New Jersey has 21 counties (map). New Jersey is the only state where elected county officials are called Freeholders, which serve on the Board of Chosen Freeholders. Each county has up to 9 freeholders. In Five counties, the executive tasks are performed by an elected County Executive. In other counties, the Board of Chosen Freeholders performs both the executive and legislative tasks. In these cases, a County Administrator or County Manager can be hired to perform day-to-day administrative functions. Other constitutionally required and elected county offices include Clerk, Surrogate and Sheriff, each administers their operations independently from the rest of county government.