Cape May city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Cape May city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
2.4%
2023
6.0%
Total change
+3.6 pp
% change
+150%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +4.8 pp (200%) |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +0.3 pp (4.2%) |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +2.5 pp (33.3%) |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +3.1 pp (31%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -7.1 pp (-54.2%) |