Who is the Gloucester County Clerk of the Circuit Court?

Cathy L. Dale is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Gloucester County, Virginia. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Gloucester County Commissioner of the Revenue?

Jo Anne Harris is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Gloucester County, Virginia.

Who is the Gloucester County Commonwealth's Attorney?

John T. Dusewicz is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Gloucester County, Virginia.

Who is the Gloucester County Sheriff?

Darrell W. Warren, Jr. is the Sheriff of Gloucester County, Virginia.

Who is the Gloucester County Treasurer?

Tara L. Thomas is the Treasurer of Gloucester County, Virginia.

Who are the Gloucester County commissioners?

Robert J. "JJ" Orth (Supervisor, Abingdon); Ashley C. Chriscoe (Supervisor, At Large); Nicholas A. "Nick" Bonniville (Supervisor, At Large); C. A. "Chris" Hutson (Supervisor, Gloucester Point); M. A. "Tony" Nicosia (Supervisor, Ware); Joseph Atkins "Joe" Leming (Supervisor, Petsworth); Shannon Lee Hanson (Supervisor, York).

Who is on the Gloucester County School Board?

Kari E. Scruggs (Abingdon); Cindy M. Saulman (At Large); Deborah L. McDonough (At Large); S. Nicole McPherson (At Large); Troy M. Andersen (Gloucester Point); Leonne M. Arsenovic (Ware); Anita F. Parker (Petsworth); Carlton L. Drew (York).

What is the population of Gloucester County?

About 39,526 people, with a median age of 44.8; the median household income is $84,306 and 5.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Gloucester County?

3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 617 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,212, against 2.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Gloucester County?

3 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county and 2 special district governments.

Gloucester County, VA elected officials: supervisors or council members, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Gloucester 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 Supervisors (counties) or City Council (cities)

Gloucester County Board of Supervisors

Office	Who holds it now
Supervisor, Abingdon	Robert J. "JJ" Orth source
Supervisor, At Large	Ashley C. Chriscoe source
Supervisor, At Large	Nicholas A. "Nick" Bonniville source
Supervisor, Gloucester Point	C. A. "Chris" Hutson source
Supervisor, Ware	M. A. "Tony" Nicosia source
Supervisor, Petsworth	Joseph Atkins "Joe" Leming source
Supervisor, York	Shannon Lee Hanson source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Clerk of the Circuit Court	Cathy L. Dale source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Commissioner of the Revenue	Jo Anne Harris source
Commonwealth's Attorney	John T. Dusewicz source
Sheriff	Darrell W. Warren, Jr. source
Treasurer	Tara L. Thomas source

School Board

Gloucester County School Board

Office	Who holds it now
School Board Member, Abingdon	Kari E. Scruggs source
School Board Member, At Large	Cindy M. Saulman source
School Board Member, At Large	Deborah L. McDonough source
School Board Member, At Large	S. Nicole McPherson source
School Board Member, Gloucester Point	Troy M. Andersen source
School Board Member, Ware	Leonne M. Arsenovic source
School Board Member, Petsworth	Anita F. Parker source
School Board Member, York	Carlton L. Drew source

Official website

How many local governments Gloucester County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 3 local governments in Gloucester County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	0	0
School districts (school boards)	0	1
Special districts (elected boards)	2	0

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 (1 in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County

39,526people

44.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$84,306 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

5.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

25.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$331,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

14.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.9%U.S.: 8.4%

37.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

27.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.3% · White 82.5% · Black 8.1% · Asian 0.8% · Other or more than one race 4.3% (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 Gloucester County

3.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.8%. Virginia: 3.6%.

617people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

19,595people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

20,212in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.1%	617	19,595	20,212
August 2026	2.8%	573	19,618	20,191
July 2026	3.1%	622	19,664	20,286
June 2026	3.4%	685	19,739	20,424
May 2026	3.1%	628	19,774	20,402
April 2026	3.0%	617	19,751	20,368
March 2026	3.3%	664	19,615	20,279
February 2026	3.3%	668	19,486	20,154
January 2026	3.1%	617	19,568	20,185
December 2025	3.0%	591	19,411	20,002
November 2025	3.4%	693	19,483	20,176
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.8%	566	19,695	20,261
August 2025	2.9%	585	19,859	20,444
July 2025	2.8%	582	20,018	20,600
June 2025	3.0%	627	20,082	20,709
May 2025	2.9%	585	19,933	20,518
April 2025	2.6%	539	20,041	20,580
March 2025	2.7%	544	19,979	20,523
February 2025	2.8%	570	19,766	20,336
January 2025	2.9%	591	19,890	20,481
December 2024	2.3%	475	19,751	20,226
November 2024	2.7%	557	19,833	20,390
October 2024	2.6%	544	20,075	20,619

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.9%	588	19,832	20,420
2024	2.6%	537	20,114	20,651
2023	2.5%	513	20,149	20,662
2022	2.6%	512	19,434	19,946
2021	3.4%	650	18,702	19,352
2020	5.7%	1,089	18,090	19,179
2019	2.6%	508	19,148	19,656
2018	2.8%	538	18,943	19,481
2017	3.3%	639	18,636	19,275
2016	3.7%	699	18,171	18,870

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. Virginia's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% 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 Gloucester County

49.2 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 205.9.

580.9 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 1,353.5.

0murders2025, 20 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	20	49.2	236	580.9
2024	27	66.1	411	1,006.7
2023	48	120.2	434	1,087.2
2022	45	113.7	361	911.8
2021	28	74.7	345	920.9
2020	33	88.3	493	1,319.5
2019	35	94.1	406	1,091.8
2018	46	123.5	417	1,119.4
2017	31	83.3	426	1,144.7
2016	38	102.8	505	1,365.7

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Gloucester County Sheriff's Office	2025	20	236	40,627

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 Virginia · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.02 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 40,627 people.

82sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

16civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Gloucester County Sheriff's Office	82	16	40,627

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	82	2.02	16	1
2024	89	2.18	20	1
2023	81	2.03	19	1
2022	83	2.10	18	1
2021	77	2.06	18	1
2020	84	2.25	21	1
2019	80	2.15	16	1
2018	82	2.20	16	1
2017	76	2.04	19	1
2016	83	2.24	15	1

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 Gloucester County Clerk of the Circuit Court?: Cathy L. Dale is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Gloucester County, Virginia. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Gloucester County Commissioner of the Revenue?: Jo Anne Harris is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Gloucester County, Virginia.
Who is the Gloucester County Commonwealth's Attorney?: John T. Dusewicz is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Gloucester County, Virginia.
Who is the Gloucester County Sheriff?: Darrell W. Warren, Jr. is the Sheriff of Gloucester County, Virginia.
Who is the Gloucester County Treasurer?: Tara L. Thomas is the Treasurer of Gloucester County, Virginia.
Who are the Gloucester County commissioners?: Robert J. "JJ" Orth (Supervisor, Abingdon); Ashley C. Chriscoe (Supervisor, At Large); Nicholas A. "Nick" Bonniville (Supervisor, At Large); C. A. "Chris" Hutson (Supervisor, Gloucester Point); M. A. "Tony" Nicosia (Supervisor, Ware); Joseph Atkins "Joe" Leming (Supervisor, Petsworth); Shannon Lee Hanson (Supervisor, York).
Who is on the Gloucester County School Board?: Kari E. Scruggs (Abingdon); Cindy M. Saulman (At Large); Deborah L. McDonough (At Large); S. Nicole McPherson (At Large); Troy M. Andersen (Gloucester Point); Leonne M. Arsenovic (Ware); Anita F. Parker (Petsworth); Carlton L. Drew (York).
What is the population of Gloucester County?: About 39,526 people, with a median age of 44.8; the median household income is $84,306 and 5.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Gloucester County?: 3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 617 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,212, against 2.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Gloucester County?: 3 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county and 2 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Virginia Department of Elections' certified results (its Historical Elections Database) of each seat's last election; officials appointed or resigned 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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