Who is the Lackawanna County County Controller?

Gary Dibileo (Democratic) is the County Controller of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Lackawanna County Coroner?

Timothy Rowlands (Democratic) is the Coroner of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Lackawanna County District Attorney?

Brian Gallagher (Democratic) is the District Attorney of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Lackawanna County Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts?

Lauren Mailen (Democratic) is the Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds?

Evelyn Raflako-McNulty (Democratic) is the Recorder of Deeds of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Lackawanna County Register of Wills?

Fran Kovaleski (Democratic) is the Register of Wills of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Lackawanna County Sheriff?

Mark McAndrew (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Lackawanna County County Treasurer?

Angela Rempe Jones (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Who are the Lackawanna County commissioners?

Thom Welby (County Commissioner); Christopher Chermak (County Commissioner); William Gaughan (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Lackawanna County?

About 216,146 people, with a median age of 41.9; the median household income is $66,223 and 14.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Lackawanna County?

3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,619 people unemployed in a labor force of 105,925, against 4.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Lackawanna County?

85 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 19 municipal, 21 township, 10 school district and 34 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Lackawanna County?

123: Archbald Borough, Archbald Borough, Archbald Borough, Benton Township, Benton Township, Benton Township, Blakely Borough, Blakely Borough, Blakely Borough, Blakely Borough, Carbondale Township, Carbondale Township, Carbondale Township, City of Carbondale, City of Carbondale, City of Carbondale, City of Scranton, City of Scranton, City of Scranton, City of Scranton, Clarks Green Borough, Clarks Green Borough, Clarks Green Borough, Clarks Summit Borough, Clarks Summit Borough, Clarks Summit Borough, Clifton Township, Clifton Township, Clifton Township, Covington Township, Covington Township, Dalton Borough, Dalton Borough, Dalton Borough, Dickson City Borough, Dickson City Borough, Dickson City Borough, Dickson City Borough, Dunmore Borough, Dunmore Borough, Dunmore Borough, Dunmore Borough, Elmhurst Township, Elmhurst Township, Fell Township, Fell Township, Fell Township, Glenburn Township, Glenburn Township, Glenburn Township, Greenfield Township, Greenfield Township, Greenfield Township, Jefferson Township, Jefferson Township, Jefferson Township, Jermyn Borough, Jermyn Borough, Jermyn Borough, Jessup Borough, Jessup Borough, Jessup Borough, Jessup Borough, Laplume Township, Laplume Township, Laplume Township, Madison Township, Madison Township, Madison Township, Mayfield Borough, Mayfield Borough, Mayfield Borough, Moosic Borough, Moosic Borough, Moosic Borough, Moscow Borough, Moscow Borough, Moscow Borough, Newton Township, Newton Township, Newton Township, North Abington Township, North Abington Township, Old Forge Borough, Old Forge Borough, Old Forge Borough, Old Forge Borough, Olyphant Borough, Olyphant Borough, Olyphant Borough, Olyphant Borough, Ransom Township, Ransom Township, Ransom Township, Roaring Brook Township, Roaring Brook Township, Roaring Brook Township, Scott Township, Scott Township, Scott Township, South Abington Township, South Abington Township, South Abington Township, Spring Brook Township, Spring Brook Township, Spring Brook Township, Taylor Borough, Taylor Borough, Taylor Borough, Thornhurst Township, Thornhurst Township, Thornhurst Township, Throop Borough, Throop Borough, Throop Borough, Vandling Borough, Vandling Borough, Vandling Borough, Waverly Township, Waverly Township, Waverly Township, West Abington Township, West Abington Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Lackawanna County: 316 seats on 132 elected bodies.

Board of County Commissioners

Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	Thom Welby Democratic source
County Commissioner	Christopher Chermak Republican source
County Commissioner	William Gaughan Democratic source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Controller	Gary Dibileo Democratic source
Coroner	Timothy Rowlands Democratic source
District Attorney	Brian Gallagher Democratic source
Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts	Lauren Mailen Democratic source
Recorder of Deeds	Evelyn Raflako-McNulty Democratic source
Register of Wills	Fran Kovaleski Democratic source
Sheriff	Mark McAndrew Democratic source
County Treasurer	Angela Rempe Jones Democratic source

Cities and towns

Archbald Borough · Mayor Shirley Grabin Barrett · 9 seats
Benton Township · 7 seats
Blakely Borough · Mayor Jeanette Acciare Mariani · 10 seats
Carbondale Township · 7 seats
City of Carbondale · Mayor Michele M Bannon · 9 seats
City of Scranton · Mayor Paige Cognetti · 8 seats
Clarks Green Borough · Mayor Joe Barrasse · 9 seats
Clarks Summit Borough · Mayor Harry Kely · 9 seats
Clifton Township · 6 seats
Covington Township · 6 seats
Dalton Borough · Mayor Harrison Wolff · 9 seats
Dickson City Borough · Mayor Robert MacCallum · 10 seats
Dunmore Borough · Mayor Mark "Max" Conway · 10 seats
Elmhurst Township · 4 seats
Fell Township · 7 seats
Glenburn Township · 6 seats
Greenfield Township · 7 seats
Jefferson Township · 7 seats
Jermyn Borough · Mayor Stacey A Cook · 9 seats
Jessup Borough · Mayor Joseph J. Buckshon, Jr. · 10 seats
Laplume Township · 6 seats
Madison Township · 7 seats
Mayfield Borough · Mayor Alexander J. Chelik · 9 seats
Moosic Borough · Mayor Robert Bennie · 9 seats
Moscow Borough · Mayor Rosemarie Warner · 9 seats
Newton Township · 7 seats
North Abington Township · 4 seats
Old Forge Borough · Mayor Bob Legg · 10 seats
Olyphant Borough · Mayor Jonathan Sedlak · 10 seats
Ransom Township · 8 seats
Roaring Brook Township · 6 seats
Scott Township · 6 seats
South Abington Township · 6 seats
Spring Brook Township · 9 seats
Taylor Borough · Mayor Loni Kavulich Loiselle · 9 seats
Thornhurst Township · 6 seats
Throop Borough · Mayor Anthony Amico · 9 seats
Vandling Borough · Mayor Thomas M. Prince · 7 seats
Waverly Township · 6 seats
West Abington Township · 3 seats

How many local governments Lackawanna County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 85 local governments in Lackawanna 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 (19 municipal, 21 township)	40	40
School districts (school boards)	10	0
Special districts (elected boards)	34	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 Lackawanna County

216,146people

41.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$66,223 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

14.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

30.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$201,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

6.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.9%U.S.: 8.4%

48.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

23.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 9.8% · White 79.6% · Black 3% · Asian 3% · Other or more than one race 4.6% (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 Lackawanna County

3.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.6%. Pennsylvania: 3.2%.

3,619people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

102,306people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

105,925in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.4%	3,619	102,306	105,925
August 2026	4.6%	4,882	102,187	107,069
July 2026	4.3%	4,639	102,395	107,034
June 2026	4.3%	4,540	102,280	106,820
May 2026	4.3%	4,568	102,123	106,691
April 2026	4.1%	4,378	101,609	105,987
March 2026	4.5%	4,711	100,952	105,663
February 2026	5.0%	5,200	99,658	104,858
January 2026	4.8%	5,000	100,262	105,262
December 2025	4.0%	4,187	101,275	105,462
November 2025	4.2%	4,404	101,417	105,821
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.6%	4,793	99,932	104,725
August 2025	5.7%	6,040	99,264	105,304
July 2025	5.2%	5,443	99,959	105,402
June 2025	4.9%	5,089	99,631	104,720
May 2025	4.3%	4,539	99,903	104,442
April 2025	4.0%	4,175	99,743	103,918
March 2025	4.6%	4,759	99,461	104,220
February 2025	5.0%	5,158	98,879	104,037
January 2025	4.9%	5,136	99,314	104,450
December 2024	3.9%	4,037	100,483	104,520
November 2024	3.8%	3,955	100,629	104,584
October 2024	3.8%	4,037	101,062	105,099

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.7%	4,884	99,889	104,773
2024	4.2%	4,377	101,007	105,384
2023	4.1%	4,302	101,029	105,331
2022	4.6%	4,773	99,796	104,569
2021	6.4%	6,633	96,829	103,462
2020	9.4%	9,879	95,068	104,947
2019	4.9%	5,152	100,879	106,031
2018	4.8%	5,055	100,900	105,955
2017	5.3%	5,599	100,730	106,329
2016	5.7%	6,061	101,155	107,216

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 Lackawanna County

187.1 per 100,0002024. Pennsylvania: 250.1.

873.5 per 100,0002024. Pennsylvania: 1,447.6.

11murders2024, 426 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	426	187.1	1,989	873.5
2023	436	193.8	1,935	860.3

By police agency (26)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Scranton Police Department	2025	248	990	75,837
Dunmore Police Department	2024	13	128	14,243
South Abington Township Police Department	2025	23	38	12,613
Carbondale Police Department	2025	7	40	11,872
Old Forge Police Department	2025	7	43	8,698
Forest City Police Department	2025	2	2	8,389
Archbald Police Department	2024	10	35	7,509
Blakely Police Department	2025	7	39	6,662
Clarks Summit Police Department	2025	4	17	6,614
Taylor Police Department	2024	39	188	6,236
Moosic Police Department	2025	20	35	6,036
Dickson City Police Department	2025	15	142	6,007
Olyphant Police Department	2025	3	19	5,403
Scott Township Police Department, Lackawanna County	2025	1	1	4,707
Jessup Police Department	2025	9	25	4,501
Throop Police Department	2025	5	10	4,141
Jefferson Township Police Department, Lackawanna County	2025	0	0	3,924
Roaring Brook Township Police Department	2025	0	2	2,381
Greenfield Township Police Department	2025	0	11	2,286
Covington Township Police Department	2025	2	15	2,271
Jermyn Police Department	2024	1	2	2,128
Moscow Police Department	2025	0	9	2,020
Waverly Township Police Department	2025	1	5	1,856
Mayfield Police Department	2025	0	0	1,766
Dalton Police Department	2025	0	9	1,298
Carbondale Township Police Department	2024	0	2	1,148

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

1.45 per 1,000 residents2024, 26 agencies serving 209,940 people.

304sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

21civilian staff2024, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (26), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Scranton Police Department	137	16	75,683
Dunmore Police Department	20	1	14,243
South Abington Township Police Department	15	1	12,573
Blakely Police Department	15	0	6,654
Taylor Police Department	11	0	6,236
Old Forge Police Department	10	0	8,654
Archbald Police Department	9	1	7,509
Olyphant Police Department	10	0	5,382
Throop Police Department	10	0	4,115
Moosic Police Department	10	0	5,994
Carbondale Police Department	9	0	11,849
Dickson City Police Department	8	1	5,995
Clarks Summit Police Department	6	1	6,569
Scott Township Police Department, Lackawanna County	6	0	4,649
Jessup Police Department	5	0	4,480
Jermyn Police Department	3	0	2,128
Dalton Police Department	3	0	1,294
Moscow Police Department	3	0	2,015
Waverly Township Police Department	3	0	1,846
Covington Township Police Department	3	0	2,251
Mayfield Police Department	2	0	1,762
Greenfield Township Police Department	2	0	2,276
Roaring Brook Township Police Department	2	0	2,361
Forest City Police Department	2	0	8,384
Carbondale Township Police Department	0	0	1,148
Jefferson Township Police Department, Lackawanna County	0	0	3,890

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 Lackawanna County County Controller?: Gary Dibileo (Democratic) is the County Controller of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Lackawanna County Coroner?: Timothy Rowlands (Democratic) is the Coroner of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Lackawanna County District Attorney?: Brian Gallagher (Democratic) is the District Attorney of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Lackawanna County Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts?: Lauren Mailen (Democratic) is the Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds?: Evelyn Raflako-McNulty (Democratic) is the Recorder of Deeds of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Lackawanna County Register of Wills?: Fran Kovaleski (Democratic) is the Register of Wills of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Lackawanna County Sheriff?: Mark McAndrew (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Lackawanna County County Treasurer?: Angela Rempe Jones (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Who are the Lackawanna County commissioners?: Thom Welby (County Commissioner); Christopher Chermak (County Commissioner); William Gaughan (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Lackawanna County?: About 216,146 people, with a median age of 41.9; the median household income is $66,223 and 14.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lackawanna County?: 3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,619 people unemployed in a labor force of 105,925, against 4.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lackawanna County?: 85 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 19 municipal, 21 township, 10 school district and 34 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Lackawanna County?: 123: Archbald Borough, Archbald Borough, Archbald Borough, Benton Township, Benton Township, Benton Township, Blakely Borough, Blakely Borough, Blakely Borough, Blakely Borough, Carbondale Township, Carbondale Township, Carbondale Township, City of Carbondale, City of Carbondale, City of Carbondale, City of Scranton, City of Scranton, City of Scranton, City of Scranton, Clarks Green Borough, Clarks Green Borough, Clarks Green Borough, Clarks Summit Borough, Clarks Summit Borough, Clarks Summit Borough, Clifton Township, Clifton Township, Clifton Township, Covington Township, Covington Township, Dalton Borough, Dalton Borough, Dalton Borough, Dickson City Borough, Dickson City Borough, Dickson City Borough, Dickson City Borough, Dunmore Borough, Dunmore Borough, Dunmore Borough, Dunmore Borough, Elmhurst Township, Elmhurst Township, Fell Township, Fell Township, Fell Township, Glenburn Township, Glenburn Township, Glenburn Township, Greenfield Township, Greenfield Township, Greenfield Township, Jefferson Township, Jefferson Township, Jefferson Township, Jermyn Borough, Jermyn Borough, Jermyn Borough, Jessup Borough, Jessup Borough, Jessup Borough, Jessup Borough, Laplume Township, Laplume Township, Laplume Township, Madison Township, Madison Township, Madison Township, Mayfield Borough, Mayfield Borough, Mayfield Borough, Moosic Borough, Moosic Borough, Moosic Borough, Moscow Borough, Moscow Borough, Moscow Borough, Newton Township, Newton Township, Newton Township, North Abington Township, North Abington Township, Old Forge Borough, Old Forge Borough, Old Forge Borough, Old Forge Borough, Olyphant Borough, Olyphant Borough, Olyphant Borough, Olyphant Borough, Ransom Township, Ransom Township, Ransom Township, Roaring Brook Township, Roaring Brook Township, Roaring Brook Township, Scott Township, Scott Township, Scott Township, South Abington Township, South Abington Township, South Abington Township, Spring Brook Township, Spring Brook Township, Spring Brook Township, Taylor Borough, Taylor Borough, Taylor Borough, Thornhurst Township, Thornhurst Township, Thornhurst Township, Throop Borough, Throop Borough, Throop Borough, Vandling Borough, Vandling Borough, Vandling Borough, Waverly Township, Waverly Township, Waverly Township, West Abington Township, West Abington Township. 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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