Poverty Rate in Pike County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Pike County Compares
National Distribution
Where Pike County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Pike County: 27.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,039 | Humphreys County, MS | 27.0% |
| #3,040 | Adams County, MS | 27.0% |
| #3,041 | Quay County, NM | 27.1% |
| #3,042 | Pike County, MS | 27.1% |
| #3,043 | San Augustine County, TX | 27.1% |
| #3,044 | Robeson County, NC | 27.2% |
| #3,045 | Lee County, KY | 27.4% |
Poverty Rate in Pike County, Mississippi
Pike County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 27.1%, which ranks #3,042 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 115.4% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Mississippi, Pike County ranks #68 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 6th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.