Frederick 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 Frederick County: 22 seats on 8 elected bodies. 19 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 15 local governments in Frederick 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
11
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 (2 in Frederick 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 Frederick County
287,048people
39median ageU.S.: 38.9
$122,002 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
6%below the U.S.: 12.5%
45.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$464,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
13.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
4.7%U.S.: 8.4%
48.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
23.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 12.9% · White 65.7% · Black 10.1% · Asian 5.9% · Other or more than one race 5.5% (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 Frederick County
3.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.9%. Maryland: 3.5%.
149,752people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
154,555in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.1%
4,803
149,752
154,555
August 2026
3.3%
5,092
150,083
155,175
July 2026
3.5%
5,470
149,920
155,390
June 2026
3.5%
5,440
150,201
155,641
May 2026
3.4%
5,161
148,210
153,371
April 2026
3.9%
6,046
147,523
153,569
March 2026
3.9%
5,953
148,406
154,359
February 2026
4.4%
6,737
146,969
153,706
January 2026
3.9%
5,919
146,040
151,959
December 2025
3.2%
4,875
148,595
153,470
November 2025
3.7%
5,712
148,063
153,775
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.9%
6,072
149,311
155,383
August 2025
3.9%
6,153
150,692
156,845
July 2025
3.8%
6,106
153,413
159,519
June 2025
3.7%
5,816
152,874
158,690
May 2025
3.3%
5,104
151,593
156,697
April 2025
3.1%
4,803
152,304
157,107
March 2025
3.3%
5,224
153,590
158,814
February 2025
3.4%
5,346
151,718
157,064
January 2025
3.0%
4,669
151,879
156,548
December 2024
2.5%
3,957
152,972
156,929
November 2024
2.9%
4,610
152,460
157,070
October 2024
2.9%
4,595
153,667
158,262
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.5%
5,444
151,276
156,720
2024
2.7%
4,344
153,887
158,231
2023
1.9%
2,976
153,105
156,081
2022
2.5%
3,880
149,194
153,074
2021
4.0%
5,995
142,621
148,616
2020
5.3%
7,802
139,724
147,526
2019
2.8%
4,236
147,120
151,356
2018
3.2%
4,633
141,645
146,278
2017
3.3%
4,783
138,360
143,143
2016
3.5%
4,883
134,294
139,177
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 Frederick County
191.2 per 100,0002025. Maryland: 358.0.
897.7 per 100,0002025. Maryland: 1,819.7.
1murders2025, 583 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
583
191.2
2,737
897.7
2024
561
184.5
2,611
858.8
2023
565
191.6
2,959
1,003.2
2022
570
198.7
2,523
879.4
2020
422
161.6
2,200
842.3
2019
524
204.2
2,712
1,056.8
2018
475
188.5
2,846
1,129.2
2017
657
259.7
2,795
1,104.8
2016
560
224.5
3,027
1,213.7
By police agency (4)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Frederick County Sheriff's Office
2025
201
1,206
193,550
Frederick Police Department
2025
359
1,448
92,564
Brunswick Police Department
2025
16
48
9,348
Thurmont Police Department
2025
7
35
6,335
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
1.17 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 301,797 people.
354sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
274civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (4), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Frederick County Sheriff's Office
173
223
193,550
Frederick Police Department
151
46
92,564
Brunswick Police Department
17
2
9,348
Thurmont Police Department
13
3
6,335
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
354
1.17
274
4
2024
348
1.16
262
4
2023
364
1.25
109
4
2022
350
1.23
101
4
2020
368
1.43
117
4
2019
353
1.39
123
4
2018
344
1.38
115
4
2017
358
1.43
105
4
2016
349
1.42
100
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 Frederick County Clerk of the Circuit Court?
Sandra K. Dalton (Republican) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Frederick County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Frederick County Chief Judge of the Orphans' Court?
Michael A. Powell (Democratic) is the Chief Judge of the Orphans' Court of Frederick County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Frederick County Judge of the Orphans' Court?
Bonnie L. Nicholson (Democratic) is the Judge of the Orphans' Court of Frederick County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Frederick County Judge of the Orphans' Court?
Susan W. Wilson (Republican) is the Judge of the Orphans' Court of Frederick County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Frederick County Register of Wills?
Mary C. Rolle (Republican) is the Register of Wills of Frederick County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Frederick County Sheriff?
Charles A. (Chuck) Jenkins is the Sheriff of Frederick County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Frederick County State's Attorney?
J. Charles Smith III (Republican) is the State's Attorney of Frederick County, Maryland. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Frederick County commissioners?
Brad W. Young (County Council Member, At Large); Kavonte Duckett (County Council Member, District 4); Jerry D. Donald (County Council Member, District 1); Steven J. McKay (County Council Member, District 2); M. C. Keegan-Ayer (County Council Member, District 3); Mason Carter (County Council Member, District 5); Renee Knapp (County Council Member, At Large); Jessica E. Fitzwater (County Executive).
Who is on the Frederick County School Board?
Roger D. (Dean) Rose, Jr. (School Board Member); Rae M. Gallagher (School Board Member); Nancy A. Allen (School Board Member); Karen A. Yoho (School Board Member); Colt Morningstar Black (School Board Member); Jaime Kiersten Brennan (School Board Member); Janie Inglis Monier (School Board Member).
What is the population of Frederick County?
About 287,048 people, with a median age of 39; the median household income is $122,002 and 6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Frederick County?
3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 4,803 people unemployed in a labor force of 154,555, against 3.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Frederick County?
15 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 11 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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