Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cape May County, NJ in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 92,247 population of Cape May County, New Jersey comprised of 7,590 people who identified as Hispanic (8.23%), and 84,657 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cape May County, New Jersey with a population of 84,489 (91.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,505 (4.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,839 (1.99%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cape May County, New Jersey in 2019, with a population of 78,331 (84.91%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,158 (6.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,743 (4.06%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,505 4.88%
White Alone 84,489 91.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 414 0.45%
Asian Alone 924 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 76 0.08%
Two Or More Races 1,839 1.99%
Population By Ethnicity in Cape May , NJ in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 762 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,158 6.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 246 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 68 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 31 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 325 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,743 4.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 78,331 84.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 168 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 856 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 45 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,514 1.64%