Who is the Adams County Clerk of Courts?

Kelly A. Lawver (Republican) is the Clerk of Courts of Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Adams County County Controller?

Tammy Myers (Republican) is the County Controller of Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Adams County Coroner?

Francis V. Dutrow (Republican) is the Coroner of Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Adams County District Attorney?

Brian Sinnett (Republican) is the District Attorney of Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Adams County Prothonotary?

Beverly Boyd (Republican) is the Prothonotary of Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Adams County Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds?

Karen Heflin (Republican) is the Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds of Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Adams County Sheriff?

Joshua M. Fitting (Republican) is the Sheriff of Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Adams County County Treasurer?

Christine Redding (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Who are the Adams County commissioners?

Randy L. Phiel (County Commissioner); James E. Martin (County Commissioner); Marty Karsteter Qually (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Adams County?

About 106,115 people, with a median age of 43.7; the median household income is $84,092 and 8.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Adams County?

2.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,397 people unemployed in a labor force of 51,927, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Adams County?

66 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 21 township, 6 school district and 25 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Adams County?

98: Abbottstown Borough, Abbottstown Borough, Arendtsville Borough, Arendtsville Borough, Arendtsville Borough, Bendersville Borough, Bendersville Borough, Berwick Township, Berwick Township, Berwick Township, Biglerville Borough, Biglerville Borough, Biglerville Borough, Bonneauville Borough, Bonneauville Borough, Bonneauville Borough, Bonneauville Borough, Butler Township, Butler Township, Butler Township, Carroll Valley Borough, Carroll Valley Borough, Carroll Valley Borough, Conewago Township, Conewago Township, Conewago Township, Cumberland Township, Cumberland Township, Cumberland Township, East Berlin Borough, East Berlin Borough, East Berlin Borough, Fairfield Borough, Fairfield Borough, Fairfield Borough, Franklin Township, Franklin Township, Franklin Township, Freedom Township, Freedom Township, Freedom Township, Germany Township, Germany Township, Gettysburg Borough, Gettysburg Borough, Gettysburg Borough, Hamilton Township, Hamilton Township, Hamilton Township, Hamiltonban Township, Hamiltonban Township, Hamiltonban Township, Highland Township, Highland Township, Highland Township, Huntington Township, Huntington Township, Huntington Township, Latimore Township, Latimore Township, Latimore Township, Liberty Township, Liberty Township, Liberty Township, Littlestown Borough, Littlestown Borough, Littlestown Borough, McSherrystown Borough, McSherrystown Borough, McSherrystown Borough, Menallen Township, Menallen Township, Menallen Township, Mount Joy Township, Mount Joy Township, Mount Pleasant Township, Mount Pleasant Township, Mount Pleasant Township, New Oxford Borough, New Oxford Borough, New Oxford Borough, Oxford Township, Oxford Township, Reading Township, Reading Township, Reading Township, Straban Township, Straban Township, Straban Township, Tyrone Township, Tyrone Township, Tyrone Township, Union Township, Union Township, Union Township, York Springs Borough, York Springs Borough, York Springs Borough. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Adams County, PA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Adams County: 260 seats on 107 elected bodies.

Board of County Commissioners

Adams County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	Randy L. Phiel Republican source
County Commissioner	James E. Martin Republican source
County Commissioner	Marty Karsteter Qually Democratic source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Courts	Kelly A. Lawver Republican source
County Controller	Tammy Myers Republican source
Coroner	Francis V. Dutrow Republican source
District Attorney	Brian Sinnett Republican source
Prothonotary	Beverly Boyd Republican source
Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds	Karen Heflin Republican source
Sheriff	Joshua M. Fitting Republican source
County Treasurer	Christine Redding Republican source

Cities and towns

Abbottstown Borough · Mayor Laura Baker · 6 seats
Arendtsville Borough · Mayor April Jones · 9 seats
Bendersville Borough · Mayor Leon C Stoner · 8 seats
Berwick Township · 8 seats
Biglerville Borough · Mayor Phil Wagner · 9 seats
Bonneauville Borough · Mayor Joshua Turner · 12 seats
Butler Township · 7 seats
Carroll Valley Borough · Mayor Ronald J. Harris · 9 seats
Conewago Township · 7 seats
Cumberland Township · 9 seats
East Berlin Borough · Mayor Stephanie Haley · 9 seats
Fairfield Borough · Mayor Robert R. Stanley · 9 seats
Franklin Township · 5 seats
Freedom Township · 6 seats
Germany Township · 5 seats
Gettysburg Borough · Mayor Alison Lintal · 9 seats
Hamilton Township · 7 seats
Hamiltonban Township · 8 seats
Highland Township · 7 seats
Huntington Township · 6 seats
Latimore Township · 7 seats
Liberty Township · 6 seats
Littlestown Borough · Mayor Raymond Leora · 8 seats
McSherrystown Borough · Mayor Catherine Hagerman · 9 seats
Menallen Township · 7 seats
Mount Joy Township · 6 seats
Mount Pleasant Township · 7 seats
New Oxford Borough · Mayor April Majka · 7 seats
Oxford Township · 4 seats
Reading Township · 7 seats
Straban Township · 6 seats
Tyrone Township · 6 seats
Union Township · 7 seats
York Springs Borough · Mayor Nina Tipler · 7 seats

How many local governments Adams County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 66 local governments in Adams 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 (13 municipal, 21 township)	34	34
School districts (school boards)	6	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, 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 Adams County

106,115people

43.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$84,092 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

25.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$268,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

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

3.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6%U.S.: 8.4%

44%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

26.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.7% · White 86.8% · Black 1.6% · Asian 0.9% · Other or more than one race 2.9% (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 Adams County

2.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.6%. Pennsylvania: 3.2%.

1,397people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

50,530people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

51,927in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.7%	1,397	50,530	51,927
August 2026	3.5%	1,859	50,732	52,591
July 2026	3.3%	1,760	50,781	52,541
June 2026	3.5%	1,819	50,604	52,423
May 2026	3.4%	1,774	50,359	52,133
April 2026	3.1%	1,605	50,138	51,743
March 2026	3.4%	1,731	49,527	51,258
February 2026	3.7%	1,891	49,196	51,087
January 2026	3.4%	1,723	49,365	51,088
December 2025	3.1%	1,580	49,752	51,332
November 2025	3.3%	1,721	49,984	51,705
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.6%	1,860	49,104	50,964
August 2025	4.7%	2,398	48,867	51,265
July 2025	4.4%	2,259	49,014	51,273
June 2025	4.0%	2,053	48,901	50,954
May 2025	3.5%	1,761	49,187	50,948
April 2025	3.1%	1,590	49,364	50,954
March 2025	3.5%	1,784	49,235	51,019
February 2025	3.9%	1,975	48,627	50,602
January 2025	3.7%	1,869	48,469	50,338
December 2024	2.9%	1,474	49,284	50,758
November 2024	3.0%	1,525	49,346	50,871
October 2024	3.2%	1,676	50,089	51,765

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.7%	1,895	49,137	51,032
2024	3.2%	1,680	50,020	51,700
2023	3.0%	1,582	50,855	52,437
2022	3.4%	1,766	50,218	51,984
2021	4.4%	2,298	49,605	51,903
2020	7.1%	3,665	48,297	51,962
2019	3.4%	1,803	51,284	53,087
2018	3.6%	1,881	50,987	52,868
2017	3.9%	2,083	50,886	52,969
2016	4.1%	2,194	50,934	53,128

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. Pennsylvania's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% 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 Adams County

70.7 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 226.8.

360.4 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 1,323.8.

0murders2025, 82 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	82	70.7	418	360.4
2024	102	87.9	505	435.1
2023	86	75.2	482	421.5
2018	132	121.1	634	581.8
2017	144	132.2	769	705.9
2016	166	152.6	835	767.7

By police agency (14)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Gettysburg Police Department	2025	14	34	9,110
Conewago Township Police Department, Adams County	2025	14	46	8,139
Eastern Adams Regional Police Department	2025	5	17	8,053
Cumberland Township Police Department, Adams County	2025	2	26	7,260
Reading Township Police Department	2022	0	10	5,816
Littlestown Police Department	2025	1	26	4,950
Carroll Valley Police Department	2025	0	28	4,626
McSherrystown Police Department	2025	4	15	3,182
Latimore Township Police Department	2024	0	8	2,699
Bonneauville Police Department	2024	1	5	1,797
East Berlin Police Department	2025	0	0	1,593
Liberty Township Police Department, Adams County	2023	0	4	1,384
Biglerville Police Department	2025	1	7	1,264
Bendersville Police Department	2025	0	0	766

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 Pennsylvania · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.02 per 1,000 residents2025, 15 agencies serving 61,959 people.

63sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

6civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (15), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Gettysburg Police Department	11	1	9,110
Conewago Township Police Department, Adams County	11	1	8,139
Cumberland Township Police Department, Adams County	11	0	7,260
Littlestown Police Department	9	0	4,950
Eastern Adams Regional Police Department	7	1	8,053
East Berlin Police Department	1	3	1,593
Carroll Valley Police Department	4	0	4,626
McSherrystown Police Department	3	0	3,182
Reading Township Police Department	2	0	6,000
Biglerville Police Department	2	0	1,264
Liberty Township Police Department, Adams County	1	0	1,412
Bonneauville Police Department	1	0	1,818
Bendersville Police Department	0	0	766
Latimore Township Police Department	0	0	2,732
ABBOTTSTOWN	0	0	1,054

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	63	1.02	6	15
2022	60	1.02	4	15

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 Adams County Clerk of Courts?: Kelly A. Lawver (Republican) is the Clerk of Courts of Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Adams County County Controller?: Tammy Myers (Republican) is the County Controller of Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Adams County Coroner?: Francis V. Dutrow (Republican) is the Coroner of Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Adams County District Attorney?: Brian Sinnett (Republican) is the District Attorney of Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Adams County Prothonotary?: Beverly Boyd (Republican) is the Prothonotary of Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Adams County Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds?: Karen Heflin (Republican) is the Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds of Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Adams County Sheriff?: Joshua M. Fitting (Republican) is the Sheriff of Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Adams County County Treasurer?: Christine Redding (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Who are the Adams County commissioners?: Randy L. Phiel (County Commissioner); James E. Martin (County Commissioner); Marty Karsteter Qually (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Adams County?: About 106,115 people, with a median age of 43.7; the median household income is $84,092 and 8.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Adams County?: 2.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,397 people unemployed in a labor force of 51,927, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Adams County?: 66 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 21 township, 6 school district and 25 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Adams County?: 98: Abbottstown Borough, Abbottstown Borough, Arendtsville Borough, Arendtsville Borough, Arendtsville Borough, Bendersville Borough, Bendersville Borough, Berwick Township, Berwick Township, Berwick Township, Biglerville Borough, Biglerville Borough, Biglerville Borough, Bonneauville Borough, Bonneauville Borough, Bonneauville Borough, Bonneauville Borough, Butler Township, Butler Township, Butler Township, Carroll Valley Borough, Carroll Valley Borough, Carroll Valley Borough, Conewago Township, Conewago Township, Conewago Township, Cumberland Township, Cumberland Township, Cumberland Township, East Berlin Borough, East Berlin Borough, East Berlin Borough, Fairfield Borough, Fairfield Borough, Fairfield Borough, Franklin Township, Franklin Township, Franklin Township, Freedom Township, Freedom Township, Freedom Township, Germany Township, Germany Township, Gettysburg Borough, Gettysburg Borough, Gettysburg Borough, Hamilton Township, Hamilton Township, Hamilton Township, Hamiltonban Township, Hamiltonban Township, Hamiltonban Township, Highland Township, Highland Township, Highland Township, Huntington Township, Huntington Township, Huntington Township, Latimore Township, Latimore Township, Latimore Township, Liberty Township, Liberty Township, Liberty Township, Littlestown Borough, Littlestown Borough, Littlestown Borough, McSherrystown Borough, McSherrystown Borough, McSherrystown Borough, Menallen Township, Menallen Township, Menallen Township, Mount Joy Township, Mount Joy Township, Mount Pleasant Township, Mount Pleasant Township, Mount Pleasant Township, New Oxford Borough, New Oxford Borough, New Oxford Borough, Oxford Township, Oxford Township, Reading Township, Reading Township, Reading Township, Straban Township, Straban Township, Straban Township, Tyrone Township, Tyrone Township, Tyrone Township, Union Township, Union Township, Union Township, York Springs Borough, York Springs Borough, York Springs Borough. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development's Municipal Statistics officials list (self-reported by each county and municipality); 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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