Jackson is the anchor for the Jackson metropolitan statistical area, the largest metropolitan area located entirely in the state and the tenth-largest urban area in the Deep South. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline of 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S.
