Who is the Franklin County Probate Judge?

Robert Farrar is the Probate Judge of Franklin County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Franklin County Sheriff?

John Grismore is the Sheriff of Franklin County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Franklin County State's Attorney?

Bram W. Kranichfeld is the State's Attorney of Franklin County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Franklin County commissioners?

Josh Aldrich (Assistant Judge); Kelly Gosselin (Assistant Judge).

What is the population of Franklin County?

About 50,638 people, with a median age of 40.8; the median household income is $81,313 and 10.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Franklin County?

2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 721 people unemployed in a labor force of 25,954, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Franklin County?

35 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 14 township, 7 school district and 10 special district governments.

Franklin County, VT elected officials: assistant judges, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Franklin County: 5 seats on 4 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Assistant Judges

Franklin County Assistant Judges

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assistant Judge	Josh Aldrich source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Assistant Judge	Kelly Gosselin source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Probate Judge	Robert Farrar source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	John Grismore source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
State's Attorney	Bram W. Kranichfeld source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Franklin County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 35 local governments in Franklin 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 (3 municipal, 14 township)	17	0
School districts (school boards)	7	0
Special districts (elected boards)	10	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 Franklin County

50,638people

40.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$81,313 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

10.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

30.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$306,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

3.5%U.S.: 8.4%

48.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

28.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2% · White 91.9% · Black 0.2% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 5.2% (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 Franklin County

2.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.5%. Vermont: 2.6%.

721people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

25,233people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

25,954in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.8%	721	25,233	25,954
August 2026	2.9%	767	25,399	26,166
July 2026	2.7%	714	25,456	26,170
June 2026	2.4%	624	25,348	25,972
May 2026	2.4%	609	24,912	25,521
April 2026	2.8%	732	25,059	25,791
March 2026	2.9%	758	25,073	25,831
February 2026	3.2%	831	25,139	25,970
January 2026	3.5%	901	24,938	25,839
December 2025	2.9%	765	25,239	26,004
November 2025	2.7%	706	25,465	26,171
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.5%	677	26,012	26,689
August 2025	2.8%	743	26,124	26,867
July 2025	2.6%	701	26,040	26,741
June 2025	2.5%	665	26,123	26,788
May 2025	2.2%	572	25,778	26,350
April 2025	2.7%	711	25,974	26,685
March 2025	3.0%	789	25,934	26,723
February 2025	3.2%	850	26,077	26,927
January 2025	3.0%	794	25,976	26,770
December 2024	2.4%	627	25,923	26,550
November 2024	2.3%	624	26,158	26,782
October 2024	1.8%	494	26,379	26,873

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.7%	725	25,886	26,611
2024	2.3%	619	26,318	26,937
2023	1.9%	512	26,175	26,687
2022	2.5%	644	25,332	25,976
2021	3.6%	928	24,531	25,459
2020	5.4%	1,392	24,248	25,640
2019	2.2%	586	25,825	26,411
2018	2.6%	671	25,423	26,094
2017	3.2%	835	25,258	26,093
2016	3.2%	835	25,294	26,129

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. Vermont's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 2.6% 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 Franklin County

220.4 per 100,0002025. Vermont: 214.4.

1,436.0 per 100,0002025. Vermont: 1,419.3.

1murders2025, 120 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	120	220.4	782	1,436.0
2023	106	194.5	515	944.9
2022	96	177.6	389	719.6
2021	87	157.7	406	735.7
2020	85	160.3	434	818.3
2019	100	188.9	598	1,129.4
2018	92	173.8	711	1,343.3
2017	68	129.4	740	1,408.5
2016	67	127.9	692	1,321.0

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
St. Albans Police Department	2025	52	497	7,072
Swanton Police Department	2025	8	48	6,878

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 Vermont · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.44 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 13,950 people.

34sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

14civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
St. Albans Police Department	26	13	7,072
Swanton Police Department	8	1	6,878

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	34	2.44	14	2
2024	32	2.31	13	2
2023	29	2.09	13	2
2022	27	1.95	11	2
2021	30	2.24	11	2
2020	30	2.25	11	2
2019	27	2.02	12	2
2018	28	2.10	9	2
2017	29	2.18	7	2
2016	29	2.18	6	2

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 Franklin County Probate Judge?: Robert Farrar is the Probate Judge of Franklin County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Franklin County Sheriff?: John Grismore is the Sheriff of Franklin County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Franklin County State's Attorney?: Bram W. Kranichfeld is the State's Attorney of Franklin County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Franklin County commissioners?: Josh Aldrich (Assistant Judge); Kelly Gosselin (Assistant Judge).
What is the population of Franklin County?: About 50,638 people, with a median age of 40.8; the median household income is $81,313 and 10.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Franklin County?: 2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 721 people unemployed in a labor force of 25,954, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Franklin County?: 35 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 14 township, 7 school district and 10 special district governments.

Officeholders as of December 1, 2025, from the Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual 2025–2026 (Secretary of State), listings as of December 1, 2025; officials appointed since then may differ; 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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