Counties in Mississippi by median age

Carroll County had the highest median age of 82 counties in 2021, at 48.7 years. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 26.2 years. The median was 39 years and the figure for Mississippi was 37.8 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest48.7Carroll County
Median3982 counties
Mississippi37.8History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Carroll CountyCarroll County: 48.7 years48.7Amite CountyAmite County: 48.2 years48.2Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 47.5 years47.5Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 45.2 years45.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 44.7 years44.7Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 43.6 years43.6Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 43.5 years43.5Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 43.5 years43.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 42.9 years42.9Smith CountySmith County: 42.4 years42.4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 42.1 years42.1Clarke CountyClarke County: 42.1 years42.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 41.9 years41.9Winston CountyWinston County: 41.9 years41.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 41.5 years41.5Perry CountyPerry County: 41.5 years41.5Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 41.3 years41.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 41 years41Adams CountyAdams County: 40.6 years40.6Benton CountyBenton County: 40.6 years40.6Jasper CountyJasper County: 40.6 years40.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 40.6 years40.6Marion CountyMarion County: 40.6 years40.6Sharkey CountySharkey County: 40.6 years40.6Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 40.5 years40.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 40.5 years40.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 40.3 years40.3Quitman CountyQuitman County: 40.1 years40.1Warren CountyWarren County: 40.1 years40.1Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 40 years40Stone CountyStone County: 40 years40Attala CountyAttala County: 39.9 years39.9Webster CountyWebster County: 39.9 years39.9Simpson CountySimpson County: 39.7 years39.7Clay CountyClay County: 39.6 years39.6Greene CountyGreene County: 39.5 years39.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 39.5 years39.5Tippah CountyTippah County: 39.4 years39.4Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 39.1 years39.1Panola CountyPanola County: 39.1 years39.1
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
years
1Carroll County48.7
2Amite County48.2
3Issaquena County47.5
4Jefferson Davis County45.2
5Hancock County44.7
6Choctaw County43.6
7Tishomingo County43.5
7Yalobusha County43.5
9Franklin County42.9
10Smith County42.4
11Calhoun County42.1
11Clarke County42.1
13Montgomery County41.9
13Winston County41.9
15Marshall County41.5
15Perry County41.5
17Pearl River County41.3
18Monroe County41
19Adams County40.6
19Benton County40.6
19Jasper County40.6
19Lawrence County40.6
19Marion County40.6
19Sharkey County40.6
25Itawamba County40.5
25Jefferson County40.5
27Lincoln County40.3
28Quitman County40.1
28Warren County40.1
30Alcorn County40
30Stone County40
32Attala County39.9
32Webster County39.9
34Simpson County39.7
35Clay County39.6
36Greene County39.5
36Wayne County39.5
38Tippah County39.4
39Chickasaw County39.1
39Panola County39.1
41Jackson County39
41Kemper County39
41Walthall County39
44Prentiss County38.9
44Tate County38.9
44Wilkinson County38.9
47Copiah County38.8
47Grenada County38.8
47Noxubee County38.8
50Union County38.6
51Rankin County38.4
52Humphreys County38.3
53Lauderdale County38
54Leake County37.9
55Jones County37.7
55Madison County37.7
57Newton County37.6
58Lee County37.4
58Washington County37.4
60Covington County37.3
60Pike County37.3
62DeSoto County37.2
63Lamar County37
63Lowndes County37
65Harrison County36.9
65Neshoba County36.9
67Scott County36.8
68George County36.5
68Tallahatchie County36.5
70Bolivar County36.4
70Sunflower County36.4
70Yazoo County36.4
73Pontotoc County36
74Coahoma County35.9
75Hinds County35.6
75Holmes County35.6
77Leflore County34.1
78Claiborne County33.7
79Tunica County33
80Forrest County32.8
81Lafayette County31.2
82Oktibbeha County26.2

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Carroll County, with 48.7 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Oktibbeha County, with 26.2 years in 2021.

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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