Is Cass County, MO's population growing or shrinking?
Updated annually
It grew by 2,200 between 2023 and 2024. Changes in population can reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. The 1.9% annual increase was primarily driven by people moving from other states.
In the decade between 2014 and 2024, Cass County, MO’s population grew by 12.9%.
+2.18K
population change (2023 to 2024)
+1.9%
percent change in population (2023 to 2024)
Since 2000, Cass County, MO’s population increased 23 out of 24 years. The largest increase occurred between 2003 and 2004, when Cass County, MO gained 2,900 residents. Its largest decline occurred between 2009 and 2010 when there were 413 fewer residents.
Cass County, MO gained 2,200 residents between 2023 and 2024.
Annual population change
A county’s population is influenced by three factors:
- Natural population change: If births outnumber deaths in a given year, natural population growth is positive. If deaths exceed births, it is negative. Between 2023 and 2024 natural population change was positive in Cass County, MO, with births exceeding deaths by 90.
- Immigration: international migration directly into or out of a county: If more people move in than move out, population change from immigration is positive. If more people move out than move in, it’s negative. Between 2023 to 2024, Cass County, MO’s population change from immigration was positive with about 42 more people coming from another country directly to Cass County, MO than leaving.
- Domestic migration, moving between counties: Between 2023 to 2024, Cass County, MO’s population change from domestic migration was positive with about 2,000 more people coming from any other county in the US.
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Between 2023 and 2024, domestic migration was the primary driver of population growth in Cass County, MO.
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