Poverty Rate in Cape May County, NJ

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
8.7% −30.7% vs nat'l
Rank #515 of 3,222
84th percentile

How Cape May County Compares

Cape May County
8.7%
New Jersey Average
8.7%
Rank #11 of 21 in state
National
12.6%
30.7% below

National Distribution

Where Cape May County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Cape May County: 8.7%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#512 Southampton County, VA 8.7%
#513 Otter Tail County, MN 8.7%
#514 Charlevoix County, MI 8.7%
#515 Cape May County, NJ 8.7%
#516 Cobb County, GA 8.7%
#517 Copper River Census Area, AK 8.7%
#518 Henry County, OH 8.7%
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Poverty Rate in Cape May County, New Jersey

Cape May County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 8.7%, which ranks #515 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 30.7% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within New Jersey, Cape May County ranks #11 of 21 out of 21 counties. This places it in the 84th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.