Jewell County Demographics

A map of Jewell County's Population by Race

Jewell County, Kansas had a population of 2,932 in 2020. It was 93.6% White, 0.1% Black, 0.3% Asian, 2.1% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 3.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Jewell County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Jewell County is the 82nd most populous county of the 105 counties in Kansas.

Jewell County's White Population

2,743 residents of Jewell County identify as White, or 93.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Jewell County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Kansas (72.2% White). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Jewell County is ranked #8 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Jewell County is more White than neighboring Webster County (91.6% White). Jewell County is less White than neighboring Mitchell County (93.8% White), Nuckolls County (93.7% White), Smith County (94.4% White), and Republic County (94.2% White).

Jewell County's Black Population

4 residents of Jewell County identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Jewell County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kansas (5.6% Black). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Jewell County is ranked #95 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Jewell County is less Black than neighboring Mitchell County (0.3% Black), Webster County (0.4% Black), Smith County (0.3% Black), and Republic County (0.3% Black).

Jewell County's Asian Population

10 residents of Jewell County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Jewell County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kansas (2.9% Asian). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Jewell County is ranked #65 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Jewell County is more Asian than neighboring Mitchell County (0.2% Asian), Nuckolls County (0.1% Asian), and Republic County (0.2% Asian).

Jewell County's Hispanic Population

62 residents of Jewell County identify as Hispanic, or 2.1%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Jewell County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Kansas (13% Hispanic). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Jewell County is ranked #101 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Jewell County is more Hispanic than neighboring Smith County (1.9% Hispanic), and Republic County (1.9% Hispanic). Jewell County is less Hispanic than neighboring Mitchell County (2.7% Hispanic), Nuckolls County (2.9% Hispanic), and Webster County (4.4% Hispanic).

Jewell County's Native American/Other Population

18 residents of Jewell 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 Jewell County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Kansas (1.2% Native American/Other). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Jewell County is ranked #68 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Jewell County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Mitchell County (0.2% Native American/Other), Nuckolls County (0.4% Native American/Other), Webster County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Republic County (0.5% Native American/Other).

Jewell County's Multiracial Population

95 residents of Jewell County identify as Multiracial, or 3.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Jewell County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kansas (5.1% Multiracial). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Jewell County is ranked #77 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Jewell County is more Multiracial than neighboring Mitchell County (2.7% Multiracial), Nuckolls County (2.9% Multiracial), Webster County (2.9% Multiracial), Smith County (2.6% Multiracial), and Republic County (2.8% Multiracial).

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