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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 7,231 population of Jefferson County, Mississippi comprised of 61 people who identified as Hispanic (0.84%), and 7,170 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.16%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Mississippi with a population of 6,198 (85.71%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 952 (13.17%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 52 (0.72%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 6,170 (85.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 927 (12.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 47 (0.65%).

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

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Population By Race in Jefferson , MS in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,198 85.71%
White Alone 952 13.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 17 0.24%
Asian Alone 10 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races 52 0.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 28 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 25 0.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,170 85.33%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 927 12.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 47 0.65%