Dominican Population in Jackson County, MS by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights
The Dominican population in Jackson County, MS is reported at 1,044 residents, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Two cities in Jackson County, MS - Pascagoula and Moss Point - account for most of the Dominican population. The rest of the population, beyond 894 and 15, appears in rural or unincorporated areas. The cities Gautier and Ocean Springs show no presence. This spread suggests a partially rural demographic distribution. The analysis below breaks it down further.
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Top 5 cities with the largest Dominican population in Jackson County
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1PascagoulaDominican population in Pascagoula is 8944.10% of Pascagoula population is Dominican
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2Moss PointDominican population in Moss Point is 150.12% of Moss Point population is Dominican
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3GautierDominican population in Gautier is 0- of Gautier population is Dominican
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4Ocean SpringsDominican population in Ocean Springs is 0- of Ocean Springs population is Dominican
Overview of Dominican population in Jackson County
- Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Jackson County with 1,044 Dominican residents (0.72% of 144,437 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 95th percentile nationally among counties and 98th percentile within Mississippi for Dominican population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
- Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS show Jackson County's Dominican population of 0.72% surpassing both Mississippi's state average of 0.068% and the national average of 0.7%, positioning the county as a high-concentration jurisdiction exceeding demographic benchmarks across all geographic scales.
- Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Jackson County hosts 1,044 Dominican residents, constituting 52.4% of Mississippi's total Dominican population of 1,994, creating a demographic concentration where more than half of the state's Dominican community resides within a single county—a geographic clustering pattern rarely documented in American demographic research.
- Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data shows Jackson County maintains 1.4 Dominican Americans per square mile, representing nearly thirty-four times Mississippi's average of 0.042 per square mile, establishing the county as an exceptional concentration center comparable to major metropolitan demographic areas.
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Jackson County Cities Ranked by Dominican Population
American Community Survey data [1] indicate 894 Dominican population in Pascagoula, 15 in Moss Point and zero in Gautier and Ocean Springs. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for the four incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
Methodology
This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Jackson County, MS by their Dominican population, using the most recent ACS data available.
How the Census defines Dominican population
The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Dominican ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
- Some people identify as Dominican alone, while others identify as Dominican along with another race (such as Dominican and German).
- We’ve used the “Dominican alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Dominican population in each area.
How We Ranked the Data
This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Dominican alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
- % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Dominican .
- % of Total Jackson County Dominican Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Dominican population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.
Things to Keep in Mind
Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
- In places with very small Dominican populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
- Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
- City that don’t have any reported Dominican population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Dominican populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles 2023.
