Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cape May County, NJ in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 95,706 population of Cape May County, New Jersey comprised of 7,665 people who identified as Hispanic (8.01%), and 88,041 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cape May County, New Jersey with a population of 87,803 (91.74%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,498 (4.7%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,903 (1.99%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cape May County, New Jersey in 2021, with a population of 81,602 (85.26%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,201 (6.48%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,738 (3.91%).

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

You can find similar information for other New Jersey counties, and for New Jersey.

See this for other years:
Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cape May County, NJ in 2021
Total Population:
Race in Cape May County, NJ in 2021
Total Population:
Ethnicity in Cape May County, NJ in 2021
Total Population:
Population By Race in Cape May , NJ in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,498 4.7%
White Alone 87,803 91.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 420 0.44%
Asian Alone 997 1.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 85 0.09%
Two Or More Races 1,903 1.99%
Population By Ethnicity in Cape May , NJ in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 760 0.79%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,201 6.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 250 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 76 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 42 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 336 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,738 3.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 81,602 85.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 170 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 921 0.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,567 1.64%