Who is the Henderson County Assessor of Property?

Gary Pope is the Assessor of Property of Henderson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Henderson County Circuit Court Clerk?

Beverly Dunaway is the Circuit Court Clerk of Henderson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Henderson County County Clerk?

Tasha Carver is the County Clerk of Henderson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Henderson County County Mayor?

Robbie McCready is the County Mayor of Henderson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Henderson County Register of Deeds?

Douglas Bartholomew is the Register of Deeds of Henderson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Henderson County Sheriff?

Bradley Atkinson is the Sheriff of Henderson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Henderson County Trustee?

John Cavness is the Trustee of Henderson County, Tennessee.

Who are the Henderson County commissioners?

Terry Allen (County Commissioner); Brian Todd Beecham (County Commissioner); William Carter (County Commissioner); Tabitha Derryberry (County Commissioner); Brian Duke (County Commissioner); Jeff James (County Commissioner); Jack Johnson (County Commissioner); Mack Maness (County Commissioner); Tommy Page (County Commissioner); Nicholas Peterson (County Commissioner); Joe Ross (County Commissioner); Terry Singleton (County Commissioner); Blake Stanfill (County Commissioner); Blaine Sumler (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Henderson County?

About 27,980 people, with a median age of 40.4; the median household income is $55,136 and 16.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Henderson County?

3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 422 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,735, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Henderson County?

8 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal and 4 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Henderson County: 21 seats on 8 elected bodies.

County Commission

Henderson County Commission

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	Terry Allen source
County Commissioner	Brian Todd Beecham source
County Commissioner	William Carter source
County Commissioner	Tabitha Derryberry source
County Commissioner	Brian Duke source
County Commissioner	Jeff James source
County Commissioner	Jack Johnson source
County Commissioner	Mack Maness source
County Commissioner	Tommy Page source
County Commissioner	Nicholas Peterson source
County Commissioner	Joe Ross source
County Commissioner	Terry Singleton source
County Commissioner	Blake Stanfill source
County Commissioner	Blaine Sumler source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor of Property	Gary Pope source
Circuit Court Clerk	Beverly Dunaway source
County Clerk	Tasha Carver source
County Mayor	Robbie McCready source
Register of Deeds	Douglas Bartholomew source
Sheriff	Bradley Atkinson source
Trustee	John Cavness source

How many local governments Henderson County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 8 local governments in Henderson 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)	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 (2 in Henderson 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 Henderson County

27,980people

40.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$55,136 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

16.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

16.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$164,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

11.9%U.S.: 8.4%

41.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

25.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3% · White 85.8% · Black 7.9% · Asian 0.2% · Other or more than one race 3.2% (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 Henderson County

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

422people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

11,313people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

11,735in 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%	422	11,313	11,735
August 2026	3.9%	459	11,227	11,686
July 2026	3.9%	449	11,061	11,510
June 2026	4.3%	500	11,256	11,756
May 2026	3.6%	424	11,206	11,630
April 2026	3.8%	438	11,058	11,496
March 2026	3.8%	438	11,024	11,462
February 2026	4.6%	533	11,104	11,637
January 2026	4.5%	526	11,100	11,626
December 2025	4.2%	499	11,393	11,892
November 2025	4.4%	521	11,309	11,830
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.1%	482	11,226	11,708
August 2025	4.2%	495	11,286	11,781
July 2025	4.4%	525	11,287	11,812
June 2025	4.5%	543	11,505	12,048
May 2025	3.9%	460	11,436	11,896
April 2025	3.3%	396	11,463	11,859
March 2025	3.9%	457	11,352	11,809
February 2025	4.4%	519	11,361	11,880
January 2025	4.3%	512	11,391	11,903
December 2024	3.7%	438	11,484	11,922
November 2024	3.9%	469	11,448	11,917
October 2024	3.8%	444	11,393	11,837

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.1%	492	11,364	11,856
2024	3.8%	441	11,317	11,758
2023	3.6%	418	11,186	11,604
2022	3.6%	418	11,118	11,536
2021	4.6%	539	11,081	11,620
2020	8.2%	948	10,576	11,524
2019	4.4%	522	11,293	11,815
2018	4.8%	556	11,034	11,590
2017	5.3%	609	10,885	11,494
2016	7.0%	816	10,793	11,609

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 Henderson County

270.4 per 100,0002025. Tennessee: 492.3.

796.7 per 100,0002025. Tennessee: 1,636.6.

3murders2025, 75 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	75	270.4	221	796.7
2024	108	389.7	292	1,053.5
2023	134	488.0	400	1,456.6
2022	80	289.8	368	1,333.0
2021	138	499.8	402	1,455.8
2020	110	399.5	433	1,572.5
2019	133	488.1	538	1,974.4
2018	168	619.3	619	2,281.9
2017	147	539.3	593	2,175.4
2016	125	455.7	547	1,994.1

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Henderson County Sheriff's Office	2025	38	95	19,682
Lexington Police Department	2025	37	126	8,059

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

2.31 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 27,741 people.

64sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

42civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Henderson County Sheriff's Office	33	35	19,682
Lexington Police Department	31	7	8,059

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	64	2.31	42	2
2024	70	2.53	83	2
2023	68	2.48	44	2
2022	62	2.25	36	2
2021	62	2.25	45	2
2020	59	2.14	46	2
2019	62	2.28	40	2
2018	64	2.36	43	2
2017	57	2.09	45	2
2016	59	2.15	44	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 Henderson County Assessor of Property?: Gary Pope is the Assessor of Property of Henderson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Henderson County Circuit Court Clerk?: Beverly Dunaway is the Circuit Court Clerk of Henderson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Henderson County County Clerk?: Tasha Carver is the County Clerk of Henderson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Henderson County County Mayor?: Robbie McCready is the County Mayor of Henderson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Henderson County Register of Deeds?: Douglas Bartholomew is the Register of Deeds of Henderson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Henderson County Sheriff?: Bradley Atkinson is the Sheriff of Henderson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Henderson County Trustee?: John Cavness is the Trustee of Henderson County, Tennessee.
Who are the Henderson County commissioners?: Terry Allen (County Commissioner); Brian Todd Beecham (County Commissioner); William Carter (County Commissioner); Tabitha Derryberry (County Commissioner); Brian Duke (County Commissioner); Jeff James (County Commissioner); Jack Johnson (County Commissioner); Mack Maness (County Commissioner); Tommy Page (County Commissioner); Nicholas Peterson (County Commissioner); Joe Ross (County Commissioner); Terry Singleton (County Commissioner); Blake Stanfill (County Commissioner); Blaine Sumler (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Henderson County?: About 27,980 people, with a median age of 40.4; the median household income is $55,136 and 16.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Henderson County?: 3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 422 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,735, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Henderson County?: 8 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 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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