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Counties in Mississippi by share of population aged 65 and over

Amite County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 82 counties in 2020, at 25.1%. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 12.4%. The median was 18.1% and the figure for Mississippi was 17.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest25.1Amite County
Lowest12.4Oktibbeha County
Median18.182 counties
Mississippi17.2History

Top 40 counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Amite CountyAmite County: 25.1 %25.1Carroll CountyCarroll County: 23.9 %23.9Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 23.6 %23.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 23.3 %23.3Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 22.5 %22.5Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 22.5 %22.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 22.3 %22.3Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 21.8 %21.8Adams CountyAdams County: 21.7 %21.7Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 21.5 %21.5Winston CountyWinston County: 21.5 %21.5Walthall CountyWalthall County: 21.2 %21.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 20.9 %20.9Clarke CountyClarke County: 20.7 %20.7Attala CountyAttala County: 20.7 %20.7Benton CountyBenton County: 20.6 %20.6Jasper CountyJasper County: 20.6 %20.6Sharkey CountySharkey County: 20.5 %20.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 20.4 %20.4Smith CountySmith County: 20.3 %20.3Clay CountyClay County: 20.2 %20.2Webster CountyWebster County: 19.8 %19.8Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 19.8 %19.8Kemper CountyKemper County: 19.8 %19.8Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 19.6 %19.6Quitman CountyQuitman County: 19.5 %19.5Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 19.4 %19.4Perry CountyPerry County: 19.4 %19.4Grenada CountyGrenada County: 19.4 %19.4Marion CountyMarion County: 19.3 %19.3Marshall CountyMarshall County: 19.2 %19.2Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 19 %19Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 19 %19Covington CountyCovington County: 18.9 %18.9Tippah CountyTippah County: 18.8 %18.8Warren CountyWarren County: 18.7 %18.7Pike CountyPike County: 18.6 %18.6Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 18.4 %18.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 18.3 %18.3Newton CountyNewton County: 18.3 %18.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)
1Amite County25.1
2Carroll County23.9
3Yalobusha County23.6
4Montgomery County23.3
5Choctaw County22.5
6Tishomingo County22.5
7Franklin County22.3
8Calhoun County21.8
9Adams County21.7
10Jefferson Davis County21.5
11Winston County21.5
12Walthall County21.2
13Hancock County20.9
14Clarke County20.7
15Attala County20.7
16Benton County20.6
17Jasper County20.6
18Sharkey County20.5
19Monroe County20.4
20Smith County20.3
21Clay County20.2
22Webster County19.8
23Pearl River County19.8
24Kemper County19.8
25Alcorn County19.6
26Quitman County19.5
27Wilkinson County19.4
28Perry County19.4
29Grenada County19.4
30Marion County19.3
31Marshall County19.2
32Lawrence County19
33Chickasaw County19
34Covington County18.9
35Tippah County18.8
36Warren County18.7
37Pike County18.6
38Itawamba County18.4
39Lincoln County18.3
40Newton County18.3
41Lauderdale County18.1
42Simpson County18.1
43Washington County18.1
44Union County18.1
45Copiah County18
46Jones County18
47Humphreys County17.8
48Tallahatchie County17.7
49Wayne County17.7
50Panola County17.7
51Prentiss County17.6
52Bolivar County17.5
53Noxubee County17.4
54Lowndes County17.4
55Jefferson County17.4
56Stone County17.3
57Tate County17.2
58Leake County17.1
59Lee County17
60Neshoba County17
61Jackson County16.8
62Coahoma County16.7
63Harrison County16.6
64Holmes County16.5
65Madison County16.5
66Pontotoc County16.3
67George County16.3
68Hinds County16.2
69Rankin County15.9
70Sunflower County15.8
71Claiborne County15.7
72Leflore County15.7
73Yazoo County15.5
74Scott County15.1
75Greene County15.1
76Forrest County14.7
77Lafayette County14.2
78DeSoto County14.1
79Issaquena County14
80Lamar County13.9
81Tunica County13.5
82Oktibbeha County12.4

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About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

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. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Amite County, with 25.1% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

Oktibbeha County, with 12.4% in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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