Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cape May County, NJ in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 93,825 population of Cape May County, New Jersey comprised of 7,036 people who identified as Hispanic (7.5%), and 86,789 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cape May County, New Jersey with a population of 86,001 (91.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,734 (5.05%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,731 (1.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cape May County, New Jersey in 2016, with a population of 80,269 (85.55%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,732 (6.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,997 (4.26%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Cape May, New Jersey.

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Population By Race in Cape May , NJ in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,734 5.05%
White Alone 86,001 91.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 359 0.38%
Asian Alone 934 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 66 0.07%
Two Or More Races 1,731 1.85%
Population By Ethnicity in Cape May , NJ in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 737 0.79%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,732 6.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 201 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 54 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 25 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 287 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,997 4.26%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 80,269 85.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 158 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 880 0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,444 1.54%