RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Largest senior population, Mississippi counties · 2000

Mississippi counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 1990

01Hinds County, MSMS211,88827,513−4%

02Harrison County, MSMS217,13621,002+17%

03Jackson County, MSMS147,66613,547+24%

04Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31711,067+9%

05Rankin County, MSMS162,18110,933+34%

06DeSoto County, MSMS197,9189,538+70%

07Jones County, MSMS66,4969,239+5%

08Lee County, MSMS83,7318,683+15%

09Forrest County, MSMS79,0348,237+0%

10Madison County, MSMS116,2987,271+43%

11Washington County, MSMS40,4467,212−11%

12Lowndes County, MSMS57,3466,898+13%

13Pearl River County, MSMS59,3636,126+36%

14Hancock County, MSMS46,8736,009+32%

15Warren County, MSMS41,7595,788−7%

16Pike County, MSMS38,7125,525+3%

17Adams County, MSMS30,0615,345+5%

18Monroe County, MSMS33,3185,325+2%

19Alcorn County, MSMS34,5695,121+5%

20Lincoln County, MSMS35,0124,626+3%

21Leflore County, MSMS25,6864,523−14%

22Bolivar County, MSMS28,2624,480−14%

23Panola County, MSMS32,6914,142+5%

24Neshoba County, MSMS28,7324,060+17%

25Marshall County, MSMS34,6543,877+11%

26Lafayette County, MSMS59,5973,814+19%

27Lamar County, MSMS67,4033,802+35%

28Coahoma County, MSMS19,8493,754−17%

29Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8963,672+8%

30Marion County, MSMS24,0013,650−0%

31Copiah County, MSMS27,4973,645−2%

32Simpson County, MSMS25,4983,619+18%

33Union County, MSMS28,4593,585+5%

34Prentiss County, MSMS25,2843,546+7%

35Scott County, MSMS28,0733,527+9%

36Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473,500−7%

37Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0963,424+7%

38Attala County, MSMS17,1003,398+0%

39Grenada County, MSMS20,8683,340+8%

40Sunflower County, MSMS22,8933,333−19%

41Newton County, MSMS20,9603,260+3%

42Itawamba County, MSMS24,1523,231+4%

43Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393,217+8%

44Winston County, MSMS17,4733,116+5%

45Tippah County, MSMS21,3893,020+1%

46Leake County, MSMS21,6622,996+0%

47Tate County, MSMS28,7252,895+13%

48Clay County, MSMS18,2382,887+3%

49Clarke County, MSMS15,1022,719+8%

50Holmes County, MSMS15,4652,673−13%

51Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302,630+5%

52Jasper County, MSMS15,7852,522+1%

53Covington County, MSMS17,8982,518+18%

54Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432,515+0%

55Wayne County, MSMS19,8072,490+9%

56Smith County, MSMS13,9912,245+5%

57Walthall County, MSMS13,9282,132+2%

58George County, MSMS26,3312,093+12%

59Amite County, MSMS12,4872,087+1%

60Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3752,045−3%

61Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542,034−2%

62Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8771,970−10%

63Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9411,928−4%

64Lawrence County, MSMS11,8191,761+5%

65Webster County, MSMS10,1671,692−6%

66Noxubee County, MSMS9,7981,611−4%

67Kemper County, MSMS8,6001,578−3%

68Stone County, MSMS19,6541,518+15%

69Carroll County, MSMS9,2261,461+4%

70Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481,459+10%

71Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5821,429−1%

72Perry County, MSMS11,5771,342+9%

73Greene County, MSMS13,7071,341+12%

74Humphreys County, MSMS7,0011,341−14%

75Quitman County, MSMS5,3641,334−19%

76Franklin County, MSMS7,4911,284−11%

77Claiborne County, MSMS8,0581,243−6%

78Benton County, MSMS7,5021,225+3%

79Jefferson County, MSMS6,8251,063+4%

80Tunica County, MSMS8,819933−4%

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,097745−13%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,263244−1%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS