Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cape May County, NJ in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 93,283 population of Cape May County, New Jersey comprised of 7,292 people who identified as Hispanic (7.82%), and 85,991 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cape May County, New Jersey with a population of 85,493 (91.65%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,639 (4.97%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,756 (1.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cape May County, New Jersey in 2017, with a population of 79,590 (85.32%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,903 (6.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,877 (4.16%).

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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cape May County, NJ in 2017
Total Population:93,283
92.18%7.82%
Non Hispanic (92.18%)
Hispanic (7.82%)
Race in Cape May County, NJ in 2017
Total Population:93,283
91.65%
White Alone (91.65%)
Black or African American Alone (4.97%)
Two or more races (1.88%)
Asian Alone (1%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.42%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)
Ethnicity in Cape May County, NJ in 2017
Total Population:93,283
85.32%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (85.32%)
Hispanic White Alone (6.33%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.16%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.70%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.56%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.94%)
Population By Race in Cape May , NJ in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 85,493 91.65%
Black or African American Alone 4,639 4.97%
Two Or More Races 1,756 1.88%
Asian Alone 935 1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 387 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 73 0.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Cape May , NJ in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 79,590 85.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,903 6.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,877 4.16%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,451 1.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 877 0.94%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 762 0.82%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 305 0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 236 0.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 151 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 58 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 45 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 28 0.03%