Who is the Lewis County County Clerk?

Jake Moser is the County Clerk of Lewis County, New York.

Who is the Lewis County District Attorney?

Jeffery G. Tompkins is the District Attorney of Lewis County, New York.

Who is the Lewis County County Treasurer?

Eric Virkler is the County Treasurer of Lewis County, New York. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Lewis County commissioners?

Herbert Frost (County Legislator, District 1); Thomas Kalamas (County Legislator, District 2); Jessica Moser (County Legislator, District 3); Barry Lyndaker (County Legislator, District 4); Vincent Nortz (County Legislator, District 5); Mike Hanno (County Legislator, District 6); Josh Leviker (County Legislator, District 7); Lawrence Dolhof (County Legislator, District 8); Thomas Osborne (County Legislator, District 9); Jeff Nellenback (County Legislator, District 10).

What is the population of Lewis County?

About 26,607 people, with a median age of 41.9; the median household income is $68,182 and 12.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Lewis County?

3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 450 people unemployed in a labor force of 13,456, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Lewis County?

34 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 17 township, 5 school district and 3 special district governments.

Lewis 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 Lewis County: 13 seats on 4 elected bodies. 11 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Legislature or Board of Supervisors

Lewis County Board of Legislators

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Legislator, District 1	Herbert Frost source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, District 2	Thomas Kalamas source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, District 3	Jessica Moser source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, District 4	Barry Lyndaker source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, District 5	Vincent Nortz source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, District 6	Mike Hanno source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, District 7	Josh Leviker source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, District 8	Lawrence Dolhof source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, District 9	Thomas Osborne source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, District 10	Jeff Nellenback source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Clerk	Jake Moser source
District Attorney	Jeffery G. Tompkins source
County Treasurer	Eric Virkler source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Lewis County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 34 local governments in Lewis 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 (8 municipal, 17 township)	25	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
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, 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 Lewis County

26,607people

41.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$68,182 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

18.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$166,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

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

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

8.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.7%U.S.: 8.4%

42.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

23.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.8% · White 93.4% · Black 0.7% · Asian 0.3% · Other or more than one race 3.7% (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 Lewis County

3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. New York: 4.5%.

450people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

13,006people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

13,456in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.3%	450	13,006	13,456
August 2026	3.7%	480	12,388	12,868
July 2026	3.8%	478	12,022	12,500
June 2026	3.7%	465	12,112	12,577
May 2026	3.8%	478	12,042	12,520
April 2026	4.5%	551	11,628	12,179
March 2026	6.0%	750	11,777	12,527
February 2026	6.9%	878	11,863	12,741
January 2026	6.2%	784	11,876	12,660
December 2025	4.7%	595	12,069	12,664
November 2025	3.9%	493	12,247	12,740
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.3%	421	12,345	12,766
August 2025	3.7%	463	11,998	12,461
July 2025	3.6%	454	12,062	12,516
June 2025	3.1%	400	12,300	12,700
May 2025	3.2%	393	11,888	12,281
April 2025	4.2%	498	11,452	11,950
March 2025	5.4%	655	11,369	12,024
February 2025	6.2%	762	11,474	12,236
January 2025	5.9%	733	11,611	12,344
December 2024	4.2%	517	11,683	12,200
November 2024	3.3%	402	11,852	12,254
October 2024	3.0%	364	11,918	12,282

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.3%	533	11,892	12,425
2024	4.2%	512	11,817	12,329
2023	4.0%	493	11,753	12,246
2022	3.9%	470	11,533	12,003
2021	4.9%	588	11,321	11,909
2020	7.3%	868	11,021	11,889
2019	5.2%	627	11,492	12,119
2018	5.3%	649	11,519	12,168
2017	6.4%	775	11,345	12,120
2016	6.6%	806	11,423	12,229

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 Lewis County

50.7 per 100,0002024. New York: 389.1.

233.1 per 100,0002024. New York: 1,720.0.

1murders2024, 15 violent crimes in all.

2024 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

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2024	15	50.7	69	233.1
2022	7	23.9	95	325.0
2019	15	52.4	68	237.5
2017	10	34.1	136	463.5
2016	10	34.2	100	342.2

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Lewis County Sheriff's Office	2025	9	78	23,493
Lowville Village Police Department	2024	1	7	3,324

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

1.03 per 1,000 residents2024, 2 agencies serving 27,182 people.

28sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

1civilian staff2024, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (2), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Lewis County Sheriff's Office	22	1	23,858
Lowville Village Police Department	6	0	3,324

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	28	1.03	1	2
2023	26	0.97	1	2
2022	28	1.04	0	2
2021	27	1.01	0	2
2020	28	1.08	10	2
2018	25	0.96	10	2
2017	26	0.97	9	2
2016	23	0.86	9	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 Lewis County County Clerk?: Jake Moser is the County Clerk of Lewis County, New York.
Who is the Lewis County District Attorney?: Jeffery G. Tompkins is the District Attorney of Lewis County, New York.
Who is the Lewis County County Treasurer?: Eric Virkler is the County Treasurer of Lewis County, New York. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Lewis County commissioners?: Herbert Frost (County Legislator, District 1); Thomas Kalamas (County Legislator, District 2); Jessica Moser (County Legislator, District 3); Barry Lyndaker (County Legislator, District 4); Vincent Nortz (County Legislator, District 5); Mike Hanno (County Legislator, District 6); Josh Leviker (County Legislator, District 7); Lawrence Dolhof (County Legislator, District 8); Thomas Osborne (County Legislator, District 9); Jeff Nellenback (County Legislator, District 10).
What is the population of Lewis County?: About 26,607 people, with a median age of 41.9; the median household income is $68,182 and 12.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lewis County?: 3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 450 people unemployed in a labor force of 13,456, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lewis County?: 34 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 17 township, 5 school district and 3 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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