Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pike County, MS in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 40,192 population of Pike County, Mississippi comprised of 627 people who identified as Hispanic (1.56%), and 39,565 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.44%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Pike County, Mississippi with a population of 21,985 (54.7%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,401 (43.3%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 352 (0.88%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pike County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 21,825 (54.3%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,014 (42.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 387 (0.96%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21,985 54.7%
White Alone 17,401 43.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 166 0.41%
Asian Alone 271 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.04%
Two Or More Races 352 0.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Pike , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 160 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 387 0.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 35 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 21,825 54.3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,014 42.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 145 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 255 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 317 0.79%