Counties in Mississippi by median age on 1 July (US county estimates)

Amite County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 82 counties in 2016, at 47.2 years. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 26 years. The median was 39.1 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.2Amite County
Median39.182 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 42.1 yearsAlcorn County: 40.2 yearsAmite County: 47.2 yearsAttala County: 40.6 yearsBenton County: 43 yearsBolivar County: 35.6 yearsCalhoun County: 42.7 yearsCarroll County: 45.2 yearsChickasaw County: 39.8 yearsChoctaw County: 43.6 yearsClaiborne County: 33.7 yearsClarke County: 42.2 yearsClay County: 40.9 yearsCoahoma County: 35.3 yearsCopiah County: 38.7 yearsCovington County: 39.3 yearsDeSoto County: 36.8 yearsForrest County: 32.6 yearsFranklin County: 43.8 yearsGeorge County: 37.7 yearsGreene County: 39.5 yearsGrenada County: 41.2 yearsHancock County: 42.7 yearsHarrison County: 36.6 yearsHinds County: 35.2 yearsHolmes County: 35.7 yearsHumphreys County: 37.8 yearsIssaquena County: 38.2 yearsItawamba County: 39.6 yearsJackson County: 38.7 yearsJasper County: 42.2 yearsJefferson County: 38.7 yearsJefferson Davis County: 43.7 yearsJones County: 37.8 yearsKemper County: 39.6 yearsLafayette County: 28.5 yearsLamar County: 34.1 yearsLauderdale County: 38.3 yearsLawrence County: 40.7 yearsLeake County: 37 yearsLee County: 38.1 yearsLeflore County: 34.7 yearsLincoln County: 39.4 yearsLowndes County: 37.3 yearsMadison County: 37.6 yearsMarion County: 39.9 yearsMarshall County: 41.7 yearsMonroe County: 42 yearsMontgomery County: 44.1 yearsNeshoba County: 36.9 yearsNewton County: 37.9 yearsNoxubee County: 38.1 yearsOktibbeha County: 26 yearsPanola County: 38.5 yearsPearl River County: 41 yearsPerry County: 41.5 yearsPike County: 38.5 yearsPontotoc County: 37.4 yearsPrentiss County: 38.5 yearsQuitman County: 41.4 yearsRankin County: 37.4 yearsScott County: 36.5 yearsSharkey County: 41.2 yearsSimpson County: 39.3 yearsSmith County: 42.7 yearsStone County: 37.5 yearsSunflower County: 36.9 yearsTallahatchie County: 38 yearsTate County: 37.8 yearsTippah County: 39.2 yearsTishomingo County: 44 yearsTunica County: 33.5 yearsUnion County: 39.2 yearsWalthall County: 41.3 yearsWarren County: 39.4 yearsWashington County: 37.9 yearsWayne County: 39 yearsWebster County: 41.9 yearsWilkinson County: 39.6 yearsWinston County: 41.3 yearsYalobusha County: 44 yearsYazoo County: 37.7 years
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years, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Amite County: 47.2 yearsAmite County47.2Carroll County: 45.2 yearsCarroll County45.2Montgomery County: 44.1 yearsMontgomery County44.1Tishomingo County: 44 yearsTishomingo County44Yalobusha County: 44 yearsYalobusha County44Franklin County: 43.8 yearsFranklin County43.8Jefferson Davis County: 43.7 yearsJefferson Davis County43.7Choctaw County: 43.6 yearsChoctaw County43.6Benton County: 43 yearsBenton County43Calhoun County: 42.7 yearsCalhoun County42.7Hancock County: 42.7 yearsHancock County42.7Smith County: 42.7 yearsSmith County42.7Clarke County: 42.2 yearsClarke County42.2Jasper County: 42.2 yearsJasper County42.2Adams County: 42.1 yearsAdams County42.1Monroe County: 42 yearsMonroe County42Webster County: 41.9 yearsWebster County41.9Marshall County: 41.7 yearsMarshall County41.7Perry County: 41.5 yearsPerry County41.5Quitman County: 41.4 yearsQuitman County41.4Walthall County: 41.3 yearsWalthall County41.3Winston County: 41.3 yearsWinston County41.3Grenada County: 41.2 yearsGrenada County41.2Sharkey County: 41.2 yearsSharkey County41.2Pearl River County: 41 yearsPearl River County41Clay County: 40.9 yearsClay County40.9Lawrence County: 40.7 yearsLawrence County40.7Attala County: 40.6 yearsAttala County40.6Alcorn County: 40.2 yearsAlcorn County40.2Marion County: 39.9 yearsMarion County39.9Chickasaw County: 39.8 yearsChickasaw County39.8Itawamba County: 39.6 yearsItawamba County39.6Kemper County: 39.6 yearsKemper County39.6Wilkinson County: 39.6 yearsWilkinson County39.6Greene County: 39.5 yearsGreene County39.5Lincoln County: 39.4 yearsLincoln County39.4Warren County: 39.4 yearsWarren County39.4Covington County: 39.3 yearsCovington County39.3Simpson County: 39.3 yearsSimpson County39.3Tippah County: 39.2 yearsTippah County39.2Amite County: 47.2 yearsAmite County47.2Carroll County: 45.2 yearsCarroll County45.2Montgomery County: 44.1 yearsMontgomery County44.1Tishomingo County: 44 yearsTishomingo County44Yalobusha County: 44 yearsYalobusha County44Franklin County: 43.8 yearsFranklin County43.8Jefferson Davis County: 43.7 yearsJefferson Davis County43.7Choctaw County: 43.6 yearsChoctaw County43.6Benton County: 43 yearsBenton County43Calhoun County: 42.7 yearsCalhoun County42.7Hancock County: 42.7 yearsHancock County42.7Smith County: 42.7 yearsSmith County42.7Clarke County: 42.2 yearsClarke County42.2Jasper County: 42.2 yearsJasper County42.2Adams County: 42.1 yearsAdams County42.1Monroe County: 42 yearsMonroe County42Webster County: 41.9 yearsWebster County41.9Marshall County: 41.7 yearsMarshall County41.7Perry County: 41.5 yearsPerry County41.5Quitman County: 41.4 yearsQuitman County41.4Walthall County: 41.3 yearsWalthall County41.3Winston County: 41.3 yearsWinston County41.3Grenada County: 41.2 yearsGrenada County41.2Sharkey County: 41.2 yearsSharkey County41.2Pearl River County: 41 yearsPearl River County41Clay County: 40.9 yearsClay County40.9Lawrence County: 40.7 yearsLawrence County40.7Attala County: 40.6 yearsAttala County40.6Alcorn County: 40.2 yearsAlcorn County40.2Marion County: 39.9 yearsMarion County39.9Chickasaw County: 39.8 yearsChickasaw County39.8Itawamba County: 39.6 yearsItawamba County39.6Kemper County: 39.6 yearsKemper County39.6Wilkinson County: 39.6 yearsWilkinson County39.6Greene County: 39.5 yearsGreene County39.5Lincoln County: 39.4 yearsLincoln County39.4Warren County: 39.4 yearsWarren County39.4Covington County: 39.3 yearsCovington County39.3Simpson County: 39.3 yearsSimpson County39.3Tippah County: 39.2 yearsTippah County39.2
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
years
Change on 2015
1Amite County47.2+0.5
2Carroll County45.2+0.1
3Montgomery County44.1+0.3
4Tishomingo County44+0.3
4Yalobusha County44+0.7
6Franklin County43.8+0.2
7Jefferson Davis County43.7+0.7
8Choctaw County43.6+0.1
9Benton County430
10Calhoun County42.7+0.6
10Hancock County42.7+0.5
10Smith County42.7+0.7
13Clarke County42.2-0.2
13Jasper County42.2+0.1
15Adams County42.1+0.1
16Monroe County42+0.1
17Webster County41.9+0.5
18Marshall County41.7+0.5
19Perry County41.5+0.2
20Quitman County41.4+1
21Walthall County41.3+0.2
21Winston County41.3+0.1
23Grenada County41.2+0.3
23Sharkey County41.2+0.7
25Pearl River County41+0.2
26Clay County40.9+0.3
27Lawrence County40.7-0.3
28Attala County40.6-0.2
29Alcorn County40.2+0.1
30Marion County39.9+0.4
31Chickasaw County39.8+0.5
32Itawamba County39.6-0.1
32Kemper County39.6+0.3
32Wilkinson County39.6+0.1
35Greene County39.5+0.3
36Lincoln County39.4+0.4
36Warren County39.4+0.3
38Covington County39.3+0.4
38Simpson County39.3+0.3
40Tippah County39.2+0.1
40Union County39.2+0.3
42Wayne County39+0.3
43Copiah County38.7+0.3
43Jackson County38.7+0.2
43Jefferson County38.7+0.7
46Panola County38.5+0.4
46Pike County38.5+0.2
46Prentiss County38.50
49Lauderdale County38.3+0.4
50Issaquena County38.20
51Lee County38.1+0.3
51Noxubee County38.1+0.3
53Tallahatchie County38+0.5
54Newton County37.9+0.2
54Washington County37.9+0.5
56Humphreys County37.8+0.8
56Jones County37.8+0.3
56Tate County37.8+0.4
59George County37.7+0.1
59Yazoo County37.7+0.3
61Madison County37.6+0.2
62Stone County37.5+0.6
63Pontotoc County37.4-0.1
63Rankin County37.4+0.2
65Lowndes County37.3+0.2
66Leake County37+0.5
67Neshoba County36.90
67Sunflower County36.9+0.7
69DeSoto County36.8+0.2
70Harrison County36.6+0.4
71Scott County36.5+0.3
72Holmes County35.7+1.1
73Bolivar County35.6+0.5
74Coahoma County35.3+0.5
75Hinds County35.2+0.5
76Leflore County34.7+0.4
77Lamar County34.1+0.2
78Claiborne County33.7+0.1
79Tunica County33.5+0.5
80Forrest County32.6+0.1
81Lafayette County28.5+0.3
82Oktibbeha County26+0.4

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Age that divides the resident population of a US county into two halves of equal size on 1 July, from Census Bureau population estimates calculated by single year of age.

Counties only: the county file has no state or national medians, and medians cannot be added up. A single-year estimate, unlike median_age, which for US places is a five-year American Community Survey estimate.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage (Counties in Mississippi by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in Mississippi by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/mississippi-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Counties in Mississippi by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/mississippi-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in Mississippi by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/mississippi-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN\_AGE\_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage: Counties in Mississippi by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016}},
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Amite County, with 47.2 years in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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