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 2017, at 47.5 years. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 26.4 years. The median was 39.3 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.5Amite County
Median39.382 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 42.2 yearsAlcorn County: 40.6 yearsAmite County: 47.5 yearsAttala County: 40.7 yearsBenton County: 43.5 yearsBolivar County: 36.3 yearsCalhoun County: 43.3 yearsCarroll County: 46 yearsChickasaw County: 40.2 yearsChoctaw County: 43.8 yearsClaiborne County: 34.2 yearsClarke County: 42.1 yearsClay County: 41.3 yearsCoahoma County: 36.1 yearsCopiah County: 39.1 yearsCovington County: 39.6 yearsDeSoto County: 36.9 yearsForrest County: 32.9 yearsFranklin County: 44.4 yearsGeorge County: 37.8 yearsGreene County: 39.6 yearsGrenada County: 41.5 yearsHancock County: 42.9 yearsHarrison County: 37 yearsHinds County: 35.7 yearsHolmes County: 36.1 yearsHumphreys County: 38.5 yearsIssaquena County: 37.9 yearsItawamba County: 39.4 yearsJackson County: 39.1 yearsJasper County: 42.6 yearsJefferson County: 39 yearsJefferson Davis County: 44.3 yearsJones County: 38 yearsKemper County: 38.7 yearsLafayette County: 28.8 yearsLamar County: 34.4 yearsLauderdale County: 38.6 yearsLawrence County: 41.1 yearsLeake County: 37.4 yearsLee County: 38.5 yearsLeflore County: 35.2 yearsLincoln County: 39.7 yearsLowndes County: 37.6 yearsMadison County: 38.2 yearsMarion County: 40.1 yearsMarshall County: 42.2 yearsMonroe County: 42 yearsMontgomery County: 44.3 yearsNeshoba County: 37.2 yearsNewton County: 38 yearsNoxubee County: 38.6 yearsOktibbeha County: 26.4 yearsPanola County: 38.9 yearsPearl River County: 41 yearsPerry County: 42.1 yearsPike County: 39 yearsPontotoc County: 37.7 yearsPrentiss County: 38.6 yearsQuitman County: 42.1 yearsRankin County: 37.7 yearsScott County: 36.5 yearsSharkey County: 41.6 yearsSimpson County: 39.6 yearsSmith County: 42.6 yearsStone County: 37.4 yearsSunflower County: 37.6 yearsTallahatchie County: 38.4 yearsTate County: 38.1 yearsTippah County: 39.4 yearsTishomingo County: 44.2 yearsTunica County: 34.2 yearsUnion County: 39.5 yearsWalthall County: 41.8 yearsWarren County: 39.7 yearsWashington County: 38.6 yearsWayne County: 39.4 yearsWebster County: 41.8 yearsWilkinson County: 40.3 yearsWinston County: 41.7 yearsYalobusha County: 44.4 yearsYazoo County: 38 years
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years, 2017. 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, 2017

Amite County: 47.5 yearsAmite County47.5Carroll County: 46 yearsCarroll County46Franklin County: 44.4 yearsFranklin County44.4Yalobusha County: 44.4 yearsYalobusha County44.4Jefferson Davis County: 44.3 yearsJefferson Davis County44.3Montgomery County: 44.3 yearsMontgomery County44.3Tishomingo County: 44.2 yearsTishomingo County44.2Choctaw County: 43.8 yearsChoctaw County43.8Benton County: 43.5 yearsBenton County43.5Calhoun County: 43.3 yearsCalhoun County43.3Hancock County: 42.9 yearsHancock County42.9Jasper County: 42.6 yearsJasper County42.6Smith County: 42.6 yearsSmith County42.6Adams County: 42.2 yearsAdams County42.2Marshall County: 42.2 yearsMarshall County42.2Clarke County: 42.1 yearsClarke County42.1Perry County: 42.1 yearsPerry County42.1Quitman County: 42.1 yearsQuitman County42.1Monroe County: 42 yearsMonroe County42Walthall County: 41.8 yearsWalthall County41.8Webster County: 41.8 yearsWebster County41.8Winston County: 41.7 yearsWinston County41.7Sharkey County: 41.6 yearsSharkey County41.6Grenada County: 41.5 yearsGrenada County41.5Clay County: 41.3 yearsClay County41.3Lawrence County: 41.1 yearsLawrence County41.1Pearl River County: 41 yearsPearl River County41Attala County: 40.7 yearsAttala County40.7Alcorn County: 40.6 yearsAlcorn County40.6Wilkinson County: 40.3 yearsWilkinson County40.3Chickasaw County: 40.2 yearsChickasaw County40.2Marion County: 40.1 yearsMarion County40.1Lincoln County: 39.7 yearsLincoln County39.7Warren County: 39.7 yearsWarren County39.7Covington County: 39.6 yearsCovington County39.6Greene County: 39.6 yearsGreene County39.6Simpson County: 39.6 yearsSimpson County39.6Union County: 39.5 yearsUnion County39.5Itawamba County: 39.4 yearsItawamba County39.4Tippah County: 39.4 yearsTippah County39.4Amite County: 47.5 yearsAmite County47.5Carroll County: 46 yearsCarroll County46Franklin County: 44.4 yearsFranklin County44.4Yalobusha County: 44.4 yearsYalobusha County44.4Jefferson Davis County: 44.3 yearsJefferson Davis County44.3Montgomery County: 44.3 yearsMontgomery County44.3Tishomingo County: 44.2 yearsTishomingo County44.2Choctaw County: 43.8 yearsChoctaw County43.8Benton County: 43.5 yearsBenton County43.5Calhoun County: 43.3 yearsCalhoun County43.3Hancock County: 42.9 yearsHancock County42.9Jasper County: 42.6 yearsJasper County42.6Smith County: 42.6 yearsSmith County42.6Adams County: 42.2 yearsAdams County42.2Marshall County: 42.2 yearsMarshall County42.2Clarke County: 42.1 yearsClarke County42.1Perry County: 42.1 yearsPerry County42.1Quitman County: 42.1 yearsQuitman County42.1Monroe County: 42 yearsMonroe County42Walthall County: 41.8 yearsWalthall County41.8Webster County: 41.8 yearsWebster County41.8Winston County: 41.7 yearsWinston County41.7Sharkey County: 41.6 yearsSharkey County41.6Grenada County: 41.5 yearsGrenada County41.5Clay County: 41.3 yearsClay County41.3Lawrence County: 41.1 yearsLawrence County41.1Pearl River County: 41 yearsPearl River County41Attala County: 40.7 yearsAttala County40.7Alcorn County: 40.6 yearsAlcorn County40.6Wilkinson County: 40.3 yearsWilkinson County40.3Chickasaw County: 40.2 yearsChickasaw County40.2Marion County: 40.1 yearsMarion County40.1Lincoln County: 39.7 yearsLincoln County39.7Warren County: 39.7 yearsWarren County39.7Covington County: 39.6 yearsCovington County39.6Greene County: 39.6 yearsGreene County39.6Simpson County: 39.6 yearsSimpson County39.6Union County: 39.5 yearsUnion County39.5Itawamba County: 39.4 yearsItawamba County39.4Tippah County: 39.4 yearsTippah County39.4
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

RankCounties2017
years
Change on 2016
1Amite County47.5+0.3
2Carroll County46+0.8
3Franklin County44.4+0.6
3Yalobusha County44.4+0.4
5Jefferson Davis County44.3+0.6
5Montgomery County44.3+0.2
7Tishomingo County44.2+0.2
8Choctaw County43.8+0.2
9Benton County43.5+0.5
10Calhoun County43.3+0.6
11Hancock County42.9+0.2
12Jasper County42.6+0.4
12Smith County42.6-0.1
14Adams County42.2+0.1
14Marshall County42.2+0.5
16Clarke County42.1-0.1
16Perry County42.1+0.6
16Quitman County42.1+0.7
19Monroe County420
20Walthall County41.8+0.5
20Webster County41.8-0.1
22Winston County41.7+0.4
23Sharkey County41.6+0.4
24Grenada County41.5+0.3
25Clay County41.3+0.4
26Lawrence County41.1+0.4
27Pearl River County410
28Attala County40.7+0.1
29Alcorn County40.6+0.4
30Wilkinson County40.3+0.7
31Chickasaw County40.2+0.4
32Marion County40.1+0.2
33Lincoln County39.7+0.3
33Warren County39.7+0.3
35Covington County39.6+0.3
35Greene County39.6+0.1
35Simpson County39.6+0.3
38Union County39.5+0.3
39Itawamba County39.4-0.2
39Tippah County39.4+0.2
39Wayne County39.4+0.4
42Copiah County39.1+0.4
42Jackson County39.1+0.4
44Jefferson County39+0.3
44Pike County39+0.5
46Panola County38.9+0.4
47Kemper County38.7-0.9
48Lauderdale County38.6+0.3
48Noxubee County38.6+0.5
48Prentiss County38.6+0.1
48Washington County38.6+0.7
52Humphreys County38.5+0.7
52Lee County38.5+0.4
54Tallahatchie County38.4+0.4
55Madison County38.2+0.6
56Tate County38.1+0.3
57Jones County38+0.2
57Newton County38+0.1
57Yazoo County38+0.3
60Issaquena County37.9-0.3
61George County37.8+0.1
62Pontotoc County37.7+0.3
62Rankin County37.7+0.3
64Lowndes County37.6+0.3
64Sunflower County37.6+0.7
66Leake County37.4+0.4
66Stone County37.4-0.1
68Neshoba County37.2+0.3
69Harrison County37+0.4
70DeSoto County36.9+0.1
71Scott County36.50
72Bolivar County36.3+0.7
73Coahoma County36.1+0.8
73Holmes County36.1+0.4
75Hinds County35.7+0.5
76Leflore County35.2+0.5
77Lamar County34.4+0.3
78Claiborne County34.2+0.5
78Tunica County34.2+0.7
80Forrest County32.9+0.3
81Lafayette County28.8+0.3
82Oktibbeha County26.4+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), 2017) [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), 2017. 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=2017. 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), 2017. 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=2017.

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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), 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Amite County, with 47.5 years in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oktibbeha County, with 26.4 years in 2017.

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