Baltimore County, 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 County: 22 seats on 8 elected bodies. 22 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
County Council or Board of County Commissioners
Baltimore County Council
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
How many local governments Baltimore County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 2 local governments in Baltimore 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
0
0
School districts (school boards)
0
1
Special districts (elected boards)
1
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 (2 in Baltimore County), 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 County
850,796people
39.7median ageU.S.: 38.9
$91,768 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
9.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
42.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$349,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
13.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
5.4%U.S.: 8.4%
54.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
25.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.8% · White 51.1% · Black 30.1% · Asian 6.1% · Other or more than one race 4.9% (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 County
3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.4%. Maryland: 3.5%.
434,301people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
450,376in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.6%
16,075
434,301
450,376
August 2026
4.0%
17,754
430,267
448,021
July 2026
4.2%
18,792
428,739
447,531
June 2026
4.1%
18,289
430,920
449,209
May 2026
3.9%
17,450
426,301
443,751
April 2026
4.3%
19,417
427,380
446,797
March 2026
4.3%
19,427
428,525
447,952
February 2026
4.9%
21,778
425,217
446,995
January 2026
4.6%
20,313
421,483
441,796
December 2025
3.7%
16,280
426,545
442,825
November 2025
4.2%
18,697
425,512
444,209
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.4%
19,480
426,976
446,456
August 2025
4.6%
20,560
427,749
448,309
July 2025
4.4%
19,775
430,054
449,829
June 2025
4.2%
18,982
429,020
448,002
May 2025
3.8%
16,860
426,886
443,746
April 2025
3.5%
15,546
429,338
444,884
March 2025
3.8%
16,993
430,130
447,123
February 2025
3.9%
17,413
426,813
444,226
January 2025
3.7%
16,611
428,140
444,751
December 2024
3.1%
13,929
431,939
445,868
November 2024
3.5%
15,423
430,972
446,395
October 2024
3.4%
15,411
432,703
448,114
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.0%
17,927
427,924
445,851
2024
3.3%
14,757
431,945
446,702
2023
2.4%
10,359
428,384
438,743
2022
3.1%
13,652
421,997
435,649
2021
5.3%
22,992
412,222
435,214
2020
6.7%
29,838
414,747
444,585
2019
3.6%
16,418
442,963
459,381
2018
4.0%
18,015
432,502
450,517
2017
4.3%
19,445
427,786
447,231
2016
4.6%
20,066
419,626
439,692
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.
Crime reported in Baltimore County
397.8 per 100,0002025. Maryland: 358.0.
2,384.9 per 100,0002025. Maryland: 1,819.7.
28murders2025, 3,379 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
3,379
397.8
20,259
2,384.9
2024
3,580
419.8
22,156
2,598.3
2023
3,381
400.0
21,785
2,577.4
2022
3,471
410.1
16,799
1,984.6
2021
3,596
428.6
14,327
1,707.6
2020
3,813
461.1
16,098
1,946.6
2019
4,718
570.4
20,246
2,447.9
2018
4,823
581.4
21,223
2,558.3
2017
5,037
603.4
23,155
2,774.0
2016
4,397
528.9
23,344
2,807.9
By police agency (1)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Baltimore County Police Department
2025
3,379
20,259
849,486
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 Maryland · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.08 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 849,486 people.
1,764sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
247civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (1), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Baltimore County Police Department
1,764
247
849,486
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
1,764
2.08
247
1
2024
1,763
2.07
203
1
2023
1,730
2.05
521
1
2022
1,832
2.16
215
1
2021
1,832
2.18
215
1
2020
1,899
2.30
192
1
2019
1,869
2.26
233
1
2018
1,865
2.25
216
1
2017
1,818
2.18
207
1
2016
1,833
2.20
259
1
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 Baltimore County Clerk of the Circuit Court?
Julie L. Ensor (Democratic) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Baltimore County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baltimore County Chief Judge of the Orphans' Court?
Arthur M. Frank (Democratic) is the Chief Judge of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baltimore County Judge of the Orphans' Court?
Michelle A. Arvin-Greer (Democratic) is the Judge of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baltimore County Judge of the Orphans' Court?
Juliet G. Fisher (Democratic) is the Judge of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baltimore County Register of Wills?
Alexis Burrell-Rohde (Democratic) is the Register of Wills of Baltimore County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baltimore County Sheriff?
R. Jay Fisher (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Baltimore County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Baltimore County State's Attorney?
Scott D. Shellenberger (Democratic) is the State's Attorney of Baltimore County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Baltimore County commissioners?
Michael P. Ertel (County Council Member, District 6); Patrick G. Young, Jr. (County Council Member, District 1); Israel C. (Izzy) Patoka (County Council Member, District 2); Nino Mangione (County Council Member, District 3); Julian E. Jones, Jr. (County Council Member, District 4); David S. Marks (County Council Member, District 5); Todd K. Crandell (County Council Member, District 7); Katherine A. Klausmeier (County Executive).
Who is on the Baltimore County School Board?
Jane E. Lichter (District 2); Peter J. Fitzpatrick (District 1); Maggie Litz Domanowski (District 3); Brenda Hatcher-Savoy (District 4); Julie C. Henn (District 5); Christina M. Pumphrey (District 6); Rodney R. McMillion (District 7).
What is the population of Baltimore County?
About 850,796 people, with a median age of 39.7; the median household income is $91,768 and 9.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Baltimore County?
3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 16,075 people unemployed in a labor force of 450,376, against 4.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Baltimore County?
2 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county and 1 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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