Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, MS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 7,092 population of Jefferson County, Mississippi comprised of 68 people who identified as Hispanic (0.96%), and 7,024 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.04%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Mississippi with a population of 6,045 (85.24%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 963 (13.58%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 56 (0.79%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Mississippi in 2018, with a population of 6,020 (84.88%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 928 (13.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 51 (0.72%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,045 85.24%
White Alone 963 13.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 16 0.23%
Asian Alone 10 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races 56 0.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , MS in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 25 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 35 0.49%
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 6,020 84.88%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 928 13.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 51 0.72%