Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pike County, MS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 39,371 population of Pike County, Mississippi comprised of 651 people who identified as Hispanic (1.65%), and 38,720 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.35%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Pike County, Mississippi with a population of 21,226 (53.91%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,347 (44.06%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 356 (0.9%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pike County, Mississippi in 2018, with a population of 21,065 (53.5%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,934 (43.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 413 (1.05%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21,226 53.91%
White Alone 17,347 44.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 159 0.4%
Asian Alone 266 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.04%
Two Or More Races 356 0.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Pike , MS in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 161 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 413 1.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 18 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 21,065 53.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,934 43.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 139 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 248 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 325 0.83%