Who is the Cumberland County Judge of Probate?

Paul Aranson (Democratic) is the Judge of Probate of Cumberland County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cumberland County Register of Probate?

Susan G. Schwartz (Democratic) is the Register of Probate of Cumberland County, Maine.

Who is the Cumberland County Sheriff?

Kevin Jay Joyce (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Cumberland County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cumberland County District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 2?

Jacqueline Anne Sartoris (Democratic) is the District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 2 of Cumberland County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Cumberland County commissioners?

Jean-Marie Caterina (District 1); Thomas M. Tyler (District 2); Stephen F. Gorden (District 3); Patricia A. Smith (District 4); James F. Cloutier (District 5).

What is the population of Cumberland County?

About 308,827 people, with a median age of 42.2; the median household income is $95,677 and 7.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Cumberland County?

2.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 4,730 people unemployed in a labor force of 178,277, against 2.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Cumberland County?

56 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 25 township, 6 school district and 21 special district governments.

Cumberland County, ME elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Cumberland County: 9 seats on 5 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Cumberland County Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Jean-Marie Caterina Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 2	Thomas M. Tyler Independent source
County Commissioner, District 3	Stephen F. Gorden Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Patricia A. Smith Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	James F. Cloutier Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Judge of Probate	Paul Aranson Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Register of Probate	Susan G. Schwartz Democratic source
Sheriff	Kevin Jay Joyce Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 2	Jacqueline Anne Sartoris Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Cumberland County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 56 local governments in Cumberland 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 (3 municipal, 25 township)	28	0
School districts (school boards)	6	0
Special districts (elected boards)	21	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 (12 in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County

308,827people

42.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$95,677 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

7.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

53%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$451,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

6.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.7%U.S.: 8.4%

49.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

26.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.8% · White 85.6% · Black 3.4% · Asian 2.2% · Other or more than one race 6% (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 Cumberland County

2.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.6%. Maine: 3.1%.

4,730people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

173,547people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

178,277in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.7%	4,730	173,547	178,277
August 2026	2.6%	4,711	174,885	179,596
July 2026	2.4%	4,430	176,445	180,875
June 2026	2.3%	4,086	175,158	179,244
May 2026	2.6%	4,498	171,352	175,850
April 2026	2.6%	4,497	171,431	175,928
March 2026	2.6%	4,440	169,273	173,713
February 2026	2.7%	4,787	169,557	174,344
January 2026	2.8%	4,921	168,874	173,795
December 2025	2.6%	4,567	172,809	177,376
November 2025	2.8%	5,083	173,798	178,881
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.6%	4,602	175,079	179,681
August 2025	2.5%	4,610	178,652	183,262
July 2025	2.4%	4,490	179,190	183,680
June 2025	2.4%	4,401	177,036	181,437
May 2025	2.8%	4,978	172,396	177,374
April 2025	2.6%	4,568	171,819	176,387
March 2025	3.0%	5,226	169,819	175,045
February 2025	3.0%	5,309	169,327	174,636
January 2025	2.9%	5,154	170,423	175,577
December 2024	2.7%	4,745	171,890	176,635
November 2024	2.9%	5,073	171,691	176,764
October 2024	2.4%	4,337	174,327	178,664

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.7%	4,817	173,668	178,485
2024	2.4%	4,301	172,498	176,799
2023	2.1%	3,709	168,900	172,609
2022	2.3%	3,818	164,909	168,727
2021	3.9%	6,600	162,477	169,077
2020	4.8%	7,858	156,786	164,644
2019	2.2%	3,809	166,900	170,709
2018	2.5%	4,228	166,147	170,375
2017	2.6%	4,404	165,393	169,797
2016	2.9%	4,765	162,369	167,134

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. Maine's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.3% 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 Cumberland County

110.3 per 100,0002024. Maine: 102.3.

1,123.3 per 100,0002024. Maine: 1,147.3.

6murders2024, 363 violent crimes in all.

2024 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
2024	363	110.3	3,696	1,123.3
2023	344	105.4	3,253	997.1
2022	310	95.7	3,453	1,066.0
2021	338	105.5	3,001	936.8
2020	302	96.4	3,030	966.8
2019	330	105.8	4,078	1,307.0
2018	354	114.1	4,129	1,330.3
2017	381	122.7	4,699	1,512.8
2016	390	126.6	5,181	1,682.2

By police agency (14)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Portland Police Department	2025	170	1,344	69,840
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office	2025	33	203	56,117
South Portland Police Department	2025	15	286	27,099
Scarborough Police Department	2025	14	197	24,473
Brunswick Police Department	2024	16	270	22,662
Westbrook Police Department	2025	32	273	21,633
Windham Police Department	2025	12	101	20,004
Gorham Police Department	2025	3	42	18,595
Falmouth Police Department	2025	4	51	13,033
Cape Elizabeth Police Department	2025	5	16	9,726
Yarmouth Police Department	2025	1	30	9,076
Freeport Police Department	2025	2	56	8,911
Cumberland Police Department	2024	0	23	8,845
Bridgton Police Department	2024	4	59	5,772

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 Maine · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.61 per 1,000 residents2025, 14 agencies serving 316,307 people.

510sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

146civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (14), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Portland Police Department	131	59	69,840
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office	62	9	56,117
Scarborough Police Department	43	20	24,473
South Portland Police Department	52	8	27,099
Brunswick Police Department	39	19	22,854
Westbrook Police Department	47	5	21,633
Windham Police Department	28	4	20,004
Gorham Police Department	26	4	18,595
Falmouth Police Department	19	9	13,033
Freeport Police Department	17	4	8,911
Yarmouth Police Department	13	2	9,076
Cape Elizabeth Police Department	12	1	9,726
Cumberland Police Department	11	2	8,925
Bridgton Police Department	10	0	6,021

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	510	1.61	146	14
2024	501	1.60	141	14
2023	479	1.55	132	14
2022	481	1.56	128	14
2021	499	1.64	128	14
2020	504	1.69	136	14
2019	504	1.70	137	14
2018	510	1.73	135	14
2017	498	1.69	142	14
2016	504	1.73	130	14

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 Cumberland County Judge of Probate?: Paul Aranson (Democratic) is the Judge of Probate of Cumberland County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cumberland County Register of Probate?: Susan G. Schwartz (Democratic) is the Register of Probate of Cumberland County, Maine.
Who is the Cumberland County Sheriff?: Kevin Jay Joyce (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Cumberland County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cumberland County District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 2?: Jacqueline Anne Sartoris (Democratic) is the District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 2 of Cumberland County, Maine. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Cumberland County commissioners?: Jean-Marie Caterina (District 1); Thomas M. Tyler (District 2); Stephen F. Gorden (District 3); Patricia A. Smith (District 4); James F. Cloutier (District 5).
What is the population of Cumberland County?: About 308,827 people, with a median age of 42.2; the median household income is $95,677 and 7.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Cumberland County?: 2.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 4,730 people unemployed in a labor force of 178,277, against 2.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Cumberland County?: 56 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 25 township, 6 school district and 21 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Maine Secretary of State's official tabulations of each seat's last election (2022 or 2024), as republished by the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library; officials appointed since then may differ; 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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