Counties in Mississippi by population under 18

Tunica County had the highest population under 18 of 82 counties in 2015, at 29.5%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 15.1%. The median was 23.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 24.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.5Tunica County
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Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 21.2 %Alcorn County: 23.8 %Amite County: 20.8 %Attala County: 25.3 %Benton County: 22 %Bolivar County: 24.7 %Calhoun County: 23.5 %Carroll County: 20.2 %Chickasaw County: 24.1 %Choctaw County: 22.5 %Claiborne County: 21.6 %Clarke County: 23.1 %Clay County: 23.1 %Coahoma County: 27.1 %Copiah County: 23.4 %Covington County: 24.4 %DeSoto County: 26.7 %Forrest County: 22.6 %Franklin County: 23.5 %George County: 25.7 %Greene County: 20.9 %Grenada County: 23.2 %Hancock County: 22.8 %Harrison County: 24.3 %Hinds County: 24.2 %Holmes County: 26.1 %Humphreys County: 26.5 %Issaquena County: 15.1 %Itawamba County: 22.4 %Jackson County: 24.3 %Jasper County: 23 %Jefferson County: 23.5 %Jefferson Davis County: 21.2 %Jones County: 25.2 %Kemper County: 20.3 %Lafayette County: 18.1 %Lamar County: 26.1 %Lauderdale County: 24.3 %Lawrence County: 24.5 %Leake County: 26.8 %Lee County: 25.1 %Leflore County: 26.7 %Lincoln County: 25.1 %Lowndes County: 23.2 %Madison County: 25.2 %Marion County: 24.1 %Marshall County: 21.5 %Monroe County: 22.7 %Montgomery County: 22.4 %Neshoba County: 28 %Newton County: 24.9 %Noxubee County: 25.1 %Oktibbeha County: 18 %Panola County: 25.4 %Pearl River County: 23.3 %Perry County: 23.4 %Pike County: 25.7 %Pontotoc County: 25.9 %Prentiss County: 22.5 %Quitman County: 24 %Rankin County: 24.7 %Scott County: 26.6 %Sharkey County: 25 %Simpson County: 25 %Smith County: 23.8 %Stone County: 22.5 %Sunflower County: 23.2 %Tallahatchie County: 20.9 %Tate County: 23.7 %Tippah County: 24.3 %Tishomingo County: 21.9 %Tunica County: 29.5 %Union County: 24.8 %Walthall County: 23.8 %Warren County: 24.3 %Washington County: 25.6 %Wayne County: 24.9 %Webster County: 23.8 %Wilkinson County: 21.3 %Winston County: 23.6 %Yalobusha County: 22.1 %Yazoo County: 23.5 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Tunica County: 29.5 %Tunica County29.5Neshoba County: 28 %Neshoba County28Coahoma County: 27.1 %Coahoma County27.1Leake County: 26.8 %Leake County26.8Leflore County: 26.7 %Leflore County26.7DeSoto County: 26.7 %DeSoto County26.7Scott County: 26.6 %Scott County26.6Humphreys County: 26.5 %Humphreys County26.5Lamar County: 26.1 %Lamar County26.1Holmes County: 26.1 %Holmes County26.1Pontotoc County: 25.9 %Pontotoc County25.9George County: 25.7 %George County25.7Pike County: 25.7 %Pike County25.7Washington County: 25.6 %Washington County25.6Panola County: 25.4 %Panola County25.4Attala County: 25.3 %Attala County25.3Madison County: 25.2 %Madison County25.2Jones County: 25.2 %Jones County25.2Noxubee County: 25.1 %Noxubee County25.1Lee County: 25.1 %Lee County25.1Lincoln County: 25.1 %Lincoln County25.1Sharkey County: 25 %Sharkey County25Simpson County: 25 %Simpson County25Newton County: 24.9 %Newton County24.9Wayne County: 24.9 %Wayne County24.9Union County: 24.8 %Union County24.8Bolivar County: 24.7 %Bolivar County24.7Rankin County: 24.7 %Rankin County24.7Lawrence County: 24.5 %Lawrence County24.5Covington County: 24.4 %Covington County24.4Jackson County: 24.3 %Jackson County24.3Lauderdale County: 24.3 %Lauderdale County24.3Warren County: 24.3 %Warren County24.3Tippah County: 24.3 %Tippah County24.3Harrison County: 24.3 %Harrison County24.3Hinds County: 24.2 %Hinds County24.2Marion County: 24.1 %Marion County24.1Chickasaw County: 24.1 %Chickasaw County24.1Quitman County: 24 %Quitman County24Alcorn County: 23.8 %Alcorn County23.8Tunica County: 29.5 %Tunica County29.5Neshoba County: 28 %Neshoba County28Coahoma County: 27.1 %Coahoma County27.1Leake County: 26.8 %Leake County26.8Leflore County: 26.7 %Leflore County26.7DeSoto County: 26.7 %DeSoto County26.7Scott County: 26.6 %Scott County26.6Humphreys County: 26.5 %Humphreys County26.5Lamar County: 26.1 %Lamar County26.1Holmes County: 26.1 %Holmes County26.1Pontotoc County: 25.9 %Pontotoc County25.9George County: 25.7 %George County25.7Pike County: 25.7 %Pike County25.7Washington County: 25.6 %Washington County25.6Panola County: 25.4 %Panola County25.4Attala County: 25.3 %Attala County25.3Madison County: 25.2 %Madison County25.2Jones County: 25.2 %Jones County25.2Noxubee County: 25.1 %Noxubee County25.1Lee County: 25.1 %Lee County25.1Lincoln County: 25.1 %Lincoln County25.1Sharkey County: 25 %Sharkey County25Simpson County: 25 %Simpson County25Newton County: 24.9 %Newton County24.9Wayne County: 24.9 %Wayne County24.9Union County: 24.8 %Union County24.8Bolivar County: 24.7 %Bolivar County24.7Rankin County: 24.7 %Rankin County24.7Lawrence County: 24.5 %Lawrence County24.5Covington County: 24.4 %Covington County24.4Jackson County: 24.3 %Jackson County24.3Lauderdale County: 24.3 %Lauderdale County24.3Warren County: 24.3 %Warren County24.3Tippah County: 24.3 %Tippah County24.3Harrison County: 24.3 %Harrison County24.3Hinds County: 24.2 %Hinds County24.2Marion County: 24.1 %Marion County24.1Chickasaw County: 24.1 %Chickasaw County24.1Quitman County: 24 %Quitman County24Alcorn County: 23.8 %Alcorn County23.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Tunica County29.5-0.3 pts
2Neshoba County280 pts
3Coahoma County27.1-0.3 pts
4Leake County26.8-1.4 pts
5Leflore County26.7-0.2 pts
6DeSoto County26.7-0.2 pts
7Scott County26.6-0.2 pts
8Humphreys County26.5-0.4 pts
9Lamar County26.10 pts
10Holmes County26.1-0.1 pts
11Pontotoc County25.9-0.1 pts
12George County25.7-0.3 pts
13Pike County25.7-0.2 pts
14Washington County25.6-0.4 pts
15Panola County25.4-0.4 pts
16Attala County25.30 pts
17Madison County25.2-0.3 pts
18Jones County25.2-0.1 pts
19Noxubee County25.1-0.4 pts
20Lee County25.1-0.3 pts
21Lincoln County25.1-0.2 pts
22Sharkey County25-0.2 pts
23Simpson County25-0.5 pts
24Newton County24.9-0.3 pts
25Wayne County24.90 pts
26Union County24.8-0.1 pts
27Bolivar County24.7-0.2 pts
28Rankin County24.7-0 pts
29Lawrence County24.5+0.3 pts
30Covington County24.4-0.1 pts
31Jackson County24.3-0.2 pts
32Lauderdale County24.3-0.1 pts
33Warren County24.3-0.2 pts
34Tippah County24.3-0.4 pts
35Harrison County24.3-0 pts
36Hinds County24.2-0.3 pts
37Marion County24.1-0.2 pts
38Chickasaw County24.1-0.2 pts
39Quitman County24-0.1 pts
40Alcorn County23.8+0.1 pts
41Smith County23.8-0.4 pts
42Walthall County23.8-0.9 pts
43Webster County23.8-0.3 pts
44Tate County23.7-0.3 pts
45Winston County23.6-0.1 pts
46Yazoo County23.5-0 pts
47Franklin County23.5-0.2 pts
48Jefferson County23.5+0.4 pts
49Calhoun County23.5-0.2 pts
50Copiah County23.4-0.1 pts
51Perry County23.4-0.3 pts
52Pearl River County23.3-0.1 pts
53Grenada County23.2-0.2 pts
54Lowndes County23.2-0.4 pts
55Sunflower County23.20 pts
56Clarke County23.1-0.4 pts
57Clay County23.1-0.5 pts
58Jasper County23-0 pts
59Hancock County22.8-0.5 pts
60Monroe County22.7-0.2 pts
61Forrest County22.6-0.1 pts
62Choctaw County22.5-0.2 pts
63Stone County22.5+0.2 pts
64Prentiss County22.5-0.2 pts
65Montgomery County22.4-0.1 pts
66Itawamba County22.4+0.2 pts
67Yalobusha County22.1+0.1 pts
68Benton County22-0.4 pts
69Tishomingo County21.9-0.1 pts
70Claiborne County21.6-0.4 pts
71Marshall County21.5-0.3 pts
72Wilkinson County21.3-0.3 pts
73Adams County21.20 pts
74Jefferson Davis County21.2-0.3 pts
75Tallahatchie County20.9-0.1 pts
76Greene County20.9+0.6 pts
77Amite County20.8-0.2 pts
78Kemper County20.3-1.1 pts
79Carroll County20.2-0.1 pts
80Lafayette County18.1+0.1 pts
81Oktibbeha County18-0.2 pts
82Issaquena County15.1-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by age; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Uses the US age of majority. Not comparable with population_0_14_share, which stops at 14.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in Mississippi by population under 18, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Mississippi by population under 18, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/mississippi-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in Mississippi by population under 18, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/mississippi-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Mississippi by population under 18, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/mississippi-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Tunica County, with 29.5% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Issaquena County, with 15.1% in 2015.

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