Signature · 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Pike County, MS
Pike County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 10.5% low-access.
- 10.5%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 18.2%
- on SNAP
- 40K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pike County, MS
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 10.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Webster County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Pike County lands in the lower national band (10.5%, #2,451 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,451
- national by low-access %
- #70
- in MS
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Pike County compares nationally
Pike County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.5% low-access share that beats 22% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,457).
Pike County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pike County has 3 urban and 5 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Pike County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Pearl River 11.4
Pearl River 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- George 10.6
George 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Pike 10.5
Pike 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Webster 10.5
Webster 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Jefferson 10
Jefferson 10%
10 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 40,404 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,233 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,305 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 39,602 |
| Median Household Income | $43,814 |
| Poverty Rate | 27.1%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,726 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.2%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Pike County
Pike County has 61 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 31 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 31
- 4 way-2, magnolia
- 4 way quick stop, summit
- a&a empire llc, mccomb
- b-kwik 11, mccomb
- b-kwik 4, mccomb
- bluesky 223, mccomb
- bluesky 291, mccomb
- broadway mart, mccomb
- flowers bakery outlet 1215, mccomb
- heer llc, summit
- hillside gas n go, mccomb
- j & n food mart, mccomb
- lnc express llc, mccomb
- lil buckeez, summit
- love kwik stop 1 llc, mccomb
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 393, mccomb
- mike s supermarket inc, mccomb
- mr quick mart inc, summit
- ms holmesville grocery 98, mccomb
- murphy usa 7539, mccomb
- n&j llc, summit
- pb&j cafe, magnolia
- panchal inc, summit
- pike food mart, mccomb
- pk country store, magnolia
- pure gas station, summit
- raceway 943, mccomb
- shawns mart, summit
- sk truck stop llc, mccomb
- ska express llc, mccomb
- ta express mccomb, mccomb
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- dollar general 14575, summit
- dollar general 4510, mccomb
- dollar general 6136, magnolia
- dollar general 7585, mccomb
- dollar general 784, mccomb
- dollartree 9386, mccomb
- dollar general 11640, osyka
- dollar general 16033, mccomb
- dollar general 16126, mccomb
- dollar general 17061, mccomb
- dollar general 19879, magnolia
- dollar general 21172, mccomb
- dollar general 24734, mccomb
- dollar general 25982, summit
- dollar tree 402, mccomb
- family dollar store 5460, mccomb
- family dollar 13793, summit
- family dollar store 8040, magnolia
- walgreens 10835, mccomb
- walgreens 17350, mccomb
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 82088, mccomb
- corner market 6067, magnolia
- corner market 6068, mccomb
- grocery depot 6057, mccomb
- summit piggly wiggly, summit
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- macomb wholesale, summit
- smiths grocery, mccomb
Super Store · 2
- mccomb market, mccomb
- walmart 1025, mccomb
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- tom king & son packing, summit
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Mississippi
One of 81 counties in Mississippi, 6 are shown here.
Compare Pike County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Pike County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pike County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (10.5% here).
- Wabasha County, MN · 10.5% low-access
- Wabasha County, MN · 10.5% low-access
- Houghton County, MI · 10.5% low-access
- Houghton County, MI · 10.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (18.2% here).
- Ashtabula County, OH · 18.2% SNAP
- Ashtabula County, OH · 18.2% SNAP
- Pittsburg County, OK · 18.2% SNAP
- Pittsburg County, OK · 18.2% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Pike County inside a lower low-access state context
Pike County sits inside Mississippi (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Pike County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28113. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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