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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in York County: 582 seats on 215 elected bodies.

Board of County Commissioners

York County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it now
County CommissionerJulie L Wheeler Republican source
County CommissionerDoug Hoke Democratic source
County CommissionerJ. Scott Burford Republican source

County officers

OfficeWho holds it now
Clerk of CourtsDaniel J. Byrnes Republican source
County ControllerGreg Bower Republican source
CoronerPamela L. Gay Republican source
District AttorneyTimothy Barker Republican source
ProthonotaryDiane Platts Republican source
Recorder of DeedsLaura Shue Republican source
Register of WillsBryan Tate Republican source
SheriffRichard Keuerleber Republican source
County TreasurerBarbara Bair Republican source

Cities and towns

How many local governments York County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 130 local governments in York 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 (37 municipal, 35 township)7272
School districts (school boards)150
Special districts (elected boards)420

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 York County

462,924people
41.1median ageU.S.: 38.9
$84,829 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
8.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%
27.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$248,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
4.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
4.8%U.S.: 8.4%
48%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
23.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 9.6% · White 78.9% · Black 5.8% · Asian 1.5% · Other or more than one race 4.3% (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 York County

3.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.1%. Pennsylvania: 3.2%.
7,223people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
234,713people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
241,936in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, York County 0.0%2.1%4.1%6.2%8.3% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)3.0%7,223234,713241,936
August 20263.9%9,503235,423244,926
July 20263.8%9,186235,243244,429
June 20263.8%9,403235,080244,483
May 20263.7%9,027233,998243,025
April 20263.5%8,385232,520240,905
March 20263.7%8,939231,056239,995
February 20264.2%10,056228,385238,441
January 20263.9%9,232229,546238,778
December 20253.4%8,165230,059238,224
November 20253.7%8,944230,868239,812
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20254.1%9,807228,036237,843
August 20255.0%12,001227,952239,953
July 20254.7%11,316228,432239,748
June 20254.4%10,600228,271238,871
May 20253.8%9,014228,326237,340
April 20253.6%8,490227,940236,430
March 20253.7%8,790228,156236,946
February 20254.1%9,622226,390236,012
January 20254.0%9,488227,603237,091
December 20243.2%7,628229,802237,430
November 20243.3%7,988230,721238,709
October 20243.8%9,136232,094241,230
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)4.1%9,658228,367238,025
20243.6%8,599231,902240,501
20233.2%7,777231,855239,632
20223.7%8,650227,758236,408
20215.1%12,028221,882233,910
20207.9%18,420216,041234,461
20193.8%9,023227,161236,184
20184.0%9,411225,196234,607
20174.5%10,491223,813234,304
20164.6%10,851223,752234,603

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 York County

114.7 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 226.8.
577.2 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 1,323.8.
18murders2025, 710 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
YearViolentRatePropertyRate
2025710114.73,573577.2
2024740123.04,291713.1
2023785132.54,894826.0
20171,092192.96,4711,143.2
20161,028182.46,9861,239.7
By police agency (16)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
Northern York County Regional Police Department20258030693,436
York County Regional Police Department202515538986,205
York Police Department202520165045,356
Springettsbury Township Police Department20252951527,891
West Manchester Township Police Department20253438119,416
Penn Township Police Department, York County20251512818,684
Fairview Township Police Department, York County202587118,071
Hanover Police Department20251735016,797
Newberry Township Police Department20252214116,398
Southern Regional York County Police Department2025258313,830
West Manheim Township Police Department202517411,431
Hellam Township Police Department2024113110,944
Carroll Township Police Department, York County202522910,040
Lower Windsor Township Police Department20256277,795
West York Police Department202520635,134
North Hopewell Township Police Department20251113,401

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.

Quick answers

Who is the York County Clerk of Courts?
Daniel J. Byrnes (Republican) is the Clerk of Courts of York County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the York County County Controller?
Greg Bower (Republican) is the County Controller of York County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the York County Coroner?
Pamela L. Gay (Republican) is the Coroner of York County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the York County District Attorney?
Timothy Barker (Republican) is the District Attorney of York County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the York County Prothonotary?
Diane Platts (Republican) is the Prothonotary of York County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the York County Recorder of Deeds?
Laura Shue (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of York County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the York County Register of Wills?
Bryan Tate (Republican) is the Register of Wills of York County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the York County Sheriff?
Richard Keuerleber (Republican) is the Sheriff of York County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the York County County Treasurer?
Barbara Bair (Republican) is the County Treasurer of York County, Pennsylvania.
Who are the York County commissioners?
Julie L Wheeler (County Commissioner); Doug Hoke (County Commissioner); J. Scott Burford (County Commissioner).
What is the population of York County?
About 462,924 people, with a median age of 41.1; the median household income is $84,829 and 8.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in York County?
3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 7,223 people unemployed in a labor force of 241,936, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in York County?
130 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 37 municipal, 35 township, 15 school district and 42 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in York County?
205: Carroll Township, Carroll Township, Chanceford Township, Chanceford Township, Chanceford Township, City of York, City of York, City of York, City of York, Codorus Township, Codorus Township, Codorus Township, Conewago Township, Conewago Township, Conewago Township, Cross Roads Borough, Cross Roads Borough, Cross Roads Borough, Cross Roads Borough, Dallastown Borough, Dallastown Borough, Dallastown Borough, Delta Borough, Delta Borough, Delta Borough, Dillsburg Borough, Dillsburg Borough, Dillsburg Borough, Dover Borough, Dover Borough, Dover Borough, Dover Township, Dover Township, Dover Township, East Hopewell Township, East Hopewell Township, East Hopewell Township, East Manchester Township, East Manchester Township, East Manchester Township, East Prospect Borough, East Prospect Borough, East Prospect Borough, Fairview Township, Fairview Township, Fairview Township, Fawn Grove Borough, Fawn Grove Borough, Fawn Township, Fawn Township, Fawn Township, Felton Borough, Felton Borough, Felton Borough, Felton Borough, Franklin Township, Franklin Township, Franklin Township, Franklintown Borough, Franklintown Borough, Franklintown Borough, Glen Rock Borough, Glen Rock Borough, Glen Rock Borough, Goldsboro Borough, Goldsboro Borough, Hallam Borough, Hallam Borough, Hallam Borough, Hallam Borough, Hanover Borough, Hanover Borough, Hanover Borough, Hanover Borough, Heidelberg Township, Heidelberg Township, Heidelberg Township, Hellam Township, Hellam Township, Hellam Township, Hopewell Township, Hopewell Township, Jackson Township, Jackson Township, Jackson Township, Jacobus Borough, Jacobus Borough, Jacobus Borough, Jefferson Borough, Jefferson Borough, Jefferson Borough, Lewisberry Borough, Lewisberry Borough, Lewisberry Borough, Loganville Borough, Loganville Borough, Loganville Borough, Lower Chanceford Township, Lower Chanceford Township, Lower Chanceford Township, Lower Windsor Township, Lower Windsor Township, Lower Windsor Township, Manchester Borough, Manchester Borough, Manchester Township, Manchester Township, Manchester Township, Manheim Township, Manheim Township, Manheim Township, Monaghan Township, Monaghan Township, Monaghan Township, Mount Wolf Borough, Mount Wolf Borough, Mount Wolf Borough, New Freedom Borough, New Freedom Borough, New Freedom Borough, New Salem Borough, New Salem Borough, New Salem Borough, Newberry Township, Newberry Township, Newberry Township, North Codorus Township, North Codorus Township, North Codorus Township, North Hopewell Township, North Hopewell Township, North Hopewell Township, North York Borough, North York Borough, Paradise Township, Paradise Township, Peach Bottom Township, Peach Bottom Township, Peach Bottom Township, Penn Township, Penn Township, Railroad Borough, Railroad Borough, Red Lion Borough, Red Lion Borough, Red Lion Borough, Seven Valleys Borough, Seven Valleys Borough, Seven Valleys Borough, Shrewsbury Borough, Shrewsbury Borough, Shrewsbury Borough, Shrewsbury Township, Shrewsbury Township, Spring Garden Township, Spring Grove Borough, Spring Grove Borough, Spring Grove Borough, Springettsbury Township, Springettsbury Township, Springettsbury Township, Springfield Township, Springfield Township, Springfield Township, Stewartstown Borough, Stewartstown Borough, Warrington Township, Warrington Township, Warrington Township, Washington Township, Washington Township, Washington Township, Wellsville Borough, Wellsville Borough, Wellsville Borough, West Manchester Township, West Manchester Township, West Manchester Township, West Manheim Township, West Manheim Township, West York Borough, West York Borough, Windsor Borough, Windsor Borough, Windsor Borough, Windsor Borough, Windsor Township, Windsor Township, Windsor Township, Winterstown Borough, Winterstown Borough, Winterstown Borough, Wrightsville Borough, Wrightsville Borough, Wrightsville Borough, Yoe Borough, Yoe Borough, York Haven Borough, York Haven Borough, York Haven Borough, York Township, York Township, Yorkana Borough, Yorkana Borough, Yorkana 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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