Prince George's
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Prince George's

County

Territory

  • officials recorded 7
  • partly recorded 20
  • nothing recorded 56
GEOID
24033
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:md/county:prince_george~s
POP
970,374 (2025)
CENTER
38.8295, -76.8473
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Prince George's

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Prince George's itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.

County Council
11/11 seats recorded

Organization 9

Departments

  • Prince George's County Council Legislative

    The Prince George's County Council is the legislative branch of county government, consisting of 11 members: 9 representing individual councilmanic districts and 2 serving at-large. The Council enacts legislation, approves the county budget, and provides oversight of county government operations.

  • Prince George's County Department of Housing and Community Development

    The Prince George's County Department of Housing and Community Development administers housing programs, community development initiatives, and housing assistance for county residents.

  • Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation Public Works

    The Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPW&T) manages county roads, stormwater, solid waste, and public transit services including TheBus, Call-A-Bus, and Call-A-Cab programs.

  • Prince George's County Executive's Office

    Office of the County Executive for Prince George's County, Maryland. The County Executive is the chief executive officer of Prince George's County, elected by voters to a four-year term.

  • Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department

    The Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, and technical rescue services throughout Prince George's County, Maryland.

  • Prince George's County Health Department

    The Prince George's County Health Department provides public health services including disease prevention, environmental health, family health services, and health promotion for county residents.

  • Prince George's County Police Department Police

    The Prince George's County Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for Prince George's County, Maryland, serving a population of nearly one million residents.

  • Prince George's County Sheriff's Office

    The Prince George's County Sheriff's Office serves civil process, provides courthouse security, and operates the county detention center.

  • Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office

    The Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's County is the chief prosecutorial office for the county, responsible for prosecuting criminal cases and representing the State of Maryland in Circuit and District Court.

Within Prince George's

Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.

jurisdictions
84
agencies
152
bodies
42
officials
43
Name Agencies Bodies Officials
Bowie 1 1 1
College Park 7 1 9
Laurel 10 1 5
Greenbelt 7 1 7
Hyattsville 7 1 11
New Carrollton 8 1 0
Bladensburg 9 1 0
Mount Rainier 9 9 0
Riverdale Park 7 1 0
Glenarden 8 1 0
Cheverly 7 10 0
District Heights 5 0 0
Seat Pleasant 10 1 0
Capitol Heights 3 2 0
Brentwood 1 1 0
Berwyn Heights 5 1 0
Forest Heights 7 1 0
University Park 3 1 0
Landover Hills 7 1 0
Edmonston 4 1 0
Colmar Manor 7 1 0
Fairmount Heights 5 0 0
Cottage City 4 1 0
Morningside 5 1 0
Upper Marlboro 4 0 0
North Brentwood 1 1 4
Eagle Harbor 1 1 6
Accokeek 0 0 0
Adelphi 0 0 0
Andrews AFB 0 0 0
Aquasco 0 0 0
Baden 0 0 0
Beltsville 0 0 0
Brandywine 0 0 0
Brock Hall 0 0 0
Brown Station 0 0 0
Camp Springs 0 0 0
Cedar Heights 0 0 0
Cedarville 0 0 0
Chillum 0 0 0
Clinton 0 0 0
Coral Hills 0 0 0
Croom 0 0 0
East Riverdale 0 0 0
Fairwood 0 0 0
Forestville 0 0 0
Fort Washington 0 0 0
Friendly 0 0 0
Glassmanor 0 0 0
Glenn Dale 0 0 0

Showing the 50 largest of 84. Totals include all of them.