Camden County, NJ elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Camden County: 46 seats on 40 elected bodies. 9 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Camden County Board of County Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it nowNext term
County CommissionerLouis Cappelli, Jr. Democratic sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County CommissionerEdward T. McDonnell source
County CommissionerColleen Bianco Bezich source
County CommissionerAl Dyer source
County CommissionerJennifer Cooley Fleisher source
County CommissionerJeffrey L. Nash source
County CommissionerJonathan L. Young, Sr. Democratic sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

OfficeWho holds it now
County ClerkPamela R. Lampitt source
SheriffCharles Billingham source
SurrogateMichelle Gentek-Mayer source

Cities and towns

How many local governments Camden County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 90 local governments in Camden 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 (28 municipal, 8 township)3636
School districts (school boards)350
Special districts (elected boards)180

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 (2 in Camden 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 Camden County

527,257people
38.8median ageU.S.: 38.9
$88,755 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
12.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%
36.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$287,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700
6.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
12.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
4.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
6.4%U.S.: 8.4%
54.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
29%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 19.2% · White 52.5% · Black 17.8% · Asian 5.9% · Other or more than one race 4.5% (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 Camden County

4.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 6.3%. New Jersey: 4.1%.
12,593people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
266,768people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
279,361in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, Camden County 0.0%2.6%5.1%7.7%10.3% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)4.5%12,593266,768279,361
August 20265.2%14,608265,773280,381
July 20265.1%14,182265,129279,311
June 20264.7%13,082264,905277,987
May 20264.5%12,553264,932277,485
April 20264.4%12,092264,365276,457
March 20265.1%14,126262,961277,087
February 20265.8%15,924259,790275,714
January 20265.2%14,439260,809275,248
December 20255.0%13,794263,497277,291
November 20255.2%14,520264,112278,632
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20256.3%17,505258,713276,218
August 20256.5%17,872257,769275,641
July 20256.5%18,020258,895276,915
June 20255.8%16,082260,803276,885
May 20255.5%14,959259,055274,014
April 20255.2%14,414261,902276,316
March 20255.6%15,425260,743276,168
February 20255.8%16,032259,102275,134
January 20255.5%15,149259,342274,491
December 20244.9%13,425261,360274,785
November 20244.9%13,510260,907274,417
October 20244.8%13,242261,285274,527
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)5.7%15,797260,358276,155
20245.1%13,924260,441274,365
20234.8%13,104260,911274,015
20224.3%11,399255,944267,343
20217.2%18,945245,465264,410
20209.8%25,673236,916262,589
20194.0%10,423250,819261,242
20184.5%11,625246,360257,985
20175.0%13,001247,567260,568
20165.5%14,184245,764259,948

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. New Jersey's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.2% 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 Camden County

373.1 per 100,0002020. New Jersey: 195.4.
1,889.6 per 100,0002020. New Jersey: 1,158.2.
29murders2020, 1,885 violent crimes in all.

2020 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
20201,885373.19,5461,889.6
20191,879372.810,3922,062.0
20181,953388.210,9602,178.3
20172,221434.112,0232,349.7
20162,332459.212,1852,399.4
By police agency (37)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
Cherry Hill Township Police Department20251212,44180,020
Camden County Police Department20259402,27371,663
Gloucester Township Police Department20255581367,054
Winslow Township Police Department20255053540,547
Pennsauken Township Police Department2025671,66737,777
Voorhees Township Police Department20252564431,547
Lindenwold Police Department20258342321,966
Haddon Township Police Department20251440215,647
Collingswood Police Department20252537014,372
Haddonfield Police Department2025221512,732
Bellmawr Police Department2025817811,869
Gloucester City Police Department20232322311,500
Pine Hill Police Department2025209810,915
Waterford Township Police Department202507410,559
Audubon Police Department202513918,816
Runnemede Police Department20252908,442
Berlin Police Department202511037,638
Haddon Heights Police Department20250327,604
Stratford Police Department20252747,232
Barrington Police Department20251697,152
Berlin Township Police Department202531726,078
Somerdale Police Department202592225,746
Clementon Police Department2024131185,629
Mount Ephraim Police Department202541744,707
Magnolia Police Department202591384,405
Merchantville Police Department20255564,334
Oaklyn Police Department202401764,031
Lawnside Police Department2025101973,433
Woodlynne Police Department2023141052,908
Gibbsboro Police Department20251382,266
Laurel Springs Police Department20250112,008
Brooklawn Police Department2025172801,835
Chesilhurst Police Department20214301,676
Audubon Park Police Department2024001,013
Hi-Nella Police Department2025321940
Pine Valley Police Department20200011
Tavistock Police Department2025002

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 New Jersey · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.62 per 1,000 residents2023, 37 agencies serving 527,726 people.
1,381sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.
219civilian staff2023, full-time.

2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (37), 2023
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
Camden County Police Department34810670,875
Cherry Hill Township Police Department1412978,082
Gloucester Township Police Department1352866,250
Pennsauken Township Police Department85437,326
Winslow Township Police Department80940,046
Voorhees Township Police Department551031,136
Lindenwold Police Department40321,665
Gloucester City Police Department39211,500
Audubon Park Police Department282990
Collingswood Police Department25314,196
Waterford Township Police Department26110,437
Pine Hill Police Department24210,769
Haddon Township Police Department24115,457
Bellmawr Police Department22211,720
Haddonfield Police Department22112,547
Tavistock Police Department2117
Berlin Police Department2017,546
Berlin Township Police Department1916,002
Barrington Police Department1727,055
Somerdale Police Department1815,562
Audubon Police Department1718,720
Runnemede Police Department1618,336
Haddon Heights Police Department1517,508
Merchantville Police Department1333,824
Stratford Police Department1516,988
Clementon Police Department1505,350
Magnolia Police Department1504,354
Mount Ephraim Police Department1314,649
Oaklyn Police Department1313,936
Lawnside Police Department1203,484
Chesilhurst Police Department911,541
Gibbsboro Police Department902,229
Brooklawn Police Department801,812
Hi-Nella Police Department80928
Laurel Springs Police Department701,983
Woodlynne Police Department702,908
Pine Valley Police Department008
Earlier years
YearOfficersPer 1,000CiviliansAgencies
20231,3812.6221937
20211,3382.5413437
20191,3042.5915437
20181,3172.6214237

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 Camden County County Clerk?
Pamela R. Lampitt is the County Clerk of Camden County, New Jersey.
Who is the Camden County Sheriff?
Charles Billingham is the Sheriff of Camden County, New Jersey.
Who is the Camden County Surrogate?
Michelle Gentek-Mayer is the Surrogate of Camden County, New Jersey.
Who are the Camden County commissioners?
Louis Cappelli, Jr. (County Commissioner); Edward T. McDonnell (County Commissioner); Colleen Bianco Bezich (County Commissioner); Al Dyer (County Commissioner); Jennifer Cooley Fleisher (County Commissioner); Jeffrey L. Nash (County Commissioner); Jonathan L. Young, Sr. (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Camden County?
About 527,257 people, with a median age of 38.8; the median household income is $88,755 and 12.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Camden County?
4.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 12,593 people unemployed in a labor force of 279,361, against 6.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Camden County?
90 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 28 municipal, 8 township, 35 school district and 18 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Camden County?
36: Audubon, Audubon Park, Barrington, Bellmawr, Berlin Borough, Berlin Township, Brooklawn, Camden, Cherry Hill, Chesilhurst, Clementon, Collingswood, Gibbsboro, Gloucester City, Gloucester Township, Haddon, Haddon Heights, Haddonfield, Hi-Nella, Laurel Springs, Lawnside, Lindenwold, Magnolia, Merchantville, Mount Ephraim, Oaklyn, Pennsauken, Pine Hill, Runnemede, Somerdale, Stratford, Tavistock, Voorhees, Waterford, Winslow, Woodlynne. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the NJ Department of Community Affairs' Mayors Directory, the Division of Elections' list of county clerks, and each county's own website; where a county site blocks automated reading, from the county clerk's certified election results (officials appointed since an election 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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