Who is the Rhea County Assessor of Property?

Debbie Byrd is the Assessor of Property of Rhea County, Tennessee.

Who is the Rhea County Circuit Court Clerk?

Jamie Holloway is the Circuit Court Clerk of Rhea County, Tennessee.

Who is the Rhea County County Clerk?

Linda Shaver is the County Clerk of Rhea County, Tennessee.

Who is the Rhea County County Executive?

Ron Travis is the County Executive of Rhea County, Tennessee.

Who is the Rhea County Register of Deeds?

Teresa J. Hulgan is the Register of Deeds of Rhea County, Tennessee.

Who is the Rhea County Sheriff?

John Argo is the Sheriff of Rhea County, Tennessee.

Who is the Rhea County Trustee?

Neva Webb is the Trustee of Rhea County, Tennessee.

Who are the Rhea County commissioners?

Mark Cashman (County Commissioner); Philip Dunn (County Commissioner); Jacob Ellis (County Commissioner); Sandra Francisco (County Commissioner); Stacy Harris (County Commissioner); Dustin Henderson (County Commissioner); Justus Stout (County Commissioner); William Thedford (County Commissioner); Nick Welch (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Rhea County?

About 33,992 people, with a median age of 42; the median household income is $55,033 and 15.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Rhea County?

3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 578 people unemployed in a labor force of 14,983, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Rhea County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Rhea County: 16 seats on 8 elected bodies.

County Commission

Rhea County Commission

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	Mark Cashman source
County Commissioner	Philip Dunn source
County Commissioner	Jacob Ellis source
County Commissioner	Sandra Francisco source
County Commissioner	Stacy Harris source
County Commissioner	Dustin Henderson source
County Commissioner	Justus Stout source
County Commissioner	William Thedford source
County Commissioner	Nick Welch source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor of Property	Debbie Byrd source
Circuit Court Clerk	Jamie Holloway source
County Clerk	Linda Shaver source
County Executive	Ron Travis source
Register of Deeds	Teresa J. Hulgan source
Sheriff	John Argo source
Trustee	Neva Webb source

How many local governments Rhea County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Rhea 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 (2 in Rhea 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 Rhea County

33,992people

42median ageU.S.: 38.9

$55,033 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

15.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

18.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$206,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

12.9%U.S.: 8.4%

41.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

25.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.3% · White 87.2% · Black 1.5% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 4.6% (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 Rhea County

3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.1%. Tennessee: 3.3%.

578people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

14,405people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

14,983in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.9%	578	14,405	14,983
August 2026	4.5%	661	14,139	14,800
July 2026	4.5%	660	13,915	14,575
June 2026	4.7%	690	14,057	14,747
May 2026	3.8%	571	14,397	14,968
April 2026	3.8%	572	14,376	14,948
March 2026	4.0%	601	14,333	14,934
February 2026	4.6%	687	14,373	15,060
January 2026	4.5%	672	14,292	14,964
December 2025	4.2%	645	14,631	15,276
November 2025	4.3%	649	14,518	15,167
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.1%	623	14,463	15,086
August 2025	4.3%	638	14,202	14,840
July 2025	4.9%	738	14,195	14,933
June 2025	4.8%	721	14,446	15,167
May 2025	3.8%	586	14,693	15,279
April 2025	3.4%	516	14,818	15,334
March 2025	3.8%	575	14,659	15,234
February 2025	4.0%	602	14,537	15,139
January 2025	4.5%	670	14,253	14,923
December 2024	4.0%	595	14,349	14,944
November 2024	4.0%	599	14,328	14,927
October 2024	4.0%	592	14,334	14,926

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.2%	633	14,492	15,125
2024	4.1%	600	14,062	14,662
2023	4.2%	596	13,508	14,104
2022	4.1%	592	13,808	14,400
2021	4.8%	679	13,326	14,005
2020	9.3%	1,253	12,260	13,513
2019	5.4%	746	13,065	13,811
2018	5.4%	728	12,798	13,526
2017	6.3%	857	12,766	13,623
2016	6.9%	956	12,916	13,872

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 Rhea County

203.4 per 100,0002024. Tennessee: 602.4.

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

3murders2024, 70 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	70	203.4	229	665.5
2023	49	143.4	284	830.8
2021	106	314.1	464	1,374.8
2020	122	366.2	591	1,773.9
2019	111	334.2	451	1,358.0
2018	101	307.9	497	1,515.0
2017	96	294.5	557	1,708.5
2016	90	275.6	611	1,871.0

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Rhea County Sheriff's Office	2025	52	109	23,758
Dayton Police Department	2025	15	61	7,894
Spring City Police Department	2025	3	9	2,009
Graysville Police Department	2019	12	30	1,564

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

2.30 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 35,178 people.

81sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

61civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (4), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Rhea County Sheriff's Office	44	57	23,758
Dayton Police Department	24	2	7,894
Spring City Police Department	10	1	2,009
Graysville Police Department	3	1	1,517

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	81	2.30	61	4
2024	76	2.21	55	4
2023	75	2.19	62	4
2022	67	2.00	57	4
2021	63	1.87	31	4
2020	66	1.98	52	4
2019	89	2.68	2	4
2018	86	2.62	1	4
2017	85	2.61	1	4
2016	85	2.60	3	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 Rhea County Assessor of Property?: Debbie Byrd is the Assessor of Property of Rhea County, Tennessee.
Who is the Rhea County Circuit Court Clerk?: Jamie Holloway is the Circuit Court Clerk of Rhea County, Tennessee.
Who is the Rhea County County Clerk?: Linda Shaver is the County Clerk of Rhea County, Tennessee.
Who is the Rhea County County Executive?: Ron Travis is the County Executive of Rhea County, Tennessee.
Who is the Rhea County Register of Deeds?: Teresa J. Hulgan is the Register of Deeds of Rhea County, Tennessee.
Who is the Rhea County Sheriff?: John Argo is the Sheriff of Rhea County, Tennessee.
Who is the Rhea County Trustee?: Neva Webb is the Trustee of Rhea County, Tennessee.
Who are the Rhea County commissioners?: Mark Cashman (County Commissioner); Philip Dunn (County Commissioner); Jacob Ellis (County Commissioner); Sandra Francisco (County Commissioner); Stacy Harris (County Commissioner); Dustin Henderson (County Commissioner); Justus Stout (County Commissioner); William Thedford (County Commissioner); Nick Welch (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Rhea County?: About 33,992 people, with a median age of 42; the median household income is $55,033 and 15.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Rhea County?: 3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 578 people unemployed in a labor force of 14,983, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Rhea 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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