Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pike County, MS in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 40,010 population of Pike County, Mississippi comprised of 637 people who identified as Hispanic (1.59%), and 39,373 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.41%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Pike County, Mississippi with a population of 22,072 (55.17%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,119 (42.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 376 (0.94%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pike County, Mississippi in 2021, with a population of 21,905 (54.75%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,729 (41.81%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 390 (0.98%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 22,072 55.17%
White Alone 17,119 42.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 170 0.43%
Asian Alone 253 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.05%
Two Or More Races 376 0.94%
Population By Ethnicity in Pike , MS in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 167 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 390 0.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 37 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 21,905 54.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,729 41.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 149 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 242 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 339 0.85%