Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cape May County, NJ in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 95,044 population of Cape May County, New Jersey comprised of 7,500 people who identified as Hispanic (7.89%), and 87,544 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.11%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cape May County, New Jersey with a population of 87,205 (91.75%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,536 (4.77%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,858 (1.96%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cape May County, New Jersey in 2020, with a population of 81,132 (85.36%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,073 (6.39%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,793 (3.99%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,536 4.77%
White Alone 87,205 91.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 408 0.43%
Asian Alone 957 1.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 80 0.08%
Two Or More Races 1,858 1.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Cape May , NJ in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 743 0.78%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,073 6.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 247 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 74 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 39 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 324 0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,793 3.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 81,132 85.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 161 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 883 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,534 1.61%