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Cape Girardeau County

83,658Population
2.4 %Change since 2020
117Net migration
3.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
83,658 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.4 %
Net migration
117 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.6 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
81,710 (2020)
Births
927 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.1
Deaths
867 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.4
Natural change, 2023
60
International migration
190 (2023)
Domestic migration
-73 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
1.4
Postal code
MO
FIPS code
29031

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.65.4
PeriodValue
20253.6 %
20243.4 %
20232.8 %
20222.3 %
20213.4 %
20205.1 %
20192.9 %
20182.8 %
20173.5 %
20164.3 %
20154.4 %
20145.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202483.7K81.8K
PeriodValue
202483,658
202383,110
202282,940
202182,144
202081,824