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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Luzerne County: 568 seats on 224 elected bodies.

Board of County Commissioners

Luzerne County Council

OfficeWho holds it now
County Council MemberBritany Stephenson source
County Council MemberHarry Haas Republican source
County Council MemberJimmy Sabatino Democratic source
County Council MemberJoanna Bryn Smith Democratic source
County Council MemberJohn Lombardo Republican source
County Council MemberLee Ann McDermott Republican source
County Council MemberPatty Krushnowski source

Cities and towns

How many local governments Luzerne County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 134 local governments in Luzerne 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 (40 municipal, 36 township)7676
School districts (school boards)120
Special districts (elected boards)450

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 Luzerne County

327,675people
42median ageU.S.: 38.9
$63,691 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
15.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%
25.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$174,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
9.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
6.6%U.S.: 8.4%
46.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
26.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 17.3% · White 74.2% · Black 4.1% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 3.2% (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 Luzerne County

4.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.3%. Pennsylvania: 3.2%.
6,694people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
156,873people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
163,567in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, Luzerne County 0.0%2.8%5.5%8.3%11.0% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)4.1%6,694156,873163,567
August 20265.2%8,636156,679165,315
July 20265.0%8,213156,974165,187
June 20265.0%8,274156,869165,143
May 20265.0%8,258156,604164,862
April 20264.6%7,588155,776163,364
March 20265.1%8,262154,826163,088
February 20265.8%9,449152,827162,276
January 20265.4%8,809153,735162,544
December 20254.6%7,544155,306162,850
November 20254.8%7,886155,463163,349
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20255.3%8,550153,198161,748
August 20256.2%10,061152,161162,222
July 20255.7%9,211153,240162,451
June 20255.6%9,104152,791161,895
May 20255.0%7,978153,159161,137
April 20254.6%7,416152,875160,291
March 20255.1%8,229152,451160,680
February 20255.6%8,929151,639160,568
January 20255.5%8,804152,251161,055
December 20244.3%6,970154,045161,015
November 20244.2%6,803154,289161,092
October 20244.4%7,057154,912161,969
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)5.3%8,519153,139161,658
20244.7%7,560154,839162,399
20234.6%7,481153,977161,458
20225.1%8,069151,614159,683
20217.6%12,019146,473158,492
202010.5%16,963143,834160,797
20195.5%8,925152,354161,279
20185.5%8,902152,176161,078
20175.9%9,588151,782161,370
20166.2%10,034151,973162,007

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 Luzerne County

185.5 per 100,0002023. Pennsylvania: 267.9.
968.8 per 100,0002023. Pennsylvania: 1,564.5.
18murders2023, 655 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
2023655185.53,420968.8
2018791244.74,4391,373.5
2017906280.25,0061,548.3
By police agency (40)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
Wilkes-Barre Police Department202518568244,758
Hazleton Police Department20255015030,465
Wyoming Area Regional Police Department2024239418,059
Kingston Police Department20251320614,425
Hanover Township Police Department, Luzerne County2025289711,774
Nanticoke Police Department20251312510,759
Butler Township Police Department, Luzerne County202586510,306
Plains Township Police Department20251716910,048
Dallas Township Police Department20259359,414
Pittston Police Department20245387,657
Kingston Township Police Department202511207,238
Wright Township Police Department20252225,880
Plymouth Police Department2025571285,825
West Hazleton Police Department20256395,247
Duryea Police Department20257195,169
Swoyersville Police Department20252245,113
Fairview Township Police Department, Luzerne County2025194,793
Newport Township Police Department20255114,531
Jackson Township Police Department, Luzerne County2024034,523
Jenkins Township Police Department20242284,486
Forty Fort Police Department20233164,230
Salem Township Police Department, Luzerne County20250194,103
Sugarloaf Township Police Department, Luzerne County20251184,091
Freeland Police Department20254303,872
Rice Township Police Department2025183,838
Lehman Township Police Department2025453,469
Pittston Township Police Department20255743,283
Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department2025163863,231
Harveys Lake Police Department2022092,800
Luzerne Police Department20254252,764
Dallas Police Department20253242,719
Ashley Police Department20255152,643
Avoca Police Department2025192,567
Dupont Police Department20241242,563
Conyngham Police Department2025151,842
Nescopeck Police Department2022131,475
Hughestown Police Department2025251,364
White Haven Borough Police Department20241221,183
Sugar Notch Police Department2025031,012
Courtdale Police Department201901725

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

1.57 per 1,000 residents2024, 42 agencies serving 280,247 people.
441sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
13civilian staff2024, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (42), 2024
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
Wilkes-Barre Police Department82444,254
Hazleton Police Department47130,079
Kingston Police Department22114,233
Plains Township Police Department2019,911
Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department1923,218
Wyoming Area Regional Police Department17118,059
Hanover Township Police Department, Luzerne County17011,534
Nanticoke Police Department17010,616
Dallas Township Police Department1529,265
Plymouth Police Department1205,755
Kingston Township Police Department1207,136
Butler Township Police Department, Luzerne County11110,090
Pittston Police Department1007,657
Salem Township Police Department, Luzerne County904,049
Pittston Township Police Department803,227
Rice Township Police Department803,775
Dallas Police Department702,691
Fairview Township Police Department, Luzerne County704,728
Lehman Township Police Department703,428
Harveys Lake Police Department702,826
Jackson Township Police Department, Luzerne County704,523
EDWARDSVILLE704,936
LARKSVILLE704,264
Duryea Police Department605,089
Forty Fort Police Department604,233
Swoyersville Police Department605,037
West Hazleton Police Department605,171
Wright Township Police Department605,747
Ashley Police Department502,608
Newport Township Police Department504,467
Jenkins Township Police Department504,486
Dupont Police Department402,563
Avoca Police Department402,531
Sugarloaf Township Police Department, Luzerne County403,979
Freeland Police Department303,821
Luzerne Police Department202,729
White Haven Borough Police Department201,183
Conyngham Police Department101,817
Hughestown Police Department101,347
Sugar Notch Police Department00998
Nescopeck Police Department001,491
Courtdale Police Department00696

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 are the Luzerne County commissioners?
Britany Stephenson (County Council Member); Harry Haas (County Council Member); Jimmy Sabatino (County Council Member); Joanna Bryn Smith (County Council Member); John Lombardo (County Council Member); Lee Ann McDermott (County Council Member); Patty Krushnowski (County Council Member).
What is the population of Luzerne County?
About 327,675 people, with a median age of 42; the median household income is $63,691 and 15.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Luzerne County?
4.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 6,694 people unemployed in a labor force of 163,567, against 5.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Luzerne County?
134 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 40 municipal, 36 township, 12 school district and 45 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Luzerne County?
223: Ashley Borough, Ashley Borough, Ashley Borough, Avoca Borough, Avoca Borough, Avoca Borough, Bear Creek Township, Bear Creek Township, Bear Creek Village Borough, Bear Creek Village Borough, Bear Creek Village Borough, Bear Creek Village Borough, Black Creek Township, Black Creek Township, Black Creek Township, Buck Township, Buck Township, Butler Township, Butler Township, Butler Township, City of Hazleton, City of Hazleton, City of Nanticoke, City of Nanticoke, City of Pittston, City of Pittston, City of Pittston, City of Pittston, City of Pittston, City of Wilkes Barre, City of Wilkes Barre, City of Wilkes Barre, Conyngham Borough, Conyngham Borough, Conyngham Borough, Conyngham Borough, Conyngham Township, Conyngham Township, Conyngham Township, Courtdale Borough, Courtdale Borough, Courtdale Borough, Dallas Borough, Dallas Borough, Dallas Borough, Dallas Township, Dallas Township, Dallas Township, Dennison Township, Dennison Township, Dennison Township, Dorrance Township, Dorrance Township, Dorrance Township, Dupont Borough, Dupont Borough, Dupont Borough, Duryea Borough, Duryea Borough, Duryea Borough, Edwardsville Borough, Edwardsville Borough, Edwardsville Borough, Exeter Borough, Exeter Borough, Exeter Borough, Exeter Township, Exeter Township, Exeter Township, Fairmount Township, Fairmount Township, Fairmount Township, Fairview Township, Fairview Township, Fairview Township, Forty Fort Borough, Forty Fort Borough, Forty Fort Borough, Foster Township, Foster Township, Foster Township, Franklin Township, Franklin Township, Franklin Township, Freeland Borough, Freeland Borough, Hanover Township, Hanover Township, Harveys Lake Borough, Harveys Lake Borough, Harveys Lake Borough, Hazle Township, Hazle Township, Hazle Township, Hollenback Township, Hollenback Township, Hollenback Township, Hughestown Borough, Hughestown Borough, Hughestown Borough, Hughestown Borough, Hunlock Township, Hunlock Township, Hunlock Township, Huntington Township, Huntington Township, Huntington Township, Jackson Township, Jackson Township, Jackson Township, Jeddo Borough, Jeddo Borough, Jeddo Borough, Jeddo Borough, Jenkins Township, Jenkins Township, Jenkins Township, Jenkins Township, Kingston Borough, Kingston Borough, Kingston Borough, Kingston Borough, Kingston Township, Kingston Township, Laflin Borough, Laflin Borough, Laflin Borough, Lake Township, Lake Township, Larksville Borough, Larksville Borough, Larksville Borough, Laurel Run Borough, Laurel Run Borough, Laurel Run Borough, Lehman Township, Lehman Township, Lehman Township, Luzerne Borough, Luzerne Borough, Luzerne Borough, Nescopeck Borough, Nescopeck Borough, Nescopeck Borough, Nescopeck Township, Nescopeck Township, Nescopeck Township, New Columbus Borough, New Columbus Borough, New Columbus Borough, New Columbus Borough, Newport Township, Nuangola Borough, Nuangola Borough, Nuangola Borough, Penn Lake Park Borough, Penn Lake Park Borough, Penn Lake Park Borough, Pittston Township, Pittston Township, Pittston Township, Plains Township, Plains Township, Plymouth Borough, Plymouth Borough, Plymouth Borough, Plymouth Township, Plymouth Township, Pringle Borough, Pringle Borough, Pringle Borough, Rice Township, Rice Township, Rice Township, Ross Township, Ross Township, Ross Township, Salem Township, Salem Township, Salem Township, Shickshinny Borough, Shickshinny Borough, Shickshinny Borough, Slocum Township, Slocum Township, Slocum Township, Sugar Notch Borough, Sugar Notch Borough, Sugar Notch Borough, Sugarloaf Township, Sugarloaf Township, Swoyersville Borough, Swoyersville Borough, Swoyersville Borough, Union Township, Union Township, Union Township, Warrior Run Borough, Warrior Run Borough, Warrior Run Borough, West Hazleton Borough, West Hazleton Borough, West Hazleton Borough, West Pittston Borough, West Pittston Borough, West Pittston Borough, West Wyoming Borough, West Wyoming Borough, West Wyoming Borough, White Haven Borough, White Haven Borough, White Haven Borough, Wilkes Barre Township, Wilkes Barre Township, Wright Township, Wright Township, Wright Township, Wyoming Borough, Wyoming Borough, Wyoming Borough, Yatesville Borough, Yatesville Borough, Yatesville 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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