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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 2023, at 27.6%. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 13.6%. The median was 19.7% and the figure for Mississippi was 18.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.6Amite County
Lowest13.6Oktibbeha County
Median19.782 counties
Mississippi18.5History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Amite CountyAmite County: 27.6 %27.6Carroll CountyCarroll County: 25.9 %25.9Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 25 %25Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 24.5 %24.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 23.8 %23.8Adams CountyAdams County: 23.7 %23.7Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 23.6 %23.6Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 23.5 %23.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 23.5 %23.5Sharkey CountySharkey County: 23.3 %23.3Hancock CountyHancock County: 23.1 %23.1Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 22.9 %22.9Benton CountyBenton County: 22.8 %22.8Winston CountyWinston County: 22.5 %22.5Walthall CountyWalthall County: 22.4 %22.4Clay CountyClay County: 22 %22Clarke CountyClarke County: 22 %22Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 22 %22Kemper CountyKemper County: 21.9 %21.9Smith CountySmith County: 21.8 %21.8Jasper CountyJasper County: 21.6 %21.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 21.5 %21.5Attala CountyAttala County: 21.5 %21.5Quitman CountyQuitman County: 21 %21Perry CountyPerry County: 21 %21Warren CountyWarren County: 20.8 %20.8Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 20.8 %20.8Grenada CountyGrenada County: 20.6 %20.6Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 20.5 %20.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 20.5 %20.5Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 20.5 %20.5Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 20.3 %20.3Webster CountyWebster County: 20.2 %20.2Marion CountyMarion County: 20.2 %20.2Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 20.2 %20.2Washington CountyWashington County: 20 %20Pike CountyPike County: 19.9 %19.9Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 19.9 %19.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 19.8 %19.8Copiah CountyCopiah County: 19.8 %19.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Amite County27.6+0.7 pts
2Carroll County25.9+0.8 pts
3Yalobusha County25+0.6 pts
4Montgomery County24.5+0.3 pts
5Franklin County23.8+0.5 pts
6Adams County23.7+0.2 pts
7Jefferson Davis County23.6+0.7 pts
8Choctaw County23.5+0.3 pts
9Calhoun County23.5+0.6 pts
10Sharkey County23.3+0.6 pts
11Hancock County23.1+0.8 pts
12Tishomingo County22.9+0.1 pts
13Benton County22.8+0.9 pts
14Winston County22.5+0.5 pts
15Walthall County22.4+0.3 pts
16Clay County22+0.6 pts
17Clarke County22+0.3 pts
18Wilkinson County22+0.9 pts
19Kemper County21.9+0.6 pts
20Smith County21.8+0.4 pts
21Jasper County21.6+0.3 pts
22Monroe County21.5+0.4 pts
23Attala County21.5+0.3 pts
24Quitman County21+0.4 pts
25Perry County21+0.6 pts
26Warren County20.8+0.6 pts
27Alcorn County20.8+0.6 pts
28Grenada County20.6+0.6 pts
29Pearl River County20.5+0.3 pts
30Marshall County20.5+0.4 pts
31Lawrence County20.5+0.4 pts
32Chickasaw County20.3+0.3 pts
33Webster County20.2+0.1 pts
34Marion County20.2+0.3 pts
35Tallahatchie County20.2+0.7 pts
36Washington County20+0.6 pts
37Pike County19.9+0.6 pts
38Humphreys County19.9+0.9 pts
39Jefferson County19.8+0.8 pts
40Copiah County19.8+0.4 pts
41Tippah County19.7+0.4 pts
42Lincoln County19.6+0.5 pts
43Covington County19.6+0.3 pts
44Lauderdale County19.4+0.5 pts
45Simpson County19.3+0.5 pts
46Noxubee County19.3+0.5 pts
47Wayne County19.3+0.4 pts
48Jones County19.3+0.5 pts
49Panola County19.2+0.5 pts
50Newton County19.1+0.3 pts
51Lowndes County18.9+0.5 pts
52Itawamba County18.9+0.3 pts
53Bolivar County18.7+0.4 pts
54Union County18.6+0.3 pts
55Stone County18.4+0.6 pts
56Hinds County18.4+0.7 pts
57Holmes County18.3+0.6 pts
58Claiborne County18.3+0.7 pts
59Jackson County18.3+0.5 pts
60Harrison County18.2+0.7 pts
61Coahoma County18.2+0.4 pts
62Madison County18+0.6 pts
63Tate County18+0.4 pts
64Lee County18+0.4 pts
65Prentiss County17.90 pts
66Yazoo County17.9+0.4 pts
67Leake County17.6+0.3 pts
68Sunflower County17.4+0.5 pts
69Neshoba County17.4+0.3 pts
70Rankin County17.1+0.4 pts
71Leflore County17.1+0.5 pts
72Pontotoc County17+0.3 pts
73Greene County16.5+0.5 pts
74George County16.4+0.2 pts
75Scott County16.1+0.4 pts
76Forrest County15.4+0.3 pts
77Lamar County15.1+0.5 pts
78Lafayette County15+0.4 pts
79Issaquena County14.8+0.2 pts
80Tunica County14.8+0.3 pts
81DeSoto County14.6+0.2 pts
82Oktibbeha County13.6+0.5 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 27.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oktibbeha County, with 13.6% 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, 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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