Who is the York County District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 1?

Kathryn M. Slattery (Democratic) is the District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 1 of York County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the York County Judge of Probate?

Scott M. Houde (Democratic) is the Judge of Probate of York County, Maine.

Who is the York County Register of Deeds?

Nancy E. Hammond (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of York County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the York County Register of Probate?

Carol J. Lovejoy (Republican) is the Register of Probate of York County, Maine.

Who is the York County Sheriff?

William L. King Jr. (Democratic) is the Sheriff of York County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the York County County Treasurer?

Stacy Kilroy (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of York County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the York County commissioners?

Robert L. Andrews (District 1); Richard R. Dutremble (District 2); Justin M. Chenette (District 3); Donna L. Ring (District 4); Richard Clark (District 5).

What is the population of York County?

About 216,731 people, with a median age of 45.3; the median household income is $88,333 and 7.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in York County?

2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,348 people unemployed in a labor force of 119,821, against 2.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in York County?

62 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 26 township, 7 school district and 25 special district governments.

York County, ME elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in York County: 11 seats on 7 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

York County Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Robert L. Andrews Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Richard R. Dutremble Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Justin M. Chenette Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Donna L. Ring Republican source
County Commissioner, District 5	Richard Clark Democratic source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 1	Kathryn M. Slattery Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Judge of Probate	Scott M. Houde Democratic source
Register of Deeds	Nancy E. Hammond Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Register of Probate	Carol J. Lovejoy Republican source
Sheriff	William L. King Jr. Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Stacy Kilroy Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments York County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 62 local governments in York 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 (3 municipal, 26 township)	29	0
School districts (school boards)	7	0
Special districts (elected boards)	25	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 (7 in York 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 York County

216,731people

45.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$88,333 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

7.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

36.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$395,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.8%U.S.: 8.4%

44.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

28.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.2% · White 90.1% · Black 1.1% · Asian 1.1% · Other or more than one race 5.5% (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 York County

2.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.7%. Maine: 3.1%.

3,348people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

116,473people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

119,821in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.8%	3,348	116,473	119,821
August 2026	2.8%	3,406	117,374	120,780
July 2026	2.6%	3,142	118,376	121,518
June 2026	2.4%	2,914	117,628	120,542
May 2026	2.7%	3,211	115,281	118,492
April 2026	2.8%	3,307	115,349	118,656
March 2026	3.1%	3,656	113,965	117,621
February 2026	3.5%	4,128	114,019	118,147
January 2026	3.8%	4,489	113,504	117,993
December 2025	3.0%	3,569	116,222	119,791
November 2025	3.1%	3,773	116,907	120,680
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.7%	3,237	117,638	120,875
August 2025	2.7%	3,309	120,117	123,426
July 2025	2.6%	3,219	120,468	123,687
June 2025	2.5%	3,013	119,148	122,161
May 2025	2.9%	3,480	116,135	119,615
April 2025	2.9%	3,502	115,735	119,237
March 2025	3.6%	4,249	114,337	118,586
February 2025	3.8%	4,553	113,898	118,451
January 2025	3.7%	4,462	114,553	119,015
December 2024	2.9%	3,497	115,621	119,118
November 2024	3.0%	3,579	115,559	119,138
October 2024	2.6%	3,099	117,333	120,432

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.0%	3,670	116,833	120,503
2024	2.7%	3,268	116,191	119,459
2023	2.4%	2,785	114,150	116,935
2022	2.6%	2,936	111,187	114,123
2021	4.5%	5,125	109,637	114,762
2020	4.9%	5,471	105,288	110,759
2019	2.6%	2,983	112,288	115,271
2018	2.9%	3,290	111,521	114,811
2017	3.0%	3,461	110,779	114,240
2016	3.4%	3,796	108,259	112,055

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. Maine's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.3% 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 York County

90.9 per 100,0002025. Maine: 93.2.

842.3 per 100,0002025. Maine: 939.1.

1murders2025, 208 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	208	90.9	1,928	842.3
2024	233	102.5	2,242	986.3
2023	238	105.5	2,435	1,079.2
2022	246	109.7	2,473	1,102.7
2021	279	126.9	2,257	1,026.7
2020	202	93.6	2,246	1,040.4
2019	277	129.2	2,368	1,104.2
2018	236	111.5	2,602	1,229.0
2017	272	129.5	2,713	1,292.1
2016	283	135.8	3,163	1,517.9

By police agency (16)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
York County Sheriff's Office	2025	39	174	53,208
Sanford Police Department	2025	43	521	22,630
Biddeford Police Department	2025	58	420	22,327
Saco Police Department	2025	7	213	21,229
York Police Department	2025	8	62	14,293
Kennebunk Police Department	2025	5	71	12,151
Wells Police Department	2025	7	103	12,091
Kittery Police Department	2025	3	118	11,328
Old Orchard Beach Police Department	2025	15	82	9,557
Buxton Police Department	2024	10	77	8,591
Berwick Police Department	2025	7	48	8,423
South Berwick Police Department	2025	4	29	7,914
Eliot Police Department	2025	1	12	7,628
North Berwick Police Department	2025	3	15	5,329
Kennebunkport Police Department	2025	2	14	3,728
Ogunquit Police Department	2025	1	14	1,607

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 Maine · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.55 per 1,000 residents2025, 16 agencies serving 222,086 people.

344sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

119civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (16), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Biddeford Police Department	45	27	22,327
Saco Police Department	33	20	21,229
Sanford Police Department	38	6	22,630
York Police Department	30	13	14,293
Wells Police Department	26	12	12,091
Kittery Police Department	25	8	11,328
Kennebunk Police Department	26	4	12,151
York County Sheriff's Office	23	5	53,208
Old Orchard Beach Police Department	22	5	9,557
Kennebunkport Police Department	13	5	3,728
Buxton Police Department	8	8	8,643
Berwick Police Department	13	1	8,423
Ogunquit Police Department	11	2	1,607
South Berwick Police Department	12	1	7,914
North Berwick Police Department	9	2	5,329
Eliot Police Department	10	0	7,628

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	344	1.55	119	16
2024	334	1.51	110	16
2023	330	1.51	108	16
2022	333	1.53	94	16
2021	338	1.58	91	16
2020	343	1.64	101	16
2019	343	1.65	91	16
2018	334	1.63	92	16
2017	328	1.61	87	16
2016	327	1.62	87	16

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 York County District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 1?: Kathryn M. Slattery (Democratic) is the District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 1 of York County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the York County Judge of Probate?: Scott M. Houde (Democratic) is the Judge of Probate of York County, Maine.
Who is the York County Register of Deeds?: Nancy E. Hammond (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of York County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the York County Register of Probate?: Carol J. Lovejoy (Republican) is the Register of Probate of York County, Maine.
Who is the York County Sheriff?: William L. King Jr. (Democratic) is the Sheriff of York County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the York County County Treasurer?: Stacy Kilroy (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of York County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the York County commissioners?: Robert L. Andrews (District 1); Richard R. Dutremble (District 2); Justin M. Chenette (District 3); Donna L. Ring (District 4); Richard Clark (District 5).
What is the population of York County?: About 216,731 people, with a median age of 45.3; the median household income is $88,333 and 7.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in York County?: 2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,348 people unemployed in a labor force of 119,821, against 2.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in York County?: 62 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 26 township, 7 school district and 25 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Maine Secretary of State's official tabulations of each seat's last election (2022 or 2024), as republished by the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library; officials appointed 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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