Who is the Orange County County Clerk?

Kelly A. Eskew (Republican) is the County Clerk of Orange County, New York.

Who is the Orange County District Attorney?

David M. Hoovler (Republican) is the District Attorney of Orange County, New York.

Who is the Orange County Sheriff?

Paul Arteta (Republican) is the Sheriff of Orange County, New York. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Orange County commissioners?

Steven M. Neuhaus (County Executive); Matthew A. Turnbull (County Legislator, District 1); Jonathan Redeker (County Legislator, District 2); Glenn R. Ehlers (County Legislator, District 3); Genesis Ramos (County Legislator, District 4); Michael L. Essig (County Legislator, District 5); Gabrielle Hill (County Legislator, District 6); Michael F. Amo (County Legislator, District 7); Barry J. Cheney (County Legislator, District 8); Rob Sassi (County Legislator, District 9); Peter V. Tuohy (County Legislator, District 10); Deshanda T. Carter (County Legislator, District 11); Virginia A. Scott (County Legislator, District 12); Thomas J. Faggione (County Legislator, District 13); Laurie Tautel (County Legislator, District 14); Matthew Fascaldi (County Legislator, District 15); Stephen R. Hunter (County Legislator, District 16); John J. Revella (County Legislator, District 17); Janet Sutherland (County Legislator, District 18); Paul Ruszkiewicz (County Legislator, District 19); Sparrow Tobin (County Legislator, District 20); Kathy A. Stegenga (County Legislator, District 21).

What is the population of Orange County?

About 406,616 people, with a median age of 37; the median household income is $97,178 and 12.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Orange County?

4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 8,057 people unemployed in a labor force of 192,993, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Orange County?

111 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 23 municipal, 21 township, 17 school district and 49 special district governments.

Orange 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 Orange County: 25 seats on 5 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Legislature or Board of Supervisors

Orange County Legislature

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Legislator, District 1	Matthew A. Turnbull Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, District 2	Jonathan Redeker Democratic source
County Legislator, District 3	Glenn R. Ehlers Republican source
County Legislator, District 4	Genesis Ramos Democratic source
County Legislator, District 5	Michael L. Essig Republican source
County Legislator, District 6	Gabrielle Hill Democratic source
County Legislator, District 7	Michael F. Amo Republican source
County Legislator, District 8	Barry J. Cheney Republican source
County Legislator, District 9	Rob Sassi Republican source
County Legislator, District 10	Peter V. Tuohy Republican source
County Legislator, District 11	Deshanda T. Carter Democratic source
County Legislator, District 12	Virginia A. Scott Democratic source
County Legislator, District 13	Thomas J. Faggione Republican source
County Legislator, District 14	Laurie Tautel Democratic source
County Legislator, District 15	Matthew Fascaldi Democratic source
County Legislator, District 16	Stephen R. Hunter Democratic source
County Legislator, District 17	John J. Revella Republican source
County Legislator, District 18	Janet Sutherland Republican source
County Legislator, District 19	Paul Ruszkiewicz Republican source
County Legislator, District 20	Sparrow Tobin Democratic source
County Legislator, District 21	Kathy A. Stegenga Republican source

Official website

Also elected countywide

Office	Who holds it now
County Executive	Steven M. Neuhaus Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Clerk	Kelly A. Eskew Republican source
District Attorney	David M. Hoovler Republican source
Sheriff	Paul Arteta Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Orange County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 111 local governments in Orange 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 (23 municipal, 21 township)	44	0
School districts (school boards)	17	0
Special districts (elected boards)	49	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 (1 in Orange 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 Orange County

406,616people

37median ageU.S.: 38.9

$97,178 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

32.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$387,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

13.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.7%U.S.: 8.4%

57.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

37.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 23.9% · White 57.9% · Black 10.5% · Asian 2.8% · Other or more than one race 4.9% (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 Orange County

4.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.1%. New York: 4.5%.

8,057people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

184,936people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

192,993in 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%	8,057	184,936	192,993
August 2026	4.3%	8,262	184,268	192,530
July 2026	4.2%	8,086	184,440	192,526
June 2026	4.0%	7,611	184,452	192,063
May 2026	4.0%	7,634	184,361	191,995
April 2026	3.7%	7,123	183,867	190,990
March 2026	4.0%	7,637	184,418	192,055
February 2026	4.6%	8,758	183,225	191,983
January 2026	4.1%	7,860	183,512	191,372
December 2025	3.6%	6,887	185,485	192,372
November 2025	3.7%	7,097	186,410	193,507
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.1%	7,911	184,748	192,659
August 2025	4.4%	8,353	182,510	190,863
July 2025	4.2%	8,164	184,024	192,188
June 2025	3.7%	7,221	185,897	193,118
May 2025	3.5%	6,680	184,539	191,219
April 2025	3.3%	6,288	184,871	191,159
March 2025	3.8%	7,232	183,582	190,814
February 2025	4.3%	8,091	181,864	189,955
January 2025	4.0%	7,520	181,056	188,576
December 2024	3.4%	6,386	182,792	189,178
November 2024	3.4%	6,475	184,059	190,534
October 2024	3.4%	6,449	184,127	190,576

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.9%	7,404	184,090	191,494
2024	3.7%	7,019	183,213	190,232
2023	3.5%	6,587	182,791	189,378
2022	3.4%	6,336	178,497	184,833
2021	5.0%	8,955	171,809	180,764
2020	8.3%	15,129	167,456	182,585
2019	3.9%	7,129	177,973	185,102
2018	4.1%	7,379	174,340	181,719
2017	4.7%	8,470	170,864	179,334
2016	4.6%	8,104	168,938	177,042

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.

Police in Orange County

Police staffing

1.67 per 1,000 residents2024, 32 agencies serving 419,499 people.

701sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

110civilian staff2024, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (32), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Orange County Sheriff's Office	105	13	93,004
Middletown Police Department	72	14	30,110
Newburgh Police Department	65	21	28,061
Newburgh Town Police Department	49	11	31,634
New Windsor Town Police Department	45	13	27,811
Wallkill Town Police Department	54	3	31,330
Warwick Town Police Department	36	5	19,314
Port Jervis Police Department	32	1	8,508
Woodbury Town Police Department	21	4	11,510
Goshen Village Police Department	21	3	5,729
Monroe Village Police Department	20	3	9,473
Blooming Grove Town Police Department	19	1	12,729
Montgomery Town Police Department	17	3	9,464
Walden Village Police Department	14	3	6,932
Washingtonville Village Police Department	14	2	5,633
Chester Village Police Department	15	1	3,969
Crawford Town Police Department	13	3	9,000
Chester Town Police Department	16	0	8,608
Cornwall Town Police Department	10	2	9,583
Highland Falls Village Police Department	8	2	3,625
Tuxedo Town Police Department	10	0	3,095
Goshen Town Police Department	9	0	8,546
Deerpark Town Police Department	8	0	7,349
Harriman Village Police Department	7	0	2,593
Greenwood Lake Village Police Department	4	1	2,968
Montgomery Village Police Department	4	0	3,745
Maybrook Village Police Department	4	0	3,122
Tuxedo Park Village Police Department	3	1	620
Cornwall-on-Hudson Village Police Department	3	0	2,990
Mount Hope Town Police Department	2	0	6,445
Florida Village Police Department	1	0	2,846
Highlands Town Police Department	0	0	9,153

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 Orange County County Clerk?: Kelly A. Eskew (Republican) is the County Clerk of Orange County, New York.
Who is the Orange County District Attorney?: David M. Hoovler (Republican) is the District Attorney of Orange County, New York.
Who is the Orange County Sheriff?: Paul Arteta (Republican) is the Sheriff of Orange County, New York. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Orange County commissioners?: Steven M. Neuhaus (County Executive); Matthew A. Turnbull (County Legislator, District 1); Jonathan Redeker (County Legislator, District 2); Glenn R. Ehlers (County Legislator, District 3); Genesis Ramos (County Legislator, District 4); Michael L. Essig (County Legislator, District 5); Gabrielle Hill (County Legislator, District 6); Michael F. Amo (County Legislator, District 7); Barry J. Cheney (County Legislator, District 8); Rob Sassi (County Legislator, District 9); Peter V. Tuohy (County Legislator, District 10); Deshanda T. Carter (County Legislator, District 11); Virginia A. Scott (County Legislator, District 12); Thomas J. Faggione (County Legislator, District 13); Laurie Tautel (County Legislator, District 14); Matthew Fascaldi (County Legislator, District 15); Stephen R. Hunter (County Legislator, District 16); John J. Revella (County Legislator, District 17); Janet Sutherland (County Legislator, District 18); Paul Ruszkiewicz (County Legislator, District 19); Sparrow Tobin (County Legislator, District 20); Kathy A. Stegenga (County Legislator, District 21).
What is the population of Orange County?: About 406,616 people, with a median age of 37; the median household income is $97,178 and 12.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Orange County?: 4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 8,057 people unemployed in a labor force of 192,993, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Orange County?: 111 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 23 municipal, 21 township, 17 school district and 49 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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