Who is the Union County Assessor of Property?

Randy Turner is the Assessor of Property of Union County, Tennessee.

Who is the Union County Circuit Court Clerk?

Barbara Williams is the Circuit Court Clerk of Union County, Tennessee.

Who is the Union County County Clerk?

Pamela Ailor is the County Clerk of Union County, Tennessee.

Who is the Union County County Mayor?

Jason Bailey is the County Mayor of Union County, Tennessee.

Who is the Union County Register of Deeds?

Ann Russell is the Register of Deeds of Union County, Tennessee.

Who is the Union County Sheriff?

Rick Carter is the Sheriff of Union County, Tennessee.

Who is the Union County Trustee?

Gina Gilbert is the Trustee of Union County, Tennessee.

Who are the Union County commissioners?

Lynn Beeler (County Commissioner); Dustin Berry (County Commissioner); Mike Boles (County Commissioner); Angela Conner-Murphy (County Commissioner); Danny Cooke (County Commissioner); Billy Cox (County Commissioner); Timothy Cox (County Commissioner); Ann Dyer (County Commissioner); Carrie Edds (County Commissioner); Roy Jones (County Commissioner); Kenny Moore (County Commissioner); Dennis Nicley (County Commissioner); Brett Pursel (County Commissioner); Johnny Raley (County Commissioner); Gerald Simmons (County Commissioner); Cheryl Walker (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Union County?

About 20,431 people, with a median age of 42.7; the median household income is $62,727 and 13.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Union County?

3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 307 people unemployed in a labor force of 9,231, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Union County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Union County: 23 seats on 8 elected bodies.

County Commission

Union County Commission

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	Lynn Beeler source
County Commissioner	Dustin Berry source
County Commissioner	Mike Boles source
County Commissioner	Angela Conner-Murphy source
County Commissioner	Danny Cooke source
County Commissioner	Billy Cox source
County Commissioner	Timothy Cox source
County Commissioner	Ann Dyer source
County Commissioner	Carrie Edds source
County Commissioner	Roy Jones source
County Commissioner	Kenny Moore source
County Commissioner	Dennis Nicley source
County Commissioner	Brett Pursel source
County Commissioner	Johnny Raley source
County Commissioner	Gerald Simmons source
County Commissioner	Cheryl Walker source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor of Property	Randy Turner source
Circuit Court Clerk	Barbara Williams source
County Clerk	Pamela Ailor source
County Mayor	Jason Bailey source
Register of Deeds	Ann Russell source
Sheriff	Rick Carter source
Trustee	Gina Gilbert source

How many local governments Union County has

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

20,431people

42.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$62,727 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

14.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$204,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

0.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.1%U.S.: 8.4%

52.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

22.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.4% · White 94% · Black 0.3% · Asian 0.1% · 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 Union County

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

307people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

8,924people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

9,231in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.3%	307	8,924	9,231
August 2026	3.6%	332	8,816	9,148
July 2026	3.6%	336	8,898	9,234
June 2026	3.8%	352	8,854	9,206
May 2026	3.1%	285	8,956	9,241
April 2026	3.2%	291	8,930	9,221
March 2026	3.3%	298	8,861	9,159
February 2026	3.9%	364	8,854	9,218
January 2026	3.8%	346	8,871	9,217
December 2025	3.3%	311	9,019	9,330
November 2025	3.7%	344	9,020	9,364
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.5%	331	9,025	9,356
August 2025	3.6%	333	8,964	9,297
July 2025	4.2%	396	9,007	9,403
June 2025	4.3%	405	8,961	9,366
May 2025	3.4%	317	9,000	9,317
April 2025	3.2%	296	9,043	9,339
March 2025	3.6%	329	8,926	9,255
February 2025	3.8%	348	8,891	9,239
January 2025	4.0%	365	8,803	9,168
December 2024	3.5%	315	8,789	9,104
November 2024	3.6%	328	8,798	9,126
October 2024	3.5%	322	8,792	9,114

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.7%	343	8,969	9,312
2024	3.5%	314	8,723	9,037
2023	3.3%	294	8,527	8,821
2022	3.4%	298	8,444	8,742
2021	3.8%	324	8,174	8,498
2020	6.2%	518	7,830	8,348
2019	3.6%	304	8,186	8,490
2018	3.6%	300	7,979	8,279
2017	3.9%	321	7,827	8,148
2016	5.1%	418	7,703	8,121

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 Union County

132.4 per 100,0002024. Tennessee: 602.4.

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

0murders2024, 28 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	28	132.4	207	979.1
2023	39	187.6	196	942.6
2022	47	231.3	237	1,166.5
2021	43	210.9	220	1,079.2
2020	46	229.2	220	1,096.2
2019	33	166.9	264	1,335.4
2018	46	236.1	284	1,457.5
2017	55	286.7	316	1,647.3
2016	53	277.2	454	2,374.4

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Union County Sheriff's Office	2025	20	95	16,507
Maynardville Police Department	2025	8	65	2,631
Plainview Police Department	2024	2	13	2,213

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

2.10 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 21,406 people.

45sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

4civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Union County Sheriff's Office	39	3	16,507
Maynardville Police Department	4	1	2,631
Plainview Police Department	2	0	2,268

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	45	2.10	4	3
2024	42	1.99	2	3
2023	36	1.73	16	3
2022	38	1.87	23	3
2021	39	1.91	24	3
2020	42	2.09	26	3
2019	41	2.07	25	3
2018	41	2.10	25	3
2017	36	1.88	20	3
2016	36	1.88	20	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 Union County Assessor of Property?: Randy Turner is the Assessor of Property of Union County, Tennessee.
Who is the Union County Circuit Court Clerk?: Barbara Williams is the Circuit Court Clerk of Union County, Tennessee.
Who is the Union County County Clerk?: Pamela Ailor is the County Clerk of Union County, Tennessee.
Who is the Union County County Mayor?: Jason Bailey is the County Mayor of Union County, Tennessee.
Who is the Union County Register of Deeds?: Ann Russell is the Register of Deeds of Union County, Tennessee.
Who is the Union County Sheriff?: Rick Carter is the Sheriff of Union County, Tennessee.
Who is the Union County Trustee?: Gina Gilbert is the Trustee of Union County, Tennessee.
Who are the Union County commissioners?: Lynn Beeler (County Commissioner); Dustin Berry (County Commissioner); Mike Boles (County Commissioner); Angela Conner-Murphy (County Commissioner); Danny Cooke (County Commissioner); Billy Cox (County Commissioner); Timothy Cox (County Commissioner); Ann Dyer (County Commissioner); Carrie Edds (County Commissioner); Roy Jones (County Commissioner); Kenny Moore (County Commissioner); Dennis Nicley (County Commissioner); Brett Pursel (County Commissioner); Johnny Raley (County Commissioner); Gerald Simmons (County Commissioner); Cheryl Walker (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Union County?: About 20,431 people, with a median age of 42.7; the median household income is $62,727 and 13.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Union County?: 3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 307 people unemployed in a labor force of 9,231, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Union County?: 6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal and 2 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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