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 2020, at 49.1 years. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 26.7 years. The median was 40.3 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49.1Amite County
Median40.382 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 43.5 yearsAlcorn County: 41.2 yearsAmite County: 49.1 yearsAttala County: 41.5 yearsBenton County: 44.1 yearsBolivar County: 37.6 yearsCalhoun County: 44.5 yearsCarroll County: 47.5 yearsChickasaw County: 40.8 yearsChoctaw County: 44.3 yearsClaiborne County: 34.4 yearsClarke County: 42.6 yearsClay County: 42 yearsCoahoma County: 37.1 yearsCopiah County: 40.4 yearsCovington County: 40.9 yearsDeSoto County: 37.6 yearsForrest County: 33.2 yearsFranklin County: 45.3 yearsGeorge County: 38.3 yearsGreene County: 40.2 yearsGrenada County: 41.9 yearsHancock County: 44.7 yearsHarrison County: 38.2 yearsHinds County: 37.5 yearsHolmes County: 38.2 yearsHumphreys County: 40 yearsIssaquena County: 39.4 yearsItawamba County: 40 yearsJackson County: 39.9 yearsJasper County: 43.1 yearsJefferson County: 40.6 yearsJefferson Davis County: 45 yearsJones County: 38.7 yearsKemper County: 40.4 yearsLafayette County: 30.3 yearsLamar County: 35 yearsLauderdale County: 39.4 yearsLawrence County: 41.5 yearsLeake County: 38.6 yearsLee County: 39.1 yearsLeflore County: 36.3 yearsLincoln County: 40.7 yearsLowndes County: 38.1 yearsMadison County: 39.4 yearsMarion County: 41 yearsMarshall County: 43.3 yearsMonroe County: 42.8 yearsMontgomery County: 46 yearsNeshoba County: 37.7 yearsNewton County: 38.8 yearsNoxubee County: 39.4 yearsOktibbeha County: 26.7 yearsPanola County: 39.8 yearsPearl River County: 41.7 yearsPerry County: 43 yearsPike County: 39.7 yearsPontotoc County: 38.2 yearsPrentiss County: 38.8 yearsQuitman County: 43.6 yearsRankin County: 38.6 yearsScott County: 36.4 yearsSharkey County: 43.2 yearsSimpson County: 40.4 yearsSmith County: 43.6 yearsStone County: 39.5 yearsSunflower County: 39.6 yearsTallahatchie County: 39.7 yearsTate County: 39 yearsTippah County: 40.3 yearsTishomingo County: 44.7 yearsTunica County: 35.5 yearsUnion County: 40 yearsWalthall County: 43.3 yearsWarren County: 40.8 yearsWashington County: 40.4 yearsWayne County: 39.8 yearsWebster County: 42.3 yearsWilkinson County: 41.4 yearsWinston County: 42.5 yearsYalobusha County: 46.2 yearsYazoo County: 39.6 years
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years, 2020. 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, 2020

Amite County: 49.1 yearsAmite County49.1Carroll County: 47.5 yearsCarroll County47.5Yalobusha County: 46.2 yearsYalobusha County46.2Montgomery County: 46 yearsMontgomery County46Franklin County: 45.3 yearsFranklin County45.3Jefferson Davis County: 45 yearsJefferson Davis County45Hancock County: 44.7 yearsHancock County44.7Tishomingo County: 44.7 yearsTishomingo County44.7Calhoun County: 44.5 yearsCalhoun County44.5Choctaw County: 44.3 yearsChoctaw County44.3Benton County: 44.1 yearsBenton County44.1Quitman County: 43.6 yearsQuitman County43.6Smith County: 43.6 yearsSmith County43.6Adams County: 43.5 yearsAdams County43.5Marshall County: 43.3 yearsMarshall County43.3Walthall County: 43.3 yearsWalthall County43.3Sharkey County: 43.2 yearsSharkey County43.2Jasper County: 43.1 yearsJasper County43.1Perry County: 43 yearsPerry County43Monroe County: 42.8 yearsMonroe County42.8Clarke County: 42.6 yearsClarke County42.6Winston County: 42.5 yearsWinston County42.5Webster County: 42.3 yearsWebster County42.3Clay County: 42 yearsClay County42Grenada County: 41.9 yearsGrenada County41.9Pearl River County: 41.7 yearsPearl River County41.7Attala County: 41.5 yearsAttala County41.5Lawrence County: 41.5 yearsLawrence County41.5Wilkinson County: 41.4 yearsWilkinson County41.4Alcorn County: 41.2 yearsAlcorn County41.2Marion County: 41 yearsMarion County41Covington County: 40.9 yearsCovington County40.9Chickasaw County: 40.8 yearsChickasaw County40.8Warren County: 40.8 yearsWarren County40.8Lincoln County: 40.7 yearsLincoln County40.7Jefferson County: 40.6 yearsJefferson County40.6Copiah County: 40.4 yearsCopiah County40.4Kemper County: 40.4 yearsKemper County40.4Simpson County: 40.4 yearsSimpson County40.4Washington County: 40.4 yearsWashington County40.4Amite County: 49.1 yearsAmite County49.1Carroll County: 47.5 yearsCarroll County47.5Yalobusha County: 46.2 yearsYalobusha County46.2Montgomery County: 46 yearsMontgomery County46Franklin County: 45.3 yearsFranklin County45.3Jefferson Davis County: 45 yearsJefferson Davis County45Hancock County: 44.7 yearsHancock County44.7Tishomingo County: 44.7 yearsTishomingo County44.7Calhoun County: 44.5 yearsCalhoun County44.5Choctaw County: 44.3 yearsChoctaw County44.3Benton County: 44.1 yearsBenton County44.1Quitman County: 43.6 yearsQuitman County43.6Smith County: 43.6 yearsSmith County43.6Adams County: 43.5 yearsAdams County43.5Marshall County: 43.3 yearsMarshall County43.3Walthall County: 43.3 yearsWalthall County43.3Sharkey County: 43.2 yearsSharkey County43.2Jasper County: 43.1 yearsJasper County43.1Perry County: 43 yearsPerry County43Monroe County: 42.8 yearsMonroe County42.8Clarke County: 42.6 yearsClarke County42.6Winston County: 42.5 yearsWinston County42.5Webster County: 42.3 yearsWebster County42.3Clay County: 42 yearsClay County42Grenada County: 41.9 yearsGrenada County41.9Pearl River County: 41.7 yearsPearl River County41.7Attala County: 41.5 yearsAttala County41.5Lawrence County: 41.5 yearsLawrence County41.5Wilkinson County: 41.4 yearsWilkinson County41.4Alcorn County: 41.2 yearsAlcorn County41.2Marion County: 41 yearsMarion County41Covington County: 40.9 yearsCovington County40.9Chickasaw County: 40.8 yearsChickasaw County40.8Warren County: 40.8 yearsWarren County40.8Lincoln County: 40.7 yearsLincoln County40.7Jefferson County: 40.6 yearsJefferson County40.6Copiah County: 40.4 yearsCopiah County40.4Kemper County: 40.4 yearsKemper County40.4Simpson County: 40.4 yearsSimpson County40.4Washington County: 40.4 yearsWashington County40.4
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

RankCounties2020
years
Change on 2019
1Amite County49.1+0.8
2Carroll County47.5+0.7
3Yalobusha County46.2+0.2
4Montgomery County46+0.4
5Franklin County45.3-0.3
6Jefferson Davis County45+0.8
7Hancock County44.7+0.7
7Tishomingo County44.7+0.1
9Calhoun County44.5-0.1
10Choctaw County44.3+0.3
11Benton County44.1-0.2
12Quitman County43.6-0.2
12Smith County43.6-0.2
14Adams County43.5+0.3
15Marshall County43.30
15Walthall County43.30
17Sharkey County43.2+1.3
18Jasper County43.1+0.1
19Perry County430
20Monroe County42.8+0.1
21Clarke County42.6+0.1
22Winston County42.5+0.4
23Webster County42.3-0.2
24Clay County42-0.2
25Grenada County41.9+0.1
26Pearl River County41.7+0.3
27Attala County41.5+0.1
27Lawrence County41.5+0.1
29Wilkinson County41.4+0.9
30Alcorn County41.2-0.1
31Marion County41+0.1
32Covington County40.9+0.1
33Chickasaw County40.8-0.2
33Warren County40.8+0.1
35Lincoln County40.7+0.4
36Jefferson County40.6+0.6
37Copiah County40.4+0.3
37Kemper County40.4+0.5
37Simpson County40.4+0.1
37Washington County40.4+0.4
41Tippah County40.3+0.3
42Greene County40.2+0.3
43Humphreys County40+0.5
43Itawamba County40+0.2
43Union County400
46Jackson County39.9+0.3
47Panola County39.8+0.1
47Wayne County39.8-0.2
49Pike County39.7+0.1
49Tallahatchie County39.7+0.4
51Sunflower County39.6+0.6
51Yazoo County39.6+0.9
53Stone County39.5+0.3
54Issaquena County39.4+1.3
54Lauderdale County39.4+0.3
54Madison County39.4+0.4
54Noxubee County39.4+0.1
58Lee County39.1-0.1
59Tate County39+0.2
60Newton County38.80
60Prentiss County38.80
62Jones County38.7+0.2
63Leake County38.6+0.2
63Rankin County38.6+0.3
65George County38.3+0.1
66Harrison County38.2+0.4
66Holmes County38.2+0.2
66Pontotoc County38.20
69Lowndes County38.10
70Neshoba County37.7-0.1
71Bolivar County37.6+0.2
71DeSoto County37.6+0.2
73Hinds County37.5+0.3
74Coahoma County37.1+0.1
75Scott County36.4-0.1
76Leflore County36.30
77Tunica County35.5+1
78Lamar County35+0.2
79Claiborne County34.4+0.3
80Forrest County33.2-0.1
81Lafayette County30.3+0.4
82Oktibbeha County26.7-0.6

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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), 2020) [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), 2020. 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=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.

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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), 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Amite County, with 49.1 years in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oktibbeha County, with 26.7 years in 2020.

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