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  • Largest town: Carbondale

Jackson County, Illinois

Jackson County had 53,199 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 583.6 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 102 in Illinois by population and 37th by land area.

Population
53,199
#27 of 102 in Illinois · #973 in US
Area
583.6 sq mi
#37 of 102 in Illinois · #1,686 in US
Density
91 / sq mi
#25 of 102 in Illinois · #982 in US
Median household income
$48,289
#101 of 102 in Illinois · #2,814 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Jackson County within Illinois. Pin: Springfield.

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Jackson County population, land area and income

Jackson County had 53,199 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 583.6 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 102 in Illinois by population and 37th by land area. That works out to 91.2 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Illinois has 24,447 residents, so Jackson County is 2.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,289 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

53,199

3144th1st

973rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

584 sq mi

3144th1st

1686th of 3,144 (US)

Density

91.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

982nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,289

3143rd1st

2814th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Illinois (102)

Population

53,199

102nd1st

27th of 102 (IL)

Land area

584 sq mi

102nd1st

37th of 102 (IL)

Density

91.2 / sq mi

102nd1st

25th of 102 (IL)

Median household income

$48,289

102nd1st

101st of 102 (IL)

How Jackson County's population changed since 2020

Jackson County lost 65 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 19th of 102 in Illinois for growth. The median Illinois county changed by -1.7%, and the state as a whole by -0.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Jackson County recorded 2,332 births and 2,476 deaths, a natural change of -144. Net international migration added +1,406 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,418. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,418 people.

53.3k202053.0k202153.0k202252.9k202353.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,332
Deaths
2,476
Net international migration
+1,406
Net domestic migration
-1,418
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+332

Where Jackson County is

The Census internal point of Jackson County is at 37.786100, -89.381200. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Illinois's 102 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Jackson County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Piatt County: -0.3%Hamilton County: -2.2%Williamson County: -0.1%Edgar County: -2.4%Macoupin County: -2.3%Marshall County: -1.3%Putnam County: +0.0%Richland County: -2.8%Washington County: -1.4%Lee County: -1.5%Douglas County: +0.2%Cook County: -1.6%Effingham County: -0.3%Edwards County: -3.6%Cass County: -2.0%Clay County: -3.4%Knox County: -2.2%LaSalle County: -0.9%Cumberland County: -1.3%Warren County: -3.7%Moultrie County: -0.9%Menard County: -2.5%Fayette County: -1.5%Boone County: -0.0%Lawrence County: -3.2%Marion County: -3.2%Champaign County: +3.0%Clark County: -2.4%Ford County: -0.4%Wayne County: -1.4%Logan County: -1.4%Grundy County: +2.5%Jasper County: -1.8%Crawford County: -1.3%McDonough County: -1.7%Clinton County: +0.5%Perry County: -3.0%Montgomery County: -2.2%Henry County: -2.0%Livingston County: -1.2%Scott County: -3.8%Alexander County: -11.2%Bureau County: -2.2%Brown County: +1.1%Mason County: -3.9%Calhoun County: -4.1%Greene County: -4.3%Coles County: -1.4%Kendall County: +8.2%Lake County: +0.7%Mercer County: -2.2%St. Clair County: -2.3%Wabash County: -3.0%Bond County: -1.7%DuPage County: +0.6%Gallatin County: -5.2%Stephenson County: -3.3%McHenry County: +1.9%White County: -3.0%Saline County: -3.9%Christian County: -2.2%Sangamon County: -1.0%Massac County: -3.6%Macon County: -2.9%Johnson County: -0.0%Jo Daviess County: -2.6%Peoria County: -1.0%DeKalb County: +1.0%Pope County: -1.5%De Witt County: -0.9%Schuyler County: -1.7%Fulton County: -3.1%Ogle County: -0.8%Jersey County: -1.6%Iroquois County: -3.3%Kankakee County: -0.9%Rock Island County: -1.1%Pulaski County: -5.8%Kane County: +0.9%Union County: -2.4%Whiteside County: -1.7%Woodford County: -0.3%Carroll County: -1.5%Adams County: -2.3%Hardin County: -2.6%Madison County: -1.0%Hancock County: -3.1%Monroe County: +0.0%Tazewell County: -1.1%Jackson County: -0.1%Vermilion County: -3.9%Randolph County: -0.6%McLean County: +0.5%Morgan County: -2.6%Shelby County: -1.7%Will County: +1.7%Winnebago County: -0.4%Jefferson County: -2.4%Stark County: -2.2%Henderson County: -4.5%Pike County: -2.6%Franklin County: -1.8%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.0%
  2. < -2.2%
  3. < -1.4%
  4. < -0.3%
  5. ≥ -0.3%
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Orange pin: Jackson County internal point. Dark pin: Springfield.

Internal point

Decimal
37.786100, -89.381200
DMS
37°47'9.96"N 89°22'52.32"W
UTM
16N 290316.0E 4184753.4N
Geohash
dn8qyndxg
Plus code
869GQJP9+CG

Towns in Jackson County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Jackson County, 30,675 people together, or 58% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jackson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Carbondale with 22,223.

  1. 01Carbondale22,223
  2. 02Murphysboro7,044
  3. 03De Soto1,408
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jackson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Jackson County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Williamson County, IL, with 67,064 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Springfield and the nearest big city

Springfield is 138.6 miles N of Jackson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is St. Louis, MO (population 279,695), 75.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Carbondale, IL (population 22,223), 9.7 miles away.

Jackson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jackson County is 17077: state code 17 for Illinois plus county code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,289.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jackson County, Illinois?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 53,199. That is down 65 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 53,264.

What is the FIPS code of Jackson County?

17077. The first two digits (17) are Illinois; the last three (077) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jackson County?

Carbondale, with 22,223 residents inside Jackson County in 2024.

Which counties border Jackson County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Williamson County, IL; Franklin County, IL; Randolph County, IL; Perry County, IL; Perry County, MO; Union County, IL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.