Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson County, MI in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 158,653 population of Jackson County, Michigan comprised of 5,654 people who identified as Hispanic (3.56%), and 152,999 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, Michigan with a population of 139,006 (87.62%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,840 (8.09%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,682 (2.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, Michigan in 2017, with a population of 134,307 (84.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,491 (7.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,699 (2.96%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Jackson, Michigan.

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Population By Race in Jackson , MI in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,840 8.09%
White Alone 139,006 87.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 631 0.4%
Asian Alone 1,425 0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 69 0.04%
Two Or More Races 4,682 2.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , MI in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 349 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,699 2.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 136 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 37 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 27 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 406 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,491 7.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 134,307 84.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 495 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,388 0.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,276 2.7%