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Cape May County includes 16 municipalities and is the southernmost county in New Jersey. Its county seat is Cape May Court House and its most populous municipality is Lower Township.  The total population of Cape May County is over 90,000. Most of the county lies on a peninsula that juts into the Delaware Bay.

As of the 2010 United States Census, the population density of Cape May County was 401 per square mile and the housing unit average density was 357 per square mile.  The racial makeup of the county was 91.57% White, 5.06% Black or African American, .18% Native American, .65% Asian, .04% Pacific Islander, 1.35% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races.  Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 3.3% of the population.  The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94.

A consistently popular summer destination with 30 miles 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. The commercial fishing industry is also important in Cape May County.

The southern terminus of the Garden State Parkway, known as Exit Zero, is in the county.  The parkway passes through the length of the county, heading north to Egg Harbor Township in the north in Atlantic County.

Cumberland County includes 14 municipalities and is part of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Delaware Valley Combined Statistical Area. Its county seat is Bridgeton. Four public-use airports are located in Cumberland County. The total population of the county is over 150,000.

As of the 2010 United States Census, the population density of Cumberland County was 324.4 per square mile and the housing unit average density was 115.4 per square mile.  The racial makeup of the county was 62.74% White, 20.23% Black or African American, 1.11% Native American, 1.22% Asian, .04% Pacific Islander, 11.15% from other races, and 3.52% from two or more races.  Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 27.06% of the population.  The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.26.

As of 2010, the county had a total of 1,271.74 miles of roadways, of which 643.65 miles were maintained by the local municipality, 539.14 miles by Cumberland County and 88.95 miles by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

Salem County includes 15 municipalities and has a population of over 65,000.  Its most populous place is Pennsville Township with over 13,000 residents. Its western boundary is formed by the Delaware River and it has the eastern terminus of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, connecting to New Castle, Delaware.  Its county seat is Salem.

As of the 2010 United States Census, the population density of Salem County was 199.1 per square mile and the housing unit average density was 82.6 per square mile.  The racial makeup of the county was 79.83% White, 14.09% Black or African American, .36% Native American, .84% Asian, .02% Pacific Islander, 2.64% from other races, and 2.22% from two or more races.  Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 6.82% of the population.  The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.07.

As of 2010, the county had a total of 879.53 miles of roadways, of which 429.36 miles were maintained by the local municipality, 355.17 miles by Salem County, 85.94 miles by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 9.06 miles by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.  Salem is served by many different roads including both major county routes and limited access routes, as well as the Delaware Memorial Bridge, a set of twin suspension bridges crossing the Delaware River connecting New Castle, Delaware, and Pennsville Township.