Mississippi · Census place 2836000
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is a city in 3 counties of Mississippi with an estimated 141,449 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 141,449
- #1 of 149 in Mississippi
- Change since 2020
- -7.6%
- -11,555 people
- Land area
- 111.7 sq mi
- + 2.14 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,266 / sq mi
- State median 738
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Jackson population, 2020 to 2024
Jackson lost 11,555 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -7.6%. In the latest year it moved by -2,036. Among 61 Mississippi places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 58th; the median place changed by -1.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Mississippi has 12,656 people, so Jackson is 11.2 times that size.
Jackson covers 111.69 square miles of land and 2.14 of water, for 1,266 people per square mile of land. The median Mississippi place of 5,000+ has 738, so Jackson is denser than the typical town.
The 3 counties Jackson spans
Jackson crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 141,449 residents as follows; Hinds County holds 99.6% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Hinds County140,952
- 02Madison County494
- 03Rankin County3
ZIP codes in Jackson
15 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Jackson by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 39174, 39201, 39202, 39203, 39204, 39206, 39209, 39210, 39211, 39212, 39213, 39216, 39217, 39269, 39272. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Jackson is
The Census internal point of Jackson is at 32.315800, -90.212800. Jackson, the capital, is 2.0 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Baton Rouge, LA (220,907 people), 140.5 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 114 m (374 ft) above sea level.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 32.315800, -90.212800
- DMS
- 32°18'56.88"N 90°12'46.08"W
- UTM
- 15N 762404.3E 3578854.2N
- Geohash
- 9vxzg4vj1
- Plus code
- 864F8Q8P+8V
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Daylight in Jackson
At 32.32° N, Jackson gets about 14 h 16 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 02 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 15 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the Jackson daylight page.
Places near Jackson
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Mississippi, measured between internal points. The closest is Richland, 6.7 miles away, with 7,607 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Jackson, MS?
141,449 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 11,555 (7.6%) from 153,004 in July 2020.
What county is Jackson in?
It spans 3 counties: Hinds County (140,952 residents), Madison County (494 residents), Rankin County (3 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Jackson?
15 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 39174, 39201, 39202, 39203, 39204, 39206, 39209, 39210, 39211, 39212, 39213, 39216, and more.
How far is Jackson from Jackson?
2.0 miles (3.2 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Jackson.
What is the nearest larger city to Jackson?
Baton Rouge, LA, with 220,907 residents, 140.5 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
- 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)
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