Cape May County is the southernmost
county in the
U.S. state of
New Jersey. As of the
2010 United States Census, the population was 97,265, decreasing by 5,061 (-4.9%) from the 102,326 counted in the
2000 Census, retaining its position as the state's second-least populous county. Cape May was one of only two counties to lose population in the decade since 2000; the decline was the largest percentage decrease of any county statewide and the second-largest in absolute terms. As of the 2014 Census Estimate, the county's population was 95,344. A consistently popular summer destination with of beaches, Cape May attracts vacationers from New Jersey and surrounding states, with the summer population exceeding 800,000. Tourism generates annual revenues of $5.3 billion, making it the county's single largest industry, with leisure and hospitality being Cape May's largest employment category.