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Jackson County, Mississippi

Jackson County had 147,002 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 722.8 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 14th by land area.

Population
147,002
#5 of 82 in Mississippi · #468 in US
Area
722.8 sq mi
#14 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,231 in US
Density
203 / sq mi
#5 of 82 in Mississippi · #558 in US
Median household income
$66,751
#5 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,231 in US

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

Jackson County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Jackson County population, land area and income

Jackson County had 147,002 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 722.8 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 14th by land area. That works out to 203.4 people per square mile, 2.1 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, so Jackson County is 6.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,751 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

147,002

3144th1st

468th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

723 sq mi

3144th1st

1231st of 3,144 (US)

Density

203.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

558th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,751

3143rd1st

1231st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

147,002

82nd1st

5th of 82 (MS)

Land area

723 sq mi

82nd1st

14th of 82 (MS)

Density

203.4 / sq mi

82nd1st

5th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$66,751

82nd1st

5th of 82 (MS)

How Jackson County's population changed since 2020

Jackson County gained 3,624 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.5%. That ranks 9th of 82 in Mississippi for growth. The median Mississippi county changed by -1.6%, and the state as a whole by -0.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Jackson County recorded 6,662 births and 7,265 deaths, a natural change of -603. Net international migration added +1,198 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,122. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,122 people.

143.4k2020144.5k2021145.2k2022146.2k2023147.0k2024
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
6,662
Deaths
7,265
Net international migration
+1,198
Net domestic migration
+3,122
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+837

Where Jackson County is

The Census internal point of Jackson County is at 30.456000, -88.625100. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Mississippi's 82 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.

Itawamba County: +1.4%Tate County: +1.5%Lafayette County: +7.0%Marshall County: +1.7%Leake County: +1.0%Newton County: -0.9%Choctaw County: -1.4%Grenada County: -3.0%Jones County: -2.0%Kemper County: -4.5%Pontotoc County: +2.6%Stone County: +6.8%Jefferson Davis County: -1.9%Covington County: -1.6%Jasper County: -3.4%George County: +6.2%Webster County: +1.4%Panola County: -1.2%Humphreys County: -7.9%Franklin County: -1.9%Oktibbeha County: +0.5%Yalobusha County: +0.2%Alcorn County: -1.5%Perry County: -0.5%Sharkey County: -14.3%Neshoba County: -0.1%Greene County: +1.1%Noxubee County: -3.9%Clarke County: -2.5%Quitman County: -9.9%Forrest County: +0.3%Washington County: -7.8%Holmes County: -7.8%Simpson County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.9%Wayne County: -0.3%Lauderdale County: -2.9%Tippah County: -1.4%Scott County: -1.1%Benton County: -1.3%Smith County: -1.1%Hinds County: -6.5%Prentiss County: +2.1%Copiah County: -2.6%Issaquena County: -2.3%Yazoo County: -13.7%Union County: +2.0%Calhoun County: -3.5%Marion County: -1.5%Chickasaw County: -1.8%Wilkinson County: -8.3%Warren County: -5.5%Bolivar County: -7.9%Clay County: -2.2%Lincoln County: +0.3%Lowndes County: -2.7%Harrison County: +2.3%Madison County: +4.6%Lamar County: +3.6%Leflore County: -7.7%Sunflower County: -10.4%Winston County: -1.5%Jefferson County: -4.8%Adams County: -2.6%Hancock County: +0.8%Lee County: -0.4%Pearl River County: +5.0%Attala County: -3.3%Walthall County: -0.2%Monroe County: -1.9%Coahoma County: -5.3%Rankin County: +2.2%Lawrence County: -2.6%Amite County: -2.0%Claiborne County: -10.7%DeSoto County: +5.2%Tallahatchie County: -13.6%Tunica County: -5.9%Jackson County: +2.5%Pike County: -3.0%Carroll County: -5.7%Tishomingo County: -1.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.3%
  2. < -2.3%
  3. < -1.2%
  4. < +1.1%
  5. ≥ +1.1%
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Orange pin: Jackson County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
30.456000, -88.625100
DMS
30°27'21.60"N 88°37'30.36"W
UTM
16N 343974.2E 3370437.4N
Geohash
dj2vr235j
Plus code
862HF94F+CX

Towns in Jackson County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Jackson County, 71,276 people together, or 48% 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 Pascagoula with 21,476.

  1. 01Pascagoula21,476
  2. 02Gautier19,055
  3. 03Ocean Springs18,954
  4. 04Moss Point11,791
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jackson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Jackson County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Mobile County, AL, with 412,339 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 157.1 miles NW of Jackson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Mobile, AL (population 201,367), 34.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Gautier, MS (population 19,055), 4.0 miles away.

Jackson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jackson County is 28059: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,751.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jackson County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 147,002. That is up 3,624 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 143,378.

What is the FIPS code of Jackson County?

28059. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (059) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jackson County?

Pascagoula, with 21,476 residents inside Jackson County in 2024.

Which counties border Jackson County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Mobile County, AL; Harrison County, MS; George County, MS; Stone County, MS.

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.