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