Cape May County is located in the U.S. state of New Jersey.The majority of Cape May County's industry is tourism, due to its beaches and location between the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. During the summer season tourists often outnumber "locals" 9 to 1.Cape May County has a total area of approximately 620 square miles of which 41% is land and 59% water. As of the 2000 census, there were 102,326 people, 42,148 households, and 27,354 families residing in Cape May County, NJ.