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Counties in Mississippi by median age

Issaquena County had the highest median age of 82 counties in 2023, at 49.5 years. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 25.5 years. The median was 39.6 years and the figure for Mississippi was 38.4 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest49.5Issaquena County
Lowest25.5Oktibbeha County
Median39.682 counties
Mississippi38.4History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 49.5 years49.5Amite CountyAmite County: 48.8 years48.8Carroll CountyCarroll County: 47.7 years47.7Hancock CountyHancock County: 45.7 years45.7Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 45.7 years45.7Benton CountyBenton County: 43.9 years43.9Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 43.5 years43.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 43.1 years43.1Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 43 years43Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 43 years43Perry CountyPerry County: 42.9 years42.9Smith CountySmith County: 42.9 years42.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 42.7 years42.7Clarke CountyClarke County: 42.6 years42.6Jasper CountyJasper County: 42.4 years42.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 42.4 years42.4Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 42.4 years42.4Winston CountyWinston County: 42.3 years42.3Adams CountyAdams County: 42.1 years42.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 41.8 years41.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 41.6 years41.6Walthall CountyWalthall County: 41.4 years41.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 41.2 years41.2Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 41.1 years41.1Quitman CountyQuitman County: 41 years41Simpson CountySimpson County: 41 years41Kemper CountyKemper County: 40.7 years40.7Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 40.7 years40.7Marion CountyMarion County: 40.7 years40.7Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 40.6 years40.6Greene CountyGreene County: 40.5 years40.5Warren CountyWarren County: 40.3 years40.3Webster CountyWebster County: 40.3 years40.3Clay CountyClay County: 40.1 years40.1Leake CountyLeake County: 40 years40Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 39.9 years39.9Copiah CountyCopiah County: 39.8 years39.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 39.7 years39.7Panola CountyPanola County: 39.7 years39.7Tippah CountyTippah County: 39.7 years39.7
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
years		Change on 2022
1Issaquena County49.5+6.4
2Amite County48.8+0.6
3Carroll County47.7+2.2
4Hancock County45.7+0.3
4Jefferson Davis County45.7+1.2
6Benton County43.9+2.2
7Tishomingo County43.5-0.1
8Calhoun County43.1+0.3
9Choctaw County430
9Jefferson County43+1.7
11Perry County42.9+0.6
11Smith County42.9+0.1
13Franklin County42.70
14Clarke County42.6+0.5
15Jasper County42.4+0.9
15Montgomery County42.4+0.4
15Yalobusha County42.4+0.6
18Winston County42.3+0.4
19Adams County42.1+0.6
20Marshall County41.8-0.1
21Monroe County41.6+0.2
22Walthall County41.4+1.4
23Lincoln County41.2+0.5
24Pearl River County41.1+0.3
25Quitman County41+0.9
25Simpson County41+0.6
27Kemper County40.7+1
27Lawrence County40.7-0.4
27Marion County40.7+0.4
30Alcorn County40.6+0.5
31Greene County40.5+0.8
32Warren County40.3+0.4
32Webster County40.3+0.2
34Clay County40.1+0.6
35Leake County40-0.5
36Noxubee County39.9-0.5
37Copiah County39.8+0.2
38Jackson County39.7+0.3
38Panola County39.7+0.3
38Tippah County39.7+0.1
41Attala County39.6+0.5
42Lauderdale County39.5+1
43Itawamba County39.4-0.5
43Rankin County39.4+0.5
45Stone County39.3-0.1
46Wayne County39.1+0.3
46Wilkinson County39.1+0.2
48Chickasaw County39-0.3
49Grenada County38.9+0.5
50Madison County38.5+0.1
50Tate County38.5+0.2
52Humphreys County38.40
52Tallahatchie County38.4+0.7
52Union County38.4-0.2
52Yazoo County38.4+1.6
56Washington County38.3+0.4
57Harrison County38.1+0.5
58Prentiss County37.9-0.1
59Newton County37.8-0.4
60Covington County37.7-0.1
60Lee County37.7+0.3
60Neshoba County37.7+0.7
63Jones County37.6-0.1
63Sunflower County37.6+0.9
65Lamar County37.5+0.2
66Scott County37.2+0.5
67Pike County37.1-0.2
68DeSoto County37-0.1
68Lowndes County37-0.1
70Bolivar County36.60
70Hinds County36.6+0.5
70Sharkey County36.6-0.4
73George County36.2-0.2
74Holmes County35.8+0.3
75Coahoma County35.70
75Pontotoc County35.70
77Tunica County34.7+1.5
78Leflore County34.5+0.1
79Claiborne County33.8-0.1
80Forrest County31.8-0.1
81Lafayette County30.9+0.2
82Oktibbeha County25.5+0.1

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Issaquena County, with 49.5 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Oktibbeha County, with 25.5 years in 2023.

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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