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Pike County, Mississippi

Pike County had 38,980 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 409.2 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 75th by land area.

Population
38,980
#19 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,206 in US
Area
409.2 sq mi
#75 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,468 in US
Density
95 / sq mi
#14 of 82 in Mississippi · #948 in US
Median household income
$41,815
#67 of 82 in Mississippi · #3,056 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Pike County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Pike County population, land area and income

Pike County had 38,980 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 409.2 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 75th by land area. That works out to 95.3 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents; Pike County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $41,815 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

38,980

3144th1st

1206th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

409 sq mi

3144th1st

2468th of 3,144 (US)

Density

95.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

948th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$41,815

3143rd1st

3056th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

38,980

82nd1st

19th of 82 (MS)

Land area

409 sq mi

82nd1st

75th of 82 (MS)

Density

95.3 / sq mi

82nd1st

14th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$41,815

82nd1st

67th of 82 (MS)

How Pike County's population changed since 2020

Pike County lost 1,213 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.0%. That ranks 58th of 82 in Mississippi for growth. The median Mississippi county changed by -1.6%, and the state as a whole by -0.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Pike County recorded 2,074 births and 2,585 deaths, a natural change of -511. Net international migration added +28 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -866. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 866 people.

40.2k202040.0k202139.6k202239.3k202339.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,074
Deaths
2,585
Net international migration
+28
Net domestic migration
-866
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-291

Where Pike County is

The Census internal point of Pike County is at 31.177500, -90.397700. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Mississippi's 82 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Pike County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Itawamba County: +1.4%Tate County: +1.5%Lafayette County: +7.0%Marshall County: +1.7%Leake County: +1.0%Newton County: -0.9%Choctaw County: -1.4%Grenada County: -3.0%Jones County: -2.0%Kemper County: -4.5%Pontotoc County: +2.6%Stone County: +6.8%Jefferson Davis County: -1.9%Covington County: -1.6%Jasper County: -3.4%George County: +6.2%Webster County: +1.4%Panola County: -1.2%Humphreys County: -7.9%Franklin County: -1.9%Oktibbeha County: +0.5%Yalobusha County: +0.2%Alcorn County: -1.5%Perry County: -0.5%Sharkey County: -14.3%Neshoba County: -0.1%Greene County: +1.1%Noxubee County: -3.9%Clarke County: -2.5%Quitman County: -9.9%Forrest County: +0.3%Washington County: -7.8%Holmes County: -7.8%Simpson County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.9%Wayne County: -0.3%Lauderdale County: -2.9%Tippah County: -1.4%Scott County: -1.1%Benton County: -1.3%Smith County: -1.1%Hinds County: -6.5%Prentiss County: +2.1%Copiah County: -2.6%Issaquena County: -2.3%Yazoo County: -13.7%Union County: +2.0%Calhoun County: -3.5%Marion County: -1.5%Chickasaw County: -1.8%Wilkinson County: -8.3%Warren County: -5.5%Bolivar County: -7.9%Clay County: -2.2%Lincoln County: +0.3%Lowndes County: -2.7%Harrison County: +2.3%Madison County: +4.6%Lamar County: +3.6%Leflore County: -7.7%Sunflower County: -10.4%Winston County: -1.5%Jefferson County: -4.8%Adams County: -2.6%Hancock County: +0.8%Lee County: -0.4%Pearl River County: +5.0%Attala County: -3.3%Walthall County: -0.2%Monroe County: -1.9%Coahoma County: -5.3%Rankin County: +2.2%Lawrence County: -2.6%Amite County: -2.0%Claiborne County: -10.7%DeSoto County: +5.2%Tallahatchie County: -13.6%Tunica County: -5.9%Jackson County: +2.5%Pike County: -3.0%Carroll County: -5.7%Tishomingo County: -1.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.3%
  2. < -2.3%
  3. < -1.2%
  4. < +1.1%
  5. ≥ +1.1%
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Orange pin: Pike County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
31.177500, -90.397700
DMS
31°10'39.00"N 90°23'51.72"W
UTM
15N 748009.8E 3452190.6N
Geohash
9vx9qgwqh
Plus code
863F5JH2+2W

Towns in Pike County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Pike County, 15,016 people together, or 39% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pike County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is McComb with 11,762.

  1. 01McComb11,762
  2. 02Magnolia1,816
  3. 03Summit1,438
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pike County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Pike County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Tangipahoa Parish, LA, with 139,823 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 78.5 miles N of Pike County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Baton Rouge, LA (population 220,907), 67.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is McComb, MS (population 11,762), 6.3 miles away.

Pike County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pike County is 28113: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 113. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $41,815.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pike County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 38,980. That is down 1,213 people (3.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 40,193.

What is the FIPS code of Pike County?

28113. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (113) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pike County?

McComb, with 11,762 residents inside Pike County in 2024.

Which counties border Pike County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tangipahoa Parish, LA; Washington Parish, LA; Lincoln County, MS; Walthall County, MS; Amite County, MS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.