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Counties in Mississippi by median age, 2024

Issaquena County had the highest median age of 82 counties in 2024, at 49.8 years. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 25.5 years. The median was 39.7 years and the figure for Mississippi was 38.6 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest49.8Issaquena County
Lowest25.5Oktibbeha County
Median39.782 counties
Mississippi38.6History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 49.8 years49.8Amite CountyAmite County: 49.2 years49.2Carroll CountyCarroll County: 48.6 years48.6Hancock CountyHancock County: 46.6 years46.6Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 46 years46Benton CountyBenton County: 44.5 years44.5Smith CountySmith County: 43.5 years43.5Perry CountyPerry County: 43.4 years43.4Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 43.4 years43.4Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 43.2 years43.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 43.1 years43.1Winston CountyWinston County: 42.8 years42.8Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 42.6 years42.6Clarke CountyClarke County: 42.4 years42.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 42.2 years42.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 42.1 years42.1Adams CountyAdams County: 42 years42Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 42 years42Jasper CountyJasper County: 41.9 years41.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 41.9 years41.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 41.7 years41.7Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 41.6 years41.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 41.5 years41.5Walthall CountyWalthall County: 41.4 years41.4Quitman CountyQuitman County: 41.2 years41.2Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 41 years41Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 40.9 years40.9Marion CountyMarion County: 40.8 years40.8Warren CountyWarren County: 40.8 years40.8Kemper CountyKemper County: 40.6 years40.6Simpson CountySimpson County: 40.6 years40.6Greene CountyGreene County: 40.5 years40.5Leake CountyLeake County: 40.3 years40.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 40.1 years40.1Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 40.1 years40.1Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 40 years40Tippah CountyTippah County: 40 years40Clay CountyClay County: 39.8 years39.8Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 39.7 years39.7Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 39.7 years39.7
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
years		Change on 2023
1Issaquena County49.8+0.3
2Amite County49.2+0.4
3Carroll County48.6+0.9
4Hancock County46.6+0.9
5Jefferson Davis County46+0.3
6Benton County44.5+0.6
7Smith County43.5+0.6
8Perry County43.4+0.5
8Tishomingo County43.4-0.1
10Choctaw County43.2+0.2
11Jefferson County43.1+0.1
12Winston County42.8+0.5
13Yalobusha County42.6+0.2
14Clarke County42.4-0.2
15Montgomery County42.2-0.2
16Franklin County42.1-0.6
17Adams County42-0.1
17Calhoun County42-1.1
19Jasper County41.9-0.5
19Marshall County41.9+0.1
21Monroe County41.7+0.1
22Pearl River County41.6+0.5
23Lincoln County41.5+0.3
24Walthall County41.40
25Quitman County41.2+0.2
26Lawrence County41+0.3
27Wilkinson County40.9+1.8
28Marion County40.8+0.1
28Warren County40.8+0.5
30Kemper County40.6-0.1
30Simpson County40.6-0.4
32Greene County40.50
33Leake County40.3+0.3
34Jackson County40.1+0.4
34Noxubee County40.1+0.2
36Alcorn County40-0.6
36Tippah County40+0.3
38Clay County39.8-0.3
39Lauderdale County39.7+0.2
39Tallahatchie County39.7+1.3
39Webster County39.7-0.6
42Copiah County39.6-0.2
42Humphreys County39.6+1.2
42Rankin County39.6+0.2
45Stone County39.5+0.2
46Attala County39.4-0.2
46Panola County39.4-0.3
46Wayne County39.4+0.3
49Grenada County39.2+0.3
50Madison County39.1+0.6
51Itawamba County38.6-0.8
51Newton County38.6+0.8
51Yazoo County38.6+0.2
54Harrison County38.5+0.4
54Tate County38.50
56Chickasaw County38.4-0.6
56Sharkey County38.4+1.8
58Union County38.3-0.1
59Prentiss County38.1+0.2
60Washington County38-0.3
61Jones County37.9+0.3
61Pike County37.9+0.8
63Lamar County37.7+0.2
64Lowndes County37.6+0.6
65Bolivar County37.5+0.9
65Lee County37.5-0.2
67Neshoba County37.4-0.3
68Covington County37.3-0.4
68DeSoto County37.3+0.3
70Sunflower County37.1-0.5
71Hinds County36.9+0.3
72George County36.3+0.1
72Holmes County36.3+0.5
72Tunica County36.3+1.6
75Coahoma County35.9+0.2
75Pontotoc County35.9+0.2
75Scott County35.9-1.3
78Claiborne County35.1+1.3
79Leflore County34.7+0.2
80Forrest County32+0.2
81Lafayette County30.7-0.2
82Oktibbeha County25.50

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About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Issaquena County, with 49.8 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Oktibbeha County, with 25.5 years in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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