Migration to and from Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Where Cape Girardeau County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
6,470
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
5,127
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,343
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Scott County | Missouri | 574 |
| New Madrid County | Missouri | 479 |
| St. Louis City | Missouri | 350 |
| Bollinger County | Missouri | 338 |
| St. Louis County | Missouri | 287 |
| Buchanan County | Missouri | 265 |
| Asia | 262 | |
| Taney County | Missouri | 213 |
| Jefferson County | Missouri | 200 |
| Perry County | Missouri | 181 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Scott County | Missouri | 805 |
| Perry County | Missouri | 263 |
| St. Louis County | Missouri | 238 |
| St. Charles County | Missouri | 234 |
| Stoddard County | Missouri | 231 |
| Bollinger County | Missouri | 214 |
| St. Clair County | Illinois | 186 |
| Clay County | Missouri | 145 |
| Greene County | Missouri | 130 |
| St. Francois County | Missouri | 116 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 29031.