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 2024, at 28%. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 13.9%. The median was 20.1% and the figure for Mississippi was 18.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28Amite County
Median20.182 counties
Mississippi18.9History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Amite CountyAmite County: 28 %28Carroll CountyCarroll County: 26.8 %26.8Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 25.2 %25.2Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 25.1 %25.1Sharkey CountySharkey County: 24.9 %24.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 24.4 %24.4Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 24 %24Hancock CountyHancock County: 23.9 %23.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 23.8 %23.8Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 23.6 %23.6Adams CountyAdams County: 23.2 %23.2Benton CountyBenton County: 23.1 %23.1Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 23.1 %23.1Winston CountyWinston County: 23 %23Walthall CountyWalthall County: 22.9 %22.9Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 22.9 %22.9Clarke CountyClarke County: 22.6 %22.6Clay CountyClay County: 22.3 %22.3Kemper CountyKemper County: 22.2 %22.2Smith CountySmith County: 22.2 %22.2Jasper CountyJasper County: 22.2 %22.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: 22.1 %22.1Perry CountyPerry County: 21.6 %21.6Attala CountyAttala County: 21.5 %21.5Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 21.4 %21.4Quitman CountyQuitman County: 21.3 %21.3Warren CountyWarren County: 21.3 %21.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 21.1 %21.1Grenada CountyGrenada County: 21.1 %21.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 20.9 %20.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 20.9 %20.9Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 20.8 %20.8Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 20.7 %20.7Marion CountyMarion County: 20.7 %20.7Pike CountyPike County: 20.5 %20.5Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 20.5 %20.5Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 20.4 %20.4Washington CountyWashington County: 20.4 %20.4Webster CountyWebster County: 20.3 %20.3Copiah CountyCopiah County: 20.3 %20.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Amite County28+0.5 pts
2Carroll County26.8+0.9 pts
3Yalobusha County25.2+0.2 pts
4Montgomery County25.1+0.6 pts
5Sharkey County24.9+1.6 pts
6Franklin County24.4+0.6 pts
7Jefferson Davis County24+0.4 pts
8Hancock County23.9+0.7 pts
9Calhoun County23.8+0.4 pts
10Choctaw County23.6+0.2 pts
11Adams County23.2-0.5 pts
12Benton County23.1+0.3 pts
13Tishomingo County23.1+0.1 pts
14Winston County23+0.4 pts
15Walthall County22.9+0.5 pts
16Wilkinson County22.9+0.9 pts
17Clarke County22.6+0.5 pts
18Clay County22.3+0.3 pts
19Kemper County22.2+0.3 pts
20Smith County22.2+0.4 pts
21Jasper County22.2+0.6 pts
22Monroe County22.1+0.6 pts
23Perry County21.6+0.6 pts
24Attala County21.5-0 pts
25Tallahatchie County21.4+1.2 pts
26Quitman County21.3+0.4 pts
27Warren County21.3+0.6 pts
28Lawrence County21.1+0.7 pts
29Grenada County21.1+0.5 pts
30Marshall County20.9+0.4 pts
31Jefferson County20.9+1 pts
32Pearl River County20.8+0.3 pts
33Alcorn County20.7-0.1 pts
34Marion County20.7+0.4 pts
35Pike County20.5+0.6 pts
36Chickasaw County20.5+0.2 pts
37Humphreys County20.4+0.6 pts
38Washington County20.4+0.4 pts
39Webster County20.3+0.1 pts
40Copiah County20.3+0.5 pts
41Lincoln County20.1+0.5 pts
42Simpson County20+0.7 pts
43Covington County19.9+0.3 pts
44Noxubee County19.8+0.4 pts
45Lauderdale County19.7+0.4 pts
46Tippah County19.7-0 pts
47Wayne County19.6+0.3 pts
48Jones County19.6+0.3 pts
49Panola County19.5+0.3 pts
50Claiborne County19.4+1.1 pts
51Lowndes County19.2+0.3 pts
52Yazoo County19.2+1.3 pts
53Holmes County19.1+0.8 pts
54Newton County19.1-0 pts
55Itawamba County19.1+0.2 pts
56Bolivar County19+0.3 pts
57Hinds County18.9+0.5 pts
58Jackson County18.8+0.6 pts
59Union County18.8+0.2 pts
60Harrison County18.6+0.4 pts
61Stone County18.5+0.1 pts
62Madison County18.4+0.4 pts
63Coahoma County18.4+0.2 pts
64Tate County18.4+0.3 pts
65Lee County18.3+0.3 pts
66Prentiss County18.2+0.3 pts
67Sunflower County18+0.6 pts
68Leake County17.9+0.3 pts
69Neshoba County17.7+0.3 pts
70Rankin County17.5+0.4 pts
71Leflore County17.3+0.3 pts
72Greene County17.2+0.7 pts
73Pontotoc County170 pts
74George County16.8+0.4 pts
75Scott County16.3+0.2 pts
76Tunica County15.8+1 pts
77Forrest County15.7+0.3 pts
78Lamar County15.5+0.4 pts
79Lafayette County15.4+0.3 pts
80DeSoto County14.8+0.2 pts
81Issaquena County14.6-0.3 pts
82Oktibbeha County13.9+0.3 pts

Other periods

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 28% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oktibbeha County, with 13.9% in 2024.

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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