Morris County, NJ elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Morris County: 49 seats on 43 elected bodies. 10 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Morris County Board of County Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it nowNext term
County CommissionerStephen H. Shaw source
County CommissionerJohn Krickus source
County CommissionerDouglas R. Cabana source
County CommissionerThomas J. Mastrangelo source
County CommissionerChristine Myers source
County CommissionerTayfun Selen Republican sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County CommissionerDeborah Smith source

County officers

OfficeWho holds it now
County ClerkAnn F. Grossi source
SheriffJames M. Gannon source
SurrogateHeather J. Darling source

Cities and towns

How many local governments Morris County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 96 local governments in Morris County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of governmentCensus count (2022)Listed on this page
County government11
Cities, towns, villages and townships (19 municipal, 20 township)3939
School districts (school boards)380
Special districts (elected boards)180

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 (2 in Morris 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 Morris County

514,528people
42.6median ageU.S.: 38.9
$137,326 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
4.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%
57.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$582,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
19.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
3.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
4.7%U.S.: 8.4%
45.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
28.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 16% · White 65.8% · Black 3% · Asian 10.7% · Other or more than one race 4.5% (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 Morris County

3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.8%. New Jersey: 4.1%.
9,557people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
267,086people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
276,643in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, Morris County 0.0%2.0%3.9%5.9%7.9% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)3.5%9,557267,086276,643
August 20263.9%10,808265,934276,742
July 20263.9%10,768267,148277,916
June 20263.8%10,494266,745277,239
May 20263.5%9,838267,333277,171
April 20263.3%9,270267,546276,816
March 20264.0%10,956266,012276,968
February 20264.4%12,192263,307275,499
January 20264.0%10,950262,872273,822
December 20253.7%10,091265,901275,992
November 20253.9%10,757266,493277,250
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20254.8%13,279261,052274,331
August 20254.9%13,353260,517273,870
July 20255.0%13,830262,367276,197
June 20254.6%12,678264,750277,428
May 20254.2%11,504262,946274,450
April 20254.0%11,021266,161277,182
March 20254.4%12,082265,456277,538
February 20254.4%12,310264,467276,777
January 20254.2%11,632263,269274,901
December 20243.6%9,792265,779275,571
November 20243.6%9,926265,785275,711
October 20243.6%9,991266,529276,520
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)4.4%12,049263,944275,993
20243.8%10,490265,742276,232
20233.5%9,777267,049276,826
20223.2%8,543262,459271,002
20215.3%14,009249,819263,828
20207.5%19,562241,900261,462
20192.7%7,352261,608268,960
20183.1%8,293256,956265,249
20173.5%9,345257,374266,719
20163.8%10,303258,195268,498

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. New Jersey's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.2% 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 Morris County

39.4 per 100,0002020. New Jersey: 195.4.
592.3 per 100,0002020. New Jersey: 1,158.2.
4murders2020, 194 violent crimes in all.

2020 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
YearViolentRatePropertyRate
202019439.42,918592.3
201926754.13,010609.7
201817134.53,229652.2
201722143.93,804756.4
201632464.84,032806.6
By police agency (38)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Police Department20253642256,828
Mount Olive Township Police Department20251011629,633
Rockaway Township Police Department20251420727,254
Randolph Township Police Department202417927,159
Morris Township Police Department2024613824,191
Roxbury Township Police Department2025214323,460
Montville Township Police Department2023512322,545
Morristown Police Department20245617321,172
Jefferson Township Police Department202543020,732
Dover Police Department20251610819,011
Washington Township Police Department, Morris County202545718,392
Denville Township Police Department202437517,546
Madison Police Department202426816,643
Pequannock Township Police Department202546315,770
Hanover Township Police Department2025321715,187
Florham Park Police Department202547215,036
Chatham Township Police Department202551511,349
East Hanover Township Police Department2025422511,254
Lincoln Park Police Department202426811,211
Chatham Police Department202504510,283
Kinnelon Police Department202413610,250
Boonton Police Department20255518,907
Long Hill Township Police Department20250488,703
Butler Police Department202510498,229
Chester Township Police Department20250257,784
Wharton Police Department20256627,483
Morris Plains Police Department20250646,703
Rockaway Police Department20250146,659
Mendham Township Police Department2024156,117
Mount Arlington Police Department20226275,908
Mendham Police Department20250105,004
Mountain Lakes Police Department20240104,758
Boonton Township Police Department20250104,475
Riverdale Police Department20252834,147
Mine Hill Township Police Department20230104,016
Harding Township Police Department20240213,982
Netcong Police Department20247183,855
Chester Police Department20250151,699

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 New Jersey · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.01 per 1,000 residents2024, 38 agencies serving 526,110 people.
1,060sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
169civilian staff2024, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (38), 2024
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Police Department952957,606
Rockaway Township Police Department531127,294
Mount Olive Township Police Department511130,034
Morristown Police Department56521,172
Morris Township Police Department401324,191
Montville Township Police Department42523,015
Jefferson Township Police Department36820,996
Denville Township Police Department34917,546
Roxbury Township Police Department42123,773
Hanover Township Police Department34814,968
Randolph Township Police Department34627,159
Dover Police Department35418,844
Florham Park Police Department33614,942
Madison Police Department29916,643
East Hanover Township Police Department35211,398
Pequannock Township Police Department32515,964
Washington Township Police Department, Morris County32318,629
Lincoln Park Police Department26611,211
Wharton Police Department2427,539
Long Hill Township Police Department2328,804
Boonton Police Department2319,023
Chatham Township Police Department22211,424
Chatham Police Department2039,505
Riverdale Police Department1854,196
Chester Township Police Department2117,875
Morris Plains Police Department1926,827
Rockaway Police Department1816,744
Harding Township Police Department1713,982
Kinnelon Police Department17110,250
Butler Police Department1618,346
Boonton Township Police Department1514,521
Mendham Township Police Department1516,117
Mount Arlington Police Department1516,070
Mountain Lakes Police Department1314,758
Netcong Police Department1313,855
Mendham Police Department1215,078
Chester Police Department001,718
Mine Hill Township Police Department004,093
Earlier years
YearOfficersPer 1,000CiviliansAgencies
20241,0602.0116938
20221,0432.0416138
20211,0462.0516238
20201,0442.1316038
20191,0432.1315738
20181,0242.0814138

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 Morris County County Clerk?
Ann F. Grossi is the County Clerk of Morris County, New Jersey.
Who is the Morris County Sheriff?
James M. Gannon is the Sheriff of Morris County, New Jersey.
Who is the Morris County Surrogate?
Heather J. Darling is the Surrogate of Morris County, New Jersey.
Who are the Morris County commissioners?
Stephen H. Shaw (County Commissioner); John Krickus (County Commissioner); Douglas R. Cabana (County Commissioner); Thomas J. Mastrangelo (County Commissioner); Christine Myers (County Commissioner); Tayfun Selen (County Commissioner); Deborah Smith (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Morris County?
About 514,528 people, with a median age of 42.6; the median household income is $137,326 and 4.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Morris County?
3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 9,557 people unemployed in a labor force of 276,643, against 4.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Morris County?
96 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 19 municipal, 20 township, 38 school district and 18 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Morris County?
39: Boonton Town, Boonton Township, Butler, Chatham Borough, Chatham Township, Chester Borough, Chester Township, Denville, Dover, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Jefferson, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Long Hill, Madison, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Mine Hill, Montville, Morris, Morris Plains, Morristown, Mount Arlington, Mount Olive, Mountain Lakes, Netcong, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Pequannock, Randolph, Riverdale, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township, Roxbury, Victory Gardens, Washington, Wharton. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the NJ Department of Community Affairs' Mayors Directory, the Division of Elections' list of county clerks, and each county's own website; where a county site blocks automated reading, from the county clerk's certified election results (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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