Cape May County, New Jersey Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Cape May County, New Jersey

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Cape May County, New Jersey Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

95.4%

Foreign Born

4.6%

Naturalized

2.3%

US Citizens

97.8%

Cape May County, New Jersey Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for — Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .

Cape May County, New Jersey Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Cape May County, New Jersey Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	94,941	4.6%	95.4%
2023	95,236	4.8%	95.2%
2022	95,456	4.7%	95.3%
2021	95,488	4.8%	95.2%
2020	92,701	4.4%	95.6%
2019	93,086	4.7%	95.3%
2018	93,705	4.8%	95.2%
2017	94,549	4.8%	95.2%
2016	95,404	5.0%	95.0%
2015	95,805	5.6%	94.4%
2014	96,286	5.7%	94.3%
2013	96,684	5.4%	94.6%
2012	96,987	4.8%	95.2%
2011	97,265	4.3%	95.7%
2010	97,684	4.1%	95.9%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Cape May County, New Jersey

Approximately 4.6% of residents in Cape May County, New Jersey were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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