Government of Miami-Dade County

[2][3] Of the county's 2,751,796 total residents (as of 2017),[4] approximately 44% live in unincorporated areas, the majority of which are heavily urbanized.

Residents within UMSA pay an UMSA tax, equivalent to a city tax, which is used to provide County residents with equivalent city services (police, fire, zoning, water and sewer, etc.).

The County's main administrative offices are located in the Stephen P. Clark Center (SPCC) at 111 NW 1ST Street in downtown Miami.

[6] These were the incoming board members as of December 7, 2022:[7] In addition to the county commission, there are several elected "constitutional officers" that form the Government of Miami-Dade County that are required by the Florida Constitution and Florida law and authorized under the Charter.

The incumbent mayor of Miami-Dade County is Democrat Daniella Levine Cava (2020–present) Florida sheriffs are vested with wide-ranging constitutional powers as both county officers and a part of the state judicial branch.