Wayne County, MI elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Wayne County: 20 seats on 7 elected bodies. 1 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Wayne County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

OfficeWho holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1Tim Killeen Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 2Jonathan C. Kinloch Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 3Martha G. Scott Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 4Cara A. Clemente Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 6Monique Baker McCormick Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 7Alisha Bell Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 8David Knezek Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 9Terry A. Marecki Republican source
County Commissioner, District 10Melissa Daub Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 11Allen R. Wilson Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 12Glenn S. Anderson Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 13Sam Baydoun Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 14Alex Garza Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 15Joseph Palamara Democratic source

County officers

OfficeWho holds it nowNext term
County ClerkCathy M. Garrett Democratic source
County ExecutiveWarren C. Evans Democratic sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Prosecuting AttorneyKym L. Worthy Democratic source
Register of DeedsBernard J. Youngblood Democratic source
SheriffRaphael Washington Democratic source
County TreasurerEric Sabree Democratic source

How many local governments Wayne County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 103 local governments in Wayne County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of governmentCensus count (2022)Listed on this page
County government11
Cities, towns, villages and townships (34 municipal, 9 township)430
School districts (school boards)360
Special districts (elected boards)230

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 Wayne County

1,772,259people
37.9median ageU.S.: 38.9
$60,539 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
20.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
27.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$178,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
8.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
10.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
4.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
5.6%U.S.: 8.4%
54.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
27%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.9% · White 47.9% · Black 36.6% · Asian 3.7% · Other or more than one race 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 Wayne County

6.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.9%. Michigan: 4.8%.
54,790people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
764,702people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
819,492in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, Wayne County 0.0%3.6%7.1%10.7%14.3% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)6.7%54,790764,702819,492
August 20266.9%56,108754,580810,688
July 20267.3%59,656762,717822,373
June 20266.4%53,338773,680827,018
May 20266.4%53,192771,873825,065
April 20265.3%43,500773,233816,733
March 20266.3%51,905769,691821,596
February 20266.7%54,568762,053816,621
January 20266.3%51,422767,899819,321
December 20255.6%45,877776,367822,244
November 20256.2%51,413771,848823,261
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20255.9%48,300766,588814,888
August 20255.8%46,855767,398814,253
July 20256.8%56,408770,456826,864
June 20255.7%46,550766,619813,169
May 20255.7%46,286759,853806,139
April 20254.8%38,770770,284809,054
March 20256.2%51,333770,858822,191
February 20256.4%52,086764,274816,360
January 20256.9%56,912767,607824,519
December 20245.6%46,113775,531821,644
November 20246.2%51,263772,597823,860
October 20246.3%52,152775,782827,934
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)6.0%49,163768,377817,540
20245.5%45,071775,620820,691
20234.3%35,159777,564812,723
20224.7%37,487759,577797,064
20217.6%61,026736,747797,773
202013.6%109,802696,513806,315
20195.0%41,213780,966822,179
20185.2%42,538770,648813,186
20175.5%44,543761,959806,502
20166.3%49,614741,982791,596

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. Michigan's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.0% 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 Wayne County

1,100.3 per 100,0002021. Michigan: 491.1.
2,189.4 per 100,0002021. Michigan: 1,366.9.
365murders2021, 19,158 violent crimes in all.

2021 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
YearViolentRatePropertyRate
202119,1581,100.338,1212,189.4
202018,9331,093.835,8552,071.5
201917,056982.246,5602,681.2
201817,4741,002.547,1142,703.0
201717,8491,027.451,4822,963.2
201618,0081,033.754,4633,126.4
By police agency (41)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
Detroit Police Department202510,59024,930642,155
Dearborn Police Department20252631,820105,599
Canton Township Police Department20251931,025100,042
Livonia Police Department20252011,13992,547
Westland Police Department202534697482,161
Taylor Police Department20254581,16761,146
Dearborn Heights Police Department202523275560,548
Redford Township Police Department202531283247,379
Lincoln Park Police Department202523864038,449
Brownstown Township Police Department20256917232,695
Northville Township Police Department20252218231,504
Van Buren Township Police Department20259448029,688
Southgate Police Department202510843028,880
Allen Park Police Department20255042427,377
Hamtramck Police Department202516741027,203
Plymouth Township Police Department20251712227,024
Garden City Police Department20259019026,196
Inkster Police Department202525743324,895
Romulus Police Department202520948324,542
Wyandotte Police Department20254116224,046
Trenton Police Department2025118217,830
Wayne Police Department202510021317,003
Huron Township Police Department2025518616,518
Grosse Pointe Woods Police Department20251321215,768
Harper Woods Police Department20258970314,814
Woodhaven Police Department20252120112,497
Melvindale Police Department20254512512,301
Riverview Police Department2025269311,905
Sumpter Township Police Department2025374511,685
Grosse Pointe Park Police Department2025411711,060
Grosse Ile Township Police Department202422510,296
Flat Rock Police Department2025269210,188
Grosse Pointe Farms Police Department202571229,716
Plymouth Police Department20257709,148
Ecorse Police Department20231202539,087
Highland Park Police Department20252203668,256
River Rouge Police Department2020641077,369
Grosse Pointe Police Department20254845,496
Gibraltar Police Department202510154,779
Belleville Police Department20258343,845
Rockwood Police Department20251123,128

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 Michigan · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.37 per 1,000 residents2024, 41 agencies serving 1,753,135 people.
4,147sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
1,248civilian staff2024, full-time.

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

Agencies counted (41), 2024
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
Detroit Police Department2,619841651,171
Dearborn Police Department17941104,571
Livonia Police Department1373091,189
Canton Township Police Department934097,844
Westland Police Department742581,727
Taylor Police Department712460,602
Dearborn Heights Police Department641760,148
Romulus Police Department462124,567
Redford Township Police Department531047,067
Van Buren Township Police Department431629,591
Wyandotte Police Department391423,778
Northville Township Police Department361730,866
Lincoln Park Police Department45638,169
Hamtramck Police Department361127,014
Southgate Police Department39828,702
Brownstown Township Police Department371032,439
Allen Park Police Department40327,193
Plymouth Township Police Department281526,824
Garden City Police Department33726,008
Grosse Pointe Woods Police Department30815,665
Inkster Police Department241424,751
Grosse Pointe Farms Police Department3259,640
Grosse Pointe Park Police Department28510,982
Trenton Police Department31117,698
Harper Woods Police Department21914,717
Woodhaven Police Department29112,447
Huron Township Police Department23716,648
Wayne Police Department23216,891
Riverview Police Department23111,821
Grosse Ile Township Police Department16710,296
Highland Park Police Department1498,280
Grosse Pointe Police Department2205,383
River Rouge Police Department1486,778
Sumpter Township Police Department1849,449
Melvindale Police Department17212,267
Plymouth Police Department1549,095
Ecorse Police Department1238,828
Flat Rock Police Department15010,216
Belleville Police Department1113,873
Gibraltar Police Department1014,836
Rockwood Police Department703,104
Earlier years
YearOfficersPer 1,000CiviliansAgencies
20244,1472.371,24841
20233,9772.291,06941
20223,8872.221,08341
20214,0072.3098141
20204,0832.3694341
20194,0612.3496241
20163,8762.2285341

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 Wayne County County Clerk?
Cathy M. Garrett (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Wayne County, Michigan.
Who is the Wayne County County Executive?
Warren C. Evans (Democratic) is the County Executive of Wayne County, Michigan. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney?
Kym L. Worthy (Democratic) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Wayne County, Michigan.
Who is the Wayne County Register of Deeds?
Bernard J. Youngblood (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of Wayne County, Michigan.
Who is the Wayne County Sheriff?
Raphael Washington (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Wayne County, Michigan.
Who is the Wayne County County Treasurer?
Eric Sabree (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Wayne County, Michigan.
Who are the Wayne County commissioners?
Tim Killeen (District 1); Jonathan C. Kinloch (District 2); Martha G. Scott (District 3); Cara A. Clemente (District 4); Monique Baker McCormick (District 6); Alisha Bell (District 7); David Knezek (District 8); Terry A. Marecki (District 9); Melissa Daub (District 10); Allen R. Wilson (District 11); Glenn S. Anderson (District 12); Sam Baydoun (District 13); Alex Garza (District 14); Joseph Palamara (District 15).
What is the population of Wayne County?
About 1,772,259 people, with a median age of 37.9; the median household income is $60,539 and 20.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Wayne County?
6.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 54,790 people unemployed in a labor force of 819,492, against 5.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Wayne County?
103 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 34 municipal, 9 township, 36 school district and 23 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county clerk's official results of the November 5, 2024 general election (certified by the county board of canvassers); 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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