Who is the Wythe County Clerk of the Circuit Court?

Jeremiah "Moe" Musser is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Wythe County, Virginia.

Who is the Wythe County Commissioner of the Revenue?

T. Adam Linkous is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Wythe County, Virginia.

Who is the Wythe County Commonwealth's Attorney?

Mike D. Jones is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Wythe County, Virginia.

Who is the Wythe County Sheriff?

Anthony R. Cline is the Sheriff of Wythe County, Virginia.

Who is the Wythe County Treasurer?

Lori Cregger Guynn is the Treasurer of Wythe County, Virginia.

Who are the Wythe County commissioners?

Rolland R. Cook (Supervisor, District 2); James D. "Jamie" Smith (Supervisor, District 4); J.W. "Dicky" Morgan, Jr. (Supervisor, District 6); Bradley D. Martin (Supervisor, District 1); Sarah P. Crockett (Supervisor, District 3); Jesse R. Burnett (Supervisor, District 5); Stacy Allen Terry (Supervisor, At Large).

Who is on the Wythe County School Board?

Julia A. Tomiak (At Large); Donald L. Goode (District 2); Hillary R. Billings (District 4); Rusty S. Rhea (District 1); Peggy A. Wagy (District 3); Pamela S. Blair (District 5).

What is the population of Wythe County?

About 28,188 people, with a median age of 46; the median household income is $57,745 and 15.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Wythe County?

3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 508 people unemployed in a labor force of 14,149, against 5.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Wythe County?

6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal and 3 special district governments.

Wythe 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 Wythe County: 18 seats on 7 elected bodies.

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

Wythe County Board of Supervisors

Office	Who holds it now
Supervisor, District 2	Rolland R. Cook source
Supervisor, District 4	James D. "Jamie" Smith source
Supervisor, District 6	J.W. "Dicky" Morgan, Jr. source
Supervisor, District 1	Bradley D. Martin source
Supervisor, District 3	Sarah P. Crockett source
Supervisor, District 5	Jesse R. Burnett source
Supervisor, At Large	Stacy Allen Terry source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of the Circuit Court	Jeremiah "Moe" Musser source
Commissioner of the Revenue	T. Adam Linkous source
Commonwealth's Attorney	Mike D. Jones source
Sheriff	Anthony R. Cline source
Treasurer	Lori Cregger Guynn source

School Board

Wythe County School Board

Office	Who holds it now
School Board Member, At Large	Julia A. Tomiak source
School Board Member, District 2	Donald L. Goode source
School Board Member, District 4	Hillary R. Billings source
School Board Member, District 1	Rusty S. Rhea source
School Board Member, District 3	Peggy A. Wagy source
School Board Member, District 5	Pamela S. Blair source

Official website

How many local governments Wythe County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 6 local governments in Wythe 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)	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 Wythe 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 Wythe County

28,188people

46median ageU.S.: 38.9

$57,745 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

15.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

19.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$171,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6%U.S.: 8.4%

49.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

22.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.6% · White 92.9% · Black 2.2% · Asian 0.8% · Other or more than one race 2.5% (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 Wythe County

3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.7%. Virginia: 3.6%.

508people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

13,641people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

14,149in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.6%	508	13,641	14,149
August 2026	3.4%	478	13,480	13,958
July 2026	3.7%	518	13,430	13,948
June 2026	3.8%	537	13,494	14,031
May 2026	3.5%	487	13,595	14,082
April 2026	3.3%	466	13,757	14,223
March 2026	4.8%	687	13,716	14,403
February 2026	3.7%	528	13,628	14,156
January 2026	4.2%	597	13,485	14,082
December 2025	3.5%	490	13,574	14,064
November 2025	4.0%	563	13,569	14,132
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.7%	826	13,646	14,472
August 2025	5.9%	849	13,537	14,386
July 2025	3.5%	500	13,611	14,111
June 2025	5.0%	724	13,626	14,350
May 2025	3.2%	446	13,692	14,138
April 2025	2.9%	416	13,843	14,259
March 2025	3.8%	546	13,821	14,367
February 2025	4.0%	568	13,668	14,236
January 2025	3.3%	466	13,616	14,082
December 2024	2.6%	376	13,880	14,256
November 2024	3.1%	434	13,771	14,205
October 2024	3.5%	509	13,982	14,491

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.1%	581	13,655	14,236
2024	3.0%	432	13,906	14,338
2023	2.7%	394	14,282	14,676
2022	2.8%	396	13,865	14,261
2021	3.9%	539	13,219	13,758
2020	7.9%	1,100	12,817	13,917
2019	3.4%	479	13,451	13,930
2018	3.6%	509	13,457	13,966
2017	4.8%	686	13,557	14,243
2016	5.3%	766	13,725	14,491

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 Wythe County

81.8 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 205.9.

1,088.2 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 1,353.5.

0murders2025, 23 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	23	81.8	306	1,088.2
2024	23	81.4	338	1,196.5
2023	26	92.7	378	1,348.4
2022	26	92.3	465	1,650.2
2021	32	112.2	357	1,251.6
2020	32	111.9	383	1,339.3
2019	31	108.7	396	1,388.1
2018	31	107.8	370	1,286.5
2017	32	110.6	324	1,119.4

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Wythe County Sheriff's Office	2025	12	99	18,459
Wytheville Police Department	2025	10	203	8,133
Rural Retreat Police Department	2025	1	4	1,527

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

2.31 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 28,119 people.

65sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

11civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Wythe County Sheriff's Office	37	8	18,459
Wytheville Police Department	27	3	8,133
Rural Retreat Police Department	1	0	1,527

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	65	2.31	11	3
2024	65	2.30	11	3
2023	66	2.35	10	3
2022	82	2.91	12	3
2021	59	2.07	10	3
2020	62	2.17	12	3
2019	61	2.14	12	3
2018	61	2.12	12	3
2017	67	2.31	13	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 Wythe County Clerk of the Circuit Court?: Jeremiah "Moe" Musser is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Wythe County, Virginia.
Who is the Wythe County Commissioner of the Revenue?: T. Adam Linkous is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Wythe County, Virginia.
Who is the Wythe County Commonwealth's Attorney?: Mike D. Jones is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Wythe County, Virginia.
Who is the Wythe County Sheriff?: Anthony R. Cline is the Sheriff of Wythe County, Virginia.
Who is the Wythe County Treasurer?: Lori Cregger Guynn is the Treasurer of Wythe County, Virginia.
Who are the Wythe County commissioners?: Rolland R. Cook (Supervisor, District 2); James D. "Jamie" Smith (Supervisor, District 4); J.W. "Dicky" Morgan, Jr. (Supervisor, District 6); Bradley D. Martin (Supervisor, District 1); Sarah P. Crockett (Supervisor, District 3); Jesse R. Burnett (Supervisor, District 5); Stacy Allen Terry (Supervisor, At Large).
Who is on the Wythe County School Board?: Julia A. Tomiak (At Large); Donald L. Goode (District 2); Hillary R. Billings (District 4); Rusty S. Rhea (District 1); Peggy A. Wagy (District 3); Pamela S. Blair (District 5).
What is the population of Wythe County?: About 28,188 people, with a median age of 46; the median household income is $57,745 and 15.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Wythe County?: 3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 508 people unemployed in a labor force of 14,149, against 5.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Wythe County?: 6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 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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