Who is the Henry County Clerk of the Circuit Court?

Jennifer Ross Ashworth is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Henry County, Virginia. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Henry County Commissioner of the Revenue?

Tiffany Renee Hairston is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Henry County, Virginia.

Who is the Henry County Commonwealth's Attorney?

M. Andrew Nester is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Henry County, Virginia.

Who is the Henry County Sheriff?

D. Wayne Davis, Jr. is the Sheriff of Henry County, Virginia.

Who is the Henry County Treasurer?

Scott B. Grindstaff is the Treasurer of Henry County, Virginia. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Henry County commissioners?

Debra Parsons Buchanan (Supervisor, Horsepasture); Pamela C. Cobler (Supervisor, Reed Creek); Travis L. Pruitt (Supervisor, Ridgeway); Jimmie L. "Jim" Adams (Supervisor, Blackberry); Christopher L. Lawless (Supervisor, Collinsville); Garrett L. Dillard (Supervisor, Iriswood).

Who is on the Henry County School Board?

Valeria C. Edwards (Horsepasture); Teddy Doyle Martin, II (Reed Creek); Champ C. Hardie, Jr. (Ridgeway); Sherry Moran Vestal (Blackberry); Cherie Joyce Whitlow (Collinsville); Benjamin "Ben" Gravely (Iriswood).

What is the population of Henry County?

About 49,980 people, with a median age of 47.7; the median household income is $50,760 and 16% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Henry County?

5.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,012 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,030, against 4.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Henry County?

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

Henry 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 Henry County: 17 seats on 7 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

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

Henry County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
Supervisor, Horsepasture	Debra Parsons Buchanan source
Supervisor, Reed Creek	Pamela C. Cobler source
Supervisor, Ridgeway	Travis L. Pruitt source
Supervisor, Blackberry	Jimmie L. "Jim" Adams source
Supervisor, Collinsville	Christopher L. Lawless source
Supervisor, Iriswood	Garrett L. Dillard source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Clerk of the Circuit Court	Jennifer Ross Ashworth source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Commissioner of the Revenue	Tiffany Renee Hairston source
Commonwealth's Attorney	M. Andrew Nester source
Sheriff	D. Wayne Davis, Jr. source
Treasurer	Scott B. Grindstaff source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

School Board

Henry County School Board

Office	Who holds it now
School Board Member, Horsepasture	Valeria C. Edwards source
School Board Member, Reed Creek	Teddy Doyle Martin, II source
School Board Member, Ridgeway	Champ C. Hardie, Jr. source
School Board Member, Blackberry	Sherry Moran Vestal source
School Board Member, Collinsville	Cherie Joyce Whitlow source
School Board Member, Iriswood	Benjamin "Ben" Gravely source

Official website

How many local governments Henry County has

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

49,980people

47.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$50,760 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

16%below the U.S.: 12.5%

15.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$134,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.3%U.S.: 8.4%

47.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7% · White 67.7% · Black 22.1% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 2.7% (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 Henry County

5.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.9%. Virginia: 3.6%.

1,012people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

19,018people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

20,030in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	5.1%	1,012	19,018	20,030
August 2026	4.9%	995	19,184	20,179
July 2026	5.5%	1,096	18,866	19,962
June 2026	5.4%	1,085	18,857	19,942
May 2026	5.0%	1,004	19,005	20,009
April 2026	5.0%	1,024	19,320	20,344
March 2026	5.4%	1,089	19,169	20,258
February 2026	5.6%	1,128	19,132	20,260
January 2026	5.6%	1,141	19,104	20,245
December 2025	5.0%	998	19,133	20,131
November 2025	5.5%	1,116	19,177	20,293
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.9%	993	19,238	20,231
August 2025	5.1%	1,050	19,380	20,430
July 2025	5.2%	1,041	19,167	20,208
June 2025	4.8%	986	19,385	20,371
May 2025	4.7%	953	19,520	20,473
April 2025	4.2%	866	19,816	20,682
March 2025	4.5%	946	20,031	20,977
February 2025	4.7%	972	19,887	20,859
January 2025	4.6%	975	20,029	21,004
December 2024	4.0%	830	20,095	20,925
November 2024	4.2%	888	20,186	21,074
October 2024	4.0%	853	20,260	21,113

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.8%	991	19,524	20,515
2024	4.1%	864	20,314	21,178
2023	3.6%	775	20,672	21,447
2022	3.6%	757	20,408	21,165
2021	5.2%	1,093	19,785	20,878
2020	8.9%	1,873	19,178	21,051
2019	3.7%	784	20,307	21,091
2018	4.2%	881	20,180	21,061
2017	5.1%	1,085	20,075	21,160
2016	5.9%	1,228	19,760	20,988

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 Henry County

258.4 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 205.9.

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

3murders2025, 127 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	127	258.4	485	986.7
2024	99	199.2	582	1,170.9
2023	149	301.1	583	1,178.2
2022	120	240.5	769	1,541.3
2021	137	274.6	696	1,395.2
2020	136	271.3	890	1,775.3
2019	130	258.6	1,125	2,237.5
2018	126	248.5	1,202	2,370.8
2017	130	255.2	1,310	2,571.5
2016	115	224.8	1,297	2,535.1

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Henry County Sheriff's Office	2025	127	485	49,156

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

3.84 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 49,156 people.

189sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

37civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Henry County Sheriff's Office	189	37	49,156

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	189	3.84	37	1
2024	185	3.72	23	1
2023	185	3.74	24	1
2022	197	3.95	20	1
2021	135	2.71	15	1
2020	120	2.39	13	1
2019	119	2.37	13	1
2018	122	2.41	12	1
2017	120	2.36	13	1
2016	118	2.31	13	1

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 Henry County Clerk of the Circuit Court?: Jennifer Ross Ashworth is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Henry County, Virginia. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Henry County Commissioner of the Revenue?: Tiffany Renee Hairston is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Henry County, Virginia.
Who is the Henry County Commonwealth's Attorney?: M. Andrew Nester is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Henry County, Virginia.
Who is the Henry County Sheriff?: D. Wayne Davis, Jr. is the Sheriff of Henry County, Virginia.
Who is the Henry County Treasurer?: Scott B. Grindstaff is the Treasurer of Henry County, Virginia. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Henry County commissioners?: Debra Parsons Buchanan (Supervisor, Horsepasture); Pamela C. Cobler (Supervisor, Reed Creek); Travis L. Pruitt (Supervisor, Ridgeway); Jimmie L. "Jim" Adams (Supervisor, Blackberry); Christopher L. Lawless (Supervisor, Collinsville); Garrett L. Dillard (Supervisor, Iriswood).
Who is on the Henry County School Board?: Valeria C. Edwards (Horsepasture); Teddy Doyle Martin, II (Reed Creek); Champ C. Hardie, Jr. (Ridgeway); Sherry Moran Vestal (Blackberry); Cherie Joyce Whitlow (Collinsville); Benjamin "Ben" Gravely (Iriswood).
What is the population of Henry County?: About 49,980 people, with a median age of 47.7; the median household income is $50,760 and 16% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Henry County?: 5.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,012 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,030, against 4.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Henry County?: 2 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county and 1 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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