Census 2000 - Jackson Parish Same song, different verse.
Rural parish loses residents.
Jackson Parish lost two percent of its population from 1990. Census 2000 figures show 15,397 residents, down from 15,705 in 1990. The largest increase in the parish was among non-white residents, including Asians and Hispanics which increased from 54 in 1990 to 172 in 2000. The parish seat of Jonesboro saw the ration between white and black residents close. In 1990, whites held a 60.8 percent to 38.8 percent margin over black residents.