Jackson County Demographics

A map of Jackson County's Population by Race

Jackson County, Arkansas had a population of 16,755 in 2020. It was 76.1% White, 16.5% Black, 0.4% Asian, 2.8% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 3.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Jackson County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Jackson County is the 45th most populous county of the 75 counties in Arkansas.

Jackson County's White Population

12,754 residents of Jackson County identify as White, or 76.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Jackson County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Arkansas (68.5% White). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Jackson County is ranked #37 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Jackson County is more White than neighboring Woodruff County (67.6% White), and Cross County (71.7% White). Jackson County is less White than neighboring Independence County (83.1% White), Lawrence County (92% White), and Poinsett County (83.4% White).

Jackson County's Black Population

2,764 residents of Jackson County identify as Black, or 16.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Jackson County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Arkansas (14.9% Black). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Jackson County is ranked #30 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Jackson County is more Black than neighboring Independence County (2.2% Black), Lawrence County (0.9% Black), and Poinsett County (7.7% Black). Jackson County is less Black than neighboring Woodruff County (25.5% Black), and Cross County (21.7% Black).

Jackson County's Asian Population

63 residents of Jackson County identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Jackson County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Arkansas (1.7% Asian). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Jackson County is ranked #50 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Jackson County is more Asian than neighboring Lawrence County (0.2% Asian), and Poinsett County (0.2% Asian). Jackson County is less Asian than neighboring Independence County (0.9% Asian), and Cross County (0.6% Asian).

Jackson County's Hispanic Population

461 residents of Jackson County identify as Hispanic, or 2.8%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Jackson County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Arkansas (8.5% Hispanic). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Jackson County is ranked #50 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Jackson County is more Hispanic than neighboring Woodruff County (1.5% Hispanic), Lawrence County (2.2% Hispanic), and Cross County (2.1% Hispanic). Jackson County is less Hispanic than neighboring Independence County (8.6% Hispanic), and Poinsett County (3.6% Hispanic).

Jackson County's Native American/Other Population

97 residents of Jackson County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Jackson County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Arkansas (1.4% Native American/Other). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Jackson County is ranked #55 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Jackson County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Woodruff County (0.5% Native American/Other), Lawrence County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Cross County (0.5% Native American/Other). Jackson County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Independence County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Jackson County's Multiracial Population

616 residents of Jackson County identify as Multiracial, or 3.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Jackson County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Arkansas (4.9% Multiracial). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Jackson County is ranked #51 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Jackson County is more Multiracial than neighboring Cross County (3.4% Multiracial). Jackson County is less Multiracial than neighboring Independence County (4.6% Multiracial), Woodruff County (4.5% Multiracial), Lawrence County (4.2% Multiracial), and Poinsett County (4.4% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.