Counties in Mississippi by population under 18

Tunica County had the highest population under 18 of 82 counties in 2016, at 29.2%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 14.8%. The median was 23.5% and the figure for Mississippi was 23.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.2Tunica County
Median23.582 counties
Mississippi23.9History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 21.2 %Alcorn County: 23.6 %Amite County: 20.6 %Attala County: 25.4 %Benton County: 21.5 %Bolivar County: 24.4 %Calhoun County: 23.1 %Carroll County: 20 %Chickasaw County: 23.7 %Choctaw County: 22.5 %Claiborne County: 21.5 %Clarke County: 23.1 %Clay County: 22.7 %Coahoma County: 26.8 %Copiah County: 23.3 %Covington County: 24.2 %DeSoto County: 26.4 %Forrest County: 22.3 %Franklin County: 23.4 %George County: 25.7 %Greene County: 20.4 %Grenada County: 23.1 %Hancock County: 22.6 %Harrison County: 24.2 %Hinds County: 23.8 %Holmes County: 25.4 %Humphreys County: 26.2 %Issaquena County: 14.8 %Itawamba County: 22.5 %Jackson County: 24.2 %Jasper County: 23 %Jefferson County: 23.3 %Jefferson Davis County: 21 %Jones County: 25.2 %Kemper County: 20.3 %Lafayette County: 18.1 %Lamar County: 26 %Lauderdale County: 24.3 %Lawrence County: 24.7 %Leake County: 26.4 %Lee County: 24.7 %Leflore County: 26.6 %Lincoln County: 24.8 %Lowndes County: 23.1 %Madison County: 25 %Marion County: 23.9 %Marshall County: 21.1 %Monroe County: 23 %Montgomery County: 22.2 %Neshoba County: 28 %Newton County: 24.9 %Noxubee County: 24.7 %Oktibbeha County: 17.8 %Panola County: 25.1 %Pearl River County: 23.2 %Perry County: 23.5 %Pike County: 25.5 %Pontotoc County: 26 %Prentiss County: 22.5 %Quitman County: 23.5 %Rankin County: 24.3 %Scott County: 26.6 %Sharkey County: 24.7 %Simpson County: 24.8 %Smith County: 23.2 %Stone County: 22.1 %Sunflower County: 22.8 %Tallahatchie County: 20.4 %Tate County: 23.4 %Tippah County: 24.2 %Tishomingo County: 21.9 %Tunica County: 29.2 %Union County: 24.5 %Walthall County: 23.5 %Warren County: 24.1 %Washington County: 25.2 %Wayne County: 24.7 %Webster County: 23.2 %Wilkinson County: 21.2 %Winston County: 23.7 %Yalobusha County: 21.7 %Yazoo County: 22.5 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Tunica County: 29.2 %Tunica County29.2Neshoba County: 28 %Neshoba County28Coahoma County: 26.8 %Coahoma County26.8Leflore County: 26.6 %Leflore County26.6Scott County: 26.6 %Scott County26.6Leake County: 26.4 %Leake County26.4DeSoto County: 26.4 %DeSoto County26.4Humphreys County: 26.2 %Humphreys County26.2Lamar County: 26 %Lamar County26Pontotoc County: 26 %Pontotoc County26George County: 25.7 %George County25.7Pike County: 25.5 %Pike County25.5Attala County: 25.4 %Attala County25.4Holmes County: 25.4 %Holmes County25.4Washington County: 25.2 %Washington County25.2Jones County: 25.2 %Jones County25.2Panola County: 25.1 %Panola County25.1Madison County: 25 %Madison County25Newton County: 24.9 %Newton County24.9Lincoln County: 24.8 %Lincoln County24.8Simpson County: 24.8 %Simpson County24.8Sharkey County: 24.7 %Sharkey County24.7Lee County: 24.7 %Lee County24.7Wayne County: 24.7 %Wayne County24.7Lawrence County: 24.7 %Lawrence County24.7Noxubee County: 24.7 %Noxubee County24.7Union County: 24.5 %Union County24.5Bolivar County: 24.4 %Bolivar County24.4Lauderdale County: 24.3 %Lauderdale County24.3Rankin County: 24.3 %Rankin County24.3Harrison County: 24.2 %Harrison County24.2Covington County: 24.2 %Covington County24.2Jackson County: 24.2 %Jackson County24.2Tippah County: 24.2 %Tippah County24.2Warren County: 24.1 %Warren County24.1Marion County: 23.9 %Marion County23.9Hinds County: 23.8 %Hinds County23.8Winston County: 23.7 %Winston County23.7Chickasaw County: 23.7 %Chickasaw County23.7Alcorn County: 23.6 %Alcorn County23.6Tunica County: 29.2 %Tunica County29.2Neshoba County: 28 %Neshoba County28Coahoma County: 26.8 %Coahoma County26.8Leflore County: 26.6 %Leflore County26.6Scott County: 26.6 %Scott County26.6Leake County: 26.4 %Leake County26.4DeSoto County: 26.4 %DeSoto County26.4Humphreys County: 26.2 %Humphreys County26.2Lamar County: 26 %Lamar County26Pontotoc County: 26 %Pontotoc County26George County: 25.7 %George County25.7Pike County: 25.5 %Pike County25.5Attala County: 25.4 %Attala County25.4Holmes County: 25.4 %Holmes County25.4Washington County: 25.2 %Washington County25.2Jones County: 25.2 %Jones County25.2Panola County: 25.1 %Panola County25.1Madison County: 25 %Madison County25Newton County: 24.9 %Newton County24.9Lincoln County: 24.8 %Lincoln County24.8Simpson County: 24.8 %Simpson County24.8Sharkey County: 24.7 %Sharkey County24.7Lee County: 24.7 %Lee County24.7Wayne County: 24.7 %Wayne County24.7Lawrence County: 24.7 %Lawrence County24.7Noxubee County: 24.7 %Noxubee County24.7Union County: 24.5 %Union County24.5Bolivar County: 24.4 %Bolivar County24.4Lauderdale County: 24.3 %Lauderdale County24.3Rankin County: 24.3 %Rankin County24.3Harrison County: 24.2 %Harrison County24.2Covington County: 24.2 %Covington County24.2Jackson County: 24.2 %Jackson County24.2Tippah County: 24.2 %Tippah County24.2Warren County: 24.1 %Warren County24.1Marion County: 23.9 %Marion County23.9Hinds County: 23.8 %Hinds County23.8Winston County: 23.7 %Winston County23.7Chickasaw County: 23.7 %Chickasaw County23.7Alcorn County: 23.6 %Alcorn County23.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Tunica County29.2-0.3 pts
2Neshoba County28+0.1 pts
3Coahoma County26.8-0.3 pts
4Leflore County26.6-0.1 pts
5Scott County26.60 pts
6Leake County26.4-0.4 pts
7DeSoto County26.4-0.3 pts
8Humphreys County26.2-0.3 pts
9Lamar County26-0.1 pts
10Pontotoc County26+0.1 pts
11George County25.70 pts
12Pike County25.5-0.2 pts
13Attala County25.4+0.2 pts
14Holmes County25.4-0.7 pts
15Washington County25.2-0.4 pts
16Jones County25.2-0 pts
17Panola County25.1-0.3 pts
18Madison County25-0.2 pts
19Newton County24.9-0.1 pts
20Lincoln County24.8-0.2 pts
21Simpson County24.8-0.2 pts
22Sharkey County24.7-0.3 pts
23Lee County24.7-0.3 pts
24Wayne County24.7-0.1 pts
25Lawrence County24.7+0.2 pts
26Noxubee County24.7-0.5 pts
27Union County24.5-0.3 pts
28Bolivar County24.4-0.4 pts
29Lauderdale County24.30 pts
30Rankin County24.3-0.4 pts
31Harrison County24.2-0 pts
32Covington County24.2-0.2 pts
33Jackson County24.2-0.1 pts
34Tippah County24.2-0.1 pts
35Warren County24.1-0.2 pts
36Marion County23.9-0.2 pts
37Hinds County23.8-0.4 pts
38Winston County23.7+0.1 pts
39Chickasaw County23.7-0.4 pts
40Alcorn County23.6-0.2 pts
41Perry County23.5+0.1 pts
42Walthall County23.5-0.3 pts
43Quitman County23.5-0.5 pts
44Franklin County23.4-0.2 pts
45Tate County23.4-0.4 pts
46Jefferson County23.3-0.2 pts
47Copiah County23.3-0.2 pts
48Webster County23.2-0.5 pts
49Pearl River County23.2-0.1 pts
50Smith County23.2-0.6 pts
51Clarke County23.10 pts
52Lowndes County23.1-0.1 pts
53Grenada County23.1-0.2 pts
54Calhoun County23.1-0.4 pts
55Jasper County23-0 pts
56Monroe County23+0.2 pts
57Sunflower County22.8-0.4 pts
58Clay County22.7-0.4 pts
59Hancock County22.6-0.3 pts
60Choctaw County22.50 pts
61Prentiss County22.50 pts
62Yazoo County22.5-1 pts
63Itawamba County22.5+0.1 pts
64Forrest County22.3-0.2 pts
65Montgomery County22.2-0.2 pts
66Stone County22.1-0.4 pts
67Tishomingo County21.90 pts
68Yalobusha County21.7-0.4 pts
69Claiborne County21.5-0 pts
70Benton County21.5-0.5 pts
71Wilkinson County21.2-0.1 pts
72Adams County21.2-0.1 pts
73Marshall County21.1-0.4 pts
74Jefferson Davis County21-0.2 pts
75Amite County20.6-0.2 pts
76Tallahatchie County20.4-0.5 pts
77Greene County20.4-0.5 pts
78Kemper County20.30 pts
79Carroll County20-0.1 pts
80Lafayette County18.1-0.1 pts
81Oktibbeha County17.8-0.1 pts
82Issaquena County14.8-0.3 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Tunica County, with 29.2% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Issaquena County, with 14.8% in 2016.

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