RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Largest senior population, Mississippi counties · 1990

Mississippi counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 1990. 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 3,085.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS –

01Hinds County, MSMS211,88828,521–

02Harrison County, MSMS217,13617,958–

03Jackson County, MSMS147,66610,894–

04Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31710,135–

05Jones County, MSMS66,4968,808–

06Forrest County, MSMS79,0348,237–

07Rankin County, MSMS162,1818,152–

08Washington County, MSMS40,4468,139–

09Lee County, MSMS83,7317,529–

10Warren County, MSMS41,7596,197–

11Lowndes County, MSMS57,3466,093–

12DeSoto County, MSMS197,9185,612–

13Pike County, MSMS38,7125,368–

14Leflore County, MSMS25,6865,231–

15Monroe County, MSMS33,3185,196–

16Bolivar County, MSMS28,2625,190–

17Adams County, MSMS30,0615,098–

18Madison County, MSMS116,2985,089–

19Alcorn County, MSMS34,5694,860–

20Hancock County, MSMS46,8734,540–

21Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634,520–

22Coahoma County, MSMS19,8494,496–

23Lincoln County, MSMS35,0124,490–

24Sunflower County, MSMS22,8934,122–

25Panola County, MSMS32,6913,960–

26Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473,770–

27Copiah County, MSMS27,4973,714–

28Marion County, MSMS24,0013,668–

29Marshall County, MSMS34,6543,489–

30Neshoba County, MSMS28,7323,474–

31Union County, MSMS28,4593,399–

32Attala County, MSMS17,1003,397–

33Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8963,395–

34Prentiss County, MSMS25,2843,317–

35Scott County, MSMS28,0733,231–

36Lafayette County, MSMS59,5973,210–

37Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0963,186–

38Newton County, MSMS20,9603,156–

39Itawamba County, MSMS24,1523,104–

40Grenada County, MSMS20,8683,087–

41Holmes County, MSMS15,4653,085–

42Simpson County, MSMS25,4983,075–

43Leake County, MSMS21,6622,996–

44Tippah County, MSMS21,3892,993–

45Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392,986–

46Winston County, MSMS17,4732,980–

47Lamar County, MSMS67,4032,820–

48Clay County, MSMS18,2382,813–

49Tate County, MSMS28,7252,554–

50Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432,511–

51Clarke County, MSMS15,1022,507–

52Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302,494–

53Jasper County, MSMS15,7852,494–

54Wayne County, MSMS19,8072,282–

55Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772,185–

56Smith County, MSMS13,9912,131–

57Covington County, MSMS17,8982,128–

58Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3752,119–

59Walthall County, MSMS13,9282,087–

60Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542,076–

61Amite County, MSMS12,4872,063–

62Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412,008–

63George County, MSMS26,3311,870–

64Webster County, MSMS10,1671,791–

65Noxubee County, MSMS9,7981,682–

66Lawrence County, MSMS11,8191,676–

67Quitman County, MSMS5,3641,650–

68Kemper County, MSMS8,6001,629–

69Humphreys County, MSMS7,0011,551–

70Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5821,443–

71Franklin County, MSMS7,4911,437–

72Carroll County, MSMS9,2261,402–

73Claiborne County, MSMS8,0581,325–

74Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481,324–

75Stone County, MSMS19,6541,324–

76Perry County, MSMS11,5771,231–

77Greene County, MSMS13,7071,202–

78Benton County, MSMS7,5021,188–

79Jefferson County, MSMS6,8251,024–

80Tunica County, MSMS8,819976–

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,097854–

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,263247–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS