Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cape Girardeau County, MO in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 78,971 population of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri comprised of 1,968 people who identified as Hispanic (2.49%), and 77,003 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri with a population of 69,015 (87.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,222 (7.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,899 (2.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri in 2019, with a population of 67,463 (85.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,092 (7.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,764 (2.23%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cape Girardeau County, MO in 2019
Total Population:78,971
97.51%
Non Hispanic (97.51%)
Hispanic (2.49%)
Race in Cape Girardeau County, MO in 2019
Total Population:78,971
87.39%7.88%
White Alone (87.39%)
Black or African American Alone (7.88%)
Two or more races (2.4%)
Asian Alone (1.89%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.39%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)
Ethnicity in Cape Girardeau County, MO in 2019
Total Population:78,971
85.43%7.71%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (85.43%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (7.71%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.23%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.97%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.84%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.82%)
Population By Race in Cape Girardeau , MO in 2019
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 69,015 87.39%
Black or African American Alone 6,222 7.88%
Two Or More Races 1,899 2.4%
Asian Alone 1,489 1.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 310 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 36 0.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Cape Girardeau , MO in 2019
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 67,463 85.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,092 7.71%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,764 2.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,552 1.97%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,455 1.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 200 0.25%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 135 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 130 0.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 110 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 34 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 29 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%