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 2021, at 49 years. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 26.5 years. The median was 40.5 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49Amite County
Median40.582 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 44.3 yearsAlcorn County: 41.2 yearsAmite County: 49 yearsAttala County: 41.3 yearsBenton County: 43.7 yearsBolivar County: 37.9 yearsCalhoun County: 44.8 yearsCarroll County: 47.8 yearsChickasaw County: 41 yearsChoctaw County: 44.4 yearsClaiborne County: 36.1 yearsClarke County: 42.5 yearsClay County: 42.4 yearsCoahoma County: 37.2 yearsCopiah County: 40.8 yearsCovington County: 40.7 yearsDeSoto County: 37.6 yearsForrest County: 33.2 yearsFranklin County: 44.7 yearsGeorge County: 37.9 yearsGreene County: 40.4 yearsGrenada County: 41.7 yearsHancock County: 44.9 yearsHarrison County: 38.5 yearsHinds County: 37.9 yearsHolmes County: 38.6 yearsHumphreys County: 40.5 yearsIssaquena County: 39.3 yearsItawamba County: 40.1 yearsJackson County: 40 yearsJasper County: 43.2 yearsJefferson County: 41.3 yearsJefferson Davis County: 45.2 yearsJones County: 38.9 yearsKemper County: 40.9 yearsLafayette County: 30.1 yearsLamar County: 35.3 yearsLauderdale County: 39.5 yearsLawrence County: 41.8 yearsLeake County: 38.4 yearsLee County: 39.2 yearsLeflore County: 36.7 yearsLincoln County: 40.7 yearsLowndes County: 38.2 yearsMadison County: 39.7 yearsMarion County: 41.1 yearsMarshall County: 43.5 yearsMonroe County: 42.9 yearsMontgomery County: 45.5 yearsNeshoba County: 37.6 yearsNewton County: 38.9 yearsNoxubee County: 39.5 yearsOktibbeha County: 26.5 yearsPanola County: 40 yearsPearl River County: 41.6 yearsPerry County: 42.8 yearsPike County: 39.8 yearsPontotoc County: 38.1 yearsPrentiss County: 38.3 yearsQuitman County: 43.4 yearsRankin County: 38.9 yearsScott County: 36.6 yearsSharkey County: 43.2 yearsSimpson County: 40.6 yearsSmith County: 43.2 yearsStone County: 39.4 yearsSunflower County: 39.9 yearsTallahatchie County: 40.8 yearsTate County: 38.8 yearsTippah County: 40.3 yearsTishomingo County: 45 yearsTunica County: 35.5 yearsUnion County: 39.7 yearsWalthall County: 43.6 yearsWarren County: 41.2 yearsWashington County: 40.5 yearsWayne County: 40.2 yearsWebster County: 41.8 yearsWilkinson County: 41.8 yearsWinston County: 42.4 yearsYalobusha County: 46 yearsYazoo County: 39.9 years
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years, 2021. 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, 2021

Amite County: 49 yearsAmite County49Carroll County: 47.8 yearsCarroll County47.8Yalobusha County: 46 yearsYalobusha County46Montgomery County: 45.5 yearsMontgomery County45.5Jefferson Davis County: 45.2 yearsJefferson Davis County45.2Tishomingo County: 45 yearsTishomingo County45Hancock County: 44.9 yearsHancock County44.9Calhoun County: 44.8 yearsCalhoun County44.8Franklin County: 44.7 yearsFranklin County44.7Choctaw County: 44.4 yearsChoctaw County44.4Adams County: 44.3 yearsAdams County44.3Benton County: 43.7 yearsBenton County43.7Walthall County: 43.6 yearsWalthall County43.6Marshall County: 43.5 yearsMarshall County43.5Quitman County: 43.4 yearsQuitman County43.4Jasper County: 43.2 yearsJasper County43.2Sharkey County: 43.2 yearsSharkey County43.2Smith County: 43.2 yearsSmith County43.2Monroe County: 42.9 yearsMonroe County42.9Perry County: 42.8 yearsPerry County42.8Clarke County: 42.5 yearsClarke County42.5Clay County: 42.4 yearsClay County42.4Winston County: 42.4 yearsWinston County42.4Lawrence County: 41.8 yearsLawrence County41.8Webster County: 41.8 yearsWebster County41.8Wilkinson County: 41.8 yearsWilkinson County41.8Grenada County: 41.7 yearsGrenada County41.7Pearl River County: 41.6 yearsPearl River County41.6Attala County: 41.3 yearsAttala County41.3Jefferson County: 41.3 yearsJefferson County41.3Alcorn County: 41.2 yearsAlcorn County41.2Warren County: 41.2 yearsWarren County41.2Marion County: 41.1 yearsMarion County41.1Chickasaw County: 41 yearsChickasaw County41Kemper County: 40.9 yearsKemper County40.9Copiah County: 40.8 yearsCopiah County40.8Tallahatchie County: 40.8 yearsTallahatchie County40.8Covington County: 40.7 yearsCovington County40.7Lincoln County: 40.7 yearsLincoln County40.7Simpson County: 40.6 yearsSimpson County40.6Amite County: 49 yearsAmite County49Carroll County: 47.8 yearsCarroll County47.8Yalobusha County: 46 yearsYalobusha County46Montgomery County: 45.5 yearsMontgomery County45.5Jefferson Davis County: 45.2 yearsJefferson Davis County45.2Tishomingo County: 45 yearsTishomingo County45Hancock County: 44.9 yearsHancock County44.9Calhoun County: 44.8 yearsCalhoun County44.8Franklin County: 44.7 yearsFranklin County44.7Choctaw County: 44.4 yearsChoctaw County44.4Adams County: 44.3 yearsAdams County44.3Benton County: 43.7 yearsBenton County43.7Walthall County: 43.6 yearsWalthall County43.6Marshall County: 43.5 yearsMarshall County43.5Quitman County: 43.4 yearsQuitman County43.4Jasper County: 43.2 yearsJasper County43.2Sharkey County: 43.2 yearsSharkey County43.2Smith County: 43.2 yearsSmith County43.2Monroe County: 42.9 yearsMonroe County42.9Perry County: 42.8 yearsPerry County42.8Clarke County: 42.5 yearsClarke County42.5Clay County: 42.4 yearsClay County42.4Winston County: 42.4 yearsWinston County42.4Lawrence County: 41.8 yearsLawrence County41.8Webster County: 41.8 yearsWebster County41.8Wilkinson County: 41.8 yearsWilkinson County41.8Grenada County: 41.7 yearsGrenada County41.7Pearl River County: 41.6 yearsPearl River County41.6Attala County: 41.3 yearsAttala County41.3Jefferson County: 41.3 yearsJefferson County41.3Alcorn County: 41.2 yearsAlcorn County41.2Warren County: 41.2 yearsWarren County41.2Marion County: 41.1 yearsMarion County41.1Chickasaw County: 41 yearsChickasaw County41Kemper County: 40.9 yearsKemper County40.9Copiah County: 40.8 yearsCopiah County40.8Tallahatchie County: 40.8 yearsTallahatchie County40.8Covington County: 40.7 yearsCovington County40.7Lincoln County: 40.7 yearsLincoln County40.7Simpson County: 40.6 yearsSimpson County40.6
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

RankCounties2021
years
Change on 2020
1Amite County49-0.1
2Carroll County47.8+0.3
3Yalobusha County46-0.2
4Montgomery County45.5-0.5
5Jefferson Davis County45.2+0.2
6Tishomingo County45+0.3
7Hancock County44.9+0.2
8Calhoun County44.8+0.3
9Franklin County44.7-0.6
10Choctaw County44.4+0.1
11Adams County44.3+0.8
12Benton County43.7-0.4
13Walthall County43.6+0.3
14Marshall County43.5+0.2
15Quitman County43.4-0.2
16Jasper County43.2+0.1
16Sharkey County43.20
16Smith County43.2-0.4
19Monroe County42.9+0.1
20Perry County42.8-0.2
21Clarke County42.5-0.1
22Clay County42.4+0.4
22Winston County42.4-0.1
24Lawrence County41.8+0.3
24Webster County41.8-0.5
24Wilkinson County41.8+0.4
27Grenada County41.7-0.2
28Pearl River County41.6-0.1
29Attala County41.3-0.2
29Jefferson County41.3+0.7
31Alcorn County41.20
31Warren County41.2+0.4
33Marion County41.1+0.1
34Chickasaw County41+0.2
35Kemper County40.9+0.5
36Copiah County40.8+0.4
36Tallahatchie County40.8+1.1
38Covington County40.7-0.2
38Lincoln County40.70
40Simpson County40.6+0.2
41Humphreys County40.5+0.5
41Washington County40.5+0.1
43Greene County40.4+0.2
44Tippah County40.30
45Wayne County40.2+0.4
46Itawamba County40.1+0.1
47Jackson County40+0.1
47Panola County40+0.2
49Sunflower County39.9+0.3
49Yazoo County39.9+0.3
51Pike County39.8+0.1
52Madison County39.7+0.3
52Union County39.7-0.3
54Lauderdale County39.5+0.1
54Noxubee County39.5+0.1
56Stone County39.4-0.1
57Issaquena County39.3-0.1
58Lee County39.2+0.1
59Jones County38.9+0.2
59Newton County38.9+0.1
59Rankin County38.9+0.3
62Tate County38.8-0.2
63Holmes County38.6+0.4
64Harrison County38.5+0.3
65Leake County38.4-0.2
66Prentiss County38.3-0.5
67Lowndes County38.2+0.1
68Pontotoc County38.1-0.1
69Bolivar County37.9+0.3
69George County37.9-0.4
69Hinds County37.9+0.4
72DeSoto County37.60
72Neshoba County37.6-0.1
74Coahoma County37.2+0.1
75Leflore County36.7+0.4
76Scott County36.6+0.2
77Claiborne County36.1+1.7
78Tunica County35.50
79Lamar County35.3+0.3
80Forrest County33.20
81Lafayette County30.1-0.2
82Oktibbeha County26.5-0.2

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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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

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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), 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Amite County, with 49 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oktibbeha County, with 26.5 years in 2021.

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