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Oldest by median age, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by median age of residents (2024 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 39.7. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Issaquena County, MS, up 68 places to #1.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 2000

01▲68Issaquena County, MSMS1,26349.8+50%

02▼1Amite County, MSMS12,48749.2+28%

03▼1Carroll County, MSMS9,22648.6+28%

04▲6Hancock County, MSMS46,87346.6+21%

05▲2Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94146.0+31%

06▲3Benton County, MSMS7,50244.5+25%

07▲5Smith County, MSMS13,99143.5+22%

08▲9Perry County, MSMS11,57743.4+30%

09▼1Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63943.4+11%

10▲1Choctaw County, MSMS8,04843.2+17%

11▲26Jefferson County, MSMS6,82543.1+33%

12▲12Winston County, MSMS17,47342.8+18%

13▼9Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37542.6+13%

14▲8Clarke County, MSMS15,10242.4+15%

15▼12Montgomery County, MSMS9,35442.2+13%

16▼11Franklin County, MSMS7,49142.1+14%

17▼2Adams County, MSMS30,06142.0+10%

18▼12Calhoun County, MSMS12,64342.0+12%

19Jasper County, MSMS15,78541.9+19%

20▼4Marshall County, MSMS34,65441.9+24%

21▼3Monroe County, MSMS33,31841.7+17%

22▲6Pearl River County, MSMS59,36341.6+16%

23▲15Lincoln County, MSMS35,01241.5+16%

24▼10Walthall County, MSMS13,92841.4+18%

25▼12Quitman County, MSMS5,36441.2+30%

26▲1Lawrence County, MSMS11,81941.0+15%

27▲4Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58240.9+17%

28▲6Marion County, MSMS24,00140.8+16%

29▲4Warren County, MSMS41,75940.8+17%

30▲9Kemper County, MSMS8,60040.6+15%

31▲9Simpson County, MSMS25,49840.6+16%

32▲9Greene County, MSMS13,70740.5+25%

33▲31Leake County, MSMS21,66240.3+16%

34▲14Jackson County, MSMS147,66640.1+16%

35▲15Noxubee County, MSMS9,79840.1+24%

36▼7Alcorn County, MSMS34,56940.0+6%

37▲5Tippah County, MSMS21,38940.0+11%

38▼17Clay County, MSMS18,23839.8+17%

39▲14Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31739.7+13%

40▲11Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87739.7+19%

41▼18Webster County, MSMS10,16739.7+6%

42▼6Copiah County, MSMS27,49739.6+16%

43▲4Humphreys County, MSMS7,00139.6+30%

44▲21Rankin County, MSMS162,18139.6+14%

45▲11Stone County, MSMS19,65439.5+18%

46▼20Attala County, MSMS17,10039.4+6%

47▼2Panola County, MSMS32,69139.4+19%

48▼2Wayne County, MSMS19,80739.4+17%

49▼24Grenada County, MSMS20,86839.2+10%

50▲5Madison County, MSMS116,29839.1+17%

51▼7Itawamba County, MSMS24,15238.6+7%

52▲6Newton County, MSMS20,96038.6+10%

53▼1Yazoo County, MSMS22,94738.6+15%

54▲14Harrison County, MSMS217,13638.5+14%

55▲4Tate County, MSMS28,72538.5+13%

56▼24Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73038.4+12%

57▼37Sharkey County, MSMS3,09738.4+25%

58▼15Union County, MSMS28,45938.3+8%

59▲1Prentiss County, MSMS25,28438.1+9%

60▼25Washington County, MSMS40,44638.0+21%

61Jones County, MSMS66,49637.9+6%

62▼13Pike County, MSMS38,71237.9+8%

63▲15Lamar County, MSMS67,40337.7+16%

64▲3Lowndes County, MSMS57,34637.6+15%

65▲6Bolivar County, MSMS28,26237.5+26%

66▼12Lee County, MSMS83,73137.5+8%

67▲3Neshoba County, MSMS28,73237.4+8%

68▼38Covington County, MSMS17,89837.3+10%

69▲4DeSoto County, MSMS197,91837.3+11%

70▼13Sunflower County, MSMS22,89337.1+23%

71▲1Hinds County, MSMS211,88836.9+16%

72▼9George County, MSMS26,33136.3+9%

73▼11Holmes County, MSMS15,46536.3+22%

74▲3Tunica County, MSMS8,81936.3+19%

75▼1Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.9+18%

76▼10Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09635.9+3%

77▼1Scott County, MSMS28,07335.9+6%

78▲1Claiborne County, MSMS8,05835.1+37%

79▼4Leflore County, MSMS25,68634.7+15%

80Forrest County, MSMS79,03432.0+8%

81Lafayette County, MSMS59,59730.7+14%

82Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89625.5+3%

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