Who is the Culpeper County Clerk of the Circuit Court?

Carson W. Beard is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia.

Who is the Culpeper County Commissioner of the Revenue?

Terry Leigh Yowell is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Culpeper County, Virginia.

Who is the Culpeper County Commonwealth's Attorney?

Russell L. "Russ" Rabb III is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Culpeper County, Virginia.

Who is the Culpeper County Sheriff?

Timothy W. Chilton is the Sheriff of Culpeper County, Virginia.

Who is the Culpeper County Treasurer?

Missy Norris White is the Treasurer of Culpeper County, Virginia.

Who are the Culpeper County commissioners?

Paul W. Bates (Supervisor, Catalpa); David C. Lee (Supervisor, East Fairfax); Tom S. Underwood, V (Supervisor, Salem); Gary M. Deal (Supervisor, West Fairfax); Mandy Jenkins Brown (Supervisor, Cedar Mountain); Keith A. Farrish (Supervisor, Jefferson); F. Dewayne Payne, Jr (Supervisor, Stevensburg).

Who is on the Culpeper County School Board?

Barbara L. "Barbee" Brown (Catalpa); Pat A. Baker (East Fairfax); Kelley A. Pearson (Salem); Crissy H. Burnett (West Fairfax); Betsy Howard Smith (Cedar Mountain); Toni G. Sheads (Jefferson); Elizabeth S. Hutchins (Stevensburg).

What is the population of Culpeper County?

About 54,397 people, with a median age of 39.1; the median household income is $100,049 and 7.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Culpeper County?

3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 909 people unemployed in a labor force of 27,741, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Culpeper County?

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

Culpeper 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 Culpeper County: 19 seats on 7 elected bodies.

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

Culpeper County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
Supervisor, Catalpa	Paul W. Bates source
Supervisor, East Fairfax	David C. Lee source
Supervisor, Salem	Tom S. Underwood, V source
Supervisor, West Fairfax	Gary M. Deal source
Supervisor, Cedar Mountain	Mandy Jenkins Brown source
Supervisor, Jefferson	Keith A. Farrish source
Supervisor, Stevensburg	F. Dewayne Payne, Jr source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of the Circuit Court	Carson W. Beard source
Commissioner of the Revenue	Terry Leigh Yowell source
Commonwealth's Attorney	Russell L. "Russ" Rabb III source
Sheriff	Timothy W. Chilton source
Treasurer	Missy Norris White source

School Board

Culpeper County School Board

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
School Board Member, Catalpa	Barbara L. "Barbee" Brown source
School Board Member, East Fairfax	Pat A. Baker source
School Board Member, Salem	Kelley A. Pearson source
School Board Member, West Fairfax	Crissy H. Burnett source
School Board Member, Cedar Mountain	Betsy Howard Smith source
School Board Member, Jefferson	Toni G. Sheads source
School Board Member, Stevensburg	Elizabeth S. Hutchins source

Official website

How many local governments Culpeper County has

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

54,397people

39.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$100,049 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

7.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

27.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$409,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

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

9.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

11.9%U.S.: 8.4%

45.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

27.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 15.6% · White 64.3% · Black 12.5% · Asian 1.1% · Other or more than one race 6.5% (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 Culpeper County

3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.9%. Virginia: 3.6%.

909people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

26,832people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

27,741in 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%	909	26,832	27,741
August 2026	3.2%	901	26,927	27,828
July 2026	3.3%	921	27,079	28,000
June 2026	3.6%	1,012	27,229	28,241
May 2026	3.3%	943	27,222	28,165
April 2026	3.1%	857	27,182	28,039
March 2026	3.5%	991	26,953	27,944
February 2026	3.7%	1,036	26,761	27,797
January 2026	3.6%	990	26,815	27,805
December 2025	3.1%	844	26,812	27,656
November 2025	3.5%	981	26,880	27,861
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.9%	819	27,166	27,985
August 2025	3.2%	899	27,554	28,453
July 2025	3.0%	864	27,762	28,626
June 2025	3.1%	887	27,994	28,881
May 2025	2.9%	840	27,728	28,568
April 2025	2.7%	772	27,843	28,615
March 2025	3.1%	893	27,824	28,717
February 2025	3.2%	901	27,586	28,487
January 2025	3.1%	878	27,706	28,584
December 2024	2.5%	693	27,578	28,271
November 2024	2.8%	789	27,608	28,397
October 2024	2.6%	745	27,879	28,624

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.1%	871	27,532	28,403
2024	2.7%	766	27,844	28,610
2023	2.4%	687	27,674	28,361
2022	2.5%	676	26,848	27,524
2021	3.0%	797	25,769	26,566
2020	4.8%	1,255	24,642	25,897
2019	2.4%	631	25,742	26,373
2018	2.7%	692	25,041	25,733
2017	3.3%	845	24,591	25,436
2016	3.6%	899	24,012	24,911

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 Culpeper County

175.0 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 205.9.

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

0murders2025, 100 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	100	175.0	405	708.7
2024	40	71.2	476	847.6
2023	62	112.2	436	789.1
2022	94	171.9	461	843.1
2021	50	92.2	379	698.9
2020	50	93.9	458	860.2
2019	49	93.8	446	854.0
2018	49	94.6	454	876.0
2017	72	142.3	495	978.6
2016	71	142.9	504	1,014.3

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Culpeper County Sheriff's Office	2025	70	104	35,347
Culpeper Police Department	2025	30	301	21,802

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

3.18 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 57,149 people.

182sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

29civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Culpeper County Sheriff's Office	136	20	35,347
Culpeper Police Department	46	9	21,802

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	182	3.18	29	2
2024	152	2.71	31	2
2023	141	2.55	21	2
2022	144	2.63	21	2
2021	133	2.45	24	2
2020	154	2.89	21	2
2019	133	2.55	21	2
2018	132	2.55	22	2
2017	127	2.51	24	2
2016	126	2.54	22	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 Culpeper County Clerk of the Circuit Court?: Carson W. Beard is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia.
Who is the Culpeper County Commissioner of the Revenue?: Terry Leigh Yowell is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Culpeper County, Virginia.
Who is the Culpeper County Commonwealth's Attorney?: Russell L. "Russ" Rabb III is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Culpeper County, Virginia.
Who is the Culpeper County Sheriff?: Timothy W. Chilton is the Sheriff of Culpeper County, Virginia.
Who is the Culpeper County Treasurer?: Missy Norris White is the Treasurer of Culpeper County, Virginia.
Who are the Culpeper County commissioners?: Paul W. Bates (Supervisor, Catalpa); David C. Lee (Supervisor, East Fairfax); Tom S. Underwood, V (Supervisor, Salem); Gary M. Deal (Supervisor, West Fairfax); Mandy Jenkins Brown (Supervisor, Cedar Mountain); Keith A. Farrish (Supervisor, Jefferson); F. Dewayne Payne, Jr (Supervisor, Stevensburg).
Who is on the Culpeper County School Board?: Barbara L. "Barbee" Brown (Catalpa); Pat A. Baker (East Fairfax); Kelley A. Pearson (Salem); Crissy H. Burnett (West Fairfax); Betsy Howard Smith (Cedar Mountain); Toni G. Sheads (Jefferson); Elizabeth S. Hutchins (Stevensburg).
What is the population of Culpeper County?: About 54,397 people, with a median age of 39.1; the median household income is $100,049 and 7.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Culpeper County?: 3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 909 people unemployed in a labor force of 27,741, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Culpeper County?: 3 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal and 1 special district 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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