Who is the Clarke County Clerk of the Circuit Court?

April F. Wilkerson is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Clarke County, Virginia.

Who is the Clarke County Commissioner of the Revenue?

Donna Mathews Peake is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Clarke County, Virginia.

Who is the Clarke County Commonwealth's Attorney?

Matthew E. "Matt" Bass is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Clarke County, Virginia.

Who is the Clarke County Sheriff?

Travis M. Sumption is the Sheriff of Clarke County, Virginia.

Who is the Clarke County Treasurer?

Sharon E. Keeler is the Treasurer of Clarke County, Virginia.

Who are the Clarke County commissioners?

Douglas A. Shaffer (Supervisor, Berryville); David S. Weiss (Supervisor, Buckmarsh); Terri Trimble Catlett (Supervisor, Millwood); Douglas Moore Lawrence (Supervisor, Russell); Bev B. McKay, Jr. (Supervisor, White Post).

Who is on the Clarke County School Board?

Katherine F. Kerr-Hobert (Berryville); Michael I. Sipe (Buckmarsh); Michael P. Wilson (Millwood); Casey D. Kennedy (Russell); Clay T. Brumback (White Post).

What is the population of Clarke County?

About 15,216 people, with a median age of 48.4; the median household income is $117,111 and 7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Clarke County?

3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 280 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,880, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Clarke County?

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

Clarke County, VA elected officials: supervisors or council members, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Clarke County: 15 seats on 7 elected bodies.

Board of Supervisors (counties) or City Council (cities)

Clarke County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
Supervisor, Berryville	Douglas A. Shaffer source
Supervisor, Buckmarsh	David S. Weiss source
Supervisor, Millwood	Terri Trimble Catlett source
Supervisor, Russell	Douglas Moore Lawrence source
Supervisor, White Post	Bev B. McKay, Jr. source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of the Circuit Court	April F. Wilkerson source
Commissioner of the Revenue	Donna Mathews Peake source
Commonwealth's Attorney	Matthew E. "Matt" Bass source
Sheriff	Travis M. Sumption source
Treasurer	Sharon E. Keeler source

School Board

Clarke County School Board

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
School Board Member, Berryville	Katherine F. Kerr-Hobert source
School Board Member, Buckmarsh	Michael I. Sipe source
School Board Member, Millwood	Michael P. Wilson source
School Board Member, Russell	Casey D. Kennedy source
School Board Member, White Post	Clay T. Brumback source

Official website

How many local governments Clarke County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 3 local governments in Clarke 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	1
Special districts (elected boards)	0	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 Clarke 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 Clarke County

15,216people

48.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$117,111 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

39.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$550,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

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

6.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.3%U.S.: 8.4%

67.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

18%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.8% · White 82% · Black 5.4% · Asian 0.9% · Other or more than one race 4% (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 Clarke County

3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.1%. Virginia: 3.6%.

280people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

7,600people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

7,880in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.6%	280	7,600	7,880
August 2026	3.4%	268	7,634	7,902
July 2026	3.5%	282	7,682	7,964
June 2026	3.6%	290	7,746	8,036
May 2026	3.4%	269	7,760	8,029
April 2026	3.1%	248	7,732	7,980
March 2026	3.5%	275	7,637	7,912
February 2026	3.7%	291	7,568	7,859
January 2026	3.6%	281	7,576	7,857
December 2025	3.3%	260	7,561	7,821
November 2025	3.8%	296	7,597	7,893
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.1%	243	7,678	7,921
August 2025	3.1%	254	7,822	8,076
July 2025	3.1%	248	7,870	8,118
June 2025	3.2%	259	7,955	8,214
May 2025	3.0%	247	7,881	8,128
April 2025	2.7%	223	7,914	8,137
March 2025	2.9%	233	7,902	8,135
February 2025	3.0%	243	7,810	8,053
January 2025	3.0%	242	7,850	8,092
December 2024	2.5%	202	7,795	7,997
November 2024	2.9%	234	7,802	8,036
October 2024	2.7%	221	7,888	8,109

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.1%	250	7,804	8,054
2024	2.7%	217	7,904	8,121
2023	2.3%	189	7,908	8,097
2022	2.4%	190	7,748	7,938
2021	3.1%	232	7,338	7,570
2020	4.8%	354	7,084	7,438
2019	2.4%	187	7,469	7,656
2018	2.9%	220	7,345	7,565
2017	3.4%	252	7,232	7,484
2016	3.6%	264	7,100	7,364

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. Virginia's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% 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 Clarke County

56.8 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 205.9.

448.2 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 1,353.5.

2murders2025, 9 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	9	56.8	71	448.2
2024	12	75.9	89	562.9
2023	3	19.3	69	444.8
2022	6	39.9	71	472.5
2021	5	34.1	78	531.8
2020	7	47.7	93	633.7
2019	7	48.3	98	675.7
2018	10	68.8	92	632.5
2017	5	34.7	116	804.8
2016	16	111.5	138	961.7

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Clarke County Sheriff's Office	2025	9	54	10,964
Berryville Police Department	2025	0	17	4,878

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 Virginia · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.70 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 15,842 people.

27sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

13civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Clarke County Sheriff's Office	18	12	10,964
Berryville Police Department	9	1	4,878

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	27	1.70	13	2
2024	28	1.77	13	2
2023	27	1.74	13	2
2022	27	1.80	14	2
2021	29	1.98	13	2
2020	24	1.64	14	2
2019	28	1.93	12	2
2018	25	1.72	13	2
2017	24	1.67	13	2
2016	22	1.53	13	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 Clarke County Clerk of the Circuit Court?: April F. Wilkerson is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Clarke County, Virginia.
Who is the Clarke County Commissioner of the Revenue?: Donna Mathews Peake is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Clarke County, Virginia.
Who is the Clarke County Commonwealth's Attorney?: Matthew E. "Matt" Bass is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Clarke County, Virginia.
Who is the Clarke County Sheriff?: Travis M. Sumption is the Sheriff of Clarke County, Virginia.
Who is the Clarke County Treasurer?: Sharon E. Keeler is the Treasurer of Clarke County, Virginia.
Who are the Clarke County commissioners?: Douglas A. Shaffer (Supervisor, Berryville); David S. Weiss (Supervisor, Buckmarsh); Terri Trimble Catlett (Supervisor, Millwood); Douglas Moore Lawrence (Supervisor, Russell); Bev B. McKay, Jr. (Supervisor, White Post).
Who is on the Clarke County School Board?: Katherine F. Kerr-Hobert (Berryville); Michael I. Sipe (Buckmarsh); Michael P. Wilson (Millwood); Casey D. Kennedy (Russell); Clay T. Brumback (White Post).
What is the population of Clarke County?: About 15,216 people, with a median age of 48.4; the median household income is $117,111 and 7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Clarke County?: 3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 280 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,880, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Clarke County?: 3 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county and 2 municipal governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Virginia Department of Elections' certified results (its Historical Elections Database) of each seat's last election; officials appointed or resigned since then 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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