Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pike County, MS in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 40,442 population of Pike County, Mississippi comprised of 484 people who identified as Hispanic (1.2%), and 39,958 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.8%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Pike County, Mississippi with a population of 20,962 (51.83%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 18,830 (46.56%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 278 (0.69%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pike County, Mississippi in 2010, with a population of 20,819 (51.48%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,534 (45.83%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 296 (0.73%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Pike, Mississippi.

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Population By Race in Pike , MS in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,962 51.83%
White Alone 18,830 46.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 118 0.29%
Asian Alone 246 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races 278 0.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Pike , MS in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 143 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 296 0.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 30 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,819 51.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,534 45.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 112 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 243 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 248 0.61%