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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Berks County: 546 seats on 219 elected bodies.

Board of County Commissioners

Berks County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
County CommissionerChristian Y. Leinbach Republican source
County CommissionerDante Santoni, Jr. Democratic source
County CommissionerMichael S Rivera Republican source

County officers

OfficeWho holds it now
Clerk of CourtsBeth Jones Republican source
County ControllerJoseph E. Rudderow III Republican source
CoronerMatthew Stitzel Republican source
District AttorneyJohn T. Adams Democratic source
ProthonotaryJonathan DelCollo Republican source
Recorder of DeedsFredrick Sheeler Democratic source
Register of WillsSuzanne Myers Republican source
SheriffMandy Miller Republican source
County TreasurerMitchell R. Darcourt Republican source

Cities and towns

How many local governments Berks County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 142 local governments in Berks 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 (28 municipal, 44 township)7272
School districts (school boards)190
Special districts (elected boards)500

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 Berks County

433,015people
39.9median ageU.S.: 38.9
$79,777 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
12.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%
27.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$257,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
9.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
7.3%U.S.: 8.4%
52%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
23.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 24.8% · White 66.6% · Black 4% · Asian 1.3% · Other or more than one race 3.3% (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 Berks County

3.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.6%. Pennsylvania: 3.2%.
7,470people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
214,870people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
222,340in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, Berks County 0.0%2.4%4.8%7.2%9.7% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)3.4%7,470214,870222,340
August 20264.3%9,629215,202224,831
July 20264.0%9,085215,805224,890
June 20264.2%9,541215,241224,782
May 20264.2%9,331214,942224,273
April 20263.9%8,736213,550222,286
March 20264.3%9,457211,535220,992
February 20264.7%10,357209,214219,571
January 20264.4%9,784210,219220,003
December 20253.8%8,384211,799220,183
November 20254.1%8,969211,880220,849
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20254.6%10,126208,967219,093
August 20255.6%12,336207,513219,849
July 20255.0%10,931208,536219,467
June 20254.7%10,320209,169219,489
May 20254.1%8,988209,952218,940
April 20253.7%8,205210,713218,918
March 20254.3%9,427209,658219,085
February 20254.5%9,908208,198218,106
January 20254.4%9,519208,284217,803
December 20243.5%7,654209,870217,524
November 20243.6%7,920210,404218,324
October 20243.7%8,159211,403219,562
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)4.4%9,738209,515219,253
20243.9%8,520210,827219,347
20233.7%8,132210,884219,016
20224.1%8,843206,913215,756
20216.1%12,950200,838213,788
20209.2%19,873196,945216,818
20194.3%9,342210,351219,693
20184.3%9,239207,675216,914
20174.6%10,018206,039216,057
20164.9%10,637206,412217,049

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 Berks County

156.1 per 100,0002023. Pennsylvania: 267.9.
899.0 per 100,0002023. Pennsylvania: 1,564.5.
16murders2023, 740 violent crimes in all.

2023 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
2023740156.14,261899.0
2018939210.75,3981,211.5
2017972221.56,0671,382.2
2016961219.36,6861,526.0
By police agency (31)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
Reading Police Department20252561,27199,299
Spring Township Police Department, Berks County20251716828,958
Exeter Township Police Department, Berks County20251028526,120
Muhlenberg Township Police Department20251424022,609
Cumru Township Police Department20251811415,945
South Heidelberg Township Police Department202573914,753
Northern Berks Regional Police Department202577214,490
Central Berks Regional Police Department2025136414,115
Amity Township Police Department2025122713,620
Wyomissing Police Department2025616611,339
Eastern Berks Regional Police Department2025108210,432
Robeson Township Police Department20243337,711
Lower Heidelberg Township Police Department20251176,983
Bern Township Police Department20257316,819
Tulpehocken Township Police Department2023025,624
Shillington Police Department20256355,549
Birdsboro Police Department20242395,093
Kutztown Police Department20206345,090
Caernarvon Township Police Department, Berks County202511704,651
Hamburg Police Department20257374,614
West Reading Police Department202517764,613
Brecknock Township Police Department, Berks County20240104,598
Sinking Spring Police Department20253244,340
Laureldale Police Department20245344,292
Fleetwood Police Department20254514,115
Bethel Township Police Department, Berks County20242104,107
Douglass Township Police Department, Berks County20251143,888
Tilden Township Police Department20233733,604
Womelsdorf Police Department2025252,969
Mohnton Police Department20250152,958
Bally Police Department2024271,217

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

1.47 per 1,000 residents2025, 32 agencies serving 365,244 people.
537sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
56civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (32), 2025
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
Reading Police Department1542799,299
Exeter Township Police Department, Berks County36226,120
Muhlenberg Township Police Department35222,609
Spring Township Police Department, Berks County33128,958
Cumru Township Police Department31115,945
Wyomissing Police Department22111,339
Central Berks Regional Police Department21114,115
West Reading Police Department1644,613
Amity Township Police Department17113,620
South Heidelberg Township Police Department16114,753
Eastern Berks Regional Police Department15210,432
Northern Berks Regional Police Department14114,490
Kutztown Police Department1224,229
Bern Township Police Department1406,819
Caernarvon Township Police Department, Berks County1214,651
Lower Heidelberg Township Police Department1116,983
Fleetwood Police Department924,115
Shillington Police Department915,549
Hamburg Police Department814,614
Birdsboro Police Department615,178
Sinking Spring Police Department614,340
Bethel Township Police Department, Berks County614,186
Robeson Township Police Department517,834
Douglass Township Police Department, Berks County603,888
Brecknock Township Police Department, Berks County504,680
Mohnton Police Department402,958
Laureldale Police Department304,364
Tulpehocken Township Police Department305,720
Tilden Township Police Department303,719
Bally Police Department201,238
Womelsdorf Police Department202,969
BERNVILLE10917
Earlier years
YearOfficersPer 1,000CiviliansAgencies
20255371.475632
20245301.485532

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 Berks County Clerk of Courts?
Beth Jones (Republican) is the Clerk of Courts of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Berks County County Controller?
Joseph E. Rudderow III (Republican) is the County Controller of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Berks County Coroner?
Matthew Stitzel (Republican) is the Coroner of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Berks County District Attorney?
John T. Adams (Democratic) is the District Attorney of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Berks County Prothonotary?
Jonathan DelCollo (Republican) is the Prothonotary of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Berks County Recorder of Deeds?
Fredrick Sheeler (Democratic) is the Recorder of Deeds of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Berks County Register of Wills?
Suzanne Myers (Republican) is the Register of Wills of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Berks County Sheriff?
Mandy Miller (Republican) is the Sheriff of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Berks County County Treasurer?
Mitchell R. Darcourt (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Who are the Berks County commissioners?
Christian Y. Leinbach (County Commissioner); Dante Santoni, Jr. (County Commissioner); Michael S Rivera (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Berks County?
About 433,015 people, with a median age of 39.9; the median household income is $79,777 and 12.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Berks County?
3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 7,470 people unemployed in a labor force of 222,340, against 4.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Berks County?
142 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 28 municipal, 44 township, 19 school district and 50 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Berks County?
209: Albany Township, Albany Township, Albany Township, Alsace Township, Alsace Township, Alsace Township, Amity Township, Amity Township, Amity Township, Bally Borough, Bally Borough, Bally Borough, Bechtelsville Borough, Bechtelsville Borough, Bechtelsville Borough, Bern Township, Bern Township, Bernville Borough, Bernville Borough, Bernville Borough, Bethel Township, Bethel Township, Bethel Township, Birdsboro Borough, Birdsboro Borough, Birdsboro Borough, Boyertown Borough, Boyertown Borough, Boyertown Borough, Brecknock Township, Brecknock Township, Caernarvon Township, Caernarvon Township, Caernarvon Township, Centerport Borough, Centerport Borough, Centerport Borough, Centre Township, Centre Township, Centre Township, City of Reading, City of Reading, City of Reading, City of Reading, City of Reading, Colebrookdale Township, Colebrookdale Township, Cumru Township, Cumru Township, District Township, District Township, District Township, Douglass Township, Douglass Township, Earl Township, Earl Township, Earl Township, Exeter Township, Exeter Township, Exeter Township, Fleetwood Borough, Fleetwood Borough, Fleetwood Borough, Greenwich Township, Greenwich Township, Greenwich Township, Hamburg Borough, Hamburg Borough, Hamburg Borough, Heidelberg Township, Heidelberg Township, Heidelberg Township, Hereford Township, Hereford Township, Hereford Township, Jefferson Township, Jefferson Township, Jefferson Township, Kenhorst Borough, Kenhorst Borough, Kenhorst Borough, Kutztown Borough, Kutztown Borough, Kutztown Borough, Laureldale Borough, Laureldale Borough, Laureldale Borough, Leesport Borough, Leesport Borough, Leesport Borough, Lenhartsville Borough, Lenhartsville Borough, Lenhartsville Borough, Lenhartsville Borough, Longswamp Township, Longswamp Township, Longswamp Township, Lower Alsace Township, Lower Alsace Township, Lower Alsace Township, Lower Heidelberg Township, Lower Heidelberg Township, Lower Heidelberg Township, Lyons Borough, Lyons Borough, Lyons Borough, Maidencreek Township, Maidencreek Township, Maidencreek Township, Marion Township, Marion Township, Marion Township, Maxatawny Township, Maxatawny Township, Maxatawny Township, Mohnton Borough, Mohnton Borough, Mohnton Borough, Mount Penn Borough, Mount Penn Borough, Mount Penn Borough, Mount Penn Borough, Muhlenberg Township, Muhlenberg Township, New Morgan Borough, New Morgan Borough, North Heidelberg Township, North Heidelberg Township, North Heidelberg Township, Oley Township, Oley Township, Oley Township, Ontelaunee Township, Ontelaunee Township, Ontelaunee Township, Penn Township, Penn Township, Penn Township, Perry Township, Perry Township, Perry Township, Pike Township, Pike Township, Richmond Township, Richmond Township, Robeson Township, Robeson Township, Robeson Township, Robesonia Borough, Robesonia Borough, Robesonia Borough, Rockland Township, Rockland Township, Rockland Township, Ruscombmanor Township, Ruscombmanor Township, Ruscombmanor Township, Shillington Borough, Shillington Borough, Shillington Borough, Shoemakersville Borough, Shoemakersville Borough, Shoemakersville Borough, Sinking Spring Borough, Sinking Spring Borough, Sinking Spring Borough, South Heidelberg Township, South Heidelberg Township, South Heidelberg Township, Spring Township, Spring Township, Spring Township, St. Lawrence Borough, St. Lawrence Borough, St. Lawrence Borough, Tilden Township, Tilden Township, Tilden Township, Topton Borough, Topton Borough, Topton Borough, Tulpehocken Township, Tulpehocken Township, Tulpehocken Township, Union Township, Union Township, Upper Bern Township, Upper Bern Township, Upper Bern Township, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Washington Township, Washington Township, Washington Township, Wernersville Borough, Wernersville Borough, Wernersville Borough, West Reading Borough, West Reading Borough, Windsor Township, Windsor Township, Windsor Township, Womelsdorf Borough, Womelsdorf Borough, Womelsdorf Borough, Wyomissing Borough, Wyomissing Borough, Wyomissing 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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