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Youngest by median age, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties with the youngest median age (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: Covington County, MS, up 39 places to #14.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 2000

01Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89625.5+3%

02Lafayette County, MSMS59,59730.7+14%

03Forrest County, MSMS79,03432.0+8%

04▲3Leflore County, MSMS25,68634.7+15%

05▼1Claiborne County, MSMS8,05835.1+37%

06▲3Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.9+18%

07▲10Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09635.9+3%

08Scott County, MSMS28,07335.9+6%

09▲9George County, MSMS26,33136.3+9%

10▲11Holmes County, MSMS15,46536.3+22%

11▼5Tunica County, MSMS8,81936.3+19%

12Hinds County, MSMS211,88836.9+16%

13▲17Sunflower County, MSMS22,89337.1+23%

14▲39Covington County, MSMS17,89837.3+10%

15▼5DeSoto County, MSMS197,91837.3+11%

16▼2Neshoba County, MSMS28,73237.4+8%

17▼6Bolivar County, MSMS28,26237.5+26%

18▲9Lee County, MSMS83,73137.5+8%

19▼3Lowndes County, MSMS57,34637.6+15%

20▼15Lamar County, MSMS67,40337.7+16%

21▲1Jones County, MSMS66,49637.9+6%

22▲14Pike County, MSMS38,71237.9+8%

23▲25Washington County, MSMS40,44638.0+21%

24▼1Prentiss County, MSMS25,28438.1+9%

25▲15Union County, MSMS28,45938.3+8%

26▲25Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73038.4+12%

27▲36Sharkey County, MSMS3,09738.4+25%

28▼13Harrison County, MSMS217,13638.5+14%

29▼4Tate County, MSMS28,72538.5+13%

30▲7Itawamba County, MSMS24,15238.6+7%

31▼7Newton County, MSMS20,96038.6+10%

32▼1Yazoo County, MSMS22,94738.6+15%

33▼5Madison County, MSMS116,29839.1+17%

34▲24Grenada County, MSMS20,86839.2+10%

35▲20Attala County, MSMS17,10039.4+6%

36▲2Panola County, MSMS32,69139.4+19%

37▲2Wayne County, MSMS19,80739.4+17%

38▼9Stone County, MSMS19,65439.5+18%

39▲6Copiah County, MSMS27,49739.6+16%

40▼6Humphreys County, MSMS7,00139.6+30%

41▼21Rankin County, MSMS162,18139.6+14%

42▼16Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31739.7+13%

43▼10Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87739.7+19%

44▲17Webster County, MSMS10,16739.7+6%

45▲17Clay County, MSMS18,23839.8+17%

46▲6Alcorn County, MSMS34,56940.0+6%

47▼5Tippah County, MSMS21,38940.0+11%

48▼13Jackson County, MSMS147,66640.1+16%

49▼17Noxubee County, MSMS9,79840.1+24%

50▼31Leake County, MSMS21,66240.3+16%

51▼10Greene County, MSMS13,70740.5+25%

52▼9Kemper County, MSMS8,60040.6+15%

53▼9Simpson County, MSMS25,49840.6+16%

54▼5Marion County, MSMS24,00140.8+16%

55▼5Warren County, MSMS41,75940.8+17%

56▼2Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58240.9+17%

57▼1Lawrence County, MSMS11,81941.0+15%

58▲12Quitman County, MSMS5,36441.2+30%

59▲10Walthall County, MSMS13,92841.4+18%

60▼13Lincoln County, MSMS35,01241.5+16%

61▼4Pearl River County, MSMS59,36341.6+16%

62▲3Monroe County, MSMS33,31841.7+17%

63▲1Jasper County, MSMS15,78541.9+19%

64▲2Marshall County, MSMS34,65441.9+24%

65▲3Adams County, MSMS30,06142.0+10%

66▲9Calhoun County, MSMS12,64342.0+12%

67▲11Franklin County, MSMS7,49142.1+14%

68▲11Montgomery County, MSMS9,35442.2+13%

69▼9Clarke County, MSMS15,10242.4+15%

70▲10Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37542.6+13%

71▼12Winston County, MSMS17,47342.8+18%

72▼26Jefferson County, MSMS6,82543.1+33%

73▼2Choctaw County, MSMS8,04843.2+17%

74▼7Perry County, MSMS11,57743.4+30%

75▲2Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63943.4+11%

76▼4Smith County, MSMS13,99143.5+22%

77▼4Benton County, MSMS7,50244.5+25%

78▼2Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94146.0+31%

79▼5Hancock County, MSMS46,87346.6+21%

80▲1Carroll County, MSMS9,22648.6+28%

81▲1Amite County, MSMS12,48749.2+28%

82▼69Issaquena County, MSMS1,26349.8+50%

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