Health Profile of Pike County, Mississippi
Pike County Health Score
The Map AI Health Index is a score that reflects local life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and physical environment to help you quickly compare the overall health and well-being of different areas.
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D
Pike County Well below averageLess healthy than 73% of counties in Mississippi
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Pike County | Mississippi Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 73.0 | 74.7 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 12.9% | 11.0% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 25.5% | 23.5% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Pike County is 73.1 years, about 1.6 years shorter than the Mississippi average of 74.7 years. The uninsured rate is 12.9%, higher than the Mississippi average of 11.0%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 25.5% of residents, higher than the Mississippi average of 23.5%.
Population by Age
Older residents
13,664 residents in Pike County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 621 170 men · 451 women
- 75–84 2,118 913 men · 1,205 women
- 65–74 3,832 1,710 men · 2,123 women
- 50–64 7,093 3,267 men · 3,826 women
Younger residents
9,898 residents in Pike County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 3,148 1,619 boys · 1,529 girls
- 7–12 2,973 1,506 boys · 1,467 girls
- 3–7 2,206 1,118 boys · 1,088 girls
- 0–3 1,571 826 boys · 746 girls
About 3,477 residents in Pike County (8.8% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 73.1 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Pike County | Mississippi Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 16.4% | 14.7% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.6% | 6.2% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 8.6% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 41.0% | 41.8% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Pike County are about the same as in Mississippi.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Pike County | Mississippi Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 23.1% | 22.1% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 12.0% | 12.9% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 33.7% | 32.5% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Pike County are about the same as in Mississippi.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 68,223 cigarettes a day, 2.0 million a month, or 24.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 750,457 minutes a day and 273.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Pike County is 73.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 7.13 lifetimes a year.
* Source: Shaw M, Mitchell R, Dorling D. "Time for a smoke? One cigarette reduces your life by 11 minutes." BMJ. 2000;320:53.
Illustrative only. This is not an estimate of how many people actually die from smoking each day or year - it's a rough, order-of-magnitude comparison meant to help grasp the scale of smoking in this area. We take no responsibility for any decisions made based on this figure.
Air Quality
| Metric | Pike County | Mississippi Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.50 | 7.91 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.5 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Pike County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Pike County, MS Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Pike County, MS is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 39,602 residents against a local median of 12,565. Nothing separates Pike County, MS sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is uninsured, 13% above the local median at 12.9% against 11.4%. Pike County, MS has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike County, MS | 39,602 | 73.1 yrs #6/6 | 12.9% #6/6 | 41.0% #2/6 |
| Walthall County, MS | 13,839 | 73.1 yrs | 7.7% | 44.3% |
| Lincoln County, MS | 34,879 | 73.3 yrs | 12.4% | 43.2% |
| Amite County, MS | 12,565 | 77.9 yrs | 11.4% | 41.5% |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | 10,858 | 74.8 yrs | 6.7% | 41.0% |
| Lawrence County, MS | 11,784 | 73.6 yrs | 12.4% | 40.9% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Pike County, Mississippi has an overall health index grade of D, making it about on par with Mississippi, and somewhat worse than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Pike County, Mississippi.
How healthy is Pike County, Mississippi?
Pike County, Mississippi has a Map AI Health Index grade of D, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a D grade means residents face somewhat worse health outcomes than the U.S. average.
Is Pike County, Mississippi one of the healthiest counties in Mississippi?
Pike County ranks 60th healthiest out of 82 counties in Mississippi by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
How long do people live in Pike County, Mississippi?
People in Pike County, Mississippi can expect to live 73.1 years on average, 1.6 years shorter than the Mississippi average of 74.7.
What percentage of Pike County, Mississippi residents are uninsured?
12.9% of residents in Pike County, Mississippi have no health insurance, about 1 in 8 people, 1.9 points above the Mississippi rate of 11.0%.
What percentage of Pike County, Mississippi residents are obese?
41.0% of adults in Pike County, Mississippi are classified as obese, about 1 in 2, 0.8 points below the Mississippi rate of 41.8%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Pike County, Mississippi go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 68,223 cigarettes a day, 2.0 million a month, or 24.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 750,457 minutes a day and 273.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Pike County is 73.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 7.13 lifetimes a year.
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