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Counties in Mississippi by median age

Amite County had the highest median age of 82 counties in 2022, at 48.2 years. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 25.4 years. The median was 39.4 years and the figure for Mississippi was 38.1 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest48.2Amite County
Lowest25.4Oktibbeha County
Median39.482 counties
Mississippi38.1History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Amite CountyAmite County: 48.2 years48.2Carroll CountyCarroll County: 45.5 years45.5Hancock CountyHancock County: 45.4 years45.4Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 44.5 years44.5Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 43.6 years43.6Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 43.1 years43.1Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 43 years43Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 42.8 years42.8Smith CountySmith County: 42.8 years42.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 42.7 years42.7Perry CountyPerry County: 42.3 years42.3Clarke CountyClarke County: 42.1 years42.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 42 years42Marshall CountyMarshall County: 41.9 years41.9Winston CountyWinston County: 41.9 years41.9Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 41.8 years41.8Benton CountyBenton County: 41.7 years41.7Adams CountyAdams County: 41.5 years41.5Jasper CountyJasper County: 41.5 years41.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 41.4 years41.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 41.3 years41.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 41.1 years41.1Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 40.8 years40.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 40.7 years40.7Leake CountyLeake County: 40.5 years40.5Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 40.4 years40.4Simpson CountySimpson County: 40.4 years40.4Marion CountyMarion County: 40.3 years40.3Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 40.1 years40.1Quitman CountyQuitman County: 40.1 years40.1Webster CountyWebster County: 40.1 years40.1Walthall CountyWalthall County: 40 years40Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 39.9 years39.9Warren CountyWarren County: 39.9 years39.9Greene CountyGreene County: 39.7 years39.7Kemper CountyKemper County: 39.7 years39.7Copiah CountyCopiah County: 39.6 years39.6Tippah CountyTippah County: 39.6 years39.6Clay CountyClay County: 39.5 years39.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 39.4 years39.4
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
years		Change on 2021
1Amite County48.20
2Carroll County45.5-3.2
3Hancock County45.4+0.7
4Jefferson Davis County44.5-0.7
5Tishomingo County43.6+0.1
6Issaquena County43.1-4.4
7Choctaw County43-0.6
8Calhoun County42.8+0.7
8Smith County42.8+0.4
10Franklin County42.7-0.2
11Perry County42.3+0.8
12Clarke County42.10
13Montgomery County42+0.1
14Marshall County41.9+0.4
14Winston County41.90
16Yalobusha County41.8-1.7
17Benton County41.7+1.1
18Adams County41.5+0.9
18Jasper County41.5+0.9
20Monroe County41.4+0.4
21Jefferson County41.3+0.8
22Lawrence County41.1+0.5
23Pearl River County40.8-0.5
24Lincoln County40.7+0.4
25Leake County40.5+2.6
26Noxubee County40.4+1.6
26Simpson County40.4+0.7
28Marion County40.3-0.3
29Alcorn County40.1+0.1
29Quitman County40.10
29Webster County40.1+0.2
32Walthall County40+1
33Itawamba County39.9-0.6
33Warren County39.9-0.2
35Greene County39.7+0.2
35Kemper County39.7+0.7
37Copiah County39.6+0.8
37Tippah County39.6+0.2
39Clay County39.5-0.1
40Jackson County39.4+0.4
40Panola County39.4+0.3
40Stone County39.4-0.6
43Chickasaw County39.3+0.2
44Attala County39.1-0.8
45Rankin County38.9+0.5
45Wilkinson County38.90
47Wayne County38.8-0.7
48Union County38.60
49Lauderdale County38.5+0.5
50Grenada County38.4-0.4
50Humphreys County38.4+0.1
50Madison County38.4+0.7
53Tate County38.3-0.6
54Newton County38.2+0.6
55Prentiss County38-0.9
56Washington County37.9+0.5
57Covington County37.8+0.5
58Jones County37.70
58Tallahatchie County37.7+1.2
60Harrison County37.6+0.7
61Lee County37.40
62Lamar County37.3+0.3
62Pike County37.30
64DeSoto County37.1-0.1
64Lowndes County37.1+0.1
66Neshoba County37+0.1
66Sharkey County37-3.6
68Yazoo County36.8+0.4
69Scott County36.7-0.1
69Sunflower County36.7+0.3
71Bolivar County36.6+0.2
72George County36.4-0.1
73Hinds County36.1+0.5
74Coahoma County35.7-0.2
74Pontotoc County35.7-0.3
76Holmes County35.5-0.1
77Leflore County34.4+0.3
78Claiborne County33.9+0.2
79Tunica County33.2+0.2
80Forrest County31.9-0.9
81Lafayette County30.7-0.5
82Oktibbeha County25.4-0.8

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Amite County, with 48.2 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Oktibbeha County, with 25.4 years in 2022.

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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