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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 2022, at 26.8%. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 13.2%. The median was 19.1% and the figure for Mississippi was 18.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest26.8Amite County
Lowest13.2Oktibbeha County
Median19.182 counties
Mississippi18.1History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Amite CountyAmite County: 26.8 %26.8Carroll CountyCarroll County: 25.1 %25.1Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 24.4 %24.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 24.1 %24.1Adams CountyAdams County: 23.5 %23.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 23.3 %23.3Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 23.2 %23.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 22.9 %22.9Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 22.8 %22.8Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 22.8 %22.8Sharkey CountySharkey County: 22.7 %22.7Hancock CountyHancock County: 22.4 %22.4Winston CountyWinston County: 22 %22Walthall CountyWalthall County: 22 %22Benton CountyBenton County: 21.9 %21.9Clarke CountyClarke County: 21.8 %21.8Smith CountySmith County: 21.5 %21.5Clay CountyClay County: 21.4 %21.4Kemper CountyKemper County: 21.3 %21.3Jasper CountyJasper County: 21.3 %21.3Attala CountyAttala County: 21.2 %21.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: 21.1 %21.1Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 21.1 %21.1Quitman CountyQuitman County: 20.6 %20.6Perry CountyPerry County: 20.3 %20.3Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 20.2 %20.2Warren CountyWarren County: 20.2 %20.2Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 20.2 %20.2Webster CountyWebster County: 20.1 %20.1Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 20.1 %20.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 20.1 %20.1Grenada CountyGrenada County: 20 %20Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 20 %20Marion CountyMarion County: 20 %20Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 19.5 %19.5Pike CountyPike County: 19.4 %19.4Washington CountyWashington County: 19.3 %19.3Copiah CountyCopiah County: 19.3 %19.3Tippah CountyTippah County: 19.3 %19.3Covington CountyCovington County: 19.3 %19.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Amite County26.8+1 pts
2Carroll County25.1+0.6 pts
3Yalobusha County24.4+0.6 pts
4Montgomery County24.1+0.6 pts
5Adams County23.5+0.6 pts
6Franklin County23.3+0.6 pts
7Choctaw County23.2+0.5 pts
8Calhoun County22.9+0.4 pts
9Tishomingo County22.8+0.1 pts
10Jefferson Davis County22.8+0.6 pts
11Sharkey County22.7+1.4 pts
12Hancock County22.4+0.8 pts
13Winston County22+0.5 pts
14Walthall County22+0.4 pts
15Benton County21.9+1.1 pts
16Clarke County21.8+0.5 pts
17Smith County21.5+0.5 pts
18Clay County21.4+0.5 pts
19Kemper County21.3+0.8 pts
20Jasper County21.3+0.4 pts
21Attala County21.2+0.4 pts
22Monroe County21.1+0.5 pts
23Wilkinson County21.1+1.1 pts
24Quitman County20.6+0.7 pts
25Perry County20.3+0.6 pts
26Pearl River County20.2+0.2 pts
27Warren County20.2+0.8 pts
28Alcorn County20.2+0.5 pts
29Webster County20.1+0.1 pts
30Lawrence County20.1+0.4 pts
31Marshall County20.1+0.3 pts
32Grenada County20+0.4 pts
33Chickasaw County20+0.3 pts
34Marion County20+0.5 pts
35Tallahatchie County19.5+0.7 pts
36Pike County19.4+0.5 pts
37Washington County19.3+0.7 pts
38Copiah County19.3+0.6 pts
39Tippah County19.3+0.3 pts
40Covington County19.3+0.4 pts
41Lincoln County19.2+0.5 pts
42Jefferson County19+0.6 pts
43Humphreys County19+0.7 pts
44Wayne County18.9+0.6 pts
45Newton County18.9+0.4 pts
46Lauderdale County18.8+0.4 pts
47Simpson County18.8+0.3 pts
48Noxubee County18.8+0.9 pts
49Jones County18.7+0.4 pts
50Panola County18.7+0.6 pts
51Itawamba County18.6+0.1 pts
52Lowndes County18.4+0.5 pts
53Bolivar County18.3+0.6 pts
54Union County18.3+0.2 pts
55Prentiss County17.9+0.2 pts
56Stone County17.8+0.5 pts
57Coahoma County17.7+0.6 pts
58Jackson County17.7+0.5 pts
59Holmes County17.7+0.6 pts
60Hinds County17.6+0.7 pts
61Tate County17.6+0.3 pts
62Lee County17.6+0.3 pts
63Claiborne County17.6+0.6 pts
64Harrison County17.5+0.5 pts
65Madison County17.5+0.5 pts
66Yazoo County17.5+0.8 pts
67Leake County17.4+0.1 pts
68Neshoba County17.2+0.2 pts
69Sunflower County16.9+0.7 pts
70Pontotoc County16.7+0.1 pts
71Rankin County16.7+0.4 pts
72Leflore County16.6+0.6 pts
73George County16.2-0 pts
74Greene County16+0.7 pts
75Scott County15.7+0.3 pts
76Forrest County15.1+0.2 pts
77Issaquena County14.7+0.7 pts
78Lamar County14.6+0.5 pts
79Lafayette County14.6+0.4 pts
80Tunica County14.5+0.5 pts
81DeSoto County14.3+0.1 pts
82Oktibbeha County13.2+0.4 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 26.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oktibbeha County, with 13.2% 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, 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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