Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

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Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

97.6%

Foreign Born

2.4%

Naturalized

0.8%

US Citizens

98.4%

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for — Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	82,735	2.4%	97.6%
2023	82,180	2.4%	97.6%
2022	81,703	2.5%	97.5%
2021	81,086	2.6%	97.4%
2020	78,834	2.8%	97.2%
2019	78,491	2.8%	97.2%
2018	78,324	2.9%	97.1%
2017	78,013	2.7%	97.3%
2016	78,089	2.6%	97.4%
2015	77,606	2.4%	97.6%
2014	77,031	2.4%	97.6%
2013	76,322	2.3%	97.7%
2012	75,690	2.3%	97.7%
2011	75,017	2.0%	98.0%
2010	74,283	1.8%	98.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Approximately 2.4% of residents in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.4%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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