Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson, MO in 2019

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 704,350 population of Jackson County, Missouri comprised of 65,570 people who identified as Hispanic (9.31%), and 638,780 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, Missouri with a population of 492,875 (69.98%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 167,779 (23.82%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 23,118 (3.28%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, Missouri in 2019, with a population of 437,153 (62.07%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 163,315 (23.19%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 55,722 (7.91%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 167,779 23.82%
White Alone 492,875 69.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,437 0.63%
Asian Alone 13,922 1.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,219 0.32%
Two Or More Races 23,118 3.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , MO in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,464 0.63%
White Alone - Hispanic 55,722 7.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,779 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 401 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 361 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,843 0.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 163,315 23.19%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 437,153 62.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,658 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,521 1.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,858 0.26%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 20,275 2.88%