Poverty Rate in Cape May County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.7%
Rank #515/3,222 · #11 in NJ
84th
Cape May 8.7%
NJ 9.7% -10.1%
US 12.6% -30.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cape May County's poverty rate of 8.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Cape May County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Poverty Rate
Cape May County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 8.7%, ranking #515 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #11 of 21. This places it in the 84th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.