Who is the Marion County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller?

Gregory C. Harrell (Republican) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller of Marion County, Florida.

Who is the Marion County Property Appraiser?

Jimmy H. Cowan, Jr. (Republican) is the Property Appraiser of Marion County, Florida.

Who is the Marion County Sheriff?

Billy Woods (Republican) is the Sheriff of Marion County, Florida.

Who is the Marion County Supervisor of Elections?

Wesley Wilcox (Republican) is the Supervisor of Elections of Marion County, Florida.

Who is the Marion County Tax Collector?

George Albright (Republican) is the Tax Collector of Marion County, Florida.

Who are the Marion County commissioners?

Craig Curry (District 1); Kathy Bryant (District 2); Matt McClain (District 3); Carl Zalak III (District 4); Michelle Stone (District 5).

Who is on the Marion County School Board?

Dr. Allison Campbell (District 1); Lori Conrad (District 2 (Vice-Chair)); Dr. Eric Cummings (District 3); Nancy Thrower (District 4); Dr. Sarah James (District 5 (Chair)).

What is the population of Marion County?

About 400,078 people, with a median age of 47.9; the median household income is $61,010 and 14.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Marion County?

5.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 8,773 people unemployed in a labor force of 162,946, against 5.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Marion County?

21 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 2 school district and 13 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Marion County?

5: Belleview, Dunnellon, McIntosh, Ocala, Reddick. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Marion County, FL elected officials: commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Marion County: 44 seats on 12 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Commission

Marion County Board of County Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Craig Curry Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Kathy Bryant Republican source	Next term: Mike Crimi (won the August 18, 2026 election)
County Commissioner, District 3	Matt McClain Republican source
County Commissioner, District 4	Carl Zalak III Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet · the race
County Commissioner, District 5	Michelle Stone Republican source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller	Gregory C. Harrell Republican source
Property Appraiser	Jimmy H. Cowan, Jr. Republican source
Sheriff	Billy Woods Republican source
Supervisor of Elections	Wesley Wilcox Republican source
Tax Collector	George Albright Republican source

School Board

Marion County School Board

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
School Board Member, District 1	Dr. Allison Campbell source
School Board Member, District 2 (Vice-Chair)	Lori Conrad source
School Board Member, District 3	Dr. Eric Cummings source	Re-elected (won the August 18, 2026 election)
School Board Member, District 4	Nancy Thrower source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet · the race
School Board Member, District 5 (Chair)	Dr. Sarah James source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet · the race

Official website

Cities and towns

Belleview · Mayor Christine Dobkowski · 5 seats
Dunnellon · Mayor Walter Lee Green · 5 seats
McIntosh · Mayor Alison Scott · 6 seats
Ocala · Mayor Ben Marciano · 6 seats
Reddick · Mayor Myra Sherman · 7 seats

How many local governments Marion County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 21 local governments in Marion 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	5	5
School districts (school boards)	2	1
Special districts (elected boards)	13	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 Marion County

400,078people

47.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$61,010 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

14.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

23.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$243,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

9.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

10.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

12.5%U.S.: 8.4%

52.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

32.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 17% · White 65.5% · Black 11.6% · Asian 1.7% · Other or more than one race 4.2% (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 Marion County

5.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.3%. Florida: 4.2%.

8,773people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

154,173people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

162,946in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	5.4%	8,773	154,173	162,946
August 2026	5.7%	9,289	153,249	162,538
July 2026	5.8%	9,370	152,547	161,917
June 2026	5.7%	9,241	153,470	162,711
May 2026	5.5%	8,933	153,521	162,454
April 2026	5.7%	9,249	153,336	162,585
March 2026	5.6%	9,108	153,511	162,619
February 2026	6.1%	9,946	153,527	163,473
January 2026	6.3%	10,271	152,428	162,699
December 2025	5.6%	9,124	153,417	162,541
November 2025	6.2%	10,069	153,067	163,136
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.3%	8,648	154,185	162,833
August 2025	5.3%	8,634	153,475	162,109
July 2025	5.1%	8,290	153,786	162,076
June 2025	4.9%	7,904	153,018	160,922
May 2025	4.4%	7,079	153,353	160,432
April 2025	4.1%	6,663	154,017	160,680
March 2025	4.2%	6,789	153,705	160,494
February 2025	4.4%	7,016	152,720	159,736
January 2025	4.5%	7,155	152,642	159,797
December 2024	3.9%	6,282	153,182	159,464
November 2024	4.4%	7,000	152,172	159,172
October 2024	4.3%	6,976	153,488	160,464

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.9%	7,943	153,399	161,342
2024	4.2%	6,719	152,684	159,403
2023	3.7%	5,702	150,485	156,187
2022	3.5%	5,362	146,266	151,628
2021	5.0%	7,270	139,477	146,747
2020	7.2%	10,244	132,441	142,685
2019	3.8%	5,427	136,989	142,416
2018	4.3%	5,973	134,196	140,169
2017	4.9%	6,810	131,163	137,973
2016	5.7%	7,779	128,695	136,474

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. Florida's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.4% 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 Marion County

422.3 per 100,0002020. Florida: 383.6.

1,631.2 per 100,0002020. Florida: 1,769.4.

19murders2020, 1,556 violent crimes in all.

2020 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
2020	1,556	422.3	6,011	1,631.2
2019	1,535	425.1	6,835	1,892.7
2018	1,474	412.3	7,391	2,067.2
2017	1,386	392.6	8,070	2,285.9
2016	1,172	338.4	7,923	2,287.5

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Marion County Sheriff's Office	2025	775	2,215	355,347
Ocala Police Department	2025	276	1,779	71,947
Belleview Police Department	2025	33	140	6,319
Dunnellon Police Department	2022	10	69	1,991

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 Florida · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.06 per 1,000 residents2024, 4 agencies serving 428,783 people.

884sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

478civilian staff2024, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (4), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Marion County Sheriff's Office	670	348	350,850
Ocala Police Department	191	127	70,046
Belleview Police Department	14	2	5,881
Dunnellon Police Department	9	1	2,006

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	884	2.06	478	4
2022	757	1.90	411	4
2021	779	2.09	365	4
2020	540	1.47	606	4
2019	745	2.06	328	4
2017	469	1.33	176	4

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 Marion County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller?: Gregory C. Harrell (Republican) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller of Marion County, Florida.
Who is the Marion County Property Appraiser?: Jimmy H. Cowan, Jr. (Republican) is the Property Appraiser of Marion County, Florida.
Who is the Marion County Sheriff?: Billy Woods (Republican) is the Sheriff of Marion County, Florida.
Who is the Marion County Supervisor of Elections?: Wesley Wilcox (Republican) is the Supervisor of Elections of Marion County, Florida.
Who is the Marion County Tax Collector?: George Albright (Republican) is the Tax Collector of Marion County, Florida.
Who are the Marion County commissioners?: Craig Curry (District 1); Kathy Bryant (District 2); Matt McClain (District 3); Carl Zalak III (District 4); Michelle Stone (District 5).
Who is on the Marion County School Board?: Dr. Allison Campbell (District 1); Lori Conrad (District 2 (Vice-Chair)); Dr. Eric Cummings (District 3); Nancy Thrower (District 4); Dr. Sarah James (District 5 (Chair)).
What is the population of Marion County?: About 400,078 people, with a median age of 47.9; the median household income is $61,010 and 14.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Marion County?: 5.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 8,773 people unemployed in a labor force of 162,946, against 5.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Marion County?: 21 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 2 school district and 13 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Marion County?: 5: Belleview, Dunnellon, McIntosh, Ocala, Reddick. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county Supervisor of Elections' official lists and candidate filings and the bodies' own websites; 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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