Who is the Plymouth County Clerk of Courts?

Robert Stanton Creedon, Jr (Democratic) is the Clerk of Courts of Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Who is the Plymouth County Register of Probate?

Matthew J. Mcdonough (Democratic) is the Register of Probate of Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Plymouth County Sheriff?

Joseph Daniel McDonald, Jr (Republican) is the Sheriff of Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Who is the Plymouth County County Treasurer?

Thomas J. O'Brien (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Plymouth County District Attorney, Plymouth District?

Timothy J. Cruz (Republican) is the District Attorney, Plymouth District of Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Plymouth County Register of Deeds, Plymouth District?

John R. Buckley, Jr. (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds, Plymouth District of Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Who are the Plymouth County commissioners?

Gregory M. Hanley (County Commissioner); Jared L. Valanzola (County Commissioner); Sandra M. Wright (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Plymouth County?

About 535,075 people, with a median age of 43; the median household income is $114,201 and 7.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Plymouth County?

4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 12,297 people unemployed in a labor force of 292,998, against 4.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Plymouth County?

63 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 26 township, 6 school district and 29 special district governments.

Plymouth County, MA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Plymouth County: 9 seats on 7 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Commissioners (in the six counties that still have a county government)

Plymouth County Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	Gregory M. Hanley source
County Commissioner	Jared L. Valanzola source
County Commissioner	Sandra M. Wright source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Clerk of Courts	Robert Stanton Creedon, Jr Democratic source
Register of Probate	Matthew J. Mcdonough Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Joseph Daniel McDonald, Jr Republican source
County Treasurer	Thomas J. O'Brien Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney, Plymouth District	Timothy J. Cruz Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Register of Deeds, Plymouth District	John R. Buckley, Jr. Democratic source

How many local governments Plymouth County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 63 local governments in Plymouth 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 municipal, 26 township)	27	0
School districts (school boards)	6	0
Special districts (elected boards)	29	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 (23 in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County

535,075people

43median ageU.S.: 38.9

$114,201 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

7.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

41.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$556,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

11.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

2.5%U.S.: 8.4%

54.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

31.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.9% · White 76.1% · Black 7.8% · Asian 1.7% · Other or more than one race 9.6% (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 Plymouth County

4.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.4%. Massachusetts: 4.1%.

12,297people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

280,701people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

292,998in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.2%	12,297	280,701	292,998
August 2026	4.4%	13,062	280,994	294,056
July 2026	4.7%	14,016	281,068	295,084
June 2026	4.2%	12,296	281,004	293,300
May 2026	4.1%	11,971	277,808	289,779
April 2026	4.2%	12,160	278,681	290,841
March 2026	4.8%	13,951	278,071	292,022
February 2026	5.3%	15,676	277,686	293,362
January 2026	5.4%	15,908	278,120	294,028
December 2025	4.7%	13,762	280,869	294,631
November 2025	4.7%	13,840	282,217	296,057
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.4%	13,025	282,916	295,941
August 2025	4.7%	13,975	285,809	299,784
July 2025	4.8%	14,334	286,495	300,829
June 2025	4.5%	13,540	285,594	299,134
May 2025	4.4%	13,055	283,776	296,831
April 2025	4.1%	12,348	286,922	299,270
March 2025	4.7%	13,992	286,151	300,143
February 2025	5.0%	14,891	284,953	299,844
January 2025	4.8%	14,247	285,474	299,721
December 2024	4.0%	11,934	285,826	297,760
November 2024	3.8%	11,421	285,577	296,998
October 2024	3.8%	11,227	285,122	296,349

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.6%	13,728	284,652	298,380
2024	4.1%	12,103	284,152	296,255
2023	3.7%	10,591	278,925	289,516
2022	3.9%	11,023	273,772	284,795
2021	5.6%	15,833	265,188	281,021
2020	10.1%	28,013	250,668	278,681
2019	3.2%	9,219	275,226	284,445
2018	3.7%	10,392	270,572	280,964
2017	4.1%	11,209	262,089	273,298
2016	4.3%	11,504	256,387	267,891

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. Massachusetts's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.3% 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 Plymouth County

249.8 per 100,0002025. Massachusetts: 302.7.

706.1 per 100,0002025. Massachusetts: 1,031.2.

10murders2025, 1,359 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	1,359	249.8	3,842	706.1
2024	1,482	270.8	3,967	725.0
2023	1,556	290.1	4,719	879.7
2022	1,575	292.9	4,244	789.4
2021	1,419	267.3	3,931	740.4
2020	1,532	293.9	4,108	788.0
2019	1,754	339.3	4,683	905.8
2018	1,829	353.2	5,098	984.4

By police agency (27)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Brockton Police Department	2025	568	1,471	105,571
Plymouth Police Department	2025	219	451	67,967
Bridgewater Police Department	2025	26	52	29,721
Marshfield Police Department	2025	13	50	26,033
Middleboro Police Department	2025	94	161	24,927
Hingham Police Department	2025	44	173	24,385
Wareham Police Department	2025	83	332	23,525
Scituate Police Department	2025	10	15	19,677
Pembroke Police Department	2025	9	59	18,398
Rockland Police Department	2025	42	50	17,643
Abington Police Department	2025	26	187	17,052
Duxbury Police Department	2025	17	50	16,407
Whitman Police Department	2025	32	106	15,501
Hanover Police Department	2025	14	119	14,863
Kingston Police Department	2025	14	99	14,615
East Bridgewater Police Department	2025	6	49	14,502
Lakeville Police Department	2025	9	37	12,414
Carver Police Department	2025	19	48	11,831
Norwell Police Department	2025	6	34	11,480
Hanson Police Department	2025	10	30	10,712
Hull Police Department	2025	25	45	10,302
Halifax Police Department	2025	12	67	7,775
West Bridgewater Police Department	2025	20	71	7,764
Mattapoisett Police Department	2025	12	26	6,809
Rochester Police Department	2025	13	8	5,973
Marion Police Department	2025	11	45	5,328
Plympton Police Department	2025	5	7	2,965

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 Massachusetts · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.86 per 1,000 residents2025, 27 agencies serving 544,140 people.

1,013sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

126civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (27), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Brockton Police Department	179	21	105,571
Plymouth Police Department	108	8	67,967
Middleboro Police Department	47	7	24,927
Hingham Police Department	49	3	24,385
Scituate Police Department	40	11	19,677
Marshfield Police Department	45	4	26,033
Bridgewater Police Department	44	4	29,721
Wareham Police Department	41	7	23,525
Rockland Police Department	36	3	17,643
Abington Police Department	32	4	17,052
Duxbury Police Department	34	2	16,407
Pembroke Police Department	32	4	18,398
Hanover Police Department	30	5	14,863
Kingston Police Department	25	9	14,615
Hull Police Department	28	4	10,302
East Bridgewater Police Department	28	1	14,502
Whitman Police Department	26	2	15,501
Norwell Police Department	23	4	11,480
Hanson Police Department	24	2	10,712
Mattapoisett Police Department	22	3	6,809
Carver Police Department	18	6	11,831
Lakeville Police Department	19	5	12,414
West Bridgewater Police Department	23	1	7,764
Marion Police Department	20	3	5,328
Halifax Police Department	15	1	7,775
Plympton Police Department	13	1	2,965
Rochester Police Department	12	1	5,973

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	1,013	1.86	126	27
2024	987	1.80	131	27

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 Plymouth County Clerk of Courts?: Robert Stanton Creedon, Jr (Democratic) is the Clerk of Courts of Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Who is the Plymouth County Register of Probate?: Matthew J. Mcdonough (Democratic) is the Register of Probate of Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Plymouth County Sheriff?: Joseph Daniel McDonald, Jr (Republican) is the Sheriff of Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Who is the Plymouth County County Treasurer?: Thomas J. O'Brien (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Plymouth County District Attorney, Plymouth District?: Timothy J. Cruz (Republican) is the District Attorney, Plymouth District of Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Plymouth County Register of Deeds, Plymouth District?: John R. Buckley, Jr. (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds, Plymouth District of Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Who are the Plymouth County commissioners?: Gregory M. Hanley (County Commissioner); Jared L. Valanzola (County Commissioner); Sandra M. Wright (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Plymouth County?: About 535,075 people, with a median age of 43; the median household income is $114,201 and 7.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Plymouth County?: 4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 12,297 people unemployed in a labor force of 292,998, against 4.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Plymouth County?: 63 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 26 township, 6 school district and 29 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Secretary of the Commonwealth's certified election statistics (PD43+) of each seat's last election, and the county governments' own pages for their commissioners; officials appointed since an election 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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