Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson County, MS in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 143,373 population of Jackson County, Mississippi comprised of 10,049 people who identified as Hispanic (7.01%), and 133,324 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, Mississippi with a population of 104,896 (73.16%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 31,174 (21.74%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,331 (2.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 96,449 (67.27%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 30,193 (21.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,447 (5.89%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 31,174 21.74%
White Alone 104,896 73.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 694 0.48%
Asian Alone 3,331 2.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 152 0.11%
Two Or More Races 3,126 2.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 981 0.68%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,447 5.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 167 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 77 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 37 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 340 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,193 21.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 96,449 67.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 527 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,254 2.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 115 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,786 1.94%