Gaines County, TX elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Gaines County: 7 seats on 6 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
How many local governments Gaines County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 11 local governments in Gaines County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
0
Cities, towns, villages and townships
2
0
School districts (school boards)
3
0
Special districts (elected boards)
5
1
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, 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 Gaines County
22,232people
29.3median ageU.S.: 38.9
$74,132 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
6.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
11.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$200,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700
2.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
28.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
2.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
36.7%U.S.: 8.4%
30.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
35.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 40.3% · White 56.4% · Black 2.1% · Asian 0.6% · Other or more than one race 0.7% (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 Gaines County
3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.4%. Texas: 4.3%.
344people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
10,572people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
10,916in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.2%
344
10,572
10,916
August 2026
3.3%
360
10,418
10,778
July 2026
3.5%
380
10,377
10,757
June 2026
3.7%
399
10,348
10,747
May 2026
3.1%
338
10,393
10,731
April 2026
2.7%
294
10,523
10,817
March 2026
2.9%
299
10,180
10,479
February 2026
3.2%
348
10,500
10,848
January 2026
3.3%
349
10,248
10,597
December 2025
2.8%
292
10,241
10,533
November 2025
3.1%
330
10,362
10,692
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.4%
351
10,034
10,385
August 2025
3.6%
371
9,991
10,362
July 2025
3.5%
363
9,881
10,244
June 2025
3.3%
329
9,727
10,056
May 2025
3.1%
313
9,817
10,130
April 2025
2.6%
270
10,024
10,294
March 2025
2.9%
298
9,809
10,107
February 2025
3.3%
345
9,961
10,306
January 2025
3.3%
332
9,707
10,039
December 2024
2.9%
279
9,389
9,668
November 2024
3.3%
321
9,425
9,746
October 2024
3.4%
319
9,164
9,483
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.2%
327
9,959
10,286
2024
3.2%
309
9,216
9,525
2023
3.2%
308
9,224
9,532
2022
3.3%
305
9,051
9,356
2021
5.0%
453
8,587
9,040
2020
6.1%
544
8,339
8,883
2019
2.6%
236
8,711
8,947
2018
2.8%
239
8,289
8,528
2017
3.3%
279
8,100
8,379
2016
4.0%
338
8,010
8,348
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. Texas's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.4% 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 Gaines County
179.0 per 100,0002019. Texas: 421.8.
956.5 per 100,0002019. Texas: 2,405.6.
2murders2019, 38 violent crimes in all.
2019 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
2019
38
179.0
203
956.5
2018
62
294.4
209
992.5
2017
52
247.8
223
1,062.6
2016
20
97.4
235
1,144.8
By police agency (3)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Gaines County Sheriff's Office
2024
9
78
13,514
Seminole Police Department
2025
17
47
7,470
Seagraves Police Department
2019
16
31
2,904
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 Texas · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.52 per 1,000 residents2017, 3 agencies serving 20,987 people.
32sworn officers2017, full-time, as of October 31.
26civilian staff2017, full-time.
2017 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (3), 2017
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Gaines County Sheriff's Office
15
22
10,300
Seminole Police Department
12
2
7,795
Seagraves Police Department
5
2
2,892
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2017
32
1.52
26
3
2016
33
1.61
25
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 Gaines County County Attorney?
Joe H. Nagy, Jr is the County Attorney of Gaines County, Texas.
Who is the Gaines County County Clerk?
Terri Berry is the County Clerk of Gaines County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Gaines County District Clerk?
Susan Murphree is the District Clerk of Gaines County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Gaines County County Judge?
Cindy Therwhanger is the County Judge of Gaines County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Gaines County Tax Assessor-Collector?
Tarran DeLeon is the Tax Assessor-Collector of Gaines County, Texas.
What is the population of Gaines County?
About 22,232 people, with a median age of 29.3; the median household income is $74,132 and 6.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Gaines County?
3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 344 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,916, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Gaines County?
11 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 3 school district and 5 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Office of Court Administration's directory of trial courts by county (May 2026), the Texas Secretary of State's county officer lists, the Comptroller's county directory and each county's own website (commissioners); officials appointed since those lists were updated may differ; 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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