Anderson (County Commissioner); Sam Davidson (County Commissioner); Silas Earle (County Commissioner); David Eldridge, Jr. (County Commissioner); Chris Hawkersmith (County Commissioner); Susan Holmes (County Commissioner); Lydia Johnson (County Commissioner); Greg King (County Commissioner); Bruce McMillan (County Commissioner); Carolyn Montoye-wiseman (County Commissioner); Scottie Riddle (County Commissioner); Dale Schultz (County Commissioner); Jarad Shetters (County Commissioner); Edie Snyder (County Commissioner); Charles Stines (County Commissioner); Glenn Summers (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Franklin County?

About 43,990 people, with a median age of 42.2; the median household income is $63,494 and 12% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Franklin County?

3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 654 people unemployed in a labor force of 18,180, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Franklin County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Franklin County: 23 seats on 8 elected bodies.

County Commission

Franklin County Commission

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	William Anderson source
County Commissioner	Sam Davidson source
County Commissioner	Silas Earle source
County Commissioner	David Eldridge, Jr. source
County Commissioner	Chris Hawkersmith source
County Commissioner	Susan Holmes source
County Commissioner	Lydia Johnson source
County Commissioner	Greg King source
County Commissioner	Bruce McMillan source
County Commissioner	Carolyn Montoye-wiseman source
County Commissioner	Scottie Riddle source
County Commissioner	Dale Schultz source
County Commissioner	Jarad Shetters source
County Commissioner	Edie Snyder source
County Commissioner	Charles Stines source
County Commissioner	Glenn Summers source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor of Property	Monica Jeffers source
Circuit Court Clerk	Robert Baggett Jr. source
County Clerk	Tina Sanders source
County Mayor	Chris Guess source
Register of Deeds	Nancy Ringer source
Sheriff	Tim Fuller source
Trustee	Kristie Bell source

How many local governments Franklin County has

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

43,990people

42.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$63,494 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12%below the U.S.: 12.5%

23.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$236,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

10.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.8%U.S.: 8.4%

40.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

26.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.8% · White 87.4% · Black 4.9% · Asian 0.9% · Other or more than one race 3% (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 Franklin County

3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.1%. Tennessee: 3.3%.

654people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

17,526people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

18,180in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.6%	654	17,526	18,180
August 2026	4.0%	721	17,484	18,205
July 2026	3.8%	694	17,566	18,260
June 2026	4.1%	746	17,508	18,254
May 2026	3.3%	590	17,537	18,127
April 2026	3.5%	631	17,339	17,970
March 2026	3.4%	606	17,257	17,863
February 2026	4.0%	716	17,315	18,031
January 2026	3.8%	689	17,318	18,007
December 2025	3.7%	681	17,481	18,162
November 2025	4.7%	853	17,471	18,324
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.1%	759	17,676	18,435
August 2025	4.1%	756	17,858	18,614
July 2025	4.4%	834	17,929	18,763
June 2025	4.4%	829	17,860	18,689
May 2025	3.7%	680	17,804	18,484
April 2025	3.3%	602	17,718	18,320
March 2025	3.6%	655	17,574	18,229
February 2025	3.4%	627	17,583	18,210
January 2025	3.9%	712	17,563	18,275
December 2024	3.7%	671	17,515	18,186
November 2024	4.0%	716	17,374	18,090
October 2024	3.9%	701	17,500	18,201

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.9%	726	17,683	18,409
2024	3.8%	690	17,708	18,398
2023	3.6%	671	17,841	18,512
2022	3.7%	683	17,746	18,429
2021	4.3%	789	17,630	18,419
2020	8.5%	1,593	17,182	18,775
2019	3.5%	670	18,428	19,098
2018	3.6%	667	18,078	18,745
2017	4.0%	752	17,924	18,676
2016	5.1%	957	17,794	18,751

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 Franklin County

273.5 per 100,0002024. Tennessee: 602.4.

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

0murders2024, 124 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	124	273.5	369	813.8
2021	169	395.2	674	1,576.3
2020	213	503.8	723	1,709.9
2019	186	443.4	703	1,675.7
2018	194	466.0	757	1,818.2
2017	212	507.5	699	1,673.2
2016	157	379.1	815	1,967.7

By police agency (7)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Franklin County Sheriff's Office	2025	49	105	25,854
Winchester Police Department	2025	24	159	10,474
Estill Springs Police Department	2025	6	11	2,698
Decherd Police Department	2025	16	41	2,505
Cowan Police Department	2024	6	10	1,771
Monteagle Police Department	2025	2	15	1,454
Huntland Police Department	2024	0	2	892

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

2.41 per 1,000 residents2025, 7 agencies serving 45,705 people.

110sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

4civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (7), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Franklin County Sheriff's Office	51	0	25,854
Winchester Police Department	24	3	10,474
Decherd Police Department	12	0	2,505
Estill Springs Police Department	8	0	2,698
Monteagle Police Department	8	0	1,454
Cowan Police Department	3	1	1,829
Huntland Police Department	4	0	891

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	110	2.41	4	7
2024	101	2.23	8	7
2022	100	2.29	39	7
2021	97	2.27	47	7
2020	98	2.32	39	7
2019	97	2.31	37	7
2018	98	2.35	40	7

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 Franklin County Assessor of Property?: Monica Jeffers is the Assessor of Property of Franklin County, Tennessee.
Who is the Franklin County Circuit Court Clerk?: Robert Baggett Jr. is the Circuit Court Clerk of Franklin County, Tennessee.
Who is the Franklin County County Clerk?: Tina Sanders is the County Clerk of Franklin County, Tennessee.
Who is the Franklin County County Mayor?: Chris Guess is the County Mayor of Franklin County, Tennessee.
Who is the Franklin County Register of Deeds?: Nancy Ringer is the Register of Deeds of Franklin County, Tennessee.
Who is the Franklin County Sheriff?: Tim Fuller is the Sheriff of Franklin County, Tennessee.
Who is the Franklin County Trustee?: Kristie Bell is the Trustee of Franklin County, Tennessee.
Who are the Franklin County commissioners?: William Anderson (County Commissioner); Sam Davidson (County Commissioner); Silas Earle (County Commissioner); David Eldridge, Jr. (County Commissioner); Chris Hawkersmith (County Commissioner); Susan Holmes (County Commissioner); Lydia Johnson (County Commissioner); Greg King (County Commissioner); Bruce McMillan (County Commissioner); Carolyn Montoye-wiseman (County Commissioner); Scottie Riddle (County Commissioner); Dale Schultz (County Commissioner); Jarad Shetters (County Commissioner); Edie Snyder (County Commissioner); Charles Stines (County Commissioner); Glenn Summers (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Franklin County?: About 43,990 people, with a median age of 42.2; the median household income is $63,494 and 12% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Franklin County?: 3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 654 people unemployed in a labor force of 18,180, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Franklin County?: 11 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal and 5 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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