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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pike County, MS in 2018

Total Population:39,371

Non Hispanic (98.35%)

Hispanic (1.65%)

Race in Pike County, MS in 2018

Total Population:39,371

Black or African American Alone (53.91%)

White Alone (44.06%)

Two or more races (0.9%)

Asian Alone (0.68%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.4%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Pike County, MS in 2018

Total Population:39,371

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (53.5%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (43.01%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.05%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.98%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.83%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.63%)

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%
Two Or More Races	356	0.9%
Asian Alone	266	0.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	159	0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	17	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Pike , MS in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	21,065	53.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	16,934	43.01%
White Alone - Hispanic	413	1.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	325	0.83%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	248	0.63%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	161	0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	139	0.35%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	31	0.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	20	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	18	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	9	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	8	0.02%