Who is the Stewart County Assessor of Property?

Tim Borens is the Assessor of Property of Stewart County, Tennessee.

Who is the Stewart County Circuit Court Clerk?

Ethan Gray is the Circuit Court Clerk of Stewart County, Tennessee.

Who is the Stewart County County Clerk?

Natalie Hardison is the County Clerk of Stewart County, Tennessee.

Who is the Stewart County County Mayor?

Robert Beecham is the County Mayor of Stewart County, Tennessee.

Who is the Stewart County Register of Deeds?

Derek Earhart is the Register of Deeds of Stewart County, Tennessee.

Who is the Stewart County Sheriff?

Charles Gray is the Sheriff of Stewart County, Tennessee.

Who is the Stewart County Trustee?

Laura Crain is the Trustee of Stewart County, Tennessee.

Who are the Stewart County commissioners?

Leslie Bickford (County Commissioner); Justin Booth (County Commissioner); Mark Dortch (County Commissioner); Melissa Fields (County Commissioner); Terry Fitzhugh (County Commissioner); Bradley Jones (County Commissioner); Shane Keatts (County Commissioner); Clint Mathis (County Commissioner); Lane Page (County Commissioner); Alexis Taylor (County Commissioner); William Taylor (County Commissioner); Elijah Thomas (County Commissioner); Eric Watkins (County Commissioner); Ed Williams (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Stewart County?

About 14,027 people, with a median age of 44.3; the median household income is $63,114 and 16.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Stewart County?

3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 228 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,028, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Stewart County?

6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal and 3 special district governments.

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

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

County Commission

Stewart County Commission

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	Leslie Bickford source
County Commissioner	Justin Booth source
County Commissioner	Mark Dortch source
County Commissioner	Melissa Fields source
County Commissioner	Terry Fitzhugh source
County Commissioner	Bradley Jones source
County Commissioner	Shane Keatts source
County Commissioner	Clint Mathis source
County Commissioner	Lane Page source
County Commissioner	Alexis Taylor source
County Commissioner	William Taylor source
County Commissioner	Elijah Thomas source
County Commissioner	Eric Watkins source
County Commissioner	Ed Williams source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor of Property	Tim Borens source
Circuit Court Clerk	Ethan Gray source
County Clerk	Natalie Hardison source
County Mayor	Robert Beecham source
Register of Deeds	Derek Earhart source
Sheriff	Charles Gray source
Trustee	Laura Crain source

How many local governments Stewart County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 6 local governments in Stewart 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	2	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 Stewart 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 Stewart County

14,027people

44.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$63,114 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

16.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

17.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$204,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

12.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

11.8%U.S.: 8.4%

32.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

29.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3% · White 90.6% · Black 1.4% · Asian 0.8% · Other or more than one race 4.2% (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 Stewart County

3.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.7%. Tennessee: 3.3%.

228people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

5,800people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

6,028in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.8%	228	5,800	6,028
August 2026	4.3%	258	5,702	5,960
July 2026	4.1%	244	5,703	5,947
June 2026	4.2%	251	5,779	6,030
May 2026	3.5%	211	5,758	5,969
April 2026	3.6%	213	5,712	5,925
March 2026	3.7%	217	5,695	5,912
February 2026	4.5%	272	5,741	6,013
January 2026	4.2%	250	5,768	6,018
December 2025	3.9%	237	5,858	6,095
November 2025	4.2%	253	5,830	6,083
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.7%	227	5,849	6,076
August 2025	3.8%	225	5,775	6,000
July 2025	4.2%	250	5,716	5,966
June 2025	4.2%	251	5,778	6,029
May 2025	3.6%	214	5,770	5,984
April 2025	3.3%	201	5,812	6,013
March 2025	3.7%	223	5,767	5,990
February 2025	3.8%	227	5,748	5,975
January 2025	4.1%	243	5,729	5,972
December 2024	3.5%	212	5,767	5,979
November 2024	3.8%	223	5,721	5,944
October 2024	3.6%	217	5,744	5,961

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.9%	232	5,785	6,017
2024	3.7%	216	5,664	5,880
2023	3.5%	202	5,569	5,771
2022	3.6%	208	5,505	5,713
2021	4.1%	231	5,441	5,672
2020	6.1%	340	5,271	5,611
2019	4.2%	240	5,530	5,770
2018	4.6%	259	5,417	5,676
2017	5.0%	278	5,327	5,605
2016	6.3%	348	5,211	5,559

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 Stewart County

235.1 per 100,0002024. Tennessee: 602.4.

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

0murders2024, 34 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	34	235.1	74	511.7
2020	53	385.3	86	625.1
2019	26	191.3	117	860.7
2018	35	262.1	139	1,041.0
2017	34	258.0	146	1,107.7
2016	63	475.8	178	1,344.3

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Stewart County Sheriff's Office	2025	33	69	12,316
Dover Police Department	2025	0	6	1,908
Cumberland City Police Department	2024	0	2	318

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

2.13 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 14,551 people.

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

32civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Stewart County Sheriff's Office	23	32	12,316
Dover Police Department	6	0	1,908
Cumberland City Police Department	2	0	327

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	31	2.13	32	3
2024	33	2.28	37	3
2023	31	2.18	36	3
2022	33	2.35	31	3
2021	32	2.29	35	3
2020	31	2.25	37	3
2019	27	1.99	33	3
2018	27	2.02	33	3
2017	27	2.05	29	3
2016	27	2.04	31	3

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 Stewart County Assessor of Property?: Tim Borens is the Assessor of Property of Stewart County, Tennessee.
Who is the Stewart County Circuit Court Clerk?: Ethan Gray is the Circuit Court Clerk of Stewart County, Tennessee.
Who is the Stewart County County Clerk?: Natalie Hardison is the County Clerk of Stewart County, Tennessee.
Who is the Stewart County County Mayor?: Robert Beecham is the County Mayor of Stewart County, Tennessee.
Who is the Stewart County Register of Deeds?: Derek Earhart is the Register of Deeds of Stewart County, Tennessee.
Who is the Stewart County Sheriff?: Charles Gray is the Sheriff of Stewart County, Tennessee.
Who is the Stewart County Trustee?: Laura Crain is the Trustee of Stewart County, Tennessee.
Who are the Stewart County commissioners?: Leslie Bickford (County Commissioner); Justin Booth (County Commissioner); Mark Dortch (County Commissioner); Melissa Fields (County Commissioner); Terry Fitzhugh (County Commissioner); Bradley Jones (County Commissioner); Shane Keatts (County Commissioner); Clint Mathis (County Commissioner); Lane Page (County Commissioner); Alexis Taylor (County Commissioner); William Taylor (County Commissioner); Elijah Thomas (County Commissioner); Eric Watkins (County Commissioner); Ed Williams (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Stewart County?: About 14,027 people, with a median age of 44.3; the median household income is $63,114 and 16.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Stewart County?: 3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 228 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,028, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Stewart County?: 6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 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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