Jackson County Demographics

A map of Jackson County's Population by Race

Jackson County, Mississippi had a population of 143,252 in 2020. It was 64.8% White, 20.7% Black, 2.2% Asian, 7.0% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 4.4% 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 5th most populous county of the 82 counties in Mississippi.

Jackson County's White Population

92,881 residents of Jackson County identify as White, or 64.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Jackson County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Mississippi (55.4% White). Of the 82 counties in Mississippi, Jackson County is ranked #25 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Jackson County is more White than neighboring Harrison County (60% White), and Mobile County (54.7% White). Jackson County is less White than neighboring George County (86% White), Stone County (75.4% White), and Greene County (72.5% White).

Jackson County's Black Population

29,713 residents of Jackson County identify as Black, or 20.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Jackson County less than the Black share of the population of Mississippi (36.4% Black). Of the 82 counties in Mississippi, Jackson County is ranked #67 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Jackson County is more Black than neighboring George County (7.3% Black), and Stone County (17.7% Black). Jackson County is less Black than neighboring Harrison County (24.5% Black), Mobile County (35.1% Black), and Greene County (23.2% Black).

Jackson County's Asian Population

3,173 residents of Jackson County identify as Asian, or 2.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Jackson County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Mississippi (1.1% Asian). Of the 82 counties in Mississippi, Jackson County is ranked #5 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Jackson County is more Asian than neighboring George County (0.3% Asian), Mobile County (2.1% Asian), Stone County (0.5% Asian), and Greene County (0.2% Asian). Jackson County is less Asian than neighboring Harrison County (2.8% Asian).

Jackson County's Hispanic Population

10,050 residents of Jackson County identify as Hispanic, or 7.0%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Jackson County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Mississippi (3.6% Hispanic). Of the 82 counties in Mississippi, Jackson County is ranked #3 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Jackson County is more Hispanic than neighboring George County (2.8% Hispanic), Harrison County (6.7% Hispanic), Mobile County (3.2% Hispanic), Stone County (2.4% Hispanic), and Greene County (1.3% Hispanic).

Jackson County's Native American/Other Population

1,062 residents of Jackson County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.7%. 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 Mississippi (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 82 counties in Mississippi, Jackson County is ranked #11 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Jackson County is more Native American/Other than neighboring George County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Greene County (0.5% Native American/Other). Jackson County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Harrison County (0.9% Native American/Other), Mobile County (1.3% Native American/Other), and Stone County (0.9% Native American/Other).

Jackson County's Multiracial Population

6,373 residents of Jackson County identify as Multiracial, or 4.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Jackson County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Mississippi (2.8% Multiracial). Of the 82 counties in Mississippi, Jackson County is ranked #2 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Jackson County is more Multiracial than neighboring George County (3.2% Multiracial), Mobile County (3.7% Multiracial), Stone County (3.2% Multiracial), and Greene County (2.3% Multiracial). Jackson County is less Multiracial than neighboring Harrison County (5.1% Multiracial).

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