Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson County, MO in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 692,812 population of Jackson County, Missouri comprised of 61,442 people who identified as Hispanic (8.87%), and 631,370 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.13%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, Missouri with a population of 486,327 (70.2%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 166,182 (23.99%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 21,215 (3.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, Missouri in 2016, with a population of 433,841 (62.62%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 162,081 (23.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 52,486 (7.58%).

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

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Population By Race in Jackson , MO in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 166,182 23.99%
White Alone 486,327 70.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,207 0.61%
Asian Alone 12,946 1.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,935 0.28%
Two Or More Races 21,215 3.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , MO in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,101 0.59%
White Alone - Hispanic 52,486 7.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,594 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 382 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 303 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,576 0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 162,081 23.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 433,841 62.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,613 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,564 1.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,632 0.24%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,639 2.69%