Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson County, MS in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 144,963 population of Jackson County, Mississippi comprised of 10,916 people who identified as Hispanic (7.53%), and 134,047 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, Mississippi with a population of 106,033 (73.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 31,365 (21.64%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,360 (2.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, Mississippi in 2022, with a population of 96,813 (66.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 30,329 (20.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,220 (6.36%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Jackson County, MS in 2022
Total Population:144,963
92.47%
Non Hispanic (92.47%)
Hispanic (7.53%)
Race in Jackson County, MS in 2022
Total Population:144,963
73.15%21.64%
White Alone (73.15%)
Black or African American Alone (21.64%)
Asian Alone (2.32%)
Two or more races (2.29%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.51%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)
Ethnicity in Jackson County, MS in 2022
Total Population:144,963
66.79%20.92%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (66.79%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (20.92%)
Hispanic White Alone (6.36%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.26%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.05%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.62%)
Population By Race in Jackson , MS in 2022
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 106,033 73.15%
Black or African American Alone 31,365 21.64%
Asian Alone 3,360 2.32%
Two Or More Races 3,321 2.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 733 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 151 0.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , MS in 2022
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 96,813 66.79%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,329 20.92%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,220 6.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,276 2.26%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,972 2.05%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,036 0.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 548 0.38%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 349 0.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 185 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 109 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 84 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 42 0.03%