Ripley County, MO

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Poplar Bluff, MO
Designated Market Area: Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg, KY-MO-IL-TN
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2022 population: 10,703 ( 3,397 from 2010 , 25 from 2020)
Land area: 629.5 square miles
Population density: 17.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,982	93.26%	26.4%
Black:	71	0.66%	44.9%
Indian:	112	1.05%	8.2%
Asian:	43	0.40%	2.3%
2+ races:	210	1.96%	19.3%
Hispanic:	285	2.66%	100.7%

Total non-White:	721	6.74%	34.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	329	15.4
Deaths:	511	23.9
Net Migration:	195	9.1
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-3,581	-25.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	184	1.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
14,100
13,563	96.19%
49	0.35%
122	0.87%
44	0.31%
176	1.25%
142	1.01%
537	3.81%

2000
13,509
13,019	96.37%
5	0.04%
170	1.26%
32	0.24%
151	1.12%
132	0.98%
490	3.63%

1990
12,303
12,181	99.01%
0	0.00%
64	0.52%
11	0.09%
n/a
47	0.38%
122	0.99%

1980
12,458
12,333	99.00%
8	0.06%
37	0.30%
15	0.12%
n/a
65	0.52%
125	1.00%

1970
9,803
9,783	99.80%
0	0.00%
14	0.14%
5	0.05%
n/a
0	0.00%
20	0.20%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,618	12.0
1,687	12.5
-36	-0.3
48	0.4

544	4.0
47	0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
1,685	13.7
1,668	13.6
1,808	14.7
56	0.5

838	6.8
368	3.0

Number	Rate
1980's
1,606	12.9
1,643	13.2
13	0.1
n/a

-152	-1.2
-3	-0.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,577	26.3
n/a

2,550	26.0
105	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Ripley County, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.1
2,549	23.8%
8,154	76.2%
2,149	20.1%

3,936
2.74

2,679	68.1%
2,091	78.1%
98	3.7%
1,257	31.9%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
3,307	23.5%
10,793	76.5%
2,646	18.8%

5,637
2.49

3,952	70.1%
2,983	75.5%
322	8.1%
1,685	29.9%

2000
Number	Percent
39.4
3,352	24.8%
10,157	75.2%
2,339	17.3%

5,438
2.45

3,886	71.5%
3,215	82.7%
300	7.7%
1,552	28.5%

1990
Number	Percent
37.2
3,308	26.9%
8,995	73.1%
2,278	18.5%

4,799
2.54

3,530	73.6%
2,954	83.7%
262	7.4%
1,269	26.4%

1980
Number	Percent
36.2
3,481	27.9%
8,977	72.1%
2,286	18.3%

4,556
2.70

3,611	79.3%
3,176	88.0%
147	4.1%
945	20.7%

2022 Housing Data for Ripley County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	199	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	431	11.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	311	7.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	360	9.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	210	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	226	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	139	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	152	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	120	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	386	9.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	523	13.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	351	8.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	205	5.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	110	2.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	118	3.0%
$200,000 or more	95	2.4%

Median Household Income	42,541
Per Capita Income	22,076

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	85
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	309	7.9%
Public Assistance	36	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	647	16.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,011	63.8%
Unemployed	153	2.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,164	66.2%
Not in Labor Force	2,125	33.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,477	1,482	49.9%
Non-Profit	96	125	43.4%
Self-Employed	419	146	74.2%

Local Government	92	150	38.0%
State Government	73	110	39.9%
Federal Government	25	59	29.8%

Total Private + Self	1,896	1,628	53.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	286	444	39.2%
Total	2,182	2,072	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	12.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	495	11.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	666	15.6%
Professional, Technical	745	17.5%
Service Occupations	876	20.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	19	0.4%
All others	1,475	34.6%

White Collar		44.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	752	17.7%
Manufacturing	703	16.5%
Retail trade	481	11.3%
Transportation and warehousing	346	8.1%
Educational services	342	8.0%
Construction	298	7.0%
Other services	212	5.0%
Accommodation and food services	207	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	182	4.3%
Finance and insurance	135	3.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	130	3.1%
Public administration	122	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	107	2.5%
Wholesale trade	76	1.8%
Utilities	64	1.5%
Information	34	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	33	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	30	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	195	1.80%
Puerto Rican	4	0.04%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	42	0.39%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	5	0.05%
Ecuadorian	37	0.34%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2	0.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	81	0.75%
Japanese	12	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	10,022	98.6%
Other Asian	47	0.5%
Tagalog	31	0.3%
German, other Germanic	26	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.1%
Other	13	0.1%
Spanish	5	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,620	14.9%
Irish	1,609	14.8%
American	1,371	12.6%
English	1,023	9.4%
French	263	2.4%
Polish	196	1.8%
Scottish	195	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	103	1.0%
Dutch	77	0.7%
European	73	0.7%
Welsh	46	0.4%
Italian	41	0.4%
Swedish	32	0.3%
French Canadian	30	0.3%
Finnish	26	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,807	99.7%
Not a citizen	32	0.3%

Native	10,702	98.7%
Foreign-born	137	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
402	5.3%	939	12.5%	2,941	39.1%	2,348	31.2%	614	8.2%	278	3.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	402	5.3%
9-12 Years	939	12.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,941	39.1%
Some College	2,348	31.2%
Bach. Degree	614	8.2%
Grad Degree	278	3.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,208	3,894	314	7.5%	5.9%
1991	4,349	3,928	421	9.7%	6.6%
1992	4,454	4,018	436	9.8%	6.2%
1993	4,764	4,218	546	11.5%	6.2%
1994	4,905	4,466	439	9.0%	5.2%
1995	5,288	4,776	512	9.7%	4.8%
1996	5,380	4,911	469	8.7%	4.7%
1997	5,489	5,141	348	6.3%	4.4%
1998	5,530	5,264	266	4.8%	4.0%
1999	5,541	5,307	234	4.2%	3.2%

2000	5,837	5,546	291	5.0%	3.4%
2001	6,229	5,851	378	6.1%	4.5%
2002	6,071	5,689	382	6.3%	5.3%
2003	6,277	5,863	414	6.6%	5.7%
2004	6,482	6,073	409	6.3%	5.9%
2005	6,605	6,210	395	6.0%	5.4%
2006	6,670	6,287	383	5.7%	4.9%
2007	6,696	6,251	445	6.6%	5.1%
2008	6,811	6,348	463	6.8%	6.2%
2009	6,798	6,175	623	9.2%	9.0%

2010	5,370	4,683	687	12.8%	9.5%
2011	5,467	4,799	668	12.2%	8.6%
2012	5,479	4,889	590	10.8%	7.2%
2013	5,538	5,021	517	9.3%	6.8%
2014	5,549	5,091	458	8.3%	6.2%
2015	5,295	4,866	429	8.1%	5.1%
2016	5,329	4,954	375	7.0%	4.5%
2017	5,251	4,960	291	5.5%	3.8%
2018	5,099	4,831	268	5.3%	3.2%
2019	4,994	4,718	276	5.5%	3.3%

2020	4,987	4,593	394	7.9%	6.1%
2021	5,033	4,774	259	5.1%	4.1%
2022	5,042	4,883	159	3.2%	2.5%
2023	5,157	4,944	213	4.1%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,236
Median Value	$103,700

Occupied	3,936	75.2%
Vacant	1,300	24.8%

Owned	3,135	79.6%
Rented	801	20.4%
Median Rent	$699

Single-Family Units	3,810	72.8%
Detached	3,785	72.3%
Attached	25	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	63	1.2%
Mobile Homes	1,208	23.1%

Ripley County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ripley County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Ripley County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ripley County, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ripley County, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ripley County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Ripley County, MO