:Gloucester County, New Jersey

Woodbury, the county seat, was founded in 1683 and is the county's oldest municipality.[http://www.woodbury.nj.us/history.shtml History of Woodbury] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006000616/http://woodbury.nj.us/history.shtml |date=October 6, 2006 }}, accessed January 26, 2007. National Park in Gloucester County was the site of the American Revolutionary War's Battle of Red Bank, where Fort Mercer once stood. It is now the site of Red Bank Battlefield Park in National Park. The remains of the Royal Navy's {{HMS|Augusta|1763|6}} were laid in Red Bank Battlefield Park until they were later moved to Gloucester City.

During the colonial era, Gloucester County's main industry sector was agriculture. Woodbury was the site of the county courthouse, the county jail, a Quaker meeting house that is still in existence, and an inn located on the current location of Woodbury Crossings. Due in part to the county's many creeks that lead to the Delaware River and Atlantic Ocean, smuggling was once common in the county.

The county is named after the city of Gloucester and county of Gloucestershire in England.[https://www.britannica.com/place/Gloucester-county-New-Jersey "Gloucester County"] at Britannica, retrieved December 22, 2022

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of the 2020 census, the county had a total area of {{convert|336.77|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|322.00|sqmi}} was land (95.6%) and {{convert|14.77|sqmi}} was water (4.4%).[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_34.txt 2020 Census Gazetteer File for Counties in New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed April 1, 2023. Gloucester County is largely comprised of low-lying rivers and coastal plains, stretching southeastward from the Delaware River to the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The highest elevation in the county is a slight rise on County Road 654 southeast of Monroe Township that rises to approximately {{convert|180|ft}} above sea level. The county's lowest elevation is at sea level on the Delaware River.[http://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13320 New Jersey County High Points], Peakbagger.com. Accessed October 4, 2013.

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Average temperatures in the county seat of Woodbury have ranged from a low of {{convert|26|F}} in January to a high of {{convert|87|F}} in July. A record low of {{convert|-11|F}} was recorded in February 1934 and a record high of {{convert|106|F}} was recorded in August 1918. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.75|in}} in February to {{convert|4.35|in}} in July.{{cite web

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}} The county has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Average monthly temperatures in Newfield range from 33.0 °F in January to 76.6 °F in July.[http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ Climate at "Prism," Oregon State University]

{{US Census population

|1790= 13363

|1800= 16115

|1810= 19744

|1820= 23089

|1830= 28431

|1840= 25438 |1840n=*

|1850= 14655 |1850n=*

|1860= 18444

|1870= 21562

|1880= 25886

|1890= 28649

|1900= 31905

|1910= 37368

|1920= 48224

|1930= 70802

|1940= 72219

|1950= 91727

|1960=134840

|1970=172681

|1980=199917

|1990=230082

|2000=254673

|2010=288288

|2020=302294

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| estref=[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/counties/totals/co-est2024-pop-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], United States Census Bureau, released March 2025. Accessed March 15, 2025.

|footnote=Historical sources:
1790–1990Forstall, Richard L. [https://books.google.com/books?id=sezaSI_LPA8C&pg=PA108 Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 from the Twenty-one Decennial Censuses], pp. 108–109. United States Census Bureau, March 1996. {{ISBN|9780934213486}}. Accessed October 3, 2013. 1970–2010[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf#page=32 New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts; 2010 Census of Population and Housing], p. 6, CPH-2-32. United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed August 29, 2016.
2000[https://archive.today/20200212085410/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0500000US34015 DP-1 – Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000; Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Gloucester County, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 30, 2013. 2010[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US34015 DP1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Gloucester County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213040317/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US34015 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 26, 2016. 2020[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/gloucestercountynewjersey QuickFacts Gloucester County, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 24, 2025.[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.
* = Lost territory in previous decade.}}

Swedesboro and Bridgeport were among the earliest European settlements in New Jersey and were both part of the 17th century New Sweden colony. Gloucester County dates back to May 26, 1686, when courts were established separate from those in Burlington County. On May 17, 1694, the county was officially formed and its boundaries defined as part of West Jersey. Portions of Gloucester County were set off on February 7, 1837, to create Atlantic County. On March 13, 1844, its boundaries were again defined as part of the creation of neighboring Camden County.Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 137. Accessed January 21, 2013. The county was named for the city of Gloucester and the county of Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom.Kane, Joseph Nathan; and Aiken, Charles Curry. [https://books.google.com/books?id=yC9vFvCuW84C&pg=PA112 The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950–2000], p. 112. Scarecrow Press, 2005. {{ISBN|0810850362}}. Accessed January 21, 2013.

As of the 2020 United States census, the county's population was 302,294, representing an increase of 14,006 (4.9%) from 288,288 enumerated in the 2010 U.S. census.

The 2010 United States census counted 288,288 people, 104,271 households, and 75,805 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|895.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 109,796 housing units at an average density of {{convert|341|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 83.56% (240,890) White, 10.06% (29,006) Black or African American, 0.17% (501) Native American, 2.64% (7,609) Asian, 0.03% (95) Pacific Islander, 1.41% (4,055) from other races, and 2.13% (6,132) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.76% (13,712) of the population.

Of the 104,271 households, 33.4% had children under the age of 18; 55.6% were married couples living together; 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 27.3% were non-families. Of all households, 22% were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.2.

24.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.1 males.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis calculated that the county's gross domestic product was $14.0 billion in 2021, which was ranked 14th in the state and was a 2.8% increase from the prior year.[https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/lagdp1222.pdf Gross Domestic Product by County, 2021], Bureau of Economic Analysis, released December 8, 2022. Accessed July 17, 2023.

Rowan University in Glassboro is a public university that was founded in 1923 on a {{convert|25|acre|adj=on}} site donated by the borough.[http://www.rowan.edu/subpages/about/history/ "From Normal to Extraordinary: The History of Rowan University"]

Rowan College of South Jersey is the county college for Gloucester County. It was established in 1966 as Gloucester County College and opened to students two years later in 1968. Its main campus is in Sewell in Gloucester County; it also operates two satellite campuses in Vineland and Millville, both in Cumberland County.[https://www.rcsj.edu/Visit/Gloucester Visit the Gloucester Campus], Rowan College of South Jersey. Accessed June 22, 2022.

School districts in Gloucester County include:[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district.php?source=01&county=Gloucester New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 1, 2022.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_list.asp?Search=1&details=1&State=34&County=Gloucester+County Search for Public School Districts in Gloucester County, New Jersey], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 1, 2022.{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34015_gloucester/DC20SD_C34015.pdf|title=2020 Census School District Reference Map for Gloucester County, NJ|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=January 12, 2021|access-date=September 1, 2022}}[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34015_gloucester/DC20SD_C34015_SD2MS.txt 2020 Census School District Reference List for Gloucester County, NJ], United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 1, 2022.

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• Clayton Public Schools
• Deptford Township Schools
• Glassboro Public Schools
• Gloucester County Special Services School District
• Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District
• Monroe Township Public Schools
• Paulsboro Public Schools
• Pitman School District
• Washington Township Public School District
• West Deptford Public Schools
• Woodbury Public Schools

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;Secondary

• Clearview Regional High School District
• Delsea Regional School District
• Gateway Regional School District
• Kingsway Regional School District

; Elementary (K-6, except as indicated)

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• East Greenwich Township School District
• Elk Township School District
• Franklin Township Public Schools
• Greenwich Township School District (K-8)
• Harrison Township School District
• Logan Township School District (K-8)
• Mantua Township School District
• National Park School District
• South Harrison Township School District
• Swedesboro-Woolwich School District – Consolidated
• Wenonah School District
• Westville School District
• Woodbury Heights School District

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Gloucester County has a vocational school, the Gloucester County Institute of Technology, a four-year vocational-technical high school in Deptford Township that serves students from across the county and is part of the Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District, located in Sewell.[https://www.gcit.org/information/about.jsp About GCIT], Gloucester County Institute of Technology. Accessed June 22, 2022.

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Gloucester County's 24 municipalities along with population, housing units and area from the 2010 U.S. census include:[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34015 GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Gloucester County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200214000131/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34015 |date=February 14, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 25, 2017.

File:2021-05-21 14 18 25 View north along New Jersey State Route 700 (New Jersey Turnpike) from the overpass for Gloucester County Route 534 (Cooper Street) in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.jpg in Deptford Township in May 2021]]

{{As of|2010}}, the county had {{convert|1698.59|mi}} of roadways, {{convert|1126.99|mi}} of which is maintained by the local municipality, {{convert|406.47|mi}} by Gloucester County, {{convert|145.11|mi}} by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, {{convert|2.22|mi}} by the Delaware River Port Authority, {{convert|1.09|mi}} by the South Jersey Transportation Authority, and {{convert|16.71|mi}} by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/mileage_Gloucester.pdf Gloucester County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], New Jersey Department of Transportation, March 2019. Accessed December 26, 2020.

Various county, state, U.S. routes, and interstates pass through the county. Major county highways include County Route 534, County Route 536, County Route 538, County Route 544, County Route 551, County Route 553, County Route 555, and County Route 557.

State Routes include Route 41, Route 42, which is part of the North-South Freeway, Route 45, Route 47, Route 55, Route 77, and Route 168. Route 324 is located in Logan Township in the county. The three U.S. routes that traverse the county include: U.S. Route 130 in the northwest, U.S. Route 322 near the county's center, and U.S. Route 40 at the county's southern tip.

The Commodore Barry Bridge crosses the Delaware River, carrying U.S. Route 322 between Chester, Pennsylvania and Logan Township in the county.[https://www.loc.gov/item/2019689936/ The Commodore Barry Bridge, a cantilever bridge that spans the Delaware River from Chester, Pennsylvania to Bridgeport in Logan Township, New Jersey.], Library of Congress. Accessed June 22, 2022.

Interstate 295 is an interstate that runs through the county's northwest for about {{convert|14|mi|km}}. The New Jersey Turnpike passes through the county in the northwest and interchanges at Exit 2 in Woolwich Township in the county. The Atlantic City Expressway briefly passes through the county in Washington Township before ending at an interchange with Route 42.[https://www.njta.com/travel-resources/travel-map Travel resources], New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Accessed June 22, 2022.

NJ Transit bus service between the county and Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal in Center City Philadelphia is available on the 313 and 315 routes. Additional public transportation in the county includes the 400, 401 (from Salem), 402 (from Pennsville Township), 403, 408, 410 (from Bridgeton), and 412 (from Sewell) routes, and local service is available on the 455 (Cherry Hill to Paulsboro) and 463 (between Woodbury and the Avandale Park/Ride in Winslow Township) routes.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100726170647/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesGloucesterCountyTo Gloucester County Bus / Rail Connections], NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 26, 2010. Accessed April 1, 2017.[http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 South Jersey Transit Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929093448/http://www2.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613180635/http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf |archive-date=June 13, 2010 |url-status=live |date=September 29, 2018 }}, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed April 1, 2017.

The Glassboro–Camden Line, a proposed {{convert|18|mi|km|2|adj=on}} diesel multiple unit (DMU) light rail system to connect with the River Line and PATCO Speedline in Camden, was initially anticipated to be in operation by 2019.{{cite web | title = Fact Sheet 2013 | work = Glassboro-Camden Line | publisher = DVPA & PATCO | url = http://www.glassborocamdenline.com/images/uploads/GCL_FACTSHEET_2013.pdf | access-date = April 8, 2012 | archive-date = August 19, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200819123159/http://www.glassborocamdenline.com/images/uploads/GCL_FACTSHEET_2013.pdf | url-status = dead }}{{cite press release | title = NJ Transit Board Advances South Jersey Transportation Projects | publisher = New Jersey Transit | date = December 9, 2009 | url = http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2571 | access-date = April 8, 2012 | archive-date = October 19, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111019082545/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2571 | url-status = dead }} However, a lack of an official sponsor and funding source have to date delayed the project.

Gloucester County is located in Conrail's South Jersey/Philadelphia Shared Assets Area,{{cite web | title = Conrail in South Jersey | publisher = Conrail Historical Society | url = http://thecrhs.org/OnLocationWithConrail/SouthJersey | access-date = July 14, 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131005023156/http://thecrhs.org/OnLocationWithConrail/SouthJersey | archive-date = October 5, 2013 }} freight rail in the county travels along Penns Grove Secondary, the Salem Branch, and the Vineland Secondary. SMS Rail Lines handles interchanges with CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway.

The Port of Paulsboro is located on the Delaware River and Mantua Creek in and around Paulsboro in the county. Traditionally one of the nation's busiest ports for marine transfer operations of petroleum products, the port is undergoing redevelopment as an adaptable omni port able to handle bulk, breakbulk cargo, and shipping containers. Studies completed in 2012{{cite news | last = Laday | first = Jason | title = Paulsboro port site vetted by wind energy firm | newspaper = South Jersey Times | date = December 11, 2012 | url = http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2012/12/paulsboro_port_site_vetted_by.html | access-date = July 17, 2013 }}{{cite news | title = AWC Study Confirms Feasibility Of Paulsboro Marine Terminal Site | publisher = North American Wind Power | date = April 25, 2013 | url = http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11417 | access-date = July 17, 2013 }} concluded that the port is well suited to become a center for the manufacture, assembly, and transport of wind turbines and platforms involved in wind power development.{{cite web | title = AWC to Build Manufacturing Facility in Paulsboro, USA | publisher = Off shore Wind Biz | date = December 6, 2012 | url = http://www.offshorewind.biz/2012/12/06/awc-to-build-manufacturing-facility-in-paulsboro-usa/ | access-date = July 27, 2013}}{{cite news | last = Merritt | first = Athena D. | title = $250M port will be built in Paulsboro | newspaper = Philadelphia Business Journal | date = January 19, 2009 | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2009/01/19/story3.html?page=all | access-date = July 8, 2013 }}{{cite news | last = Forand | first = Rebecca | title = Port of Paulsboro could be construction site for off-shore wind structures | newspaper = South Jersey Times | date = April 23, 2013 | url = http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2013/04/port_of_paulsboro_could_be_con.html | access-date = July 8, 2013 }}{{cite news | last = Belier | first = Carolyn | title = Companies Betting Big on New Jersey's Offshore Wind | publisher = WCAU | date = April 24, 2013 | url = http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Companies-Betting-Big-on-New-Jerseys-Offshore-Wind-204522031.html | access-date = July 8, 2013 }}{{cite web | last = Paciolla | first = Christina | title = The Port of Paulsboro | publisher = South Jersey Biz | date = February 2012 | url = http://www.southjerseybiz.net/articles/?articleid=475 | access-date = July 8, 2013}}{{cite news | last = Loyd | first = Linda | title = Construction under way at new Paulsboro port | newspaper = Philadelphia Inquirer | date = April 13, 2012 | url = http://articles.philly.com/2012-04-13/business/31337924_1_offshore-wind-wind-farms-marine-terminal | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130707071724/http://articles.philly.com/2012-04-13/business/31337924_1_offshore-wind-wind-farms-marine-terminal | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 7, 2013 | access-date = July 8, 2013 }}

Gloucester County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners and includes seven members who are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis in partisan elections, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November. At a reorganization meeting held each January, the Board selects a director and a deputy director from among the members. In 2017, commissioners, then called freeholders, were paid $16,908 annually and the director was paid $17,908.Gallo Jr., Bill. [https://www.nj.com/salem/2017/07/how_much_our_nj_freeholders_are_paid.html "How much are you paying your county freeholders?"], NJ.com, July 26, 2017. Accessed February 11, 2020. "Freeholder director: $17,908; Other freeholders: $16,908" {{As of|2025}}, Gloucester County's Commissioners are (with terms for director and deputy director ending December 31):

Pursuant to Article VII Section II of the Constitution of New Jersey, each county in New Jersey is required to have three elected administrative officials known as constitutional officers. These officials are the County Clerk and County Surrogate, both elected for five-year terms of office, and the County Sheriff, who is elected for a three-year term.[http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/docconst47.html#page16 New Jersey State Constitution (1947), Article VII, Section II, Paragraph 2], New Jersey Department of State. Accessed June 10, 2018. Gloucester County's constitutional officers are:

Gloucester County's prosecutor, appointed in March 2020, is Christine A. Hoffman.[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/514/Prosecutors-Office Prosecutor's Office], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.[https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases20/pr20200305a.html "Christine A. Hoffman Appointed Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor; Prosecutor Charles A. Fiore Resigns"], New Jersey Attorney General, March 5, 2020. Accessed December 5, 2020. "Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that he has appointed Christine A. Hoffman to serve as Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor, replacing Charles A. Fiore, who resigned as Prosecutor effective noon today." Along with Cumberland and Salem counties, Gloucester County is part of Vicinage 15 of the New Jersey Superior Court, which is based in Woodbury in Gloucester County; the assignment judge for the vicinage is Benjamin C. Telsey. Gloucester County Courthouse is located in Woodbury.[https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/vicinages/cumglosal.html Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem Counties], New Jersey Courts. Accessed June 22, 2022.

Gloucester County is part of the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts.[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/leg-cong-district-info/2012-congressional-districts-by-county.pdf 2012 Congressional Districts by County], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections. Accessed October 4, 2013.[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2011. Accessed October 4, 2013. {{NJ Congress 01}} {{NJ Congress 02}}

The 24 municipalities of Gloucester County are part of three legislative districts.

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{{PresRow|2016|Republican|67,544|66,870|6,840|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|59,456|74,013|2,101|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|60,315|77,267|2,364|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|60,033|66,835|1,096|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|42,315|61,095|3,888|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|32,116|51,915|16,464|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|37,335|42,425|24,859|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1988|Republican|51,708|35,479|930|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|54,041|32,702|307|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1980|Republican|40,306|29,804|8,793|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|34,888|38,726|1,688|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1972|Republican|44,806|25,509|894|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1968|Republican|30,596|27,438|10,697|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|23,702|40,305|45|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1960|Republican|32,474|29,752|33|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1956|Republican|30,646|20,007|75|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1952|Republican|25,103|20,536|98|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1948|Republican|19,477|15,785|503|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|16,684|17,758|113|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|17,674|20,284|153|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|15,813|20,516|293|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1932|Republican|18,782|13,817|962|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1928|Republican|25,627|6,594|81|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1924|Republican|15,513|4,167|1,648|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1920|Republican|11,693|4,869|995|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1916|Republican|5,352|3,745|665|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,856|3,364|3,566|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1908|Republican|5,318|3,706|409|New Jersey}}

{{PresRow|1904|Republican|4,829|2,818|518|New Jersey}}

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{{PresFoot|1896|Republican|4,727|2,981|301|New Jersey}}

The county has tended to be a bellwether, as it has voted for the national winner all but four times since 1936. In 2016, Donald Trump became the first Republican to win Gloucester County (through a narrow plurality of 674 votes) since 1988, when George H. W. Bush won it and New Jersey's electoral votes as well, the last time a Republican has done so. In 2020, the county voted for Democrat Joe Biden, but in 2024 it voted for Trump again, this time giving him a full majority of over 50%. As of October 2021, there were a total of 230,545 registered voters in Gloucester County. Of these, 89,073 (38.6%) were registered as Democrats, 57,779 (25.1%) were registered as Republicans and 80,776 (35.0%) were registered as unaffiliated. There were 2,917 voters (1.3%) registered to other parties.[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/svrs-reports/2021/2021-10-voter-registration-by-county.pdf Statewide Voter Registration Summary as of October 1, 2021], New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 28, 2022.

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Gloucester County is served by the Gloucester County Emergency Medical Services (GCEMS), the first county-based EMS agency in New Jersey, which provides emergency services to the municipalities of Clayton, Deptford Township, East Greenwich Township, Elk Township, Franklin Township, Glassboro, Greenwich Township, Harrison Township, Logan Township, Mantua Township, Monroe Township, National Park, Newfield, Paulsboro, Pitman, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro, Wenonah, West Deptford Township, Westville, Woolwich Township, Woodbury, and Woodbury Heights.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204255/http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/depts/e/emeresponse/glocountyems/faqs.asp Gloucester County EMS Frequently Asked Questions], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed August 11, 2020. "Twenty Two municipalities currently have joined the GCEMS family: Clayton, East Greenwich, Glassboro, Greenwich, Logan, Mantua, National Park, Paulsboro, Pitman, Swedesboro, West Deptford, Woolwich, Harrison, South Harrison, Wenonah, Elk Woodbury Heights, Franklin Township, Newfield, Woodbury, Westville, and Deptford. Additional County of Gloucester municipalities are welcome to request service from GCEMS."

GCEMS was launched in September 2007 with the goal of providing emergency medical services to county residents within nine minutes from the time of dispatch 90 percent of the time, which is considered to be the gold standard in EMS services. The program currently has 15 ambulances in service around the clock and four power shift ambulances on duty from 8am to 8pm seven days a week. GCEMS operates three Quick Response Vehicles (QRV) units that based in West Deptford Township, Newfield, and South Harrison Township. The department operates from 19 stations throughout the county. GCEMS administrative offices are located at the county's Emergency Response Center in Clayton.[http://www.co.gloucester.nj.us/Government/FreeholderPressRoom/pressdetail2.cfm?PressReleaseID=333 "Gloucester County Celebrates Emergency Medical Services Week"], Gloucester County press release, dated May 21, 2008. Accessed June 28, 2008. It was the winner of the 2010 Outstanding Public EMS Agency by the State of New Jersey.[http://www.njemsconference.com/images/10_EMS_Award_Recipients_FINAL.pdf "2010 EMS Award Recipients"], November 12, 2010, New Jersey Statewide Conference on EMS. Accessed October 4, 2013.

Gloucester County's special weapons and tactics (SWAT) unit includes police officers from Gloucester County and provides emergency services for SWAT-oriented scenarios, including barricaded and suicidal subjects, hostage rescues, high-risk warrant service, dignitary protection, and counterterrorism responses.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140629210931/http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/depts/p/prosoffice/invunits/swat.asp Gloucester County SWAT Team], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed June 30, 2015.

In 2014, heroin overdose rate in Gloucester County was 17.3 deaths per 100,000 people, the fourth-highest rate in New Jersey and nearly seven times the national average.Polhamus, Andy. [http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2016/01/meet_the_town_leading_the_fight_against_gloucester.html "Inside the N.J. town with a heroin death-rate 25 times the national average"], NJ.com, January 29, 2016. Accessed October 22, 2017. "In Gloucester County, the heroin death rate was 17.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 -- nearly seven times the national average, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. Only Atlantic, Camden and Cape May counties had a higher death rate that year."

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• Corey Clement (born 1994), former professional football player, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles (Glassboro)Spadaro, Dave. [https://sjmagazine.net/november-2017/corey-clement "Corey Clement; Glassboro’s NFL rookie finds a home with the Eagles"], South Jersey Magazine, November 2017. Accessed September 4, 2018. "Corey Clement, a 22-year-old running back in his first season for the Philadelphia Eagles, regaled reporters who approached his locker at Lincoln Financial Field with stories of growing up in nearby Glassboro, of driving past the stadium as a kid and dreaming of playing there one day."
• Danielson, American Indie pop band (Clarksboro){{cite web |title=Danielson |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/danielson |website=Encyclopedia.com |publisher=Cengage}}
• Linda Fiorentino (born 1958 or 1960), actress (Mantua Township){{cite web |last1=Donahue |first1=Deirdre |title=Leggy Linda Fiorentino Says Gotcha! to Some of the Silver Screen's Cutest Virgin Hunks |url=https://people.com/archive/leggy-linda-fiorentino-says-gotcha-to-some-of-the-silver-screens-cutest-virgin-hunks-vol-23-no-21/ |website=PEOPLE.com |date=May 27, 1985}}
• Grace Helbig (born 1985), comedian, actress, author, talk show host, and YouTube personality (Woodbury){{cite web |last1=Roy |first1=Melony |title=Woodbury Heights YouTube Star Gets Her Own Cable Network Show |url=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/04/24/woodbury-heights-youtube-star-gets-her-own-cable-network-show/ |website=KYW-TV |date=April 24, 2015}}
• Michael Johns (born 1964), health care executive, former White House presidential speechwriter, conservative policy analyst and writer (Deptford Township)House editorial. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605010358/http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1266998122151780.xml&coll=8 "Different cup of tea"], Gloucester County Times, February 24, 2010
• Tara Lipinski (born 1982), Olympic gold medal winner, figure skating (Sewell){{cite web |last1=Longman |first1=Jere |title=Dynamo on the Ice: Tara Kristen Lipinski |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/21/sports/xviii-winter-games-figure-skating-woman-dynamo-ice-tara-kristen-lipinski.html |website=The New York Times |date=February 21, 1998}}
• Bryant McKinnie (born 1979), former professional football player, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, and Minnesota Vikings (Woodbury){{cite web |title=Bryant McKinnie |url=http://www.woodbury.nj.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Bryant-McKinnie.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819041611/http://www.woodbury.nj.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Bryant-McKinnie.pdf |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |url-status=live |website=woodbury.nj.us}}
• J. Hampton Moore (1864–1950), former mayor of Philadelphia (Woodbury).{{cite web |title=Moore, Joseph Hampton (1864-1950) |url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=M000906 |website=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress}}
• Milt Plum (born 1935), former professional football player, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, and New York Giants (Westville){{cite web |title=Milt Plum |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerp/plum00200.html |website=Pro Football Archives}}
• Jimmy Rollins (born 1978), former professional baseball player, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies (Woolwich Township)Shryock, Bob. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215023335/http://www.nj.com/columns/gloucester/shryock/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fcolumns-0%2F1197534470212310.xml&coll=8 "Local took his shot at fame"], Gloucester County Times, December 13, 2007, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 15, 2007. Accessed May 31, 2018. "A recent column about famous Gloucester County residents, sparked by Woolwich Township transplant Jimmy Rollins being named National League MVP, encouraged readers to submit their own nominations to the unofficial list of luminaries."
• Stephen Mallozzi (born 2001), NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver for Reaume Brothers Racing (Swedesboro) Leon, Matt.

[https://omny.fm/shows/kyw-newsradio-s-1-on-1-with-matt-leon/get-behind-the-wheel-and-make-it-work-how-swedesbo], 1-on-1 with Matt Leon, August 3, 2022. "'Get behind the wheel and make it work': How Swedesboro's Stephen Mallozzi achieved a NASCAR dream"

• Patti Smith (born 1946), punk rock musician (Deptford Township)LaGorce, Tammy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/nyregion/music-patti-smith-new-jerseys-truest-rockpoet.html "Patti Smith, New Jersey's Truest Rock-Poet"], The New York Times, December 11, 2005. Accessed June 22, 2022. "But of all the ways to know Patti Smith, few people, including Ms. Smith, would think to embrace her as Deptford Township's proudest export."
• Steve Squyres (born 1956), former professor, Cornell University, and principal investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover mission (Wenonah){{cite web |last1=Pensiero |first1=Nicole |title=All in the Family - SouthJerseyMagazine.com |url=https://www.southjerseymagazine.com/article/859/All-in-the-Family |website=South Jersey Magazine |date=April 2013}}
• Charles C. Stratton (1796–1859), New Jersey governor and former Member of Congress (Swedesboro){{cite web |title=Stratton, Charles Creighton (1796-1859) |url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=S000993 |website=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress}}

The Gloucester County Historical Society, founded in 1903, maintains a collection of materials and artifacts related to the history of South Jersey. Hunter–Lawrence–Jessup House in Woodbury displays many of these artifacts.[https://www.gchsnj.org/about-us/ About Us], Gloucester County Historical Society. Accessed January 27, 2018.

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