Who is the Fairfax County Clerk of the Circuit Court (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County)?

Christopher J. Falcon is the Clerk of the Circuit Court (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County) of Fairfax County, Virginia.

Who is the Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County)?

Steve T. Descano is the Commonwealth's Attorney (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County) of Fairfax County, Virginia.

Who is the Fairfax County Sheriff (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County)?

Stacey Ann Kincaid is the Sheriff (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County) of Fairfax County, Virginia.

Who are the Fairfax County commissioners?

Rachna Sizemore Heizer (Supervisor, Braddock); James N. "Jimmy" Bierman, Jr. (Supervisor, Dranesville); Walter L. Alcorn (Supervisor, Hunter Mill); Andres F. Jimenez (Supervisor, Mason); Daniel G. "Dan" Storck (Supervisor, Mount Vernon); Dalia A. Palchik (Supervisor, Providence); Patrick S. "Pat" Herrity (Supervisor, Springfield); Kathy L. Smith (Supervisor, Sully); Rodney L. Lusk (Supervisor, Franconia); Jeffrey C. McKay (Chair, Board of Supervisors).

Who is on the Fairfax County School Board?

Ryan L. McElveen (At Large); Ilryong Moon (At Large); Robert K. "Kyle" McDaniel (At Large); Tom F. Dannan II (Braddock); Robyn A. Lady (Dranesville); Melanie K. Meren (Hunter Mill); Ricardy J. Anderson (Mason); Mateo Dunne (Mount Vernon); Karl V. Frisch (Providence); Sandy B. Anderson (Springfield); Seema Dixit (Sully); Marcia C. St. John-Cunning (FRANCONIA).

What is the population of Fairfax County?

About 1,147,837 people, with a median age of 39.1; the median household income is $153,637 and 5.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Fairfax County?

3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 21,426 people unemployed in a labor force of 624,457, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Fairfax County?

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

Fairfax 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 Fairfax County: 25 seats on 5 elected bodies.

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

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Office	Who holds it now
Supervisor, Braddock	Rachna Sizemore Heizer source
Supervisor, Dranesville	James N. "Jimmy" Bierman, Jr. source
Supervisor, Hunter Mill	Walter L. Alcorn source
Supervisor, Mason	Andres F. Jimenez source
Supervisor, Mount Vernon	Daniel G. "Dan" Storck source
Supervisor, Providence	Dalia A. Palchik source
Supervisor, Springfield	Patrick S. "Pat" Herrity source
Supervisor, Sully	Kathy L. Smith source
Supervisor, Franconia	Rodney L. Lusk source
Chair, Board of Supervisors	Jeffrey C. McKay source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of the Circuit Court (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County)	Christopher J. Falcon source
Commonwealth's Attorney (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County)	Steve T. Descano source
Sheriff (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County)	Stacey Ann Kincaid source

School Board

Fairfax County School Board

Office	Who holds it now
School Board Member, At Large	Ryan L. McElveen source
School Board Member, At Large	Ilryong Moon source
School Board Member, At Large	Robert K. "Kyle" McDaniel source
School Board Member, Braddock	Tom F. Dannan II source
School Board Member, Dranesville	Robyn A. Lady source
School Board Member, Hunter Mill	Melanie K. Meren source
School Board Member, Mason	Ricardy J. Anderson source
School Board Member, Mount Vernon	Mateo Dunne source
School Board Member, Providence	Karl V. Frisch source
School Board Member, Springfield	Sandy B. Anderson source
School Board Member, Sully	Seema Dixit source
School Board Member, FRANCONIA	Marcia C. St. John-Cunning source

Official website

How many local governments Fairfax County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Fairfax 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	1
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 Fairfax 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 Fairfax County

1,147,837people

39.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$153,637 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

5.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

65%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$732,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

30.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.1%U.S.: 8.4%

45.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 17.6% · White 46.8% · Black 9.4% · Asian 19.9% · Other or more than one race 6.3% (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 Fairfax County

3.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. Virginia: 3.6%.

21,426people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

603,031people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

624,457in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.4%	21,426	603,031	624,457
August 2026	3.3%	20,900	606,957	627,857
July 2026	3.4%	21,908	616,044	637,952
June 2026	3.6%	22,984	611,729	634,713
May 2026	3.4%	21,336	612,638	633,974
April 2026	3.2%	20,392	612,866	633,258
March 2026	3.6%	22,756	609,869	632,625
February 2026	3.8%	23,842	607,254	631,096
January 2026	3.7%	23,680	608,459	632,139
December 2025	3.4%	21,305	612,803	634,108
November 2025	3.8%	24,264	612,335	636,599
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.3%	20,818	619,437	640,255
August 2025	3.4%	22,033	622,885	644,918
July 2025	3.3%	21,253	631,228	652,481
June 2025	3.2%	20,803	630,645	651,448
May 2025	3.0%	19,741	628,111	647,852
April 2025	2.8%	17,889	630,177	648,066
March 2025	3.0%	19,376	627,998	647,374
February 2025	2.9%	18,807	625,574	644,381
January 2025	2.8%	18,061	625,881	643,942
December 2024	2.4%	15,275	627,369	642,644
November 2024	2.7%	17,578	624,954	642,532
October 2024	2.6%	16,963	629,053	646,016

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.2%	20,395	624,279	644,674
2024	2.6%	16,516	630,385	646,901
2023	2.3%	15,067	630,222	645,289
2022	2.3%	14,601	615,967	630,568
2021	3.4%	21,277	595,889	617,166
2020	6.1%	37,585	583,436	621,021
2019	2.3%	14,326	621,444	635,770
2018	2.4%	15,365	613,806	629,171
2017	3.0%	18,559	607,870	626,429
2016	3.2%	19,676	596,460	616,136

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 Fairfax County

101.7 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 205.9.

1,263.9 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 1,353.5.

10murders2025, 1,187 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	1,187	101.7	14,751	1,263.9
2024	1,171	102.0	17,148	1,493.1
2023	1,408	124.1	18,534	1,634.1
2022	1,320	116.3	17,431	1,535.8
2021	1,045	90.4	13,605	1,176.8
2020	1,029	89.2	14,202	1,231.1
2019	1,093	94.8	13,844	1,201.2
2018	995	86.2	13,719	1,188.1
2017	1,129	98.5	14,436	1,259.5
2016	1,119	97.5	15,115	1,317.5

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Fairfax County Police Department	2025	1,104	14,270	1,125,193
Herndon Police Department	2025	69	333	25,334
Vienna Police Department	2025	14	148	16,591

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

1.27 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 1,167,118 people.

1,484sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

280civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Fairfax County Police Department	1,390	254	1,125,193
Herndon Police Department	54	16	25,334
Vienna Police Department	40	10	16,591

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	1,484	1.27	280	3
2024	1,470	1.28	253	3
2023	1,393	1.23	340	3
2022	1,390	1.22	325	3
2021	1,518	1.31	363	3
2020	1,528	1.32	273	3
2019	1,560	1.35	289	3
2018	1,511	1.31	334	3
2017	1,508	1.32	233	3
2016	1,506	1.31	229	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 Fairfax County Clerk of the Circuit Court (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County)?: Christopher J. Falcon is the Clerk of the Circuit Court (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County) of Fairfax County, Virginia.
Who is the Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County)?: Steve T. Descano is the Commonwealth's Attorney (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County) of Fairfax County, Virginia.
Who is the Fairfax County Sheriff (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County)?: Stacey Ann Kincaid is the Sheriff (shared by Fairfax City and Fairfax County) of Fairfax County, Virginia.
Who are the Fairfax County commissioners?: Rachna Sizemore Heizer (Supervisor, Braddock); James N. "Jimmy" Bierman, Jr. (Supervisor, Dranesville); Walter L. Alcorn (Supervisor, Hunter Mill); Andres F. Jimenez (Supervisor, Mason); Daniel G. "Dan" Storck (Supervisor, Mount Vernon); Dalia A. Palchik (Supervisor, Providence); Patrick S. "Pat" Herrity (Supervisor, Springfield); Kathy L. Smith (Supervisor, Sully); Rodney L. Lusk (Supervisor, Franconia); Jeffrey C. McKay (Chair, Board of Supervisors).
Who is on the Fairfax County School Board?: Ryan L. McElveen (At Large); Ilryong Moon (At Large); Robert K. "Kyle" McDaniel (At Large); Tom F. Dannan II (Braddock); Robyn A. Lady (Dranesville); Melanie K. Meren (Hunter Mill); Ricardy J. Anderson (Mason); Mateo Dunne (Mount Vernon); Karl V. Frisch (Providence); Sandy B. Anderson (Springfield); Seema Dixit (Sully); Marcia C. St. John-Cunning (FRANCONIA).
What is the population of Fairfax County?: About 1,147,837 people, with a median age of 39.1; the median household income is $153,637 and 5.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Fairfax County?: 3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 21,426 people unemployed in a labor force of 624,457, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Fairfax County?: 7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal and 3 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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