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Jackson County, Missouri
158,559 Black residents · 22.1% of the county · ranked 2 of 115 in Missouri by Black population
In Jackson County, Missouri, the 2020 Census counted 717,204 people, 158,559 of them Black alone. At 22.1%, Jackson County's Black share stands against the state's 11.4% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 717,204 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 158,559 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 22.1% |
| Rank by Black population among Missouri counties | 2 of 115 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
In 2010 Jackson County counted 161,367 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 158,559. The population declined by 1.7% across the decade, and the Black share in Jackson County moved from 23.9% to 22.1%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Jackson County is one of 115 counties and county equivalents the Census Bureau counts in Missouri. Together they hold the state's 699,840 Black residents, and Jackson County's 158,559 of them give it rank 2 of 115 in that order. The county is the gazetteer's middle geography — larger than the places inside it, smaller than the state frame — and the figures printed here for Jackson County are the published redistricting counts, reproduced as released.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Jackson County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Jackson County page is their frame: 717,204 residents, 158,559 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.