Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson County, MS in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 141,443 population of Jackson County, Mississippi comprised of 8,401 people who identified as Hispanic (5.94%), and 133,042 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, Mississippi with a population of 103,777 (73.37%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 30,974 (21.9%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,316 (2.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, Mississippi in 2015, with a population of 96,603 (68.3%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 30,254 (21.39%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,174 (5.07%).

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

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Population By Race in Jackson , MS in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 30,974 21.9%
White Alone 103,777 73.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 583 0.41%
Asian Alone 3,316 2.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 113 0.08%
Two Or More Races 2,680 1.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , MS in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 720 0.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,174 5.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 86 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 77 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 35 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 309 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,254 21.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 96,603 68.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 497 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,239 2.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 78 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,371 1.68%