Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, MS in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 7,022 population of Jefferson County, Mississippi comprised of 62 people who identified as Hispanic (0.88%), and 6,960 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.12%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Mississippi with a population of 5,983 (85.2%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 954 (13.59%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 52 (0.74%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Mississippi in 2019, with a population of 5,960 (84.88%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 924 (13.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 47 (0.67%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,983 85.2%
White Alone 954 13.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 19 0.27%
Asian Alone 12 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races 52 0.74%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , MS in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 23 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 30 0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2 0.03%
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 5,960 84.88%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 924 13.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 47 0.67%