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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Dauphin County: 314 seats on 114 elected bodies.

Board of County Commissioners

Dauphin County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
County CommissionerJustin Douglas Democratic source
County CommissionerGeorge Hartwick Democratic source
County CommissionerMike Pries Republican source

County officers

OfficeWho holds it now
Clerk of CourtsTina Nixon Democratic source
County ControllerMary K. Bateman Republican source
CoronerGraham S. Hetrick Republican source
District AttorneyFran Chardo Republican source
ProthonotaryAntonio Carreno Democratic source
Recorder of DeedsJim Zugay Republican source
Register of WillsJean King Republican source
SheriffNicholas Chimienti, Jr. Republican source
County TreasurerDominic DiFrancesco Republican source

Cities and towns

How many local governments Dauphin County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 89 local governments in Dauphin 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 (17 municipal, 23 township)4040
School districts (school boards)110
Special districts (elected boards)370

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 Dauphin County

289,593people
39.4median ageU.S.: 38.9
$76,242 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
12.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%
34.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$236,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
9.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
6.4%U.S.: 8.4%
45.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
22.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 11.8% · White 60.6% · Black 16.3% · Asian 6.5% · 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 Dauphin County

3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.6%. Pennsylvania: 3.2%.
4,863people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
145,373people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
150,236in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, Dauphin County 0.0%2.3%4.5%6.8%9.0% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)3.2%4,863145,373150,236
August 20264.1%6,267146,659152,926
July 20263.9%5,958146,767152,725
June 20263.9%5,901145,608151,509
May 20264.0%6,093144,479150,572
April 20263.8%5,751143,971149,722
March 20264.1%6,017142,492148,509
February 20264.5%6,654140,573147,227
January 20264.3%6,303141,422147,725
December 20253.7%5,566143,070148,636
November 20254.1%6,049143,308149,357
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20254.6%6,850141,504148,354
August 20255.4%8,140141,958150,098
July 20255.1%7,625143,080150,705
June 20254.7%6,955141,882148,837
May 20254.1%6,063140,969147,032
April 20253.7%5,501141,318146,819
March 20254.0%5,948141,119147,067
February 20254.4%6,434139,862146,296
January 20254.3%6,262140,572146,834
December 20243.5%5,098141,959147,057
November 20243.5%5,143142,828147,971
October 20243.7%5,463143,500148,963
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)4.4%6,490141,695148,185
20243.7%5,569143,436149,005
20233.5%5,163143,608148,771
20223.8%5,602140,826146,428
20215.9%8,557137,492146,049
20208.6%12,734135,726148,460
20193.9%5,828142,038147,866
20184.1%5,924139,890145,814
20174.5%6,593138,643145,236
20164.7%6,794138,393145,187

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 Dauphin County

239.1 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 226.8.
1,039.7 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 1,323.8.
17murders2025, 727 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
YearViolentRatePropertyRate
2025727239.13,1611,039.7
2020848295.03,1151,083.5
20181,189416.84,5681,601.2
20171,245439.15,3721,894.7
By police agency (15)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
Lower Paxton Township Police Department20257455155,909
Harrisburg Police Department202532091550,789
Swatara Township Police Department20254563129,687
Susquehanna Township Police Department, Dauphin County20254027428,593
Derry Township Police Department, Dauphin County20252620525,296
Lower Swatara Township Police Department2025213610,130
Middletown Police Department202546359,800
Steelton Police Department202551826,382
Hummelstown Police Department202513274,542
Penbrook Police Department202510283,262
Highspire Police Department20248402,704
Millersburg Police Department20202142,515
Wiconisco Township Police Department2025001,168
Royalton Police Department2025001,134
Halifax Police Department202501817

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

1.68 per 1,000 residents2025, 15 agencies serving 232,789 people.
392sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
55civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (15), 2025
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
Harrisburg Police Department1233750,789
Lower Paxton Township Police Department64755,909
Swatara Township Police Department51229,687
Derry Township Police Department, Dauphin County43325,296
Susquehanna Township Police Department, Dauphin County42328,593
Lower Swatara Township Police Department18110,130
Middletown Police Department1309,800
Steelton Police Department1216,382
Penbrook Police Department903,262
Hummelstown Police Department804,542
Highspire Police Department502,733
Millersburg Police Department212,547
Wiconisco Township Police Department101,168
Royalton Police Department101,134
Halifax Police Department00817

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 Dauphin County Clerk of Courts?
Tina Nixon (Democratic) is the Clerk of Courts of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Dauphin County County Controller?
Mary K. Bateman (Republican) is the County Controller of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Dauphin County Coroner?
Graham S. Hetrick (Republican) is the Coroner of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Dauphin County District Attorney?
Fran Chardo (Republican) is the District Attorney of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Dauphin County Prothonotary?
Antonio Carreno (Democratic) is the Prothonotary of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds?
Jim Zugay (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Dauphin County Register of Wills?
Jean King (Republican) is the Register of Wills of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Dauphin County Sheriff?
Nicholas Chimienti, Jr. (Republican) is the Sheriff of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Dauphin County County Treasurer?
Dominic DiFrancesco (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Who are the Dauphin County commissioners?
Justin Douglas (County Commissioner); George Hartwick (County Commissioner); Mike Pries (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Dauphin County?
About 289,593 people, with a median age of 39.4; the median household income is $76,242 and 12.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Dauphin County?
3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 4,863 people unemployed in a labor force of 150,236, against 4.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Dauphin County?
89 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 17 municipal, 23 township, 11 school district and 37 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Dauphin County?
104: Berrysburg Borough, Berrysburg Borough, Berrysburg Borough, City of Harrisburg, City of Harrisburg, City of Harrisburg, City of Harrisburg, City of Harrisburg, Conewago Township, Dauphin Borough, Derry Township, Derry Township, Derry Township, East Hanover Township, East Hanover Township, East Hanover Township, Elizabethville Borough, Elizabethville Borough, Elizabethville Borough, Gratz Borough, Gratz Borough, Halifax Borough, Halifax Borough, Halifax Township, Halifax Township, Halifax Township, Highspire Borough, Highspire Borough, Highspire Borough, Hummelstown Borough, Hummelstown Borough, Hummelstown Borough, Jackson Township, Jackson Township, Jackson Township, Jefferson Township, Jefferson Township, Jefferson Township, Londonderry Township, Londonderry Township, Londonderry Township, Lower Paxton Township, Lower Paxton Township, Lower Paxton Township, Lower Swatara Township, Lykens Borough, Lykens Borough, Lykens Township, Lykens Township, Lykens Township, Middle Paxton Township, Middle Paxton Township, Middle Paxton Township, Middletown Borough, Middletown Borough, Middletown Borough, Mifflin Township, Mifflin Township, Mifflin Township, Millersburg Borough, Millersburg Borough, Paxtang Borough, Paxtang Borough, Paxtang Borough, Paxtang Borough, Penbrook Borough, Penbrook Borough, Pillow Borough, Pillow Borough, Pillow Borough, Reed Township, Reed Township, Reed Township, Royalton Borough, Royalton Borough, Royalton Borough, Royalton Borough, Rush Township, Rush Township, South Hanover Township, South Hanover Township, South Hanover Township, Steelton Borough, Steelton Borough, Steelton Borough, Susquehanna Township, Swatara Township, Swatara Township, Upper Paxton Township, Upper Paxton Township, Washington Township, Washington Township, Washington Township, Wayne Township, Wayne Township, West Hanover Township, West Hanover Township, Wiconisco Township, Wiconisco Township, Williams Township, Williams Township, Williamstown Borough, Williamstown Borough, Williamstown 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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