Who is the Jackson County Assessor of Property?

Kaleb Allen is the Assessor of Property of Jackson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Jackson County Circuit Court Clerk?

Jeff Hardy is the Circuit Court Clerk of Jackson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Jackson County County Clerk?

Brandon Stafford is the County Clerk of Jackson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Jackson County County Mayor?

Brian Lee is the County Mayor of Jackson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Jackson County Register of Deeds?

Michelle Hix is the Register of Deeds of Jackson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Jackson County Sheriff?

Marty Hinson is the Sheriff of Jackson County, Tennessee.

Who is the Jackson County Trustee?

Anthony Flatt is the Trustee of Jackson County, Tennessee.

Who are the Jackson County commissioners?

Richard Head (County Commissioner); Paul Ballard (County Commissioner); Joe Barlow (County Commissioner); Austin Burton (County Commissioner); Darrell Church (County Commissioner); Raymond Cockerham (County Commissioner); Mickie Davis (County Commissioner); Joey Denson (County Commissioner); Joshua Denson (County Commissioner); Dustin Durflinger (County Commissioner); Gary Garrison (County Commissioner); James Maberry (County Commissioner); Jack Meadows (County Commissioner); Jeff Smallwood (County Commissioner); Douglas Stafford (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Jackson County?

About 12,029 people, with a median age of 46.9; the median household income is $47,951 and 20.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Jackson County?

3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 186 people unemployed in a labor force of 4,998, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Jackson County?

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

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

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

County Commission

Jackson County Commission

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	Richard Head source
County Commissioner	Paul Ballard source
County Commissioner	Joe Barlow source
County Commissioner	Austin Burton source
County Commissioner	Darrell Church source
County Commissioner	Raymond Cockerham source
County Commissioner	Mickie Davis source
County Commissioner	Joey Denson source
County Commissioner	Joshua Denson source
County Commissioner	Dustin Durflinger source
County Commissioner	Gary Garrison source
County Commissioner	James Maberry source
County Commissioner	Jack Meadows source
County Commissioner	Jeff Smallwood source
County Commissioner	Douglas Stafford source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor of Property	Kaleb Allen source
Circuit Court Clerk	Jeff Hardy source
County Clerk	Brandon Stafford source
County Mayor	Brian Lee source
Register of Deeds	Michelle Hix source
Sheriff	Marty Hinson source
Trustee	Anthony Flatt source

How many local governments Jackson County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Jackson 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)	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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

12,029people

46.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$47,951 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

20.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

15%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$155,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

7.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

0.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

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

8.4%U.S.: 8.4%

42%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

23.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.8% · White 92.2% · Black 0.4% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 4.5% (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 Jackson County

3.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.0%. Tennessee: 3.3%.

186people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

4,812people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

4,998in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.7%	186	4,812	4,998
August 2026	4.0%	197	4,738	4,935
July 2026	4.0%	195	4,657	4,852
June 2026	4.4%	217	4,727	4,944
May 2026	3.6%	181	4,813	4,994
April 2026	3.5%	172	4,785	4,957
March 2026	3.9%	191	4,751	4,942
February 2026	4.5%	223	4,747	4,970
January 2026	4.0%	198	4,742	4,940
December 2025	3.7%	185	4,801	4,986
November 2025	4.2%	212	4,790	5,002
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.0%	198	4,797	4,995
August 2025	3.8%	187	4,777	4,964
July 2025	4.6%	224	4,678	4,902
June 2025	4.6%	229	4,734	4,963
May 2025	3.9%	191	4,754	4,945
April 2025	3.6%	179	4,758	4,937
March 2025	4.4%	220	4,747	4,967
February 2025	4.7%	236	4,753	4,989
January 2025	4.6%	228	4,705	4,933
December 2024	3.9%	191	4,666	4,857
November 2024	4.0%	195	4,672	4,867
October 2024	3.8%	188	4,716	4,904

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.2%	208	4,754	4,962
2024	4.0%	194	4,688	4,882
2023	4.0%	191	4,616	4,807
2022	3.9%	185	4,600	4,785
2021	4.5%	216	4,543	4,759
2020	7.9%	370	4,288	4,658
2019	4.6%	210	4,402	4,612
2018	4.7%	212	4,326	4,538
2017	5.4%	245	4,300	4,545
2016	7.0%	311	4,139	4,450

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 Jackson County

228.9 per 100,0002024. Tennessee: 602.4.

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

0murders2024, 29 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	29	228.9	67	528.7
2023	13	106.7	43	352.8
2022	18	151.0	57	478.3
2021	26	217.8	103	862.7
2020	17	144.0	61	516.8
2019	26	220.7	82	696.1
2018	33	282.5	107	915.9
2017	23	198.6	113	975.7
2016	15	130.5	141	1,226.6

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Jackson County Sheriff's Office	2024	27	58	11,691
Gainesboro Police Department	2025	1	2	970

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

1.66 per 1,000 residents2024, 2 agencies serving 12,672 people.

21sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

1civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (2), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Jackson County Sheriff's Office	16	1	11,691
Gainesboro Police Department	5	0	981

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	21	1.66	1	2
2023	21	1.72	0	2
2022	19	1.59	14	2
2021	20	1.68	16	2
2020	18	1.52	23	2
2019	22	1.87	30	2
2018	19	1.63	21	2
2017	20	1.73	34	2
2016	18	1.57	24	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 Jackson County Assessor of Property?: Kaleb Allen is the Assessor of Property of Jackson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Jackson County Circuit Court Clerk?: Jeff Hardy is the Circuit Court Clerk of Jackson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Jackson County County Clerk?: Brandon Stafford is the County Clerk of Jackson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Jackson County County Mayor?: Brian Lee is the County Mayor of Jackson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Jackson County Register of Deeds?: Michelle Hix is the Register of Deeds of Jackson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Jackson County Sheriff?: Marty Hinson is the Sheriff of Jackson County, Tennessee.
Who is the Jackson County Trustee?: Anthony Flatt is the Trustee of Jackson County, Tennessee.
Who are the Jackson County commissioners?: Richard Head (County Commissioner); Paul Ballard (County Commissioner); Joe Barlow (County Commissioner); Austin Burton (County Commissioner); Darrell Church (County Commissioner); Raymond Cockerham (County Commissioner); Mickie Davis (County Commissioner); Joey Denson (County Commissioner); Joshua Denson (County Commissioner); Dustin Durflinger (County Commissioner); Gary Garrison (County Commissioner); James Maberry (County Commissioner); Jack Meadows (County Commissioner); Jeff Smallwood (County Commissioner); Douglas Stafford (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Jackson County?: About 12,029 people, with a median age of 46.9; the median household income is $47,951 and 20.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Jackson County?: 3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 186 people unemployed in a labor force of 4,998, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Jackson County?: 7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 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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