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Largest senior population, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 3,801. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Leake County, MS, up 8 places to #40.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Hinds County, MSMS211,88835,702+30%

02Harrison County, MSMS217,13635,050+67%

03▲1Rankin County, MSMS162,18126,606+143%

04▼1DeSoto County, MSMS197,91825,739+170%

05Jackson County, MSMS147,66625,067+85%

06Madison County, MSMS116,29817,042+134%

07▲1Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31713,341+21%

08▼1Lee County, MSMS83,73113,130+51%

09Jones County, MSMS66,49611,851+28%

10▲1Pearl River County, MSMS59,36311,246+84%

11▼1Forrest County, MSMS79,03410,751+31%

12▲1Hancock County, MSMS46,87310,413+73%

13▲1Lamar County, MSMS67,40310,062+165%

14▼2Lowndes County, MSMS57,34610,029+45%

15Warren County, MSMS41,7598,155+41%

16▲1Lafayette County, MSMS59,5977,981+109%

17▼1Washington County, MSMS40,4467,621+6%

18Pike County, MSMS38,7127,100+29%

19Monroe County, MSMS33,3186,893+29%

20Alcorn County, MSMS34,5696,505+27%

21Marshall County, MSMS34,6546,469+67%

22▲2Adams County, MSMS30,0616,340+19%

23▼1Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8966,323+72%

24▼1Lincoln County, MSMS35,0126,200+34%

25Panola County, MSMS32,6915,726+38%

26▲1Copiah County, MSMS27,4975,315+46%

27▼1Bolivar County, MSMS28,2625,056+13%

28▲5Simpson County, MSMS25,4984,917+36%

29▲1Neshoba County, MSMS28,7324,893+21%

30▼2Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0964,893+43%

31Tate County, MSMS28,7254,744+64%

32▼3Union County, MSMS28,4594,662+30%

33▼1Marion County, MSMS24,0014,557+25%

34▲1Prentiss County, MSMS25,2844,396+24%

35▲3Scott County, MSMS28,0734,395+25%

36Itawamba County, MSMS24,1524,199+30%

37▼3Leflore County, MSMS25,6864,103−9%

38▲1Grenada County, MSMS20,8683,989+19%

39▼2Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393,949+23%

40▲8Leake County, MSMS21,6623,872+29%

41▲5Winston County, MSMS17,4733,801+22%

42▼2Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473,780+8%

43▼1Sunflower County, MSMS22,8933,746+12%

44▼1George County, MSMS26,3313,745+79%

45▼4Tippah County, MSMS21,3893,737+24%

46▼2Newton County, MSMS20,9603,638+12%

47▼2Clay County, MSMS18,2383,634+26%

48▲2Wayne County, MSMS19,8073,551+43%

49▲3Jasper County, MSMS15,7853,438+36%

50▲4Clarke County, MSMS15,1023,416+26%

51▼4Attala County, MSMS17,1003,4120%

52▼3Coahoma County, MSMS19,8493,385−10%

53▲2Amite County, MSMS12,4873,302+58%

54▲2Stone County, MSMS19,6543,285+116%

55▼4Covington County, MSMS17,8983,199+27%

56▼3Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7303,153+20%

57Walthall County, MSMS13,9283,039+43%

58▲2Smith County, MSMS13,9912,956+32%

59▲3Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412,732+42%

60▼2Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3752,724+33%

61Holmes County, MSMS15,4652,715+2%

62▼3Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432,688+7%

63Carroll County, MSMS9,2262,421+66%

64▲1Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192,305+31%

65▲1Perry County, MSMS11,5772,234+66%

66▼2Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542,163+6%

67Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772,135+8%

68Greene County, MSMS13,7072,061+54%

69▲3Kemper County, MSMS8,6001,926+22%

70Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481,883+29%

71Noxubee County, MSMS9,7981,823+13%

72▼3Webster County, MSMS10,1671,810+7%

73▲3Claiborne County, MSMS8,0581,668+34%

74▼1Franklin County, MSMS7,4911,641+28%

75▼1Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5821,605+12%

76▼1Benton County, MSMS7,5021,593+30%

77▲2Jefferson County, MSMS6,8251,427+34%

78▼1Humphreys County, MSMS7,0011,398+4%

79▼1Tunica County, MSMS8,8191,392+49%

80Quitman County, MSMS5,3641,061−20%

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,097708−5%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,263227−7%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES