Who is the Grainger County Assessor of Property?

Donna Shelton is the Assessor of Property of Grainger County, Tennessee.

Who is the Grainger County Circuit Court Clerk?

Sherry Clifton is the Circuit Court Clerk of Grainger County, Tennessee.

Who is the Grainger County County Clerk?

Angie Lamb is the County Clerk of Grainger County, Tennessee.

Who is the Grainger County County Mayor?

Mike Byrd is the County Mayor of Grainger County, Tennessee.

Who is the Grainger County Register of Deeds?

Rick Diamond is the Register of Deeds of Grainger County, Tennessee.

Who is the Grainger County Sheriff?

James Harville is the Sheriff of Grainger County, Tennessee.

Who is the Grainger County Trustee?

Rena Greer is the Trustee of Grainger County, Tennessee.

Who are the Grainger County commissioners?

Andy Cameron (County Commissioner); Jesse Cline (County Commissioner); Rickey Dalton (County Commissioner); Sheila Davidson (County Commissioner); Justin Epperson (County Commissioner); Jennifer Holt (County Commissioner); Roy Lovin (County Commissioner); Ed McBee (County Commissioner); Becky Morgan (County Commissioner); Wendy Noe (County Commissioner); Rodney Overbay (County Commissioner); Luke Stratton (County Commissioner); Darrell Williams (County Commissioner); Lonnie Williams (County Commissioner); Kevin Wynn (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Grainger County?

About 24,266 people, with a median age of 47.4; the median household income is $50,538 and 17.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Grainger County?

3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 348 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,763, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Grainger County?

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

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

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

County Commission

Grainger County Commission

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	Andy Cameron source
County Commissioner	Jesse Cline source
County Commissioner	Rickey Dalton source
County Commissioner	Sheila Davidson source
County Commissioner	Justin Epperson source
County Commissioner	Jennifer Holt source
County Commissioner	Roy Lovin source
County Commissioner	Ed McBee source
County Commissioner	Becky Morgan source
County Commissioner	Wendy Noe source
County Commissioner	Rodney Overbay source
County Commissioner	Luke Stratton source
County Commissioner	Darrell Williams source
County Commissioner	Lonnie Williams source
County Commissioner	Kevin Wynn source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor of Property	Donna Shelton source
Circuit Court Clerk	Sherry Clifton source
County Clerk	Angie Lamb source
County Mayor	Mike Byrd source
Register of Deeds	Rick Diamond source
Sheriff	James Harville source
Trustee	Rena Greer source

How many local governments Grainger County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Grainger 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	3	0
School districts (school boards)	0	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 (1 in Grainger 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 Grainger County

24,266people

47.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$50,538 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

17.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

15.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$189,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.5%U.S.: 8.4%

44.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

32.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.6% · White 93.3% · Black 1.1% · Asian 0.2% · Other or more than one race 1.9% (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 Grainger County

3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.5%. Tennessee: 3.3%.

348people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

10,415people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

10,763in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.2%	348	10,415	10,763
August 2026	3.6%	380	10,288	10,668
July 2026	3.6%	390	10,346	10,736
June 2026	3.9%	417	10,332	10,749
May 2026	3.1%	331	10,359	10,690
April 2026	3.1%	331	10,301	10,632
March 2026	3.3%	348	10,258	10,606
February 2026	4.0%	426	10,317	10,743
January 2026	3.7%	395	10,332	10,727
December 2025	3.3%	355	10,538	10,893
November 2025	3.6%	395	10,516	10,911
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.5%	383	10,474	10,857
August 2025	3.4%	368	10,393	10,761
July 2025	4.1%	441	10,428	10,869
June 2025	4.2%	455	10,382	10,837
May 2025	3.4%	371	10,406	10,777
April 2025	3.1%	339	10,465	10,804
March 2025	3.6%	387	10,344	10,731
February 2025	3.7%	398	10,337	10,735
January 2025	4.1%	434	10,261	10,695
December 2024	3.5%	368	10,275	10,643
November 2024	3.6%	388	10,245	10,633
October 2024	3.5%	372	10,200	10,572

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.6%	393	10,413	10,806
2024	3.5%	373	10,136	10,509
2023	3.5%	357	9,925	10,282
2022	3.7%	376	9,759	10,135
2021	4.3%	425	9,524	9,949
2020	6.9%	674	9,123	9,797
2019	3.8%	381	9,545	9,926
2018	3.8%	368	9,318	9,686
2017	4.1%	396	9,234	9,630
2016	5.2%	503	9,133	9,636

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 Grainger County

103.2 per 100,0002024. Tennessee: 602.4.

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

2murders2024, 26 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	26	103.2	150	595.7
2022	41	170.3	194	806.0
2021	36	151.6	251	1,056.7
2020	75	320.7	278	1,188.6
2019	52	224.1	251	1,081.5
2018	41	176.7	257	1,107.8
2017	50	215.7	276	1,190.9
2016	55	240.5	302	1,320.4

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Grainger County Sheriff's Office	2025	21	80	18,811
Bean Station Police Department	2023	4	40	3,061
Blaine Police Department	2024	2	19	2,158
Rutledge Police Department	2024	2	15	1,335

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

1.71 per 1,000 residents2024, 4 agencies serving 25,182 people.

43sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

16civilian 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
Grainger County Sheriff's Office	26	16	18,581
Bean Station Police Department	8	0	3,108
Blaine Police Department	5	0	2,158
Rutledge Police Department	4	0	1,335

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	43	1.71	16	4
2023	37	1.50	19	4
2022	33	1.37	19	4
2021	38	1.60	21	4
2020	38	1.62	22	4
2019	39	1.68	17	4
2018	39	1.68	23	4
2017	40	1.73	22	4
2016	36	1.57	23	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 Grainger County Assessor of Property?: Donna Shelton is the Assessor of Property of Grainger County, Tennessee.
Who is the Grainger County Circuit Court Clerk?: Sherry Clifton is the Circuit Court Clerk of Grainger County, Tennessee.
Who is the Grainger County County Clerk?: Angie Lamb is the County Clerk of Grainger County, Tennessee.
Who is the Grainger County County Mayor?: Mike Byrd is the County Mayor of Grainger County, Tennessee.
Who is the Grainger County Register of Deeds?: Rick Diamond is the Register of Deeds of Grainger County, Tennessee.
Who is the Grainger County Sheriff?: James Harville is the Sheriff of Grainger County, Tennessee.
Who is the Grainger County Trustee?: Rena Greer is the Trustee of Grainger County, Tennessee.
Who are the Grainger County commissioners?: Andy Cameron (County Commissioner); Jesse Cline (County Commissioner); Rickey Dalton (County Commissioner); Sheila Davidson (County Commissioner); Justin Epperson (County Commissioner); Jennifer Holt (County Commissioner); Roy Lovin (County Commissioner); Ed McBee (County Commissioner); Becky Morgan (County Commissioner); Wendy Noe (County Commissioner); Rodney Overbay (County Commissioner); Luke Stratton (County Commissioner); Darrell Williams (County Commissioner); Lonnie Williams (County Commissioner); Kevin Wynn (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Grainger County?: About 24,266 people, with a median age of 47.4; the median household income is $50,538 and 17.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Grainger County?: 3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 348 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,763, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Grainger County?: 7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal and 3 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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