According to the third census in 1982, there were 144,551 people from 6 ethnic groups in the county.

Among them: 144,435 Han people, accounting for 99.92% of the county's total population; 87 Hui people, 22 Zhuang people, 3 Manchu people, 2 Mongolian people, and 2 Bai people, totaling 116 people.

Later, due to job transfers and other reasons, in 1987 there were only 59 ethnic minority residents left.

Among them: 40 people from the Hui ethnic group, 17 people from the Zhuang ethnic group, 1 person from the Mongolian ethnic group, and 1 person from the Bai ethnic group.

By the end of 1987, the county had 35,332 households and 145,591 people.

According to the fifth census data: the total population of the county is 142,064, including: Jingyang Town 27510, Caijiaqiao Town 6351, Sanxi Town 12582, Miaoshou Town 11319, Baidi Town 5318, Yucun Town 13594, Banshu Township 11015, Jingqiao

Township 7954, Huatan Township 11157, Shichuan Township 1413, Qiaoting Township 8869, Yunle Township 6189, Xinglong Township 8768, Suncun Township 10025.

According to the sixth national census, the permanent population of Jingde County is 120,039. Compared with the fifth national census of 142,064 people at 0:00 on November 1, 2000, it has decreased by 22,025 people in ten years, a decrease of 15.5%.

, an average annual decrease of 1.67%.

The registered household population in Jingde County is 150,913. Compared with the 150,867 people at 0:00 on November 1, 2000 in the fifth national census, it has increased by 46 people in ten years, an increase of 0.03%, and an average annual growth of 0.003

%.

Among the county's permanent population, there are 38,606 households with a population of 116,204. The average population per household is 3.01, which is 0.38 less than the 3.39 people in the fifth national census in 2000.