Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson County, MO in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 717,875 population of Jackson County, Missouri comprised of 79,408 people who identified as Hispanic (11.06%), and 638,467 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, Missouri with a population of 502,770 (70.04%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 168,349 (23.45%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 25,250 (3.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, Missouri in 2021, with a population of 435,250 (60.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 163,100 (22.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 67,520 (9.41%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 168,349 23.45%
White Alone 502,770 70.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,818 0.67%
Asian Alone 14,412 2.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,276 0.32%
Two Or More Races 25,250 3.52%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , MO in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,249 0.73%
White Alone - Hispanic 67,520 9.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,246 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 515 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 421 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,457 0.48%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 163,100 22.72%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 435,250 60.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,572 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,897 1.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,855 0.26%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 21,793 3.04%