Cape Girardeau city, Missouri Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on September 4, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 39.54K population of Cape Girardeau city, MO residents comprised of 1.47K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (3.71%), and 38.07K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cape Girardeau city, MO, with a population of 29.51K (74.64%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Cape Girardeau city, MO, with a population of 5.72K (14.47%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Cape Girardeau city, MO, with a population of 2.51K (6.34%). The smallest racial group in Cape Girardeau city, MO was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 10 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Cape Girardeau city, MO, with a population of 29.17K (73.76%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Cape Girardeau city, MO, with a population of 5.68K (14.37%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Cape Girardeau city, MO, with a population of 2.01K (5.08%). The smallest ethnic group in Cape Girardeau city, MO was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 0 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Cape Girardeau city, Missouri from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in Missouri and also for the state of Missouri.

Cape Girardeau city, MO Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Cape Girardeau city, MO Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Cape Girardeau city, MO Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Cape Girardeau city, MO Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 5720 14.47
White Alone 29511 74.64
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 126 0.32
Asian Alone 1023 2.59
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 643 1.63
Two Or More Races 2507 6.34
Cape Girardeau city, MO Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 29166 73.76
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 5682 14.37
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 2007 5.08
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 1015 2.57
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 536 1.36
Hispanic - Two or More Races 500 1.26
Hispanic - White Alone 345 0.87
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 107 0.27
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 87 0.22
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 39 0.10
Hispanic - Black Alone 38 0.10
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 10 0.03
Hispanic - Asian Alone 8 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 0 0.00