Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson County, MO in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 717,615 population of Jackson County, Missouri comprised of 77,882 people who identified as Hispanic (10.85%), and 639,733 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, Missouri with a population of 502,622 (70.04%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 169,166 (23.57%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 24,362 (3.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, Missouri in 2020, with a population of 436,292 (60.8%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 164,026 (22.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 66,330 (9.24%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 169,166 23.57%
White Alone 502,622 70.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,810 0.67%
Asian Alone 14,374 2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,281 0.32%
Two Or More Races 24,362 3.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , MO in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,140 0.72%
White Alone - Hispanic 66,330 9.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,167 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 507 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 422 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,316 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 164,026 22.86%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 436,292 60.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,643 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,867 1.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,859 0.26%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 21,046 2.93%