Hamilton County, NY elected officials: county legislators or supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Hamilton County: 14 seats on 3 elected bodies. 9 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
County Legislature or Board of Supervisors
Hamilton County Board of Supervisors
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 25 local governments in Hamilton 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, 9 township)
10
0
School districts (school boards)
7
0
Special districts (elected boards)
7
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, 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 Hamilton County
5,089people
58.1median ageU.S.: 38.9
$68,835 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
10.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%
33.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$260,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
8.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
3.5%U.S.: 8.4%
55.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
24.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.1% · White 91.5% · Black 1.5% · Asian 0.3% · Other or more than one race 4.6% (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 Hamilton County
4.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.8%. New York: 4.5%.
89people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
2,118people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
2,207in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.0%
89
2,118
2,207
August 2026
3.7%
92
2,391
2,483
July 2026
3.7%
92
2,369
2,461
June 2026
4.5%
97
2,065
2,162
May 2026
5.9%
116
1,844
1,960
April 2026
7.3%
132
1,673
1,805
March 2026
7.5%
141
1,751
1,892
February 2026
8.6%
166
1,755
1,921
January 2026
7.7%
148
1,764
1,912
December 2025
6.6%
125
1,769
1,894
November 2025
5.5%
105
1,819
1,924
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.8%
81
2,072
2,153
August 2025
3.5%
85
2,368
2,453
July 2025
3.4%
84
2,371
2,455
June 2025
3.6%
82
2,203
2,285
May 2025
4.4%
86
1,885
1,971
April 2025
6.5%
117
1,679
1,796
March 2025
6.6%
126
1,777
1,903
February 2025
7.3%
141
1,795
1,936
January 2025
6.9%
136
1,826
1,962
December 2024
6.2%
120
1,801
1,921
November 2024
4.9%
94
1,818
1,912
October 2024
3.2%
68
2,031
2,099
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
5.1%
106
1,960
2,066
2024
5.1%
108
2,000
2,108
2023
5.0%
111
2,120
2,231
2022
4.4%
100
2,183
2,283
2021
4.6%
106
2,212
2,318
2020
7.6%
175
2,126
2,301
2019
5.7%
136
2,240
2,376
2018
6.7%
163
2,275
2,438
2017
7.3%
178
2,276
2,454
2016
6.5%
162
2,334
2,496
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 York'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 Hamilton County
0.0 per 100,0002025. New York: 368.4.
97.4 per 100,0002025. New York: 1,574.8.
0murders2025, 0 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
0
0.0
5
97.4
2024
1
19.2
7
134.5
2022
0
0.0
6
115.4
2020
1
23.0
14
322.4
2019
1
22.9
7
160.5
2018
0
0.0
7
160.8
2017
1
22.2
10
222.0
2016
3
64.4
10
214.7
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
2025
0
5
4,774
Inlet Town Police Department
2024
0
2
361
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 York · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.55 per 1,000 residents2023, 2 agencies serving 5,168 people.
8sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.
1civilian staff2023, full-time.
2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (2), 2023
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
6
1
4,803
Inlet Town Police Department
2
0
365
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2023
8
1.55
1
2
2022
8
1.54
1
2
2021
8
1.81
1
2
2019
9
2.06
1
2
2018
7
1.61
1
2
2017
8
1.78
2
2
2016
7
1.50
2
2
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 Hamilton County Coroner, District 1?
Matthew J. Miller is the Coroner, District 1 of Hamilton County, New York.
Who is the Hamilton County Coroner, District 2?
Timothy Smith is the Coroner, District 2 of Hamilton County, New York. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hamilton County Coroner, District 3?
John Anderson is the Coroner, District 3 of Hamilton County, New York. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hamilton County Coroner, District 4?
Carl E. Turner is the Coroner, District 4 of Hamilton County, New York.
Who is the Hamilton County Sheriff?
Karl G. Abrams is the Sheriff of Hamilton County, New York.
Who are the Hamilton County commissioners?
Chris D. Rhodes (Supervisor, Town of Arietta); Phillip C. Snyder (Supervisor, Town of Benson); Steven M. Tomlinson (Supervisor, Town of Hope); Brian E. Wells (Supervisor, Town of Indian Lake); Herb Schmid (Supervisor, Town of Inlet); Meggie Parascandola (Supervisor, Town of Lake Pleasant); Clay J. Arsenault (Supervisor, Town of Long Lake); Anthony Fernandez (Supervisor, Town of Morehouse); Beth Hunt (Supervisor, Town of Wells).
What is the population of Hamilton County?
About 5,089 people, with a median age of 58.1; the median household income is $68,835 and 10.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Hamilton County?
4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 89 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,207, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Hamilton County?
25 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 9 township, 7 school district and 7 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county's own website (its legislature, elected-officials and board of elections pages and rosters); in New York City, the City Council's member list and the NYC Board of Elections' certified 2023 and 2025 results; officials appointed since a page was posted 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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