Who is the Baltimore City Clerk of the Circuit Court?

Xavier A. Conaway (Democratic) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Baltimore City Comptroller?

William B. (Bill) Henry (Democratic) is the Comptroller of Baltimore City, Maryland.

Who is the Baltimore City Chief Judge of the Orphans' Court?

Lewyn Scott Garrett (Democratic) is the Chief Judge of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Baltimore City Judge of the Orphans' Court?

Charles G. Bernstein (Democratic) is the Judge of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Baltimore City Judge of the Orphans' Court?

Michele E. Loewenthal (Democratic) is the Judge of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Baltimore City Register of Wills?

Belinda K. Conaway (Democratic) is the Register of Wills of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Baltimore City Sheriff?

Samuel L. Cogen (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Baltimore City State's Attorney?

Ivan J. Bates (Democratic) is the State's Attorney of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Baltimore City commissioners?

Zeke Cohen (City Council President); Sharon Green Middleton (City Council Member, District 6); Mark E. Parker (City Council Member, District 1); Danielle McCray (City Council Member, District 2); Ryan L. Dorsey (City Council Member, District 3); Mark Conway (City Council Member, District 4); Isaac (Yitzy) Schleifer (City Council Member, District 5); James R. Torrence, Jr. (City Council Member, District 7); Paris Gray (City Council Member, District 8); John T. Bullock (City Council Member, District 9); Phylicia Porter (City Council Member, District 10); Zachary J. (Zac) Blanchard (City Council Member, District 11); Jermaine A. Jones (City Council Member, District 12); Antonio (Tony) Glover (City Council Member, District 13); Odette Ramos (City Council Member, District 14); Brandon M. Scott (Mayor).

Who is on the Baltimore City School Board?

Ashley E. Esposito (At Large); Kwame Kenyatta-Bey (At Large).

What is the population of Baltimore City?

About 573,243 people, with a median age of 36.2; the median household income is $62,177 and 19.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Baltimore City?

4.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 13,225 people unemployed in a labor force of 284,870, against 5.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Baltimore City?

4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 municipal and 3 special district governments.

Baltimore City, MD elected officials: county council or commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Baltimore City: 26 seats on 9 elected bodies. 9 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Council or Board of County Commissioners

Baltimore City Council

Office	Who holds it now
City Council President	Zeke Cohen Democratic source
City Council Member, District 6	Sharon Green Middleton Democratic source
City Council Member, District 1	Mark E. Parker Democratic source
City Council Member, District 2	Danielle McCray source
City Council Member, District 3	Ryan L. Dorsey Democratic source
City Council Member, District 4	Mark Conway Democratic source
City Council Member, District 5	Isaac (Yitzy) Schleifer Democratic source
City Council Member, District 7	James R. Torrence, Jr. Democratic source
City Council Member, District 8	Paris Gray Democratic source
City Council Member, District 9	John T. Bullock Democratic source
City Council Member, District 10	Phylicia Porter Democratic source
City Council Member, District 11	Zachary J. (Zac) Blanchard Democratic source
City Council Member, District 12	Jermaine A. Jones Democratic source
City Council Member, District 13	Antonio (Tony) Glover Democratic source
City Council Member, District 14	Odette Ramos Democratic source

Also elected countywide

Office	Who holds it now
Mayor	Brandon M. Scott Democratic source

County officers

Baltimore City Orphans' Court

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Chief Judge of the Orphans' Court	Lewyn Scott Garrett Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Judge of the Orphans' Court	Charles G. Bernstein Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Judge of the Orphans' Court	Michele E. Loewenthal Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Also elected countywide

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Clerk of the Circuit Court	Xavier A. Conaway Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Comptroller	William B. (Bill) Henry Democratic source
Register of Wills	Belinda K. Conaway Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Samuel L. Cogen Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
State's Attorney	Ivan J. Bates Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

School Board

Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
School Board Member, At Large	Ashley E. Esposito source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, At Large	Kwame Kenyatta-Bey source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Baltimore City has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 4 local governments in Baltimore City. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	0	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	1	0
School districts (school boards)	0	1
Special districts (elected boards)	3	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 (1 in Baltimore City), 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 Baltimore City

573,243people

36.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$62,177 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

19.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

36.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$229,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

9.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

4.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.9%U.S.: 8.4%

53.7%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 8.2% · White 26% · Black 58.5% · Asian 2.6% · Other or more than one race 4.7% (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 Baltimore City

4.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.5%. Maryland: 3.5%.

13,225people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

271,645people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

284,870in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.6%	13,225	271,645	284,870
August 2026	5.5%	15,557	268,773	284,330
July 2026	5.7%	16,186	267,943	284,129
June 2026	5.5%	15,638	268,871	284,509
May 2026	5.4%	15,052	266,157	281,209
April 2026	5.5%	15,514	267,336	282,850
March 2026	5.6%	15,972	267,955	283,927
February 2026	6.2%	17,614	266,301	283,915
January 2026	6.4%	17,887	263,696	281,583
December 2025	5.0%	13,997	266,602	280,599
November 2025	5.5%	15,492	265,943	281,435
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.5%	15,528	266,997	282,525
August 2025	6.0%	17,198	267,334	284,532
July 2025	5.7%	16,190	268,689	284,879
June 2025	5.5%	15,592	267,707	283,299
May 2025	4.9%	13,809	266,532	280,341
April 2025	4.4%	12,480	268,438	280,918
March 2025	4.8%	13,633	268,658	282,291
February 2025	5.0%	14,165	267,189	281,354
January 2025	5.1%	14,525	268,053	282,578
December 2024	4.2%	11,944	270,223	282,167
November 2024	4.5%	12,599	269,658	282,257
October 2024	4.5%	12,681	270,463	283,144

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.2%	14,783	267,467	282,250
2024	4.3%	12,013	270,125	282,138
2023	3.0%	8,197	268,609	276,806
2022	3.8%	10,554	266,045	276,599
2021	6.7%	18,780	262,054	280,834
2020	8.3%	23,914	265,925	289,839
2019	4.6%	14,035	288,065	302,100
2018	5.3%	16,079	286,248	302,327
2017	5.8%	17,665	287,661	305,326
2016	6.0%	18,354	285,872	304,226

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. Maryland's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.9% 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.

Quick answers

Who is the Baltimore City Clerk of the Circuit Court?: Xavier A. Conaway (Democratic) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baltimore City Comptroller?: William B. (Bill) Henry (Democratic) is the Comptroller of Baltimore City, Maryland.
Who is the Baltimore City Chief Judge of the Orphans' Court?: Lewyn Scott Garrett (Democratic) is the Chief Judge of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baltimore City Judge of the Orphans' Court?: Charles G. Bernstein (Democratic) is the Judge of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baltimore City Judge of the Orphans' Court?: Michele E. Loewenthal (Democratic) is the Judge of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baltimore City Register of Wills?: Belinda K. Conaway (Democratic) is the Register of Wills of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baltimore City Sheriff?: Samuel L. Cogen (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baltimore City State's Attorney?: Ivan J. Bates (Democratic) is the State's Attorney of Baltimore City, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Baltimore City commissioners?: Zeke Cohen (City Council President); Sharon Green Middleton (City Council Member, District 6); Mark E. Parker (City Council Member, District 1); Danielle McCray (City Council Member, District 2); Ryan L. Dorsey (City Council Member, District 3); Mark Conway (City Council Member, District 4); Isaac (Yitzy) Schleifer (City Council Member, District 5); James R. Torrence, Jr. (City Council Member, District 7); Paris Gray (City Council Member, District 8); John T. Bullock (City Council Member, District 9); Phylicia Porter (City Council Member, District 10); Zachary J. (Zac) Blanchard (City Council Member, District 11); Jermaine A. Jones (City Council Member, District 12); Antonio (Tony) Glover (City Council Member, District 13); Odette Ramos (City Council Member, District 14); Brandon M. Scott (Mayor).
Who is on the Baltimore City School Board?: Ashley E. Esposito (At Large); Kwame Kenyatta-Bey (At Large).
What is the population of Baltimore City?: About 573,243 people, with a median age of 36.2; the median household income is $62,177 and 19.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Baltimore City?: 4.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 13,225 people unemployed in a labor force of 284,870, against 5.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Baltimore City?: 4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 municipal and 3 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Maryland Manual On-Line published by the Maryland State Archives; 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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