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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 2021, at 25.8%. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 12.8%. The median was 18.6% and the figure for Mississippi was 17.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest25.8Amite County
Lowest12.8Oktibbeha County
Median18.682 counties
Mississippi17.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Amite CountyAmite County: 25.8 %25.8Carroll CountyCarroll County: 24.5 %24.5Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 23.8 %23.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 23.5 %23.5Adams CountyAdams County: 22.9 %22.9Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 22.8 %22.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 22.7 %22.7Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 22.7 %22.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 22.5 %22.5Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 22.2 %22.2Walthall CountyWalthall County: 21.6 %21.6Hancock CountyHancock County: 21.6 %21.6Winston CountyWinston County: 21.6 %21.6Sharkey CountySharkey County: 21.3 %21.3Clarke CountyClarke County: 21.2 %21.2Smith CountySmith County: 20.9 %20.9Jasper CountyJasper County: 20.9 %20.9Clay CountyClay County: 20.9 %20.9Attala CountyAttala County: 20.8 %20.8Benton CountyBenton County: 20.8 %20.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 20.7 %20.7Kemper CountyKemper County: 20.6 %20.6Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 20 %20Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 20 %20Webster CountyWebster County: 20 %20Quitman CountyQuitman County: 19.9 %19.9Perry CountyPerry County: 19.7 %19.7Marshall CountyMarshall County: 19.7 %19.7Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 19.7 %19.7Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 19.7 %19.7Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 19.7 %19.7Grenada CountyGrenada County: 19.6 %19.6Marion CountyMarion County: 19.5 %19.5Warren CountyWarren County: 19.4 %19.4Tippah CountyTippah County: 19 %19Covington CountyCovington County: 18.9 %18.9Pike CountyPike County: 18.9 %18.9Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 18.9 %18.9Copiah CountyCopiah County: 18.7 %18.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 18.7 %18.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Amite County25.8+0.7 pts
2Carroll County24.5+0.6 pts
3Yalobusha County23.8+0.2 pts
4Montgomery County23.5+0.3 pts
5Adams County22.9+1.2 pts
6Tishomingo County22.8+0.3 pts
7Franklin County22.7+0.5 pts
8Choctaw County22.7+0.2 pts
9Calhoun County22.5+0.7 pts
10Jefferson Davis County22.2+0.7 pts
11Walthall County21.6+0.4 pts
12Hancock County21.6+0.7 pts
13Winston County21.60 pts
14Sharkey County21.3+0.8 pts
15Clarke County21.2+0.5 pts
16Smith County20.9+0.6 pts
17Jasper County20.9+0.3 pts
18Clay County20.9+0.7 pts
19Attala County20.8+0.2 pts
20Benton County20.8+0.2 pts
21Monroe County20.7+0.3 pts
22Kemper County20.6+0.8 pts
23Pearl River County20+0.3 pts
24Wilkinson County20+0.6 pts
25Webster County20+0.2 pts
26Quitman County19.9+0.4 pts
27Perry County19.7+0.3 pts
28Marshall County19.7+0.6 pts
29Chickasaw County19.7+0.7 pts
30Alcorn County19.7+0.1 pts
31Lawrence County19.7+0.6 pts
32Grenada County19.6+0.2 pts
33Marion County19.5+0.2 pts
34Warren County19.4+0.8 pts
35Tippah County19+0.2 pts
36Covington County18.90 pts
37Pike County18.9+0.3 pts
38Tallahatchie County18.9+1.1 pts
39Copiah County18.7+0.7 pts
40Lincoln County18.7+0.3 pts
41Washington County18.6+0.5 pts
42Itawamba County18.5+0.1 pts
43Simpson County18.5+0.4 pts
44Newton County18.4+0.2 pts
45Lauderdale County18.4+0.3 pts
46Jefferson County18.4+1 pts
47Jones County18.4+0.4 pts
48Wayne County18.3+0.6 pts
49Humphreys County18.3+0.4 pts
50Panola County18.2+0.5 pts
51Union County18.10 pts
52Noxubee County17.9+0.5 pts
53Lowndes County17.9+0.5 pts
54Bolivar County17.7+0.2 pts
55Prentiss County17.70 pts
56Lee County17.4+0.3 pts
57Stone County17.4+0.1 pts
58Tate County17.4+0.1 pts
59Leake County17.3+0.2 pts
60Jackson County17.3+0.4 pts
61Coahoma County17.2+0.5 pts
62Holmes County17.1+0.6 pts
63Harrison County17+0.4 pts
64Neshoba County170 pts
65Madison County17+0.5 pts
66Hinds County16.9+0.8 pts
67Claiborne County16.9+1.2 pts
68Yazoo County16.7+1.1 pts
69Pontotoc County16.6+0.3 pts
70Sunflower County16.3+0.5 pts
71George County16.2-0 pts
72Rankin County16.2+0.3 pts
73Leflore County16+0.3 pts
74Scott County15.5+0.4 pts
75Greene County15.3+0.2 pts
76Forrest County14.9+0.3 pts
77Lafayette County14.2-0 pts
78DeSoto County14.2+0.1 pts
79Lamar County14.1+0.3 pts
80Tunica County14+0.5 pts
81Issaquena County140 pts
82Oktibbeha County12.8+0.3 pts

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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 25.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oktibbeha County, with 12.8% 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, 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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