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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 68,422 population of Jones County, Mississippi comprised of 3,085 people who identified as Hispanic (4.51%), and 65,337 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jones County, Mississippi with a population of 46,784 (68.38%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,197 (29.52%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 613 (0.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jones County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 44,238 (64.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,930 (29.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,546 (3.72%).

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

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Population By Race in Jones , MS in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,197 29.52%
White Alone 46,784 68.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 461 0.67%
Asian Alone 341 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 26 0.04%
Two Or More Races 613 0.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Jones , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 267 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,546 3.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 122 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 32 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 19 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 99 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,930 29.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 44,238 64.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 339 0.5%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 309 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 514 0.75%