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

Michelle Moore Trout is the Clerk of the Circuit Court (shared by Lexington City and Rockbridge County) of Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Who is the Rockbridge County Commissioner of the Revenue?

Brooke N. Tomlin is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Rockbridge County, Virginia.

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

Jared L. Moon is the Commonwealth's Attorney (shared by Lexington City and Rockbridge County) of Rockbridge County, Virginia.

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

Tony A. McFaddin Jr. is the Sheriff (shared by Lexington City and Rockbridge County) of Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Who is the Rockbridge County Treasurer?

Melissa A."Missy" Whitesell is the Treasurer of Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Who are the Rockbridge County commissioners?

Leslie E. Ayers (Supervisor, Buffalo); David B. McDaniel (Supervisor, Natural Bridge); R. W. "Bob" Day (Supervisor, South River); Steven D. Hart (Supervisor, Kerrs Creek); Albert J. "Jay" Lewis II (Supervisor, Walkers Creek).

Who is on the Rockbridge County School Board?

Neil D. Whitmore (Walkers Creek); Lenna P. Ojure (Buffalo); Kathleen M. "Kathy" Burant (Natural Bridge); M. C. "Catie" Brown (Kerrs Creek); Corey W. Berkstresser (South River).

What is the population of Rockbridge County?

About 22,531 people, with a median age of 49.8; the median household income is $65,469 and 7.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Rockbridge County?

3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 366 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,570, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Rockbridge County?

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

Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County: 15 seats on 7 elected bodies. 1 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

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

Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Supervisor, Buffalo	Leslie E. Ayers source
Supervisor, Natural Bridge	David B. McDaniel source
Supervisor, South River	R. W. "Bob" Day source
Supervisor, Kerrs Creek	Steven D. Hart source
Supervisor, Walkers Creek	Albert J. "Jay" Lewis II source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of the Circuit Court (shared by Lexington City and Rockbridge County)	Michelle Moore Trout source
Commissioner of the Revenue	Brooke N. Tomlin source
Commonwealth's Attorney (shared by Lexington City and Rockbridge County)	Jared L. Moon source
Sheriff (shared by Lexington City and Rockbridge County)	Tony A. McFaddin Jr. source
Treasurer	Melissa A."Missy" Whitesell source

School Board

Rockbridge County School Board

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
School Board Member, Walkers Creek	Neil D. Whitmore source
School Board Member, Buffalo	Lenna P. Ojure source
School Board Member, Natural Bridge	Kathleen M. "Kathy" Burant source
School Board Member, Kerrs Creek	M. C. "Catie" Brown source
School Board Member, South River	Corey W. Berkstresser source

Official website

How many local governments Rockbridge County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 4 local governments in Rockbridge 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)	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 Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County

22,531people

49.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$65,469 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

7.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%

32.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$248,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

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

8.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.8%U.S.: 8.4%

42.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

22.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.3% · White 89.4% · Black 2.6% · Asian 0.9% · Other or more than one race 4.9% (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 Rockbridge County

3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.0%. Virginia: 3.6%.

366people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

11,204people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

11,570in 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%	366	11,204	11,570
August 2026	3.1%	334	10,504	10,838
July 2026	3.2%	353	10,706	11,059
June 2026	3.6%	397	10,734	11,131
May 2026	3.2%	358	10,983	11,341
April 2026	2.8%	327	11,202	11,529
March 2026	3.3%	374	11,107	11,481
February 2026	3.4%	390	11,003	11,393
January 2026	3.3%	377	10,942	11,319
December 2025	3.2%	349	10,678	11,027
November 2025	3.7%	410	10,797	11,207
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.0%	338	10,878	11,216
August 2025	3.2%	345	10,396	10,741
July 2025	3.2%	353	10,694	11,047
June 2025	3.3%	363	10,727	11,090
May 2025	3.0%	336	10,705	11,041
April 2025	2.7%	311	11,068	11,379
March 2025	2.8%	321	10,945	11,266
February 2025	3.0%	337	10,749	11,086
January 2025	3.0%	332	10,912	11,244
December 2024	2.5%	270	10,622	10,892
November 2024	2.8%	309	10,728	11,037
October 2024	2.6%	297	11,039	11,336

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.1%	345	10,777	11,122
2024	2.7%	298	10,780	11,078
2023	2.5%	280	10,733	11,013
2022	2.7%	289	10,450	10,739
2021	3.7%	383	10,032	10,415
2020	5.7%	589	9,674	10,263
2019	2.7%	286	10,434	10,720
2018	3.0%	315	10,201	10,516
2017	4.0%	425	10,136	10,561
2016	4.3%	452	10,067	10,519

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 Rockbridge County

123.1 per 100,0002022. Virginia: 237.5.

1,243.9 per 100,0002022. Virginia: 1,714.1.

0murders2022, 28 violent crimes in all.

2022 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
2022	28	123.1	283	1,243.9
2021	38	166.9	223	979.3
2020	44	194.9	216	956.6
2019	36	158.8	245	1,080.6
2018	29	128.0	223	984.6
2017	32	143.0	234	1,045.5
2016	25	112.4	241	1,083.5

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Rockbridge County Sheriff's Office	2025	28	212	21,322

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

2.06 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 22,355 people.

46sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

3civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Rockbridge County Sheriff's Office	46	3	21,322
GLASGOW	0	0	1,033

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	46	2.06	3	2
2021	37	1.62	3	2
2020	36	1.59	4	2
2019	38	1.68	4	2
2018	39	1.72	3	2
2017	39	1.74	3	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 Rockbridge County Clerk of the Circuit Court (shared by Lexington City and Rockbridge County)?: Michelle Moore Trout is the Clerk of the Circuit Court (shared by Lexington City and Rockbridge County) of Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Who is the Rockbridge County Commissioner of the Revenue?: Brooke N. Tomlin is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Who is the Rockbridge County Commonwealth's Attorney (shared by Lexington City and Rockbridge County)?: Jared L. Moon is the Commonwealth's Attorney (shared by Lexington City and Rockbridge County) of Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Who is the Rockbridge County Sheriff (shared by Lexington City and Rockbridge County)?: Tony A. McFaddin Jr. is the Sheriff (shared by Lexington City and Rockbridge County) of Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Who is the Rockbridge County Treasurer?: Melissa A."Missy" Whitesell is the Treasurer of Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Who are the Rockbridge County commissioners?: Leslie E. Ayers (Supervisor, Buffalo); David B. McDaniel (Supervisor, Natural Bridge); R. W. "Bob" Day (Supervisor, South River); Steven D. Hart (Supervisor, Kerrs Creek); Albert J. "Jay" Lewis II (Supervisor, Walkers Creek).
Who is on the Rockbridge County School Board?: Neil D. Whitmore (Walkers Creek); Lenna P. Ojure (Buffalo); Kathleen M. "Kathy" Burant (Natural Bridge); M. C. "Catie" Brown (Kerrs Creek); Corey W. Berkstresser (South River).
What is the population of Rockbridge County?: About 22,531 people, with a median age of 49.8; the median household income is $65,469 and 7.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Rockbridge County?: 3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 366 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,570, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Rockbridge County?: 4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 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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