Signature · 74 SNAP-authorized stores
Cape May County, NJ
Cape May County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.8%, +10.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.8%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 7.5%
- on SNAP
- 95K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cape May County, NJ
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 32.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.7 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 19% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Monmouth County (+ 1.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Cape May County sits in the upper national band (32.8%, #749 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #749
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in NJ
- 18
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 74 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Cape May County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cape May County's 32.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #759 most-affected nationwide.
Cape May County's elevated USDA tier split
32 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cape May County has 23 urban and 9 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Cape May County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New Jersey, not a full county-board reprint
- Ocean
Ocean 43.6%
43.6 % low-access
- Cumberland
Cumberland 35.2%
35.2 % low-access
- Warren
Warren 35.1%
35.1 % low-access
- Monmouth
Monmouth 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- Cape May
Cape May 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Atlantic
Atlantic 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- Hudson 0.7
Hudson 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 32 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 97,265 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 18 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 31,929 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,505 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 94,941 |
| Median Household Income | $91,128 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,380 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cape May County
Cape May County has 74 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 26 locations (35% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 26
- cvs 4125, villas
- cvs pharmacy 398, north wildwood
- cvs pharmacy 429, cape may court house
- cvs pharmacy 2014, cape may
- cvs pharmacy 2354, wildwood
- cvs pharmacy 4841, marmora
- cvs pharmacy 752, ocean city
- cvs pharmacy 961, ocean city
- cvs pharmacy inc 5967, ocean view
- cvs/pharmacy 2023, sea isle city
- dollar general 13543, cape may court house
- dollar general 14641, marmora
- dollar general 17852, woodbine
- dollar general 18175, wildwood
- dollar general 13407, north swainton
- dollar general 8769, n cape may
- dollar general 9400, ocean view
- dollar tree 1686, rio grande
- dollar tree 4335, cape may
- dollar tree 7398, wildwood
- family dollar 11368, woodbine
- family dollar 13479, wildwood
- ocean state job lot 562, cape may
- walgreens 12003, wildwood
- walgreens 17934, ocean city
- walgreens 19918, north cape may
Convenience Store · 23
- aplus 40071h, ocean city
- blitz's market hole in the wall, villas
- commercial mexicana, wildwood
- la unica esperanza grocery store, wildwood
- pantry 1 food mart, cape may court house
- villas grab & go, villas
- wawa 300, sea isle city
- wawa 342, stone harbor
- wawa 432, avalon
- wawa 452, cape may
- wawa 465, ocean view
- wawa 470, dennisville
- wawa 492, cape may court house
- wawa 728, ocean city
- wawa 729, wildwood
- wawa 758, marmora
- wawa 771, ocean city
- wawa 946, rio grande
- wawa 954, wildwood
- wawa 963, villas
- wawa 980, n cape may
- wawa 8322, north wildwood
- wildwood deli & convenience, wildwood
Supermarket · 13
- acme 2855, cape may
- acme 3824, ocean city
- acme 3835, seaville
- acme 845, cape may
- acme 859, cape may court house
- acme 890, cape may court house
- acme 996, sea isle city
- aldi 60065, rio grande
- acme 2649, ocean city
- acme 2838, n wildwood
- acme markets llc 821, wildwood
- rio grande grocery outlet 747, rio grande
- westside meats, rio grande
Small Grocery Store · 5
- bautistas grocery, wildwood
- la autentica deli llc, ocean city
- la consentida, villas
- mini market la guadalupana, ocean city
- miscelanea montoya mexican grocery, wildwood
Super Store · 4
- shop rite of rio grande 643, rio grande
- shoprite of mamora 603, marmora
- walmart 3337, rio grande
- walmart 3337, rio grande
Large Grocery Store · 2
- gaiss market, villas
- the produce place, inc, cape may
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- woodbine meat market, woodbine
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in New Jersey
One of 20 counties in New Jersey, 6 are shown here.
Compare Cape May County vs Atlantic County → · All New Jersey counties →
Counties near Cape May County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cape May County, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NJ (32.8% here).
- Westmoreland County, PA · 32.8% low-access
- Westmoreland County, PA · 32.8% low-access
- Lexington County, SC · 32.8% low-access
- Lexington County, SC · 32.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NJ (7.5% here).
- Watauga County, NC · 7.5% SNAP
- Watauga County, NC · 7.5% SNAP
- Missoula County, MT · 7.5% SNAP
- Missoula County, MT · 7.5% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Cape May County inside a higher low-access state context
Cape May County sits inside New Jersey (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
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