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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 142,355 population of Jackson County, Mississippi comprised of 9,327 people who identified as Hispanic (6.55%), and 133,028 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, Mississippi with a population of 104,296 (73.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 31,098 (21.85%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,257 (2.29%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 96,438 (67.75%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 30,223 (21.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,858 (5.52%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 31,098 21.85%
White Alone 104,296 73.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 676 0.48%
Asian Alone 3,257 2.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 122 0.09%
Two Or More Races 2,906 2.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 875 0.62%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,858 5.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 152 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 75 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 39 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 328 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,223 21.23%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 96,438 67.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 524 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,182 2.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 83 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,578 1.81%