Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson County, MO in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 716,218 population of Jackson County, Missouri comprised of 81,191 people who identified as Hispanic (11.34%), and 635,027 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, Missouri with a population of 502,057 (70.1%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 166,759 (23.28%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 25,820 (3.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, Missouri in 2022, with a population of 432,978 (60.45%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 161,322 (22.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 69,079 (9.65%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 166,759 23.28%
White Alone 502,057 70.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,875 0.68%
Asian Alone 14,421 2.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,286 0.32%
Two Or More Races 25,820 3.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , MO in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,437 0.76%
White Alone - Hispanic 69,079 9.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,283 0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 477 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 417 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,498 0.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 161,322 22.52%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 432,978 60.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,592 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,944 1.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,869 0.26%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 22,322 3.12%