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Jackson County, Minnesota

Jackson County had 9,861 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 703.0 square miles of land. It ranks 67th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 43rd by land area.

Population
9,861
#67 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,417 in US
Area
703.0 sq mi
#43 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,320 in US
Density
14 / sq mi
#66 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,425 in US
Median household income
$72,413
#36 of 87 in Minnesota · #823 in US

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

Jackson County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Jackson County population, land area and income

Jackson County had 9,861 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 703.0 square miles of land. It ranks 67th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 43rd by land area. That works out to 14.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Minnesota has 22,050 residents, so Jackson County has 45% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,413 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,861

3144th1st

2417th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

703 sq mi

3144th1st

1320th of 3,144 (US)

Density

14.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2425th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,413

3143rd1st

823rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

9,861

87th1st

67th of 87 (MN)

Land area

703 sq mi

87th1st

43rd of 87 (MN)

Density

14.0 / sq mi

87th1st

66th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$72,413

87th1st

36th of 87 (MN)

How Jackson County's population changed since 2020

Jackson County lost 129 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.3%. That ranks 62nd of 87 in Minnesota for growth. The median Minnesota county changed by +0.6%, and the state as a whole by +1.4%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Jackson County recorded 385 births and 481 deaths, a natural change of -96. Net international migration added +60 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -98. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 98 people.

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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
385
Deaths
481
Net international migration
+60
Net domestic migration
-98
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-43

Where Jackson County is

The Census internal point of Jackson County is at 43.671100, -95.149700. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Minnesota's 87 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.

Cook County: -0.5%Kanabec County: +3.4%Carlton County: +1.5%Becker County: +0.7%Dodge County: +1.7%Douglas County: +2.1%Murray County: -1.5%Pipestone County: -3.3%Rock County: -1.7%Steele County: +0.1%Waseca County: -1.4%Pennington County: -2.1%Red Lake County: -1.5%Stevens County: +1.6%Hubbard County: +3.1%Mahnomen County: -1.8%Fillmore County: +1.2%Otter Tail County: +1.4%Rice County: +2.9%Meeker County: +0.2%Nobles County: -1.1%Swift County: -1.5%Watonwan County: -0.3%Wadena County: +2.2%Polk County: -2.1%Lyon County: +0.6%St. Louis County: +0.4%Todd County: +2.6%Carver County: +5.0%Kandiyohi County: +2.2%Olmsted County: +2.1%Roseau County: -0.3%Dakota County: +2.9%Yellow Medicine County: -1.2%Crow Wing County: +3.6%Sibley County: +2.7%Morrison County: +1.5%Lac qui Parle County: -1.0%Lincoln County: -1.3%Martin County: -2.2%Clay County: +2.3%Houston County: -2.5%Wilkin County: -3.3%Nicollet County: -0.0%Norman County: -2.4%Benton County: +1.3%Anoka County: +3.4%Blue Earth County: +2.2%Traverse County: -6.7%Aitkin County: +4.0%Marshall County: -3.0%Grant County: +0.3%Wabasha County: +0.8%Lake County: -2.0%Cottonwood County: -1.6%Brown County: -0.8%Cass County: +4.2%Lake of the Woods County: +0.7%Scott County: +3.9%Isanti County: +5.5%Stearns County: +3.5%Clearwater County: +0.7%Hennepin County: -0.7%Kittson County: -4.7%Wright County: +9.0%Goodhue County: +0.8%Jackson County: -1.3%Washington County: +5.8%Chippewa County: -2.5%Freeborn County: -1.9%Koochiching County: -3.6%Big Stone County: -1.8%Redwood County: -1.1%Chisago County: +4.2%Faribault County: -0.1%Renville County: -1.6%Itasca County: +0.9%Mower County: +2.1%Sherburne County: +5.6%Mille Lacs County: +4.2%Winona County: +0.6%Ramsey County: -1.8%Pine County: +4.9%McLeod County: +0.1%Pope County: +1.5%Le Sueur County: +2.8%Beltrami County: +1.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.7%
  2. < -0.3%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.8%
  5. ≥ +2.8%
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Orange pin: Jackson County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
43.671100, -95.149700
DMS
43°40'15.96"N 95°08'58.92"W
UTM
15N 326698.5E 4837589.2N
Geohash
9zu26y44e
Plus code
86M6MVC2+C4

Towns in Jackson County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Jackson County, 4,962 people together, or 50% 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 Jackson with 3,252.

  1. 01Jackson3,252
  2. 02Lakefield1,710
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jackson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Jackson County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Nobles County, MN, with 21,969 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 134.6 miles NE of Jackson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 79.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Worthington, MN (population 13,754), 22.7 miles away.

Jackson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jackson County is 27063: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 063. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,413.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jackson County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,861. That is down 129 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,990.

What is the FIPS code of Jackson County?

27063. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (063) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jackson County?

Jackson, with 3,252 residents inside Jackson County in 2024.

Which counties border Jackson County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Nobles County, MN; Martin County, MN; Dickinson County, IA; Cottonwood County, MN; Watonwan County, MN; Emmet County, IA; Osceola County, IA.

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)

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