Who is the Tazewell County Clerk of the Circuit Court?

Charity McDaniel Hurst is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Tazewell County, Virginia.

Who is the Tazewell County Commissioner of the Revenue?

David R. Anderson is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Tazewell County, Virginia.

Who is the Tazewell County Commonwealth's Attorney?

J. Chris Plaster is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Tazewell County, Virginia.

Who is the Tazewell County Sheriff?

Brian L. Hieatt is the Sheriff of Tazewell County, Virginia.

Who is the Tazewell County Treasurer?

David T. Larimer, II is the Treasurer of Tazewell County, Virginia.

Who are the Tazewell County commissioners?

Charles E. "Chuck" Presley (Supervisor, Eastern); Kyle Aaron Cruey (Supervisor, Northern); Shanna C. Plaster (Supervisor, Northwestern); John B. Rhudy (Supervisor, Southern); Curt W. Breeding (Supervisor, Western).

Who is on the Tazewell County School Board?

Erik D. Robinson (Eastern); David R. Woodard II (Northern); Donna Lawson Whittington (Northwestern); B. Irene Mullins (Southern); Brannon C. Breeding (Western).

What is the population of Tazewell County?

About 39,624 people, with a median age of 45; the median household income is $47,313 and 18.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Tazewell County?

4.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 688 people unemployed in a labor force of 14,125, against 5.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Tazewell County?

7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal and 1 special district governments.

Tazewell 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 Tazewell County: 15 seats on 7 elected bodies.

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

Tazewell County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
Supervisor, Eastern	Charles E. "Chuck" Presley source
Supervisor, Northern	Kyle Aaron Cruey source
Supervisor, Northwestern	Shanna C. Plaster source
Supervisor, Southern	John B. Rhudy source
Supervisor, Western	Curt W. Breeding source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of the Circuit Court	Charity McDaniel Hurst source
Commissioner of the Revenue	David R. Anderson source
Commonwealth's Attorney	J. Chris Plaster source
Sheriff	Brian L. Hieatt source
Treasurer	David T. Larimer, II source

School Board

Tazewell County School Board

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
School Board Member, Eastern	Erik D. Robinson source
School Board Member, Northern	David R. Woodard II source
School Board Member, Northwestern	Donna Lawson Whittington source
School Board Member, Southern	B. Irene Mullins source
School Board Member, Western	Brannon C. Breeding source

Official website

How many local governments Tazewell County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Tazewell 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	5	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 Tazewell 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 Tazewell County

39,624people

45median ageU.S.: 38.9

$47,313 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

18.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%

16.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$118,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.1%U.S.: 8.4%

43.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

26.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.4% · White 92.7% · Black 3% · Asian 0.6% · Other or more than one race 2.2% (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 Tazewell County

4.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.0%. Virginia: 3.6%.

688people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

13,437people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

14,125in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.9%	688	13,437	14,125
August 2026	4.9%	684	13,151	13,835
July 2026	5.3%	743	13,180	13,923
June 2026	5.4%	771	13,398	14,169
May 2026	4.9%	696	13,508	14,204
April 2026	4.8%	681	13,597	14,278
March 2026	5.5%	791	13,589	14,380
February 2026	6.2%	888	13,524	14,412
January 2026	6.1%	883	13,497	14,380
December 2025	5.2%	750	13,542	14,292
November 2025	5.7%	824	13,539	14,363
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.0%	715	13,623	14,338
August 2025	5.3%	735	13,252	13,987
July 2025	5.5%	771	13,235	14,006
June 2025	5.3%	763	13,625	14,388
May 2025	5.0%	714	13,590	14,304
April 2025	4.4%	631	13,824	14,455
March 2025	4.8%	694	13,817	14,511
February 2025	5.0%	719	13,639	14,358
January 2025	4.9%	703	13,617	14,320
December 2024	4.0%	574	13,864	14,438
November 2024	4.3%	630	13,895	14,525
October 2024	4.2%	614	14,043	14,657

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.1%	729	13,573	14,302
2024	4.2%	621	14,043	14,664
2023	3.8%	560	14,267	14,827
2022	4.1%	598	14,140	14,738
2021	5.4%	778	13,664	14,442
2020	8.2%	1,218	13,584	14,802
2019	4.4%	670	14,415	15,085
2018	4.6%	703	14,616	15,319
2017	5.8%	898	14,683	15,581
2016	7.5%	1,183	14,672	15,855

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 Tazewell County

212.4 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 205.9.

1,287.5 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 1,353.5.

3murders2025, 82 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	82	212.4	497	1,287.5
2024	69	176.9	517	1,325.6
2023	98	247.7	703	1,776.8
2022	96	242.1	621	1,566.3
2020	56	139.7	732	1,825.9
2019	71	177.0	732	1,824.6
2018	77	190.4	687	1,698.4
2017	70	168.2	736	1,768.4

By police agency (6)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Tazewell County Sheriff's Office	2025	31	218	23,242
Richlands Police Department	2025	28	66	5,025
Bluefield Police Department	2025	6	140	4,816
Tazewell Police Department	2025	17	65	4,257
Cedar Bluff Police Department	2025	0	8	1,003
Pocahontas Police Department	2024	0	2	253

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

3.00 per 1,000 residents2024, 6 agencies serving 39,000 people.

117sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

32civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (6), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Tazewell County Sheriff's Office	62	26	23,571
Bluefield Police Department	20	3	4,845
Richlands Police Department	16	2	5,037
Tazewell Police Department	15	1	4,282
Cedar Bluff Police Department	3	0	1,012
Pocahontas Police Department	1	0	253

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	117	3.00	32	6
2023	112	2.83	33	6
2022	106	2.67	33	6
2021	105	2.62	37	6
2020	114	2.84	32	6
2019	103	2.57	35	6

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 Tazewell County Clerk of the Circuit Court?: Charity McDaniel Hurst is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Tazewell County, Virginia.
Who is the Tazewell County Commissioner of the Revenue?: David R. Anderson is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Tazewell County, Virginia.
Who is the Tazewell County Commonwealth's Attorney?: J. Chris Plaster is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Tazewell County, Virginia.
Who is the Tazewell County Sheriff?: Brian L. Hieatt is the Sheriff of Tazewell County, Virginia.
Who is the Tazewell County Treasurer?: David T. Larimer, II is the Treasurer of Tazewell County, Virginia.
Who are the Tazewell County commissioners?: Charles E. "Chuck" Presley (Supervisor, Eastern); Kyle Aaron Cruey (Supervisor, Northern); Shanna C. Plaster (Supervisor, Northwestern); John B. Rhudy (Supervisor, Southern); Curt W. Breeding (Supervisor, Western).
Who is on the Tazewell County School Board?: Erik D. Robinson (Eastern); David R. Woodard II (Northern); Donna Lawson Whittington (Northwestern); B. Irene Mullins (Southern); Brannon C. Breeding (Western).
What is the population of Tazewell County?: About 39,624 people, with a median age of 45; the median household income is $47,313 and 18.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Tazewell County?: 4.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 688 people unemployed in a labor force of 14,125, against 5.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Tazewell County?: 7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 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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