Counties in Mississippi by population under 18

Tunica County had the highest population under 18 of 82 counties in 2017, at 28.5%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 14.6%. The median was 23.4% and the figure for Mississippi was 23.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.5Tunica County
Median23.482 counties
Mississippi23.7History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 20.5 %Alcorn County: 23.4 %Amite County: 20.4 %Attala County: 25.3 %Benton County: 21.2 %Bolivar County: 24 %Calhoun County: 22.7 %Carroll County: 19.8 %Chickasaw County: 23.5 %Choctaw County: 22.3 %Claiborne County: 21.1 %Clarke County: 23.4 %Clay County: 22.5 %Coahoma County: 26.4 %Copiah County: 23.2 %Covington County: 23.9 %DeSoto County: 26.3 %Forrest County: 22.2 %Franklin County: 22.6 %George County: 25.5 %Greene County: 20.1 %Grenada County: 23 %Hancock County: 22.4 %Harrison County: 24 %Hinds County: 23.4 %Holmes County: 25 %Humphreys County: 25.7 %Issaquena County: 14.6 %Itawamba County: 22.6 %Jackson County: 23.9 %Jasper County: 22.6 %Jefferson County: 23.8 %Jefferson Davis County: 20.8 %Jones County: 24.8 %Kemper County: 19.9 %Lafayette County: 18 %Lamar County: 26 %Lauderdale County: 24 %Lawrence County: 24.8 %Leake County: 26.3 %Lee County: 24.5 %Leflore County: 26.3 %Lincoln County: 24.6 %Lowndes County: 22.9 %Madison County: 24.7 %Marion County: 23.8 %Marshall County: 20.6 %Monroe County: 22.8 %Montgomery County: 22.4 %Neshoba County: 27.9 %Newton County: 24.7 %Noxubee County: 24.1 %Oktibbeha County: 17.8 %Panola County: 24.9 %Pearl River County: 23.1 %Perry County: 22.7 %Pike County: 25 %Pontotoc County: 25.9 %Prentiss County: 22.2 %Quitman County: 22.6 %Rankin County: 24 %Scott County: 26.8 %Sharkey County: 24.7 %Simpson County: 24.5 %Smith County: 23.3 %Stone County: 21.7 %Sunflower County: 22.4 %Tallahatchie County: 20.4 %Tate County: 23 %Tippah County: 24.1 %Tishomingo County: 21.4 %Tunica County: 28.5 %Union County: 24.3 %Walthall County: 22.9 %Warren County: 23.9 %Washington County: 24.8 %Wayne County: 24.4 %Webster County: 23.4 %Wilkinson County: 20.8 %Winston County: 23.4 %Yalobusha County: 21.3 %Yazoo County: 21.3 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Tunica County: 28.5 %Tunica County28.5Neshoba County: 27.9 %Neshoba County27.9Scott County: 26.8 %Scott County26.8Coahoma County: 26.4 %Coahoma County26.4Leake County: 26.3 %Leake County26.3Leflore County: 26.3 %Leflore County26.3DeSoto County: 26.3 %DeSoto County26.3Lamar County: 26 %Lamar County26Pontotoc County: 25.9 %Pontotoc County25.9Humphreys County: 25.7 %Humphreys County25.7George County: 25.5 %George County25.5Attala County: 25.3 %Attala County25.3Holmes County: 25 %Holmes County25Pike County: 25 %Pike County25Panola County: 24.9 %Panola County24.9Jones County: 24.8 %Jones County24.8Lawrence County: 24.8 %Lawrence County24.8Washington County: 24.8 %Washington County24.8Sharkey County: 24.7 %Sharkey County24.7Newton County: 24.7 %Newton County24.7Madison County: 24.7 %Madison County24.7Lincoln County: 24.6 %Lincoln County24.6Lee County: 24.5 %Lee County24.5Simpson County: 24.5 %Simpson County24.5Wayne County: 24.4 %Wayne County24.4Union County: 24.3 %Union County24.3Tippah County: 24.1 %Tippah County24.1Noxubee County: 24.1 %Noxubee County24.1Harrison County: 24 %Harrison County24Rankin County: 24 %Rankin County24Lauderdale County: 24 %Lauderdale County24Bolivar County: 24 %Bolivar County24Jackson County: 23.9 %Jackson County23.9Covington County: 23.9 %Covington County23.9Warren County: 23.9 %Warren County23.9Marion County: 23.8 %Marion County23.8Jefferson County: 23.8 %Jefferson County23.8Chickasaw County: 23.5 %Chickasaw County23.5Webster County: 23.4 %Webster County23.4Hinds County: 23.4 %Hinds County23.4Tunica County: 28.5 %Tunica County28.5Neshoba County: 27.9 %Neshoba County27.9Scott County: 26.8 %Scott County26.8Coahoma County: 26.4 %Coahoma County26.4Leake County: 26.3 %Leake County26.3Leflore County: 26.3 %Leflore County26.3DeSoto County: 26.3 %DeSoto County26.3Lamar County: 26 %Lamar County26Pontotoc County: 25.9 %Pontotoc County25.9Humphreys County: 25.7 %Humphreys County25.7George County: 25.5 %George County25.5Attala County: 25.3 %Attala County25.3Holmes County: 25 %Holmes County25Pike County: 25 %Pike County25Panola County: 24.9 %Panola County24.9Jones County: 24.8 %Jones County24.8Lawrence County: 24.8 %Lawrence County24.8Washington County: 24.8 %Washington County24.8Sharkey County: 24.7 %Sharkey County24.7Newton County: 24.7 %Newton County24.7Madison County: 24.7 %Madison County24.7Lincoln County: 24.6 %Lincoln County24.6Lee County: 24.5 %Lee County24.5Simpson County: 24.5 %Simpson County24.5Wayne County: 24.4 %Wayne County24.4Union County: 24.3 %Union County24.3Tippah County: 24.1 %Tippah County24.1Noxubee County: 24.1 %Noxubee County24.1Harrison County: 24 %Harrison County24Rankin County: 24 %Rankin County24Lauderdale County: 24 %Lauderdale County24Bolivar County: 24 %Bolivar County24Jackson County: 23.9 %Jackson County23.9Covington County: 23.9 %Covington County23.9Warren County: 23.9 %Warren County23.9Marion County: 23.8 %Marion County23.8Jefferson County: 23.8 %Jefferson County23.8Chickasaw County: 23.5 %Chickasaw County23.5Webster County: 23.4 %Webster County23.4Hinds County: 23.4 %Hinds County23.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Tunica County28.5-0.7 pts
2Neshoba County27.9-0.1 pts
3Scott County26.8+0.3 pts
4Coahoma County26.4-0.4 pts
5Leake County26.3-0.1 pts
6Leflore County26.3-0.3 pts
7DeSoto County26.3-0.2 pts
8Lamar County26-0 pts
9Pontotoc County25.9-0.1 pts
10Humphreys County25.7-0.5 pts
11George County25.5-0.2 pts
12Attala County25.3-0.1 pts
13Holmes County25-0.4 pts
14Pike County25-0.5 pts
15Panola County24.9-0.2 pts
16Jones County24.8-0.4 pts
17Lawrence County24.8+0.1 pts
18Washington County24.8-0.4 pts
19Sharkey County24.7-0 pts
20Newton County24.7-0.2 pts
21Madison County24.7-0.4 pts
22Lincoln County24.6-0.3 pts
23Lee County24.5-0.2 pts
24Simpson County24.5-0.3 pts
25Wayne County24.4-0.4 pts
26Union County24.3-0.3 pts
27Tippah County24.1-0.1 pts
28Noxubee County24.1-0.6 pts
29Harrison County24-0.2 pts
30Rankin County24-0.3 pts
31Lauderdale County24-0.3 pts
32Bolivar County24-0.4 pts
33Jackson County23.9-0.3 pts
34Covington County23.9-0.3 pts
35Warren County23.9-0.2 pts
36Marion County23.8-0.1 pts
37Jefferson County23.8+0.4 pts
38Chickasaw County23.5-0.2 pts
39Webster County23.4+0.2 pts
40Hinds County23.4-0.4 pts
41Clarke County23.4+0.2 pts
42Winston County23.4-0.3 pts
43Alcorn County23.4-0.2 pts
44Smith County23.3+0.1 pts
45Copiah County23.2-0.1 pts
46Pearl River County23.1-0.1 pts
47Tate County23-0.4 pts
48Grenada County23-0.1 pts
49Lowndes County22.9-0.2 pts
50Walthall County22.9-0.6 pts
51Monroe County22.8-0.2 pts
52Calhoun County22.7-0.3 pts
53Perry County22.7-0.8 pts
54Quitman County22.6-0.8 pts
55Jasper County22.6-0.4 pts
56Itawamba County22.6+0.1 pts
57Franklin County22.6-0.8 pts
58Clay County22.5-0.2 pts
59Hancock County22.4-0.2 pts
60Sunflower County22.4-0.4 pts
61Montgomery County22.4+0.2 pts
62Choctaw County22.3-0.3 pts
63Prentiss County22.2-0.3 pts
64Forrest County22.2-0.2 pts
65Stone County21.7-0.3 pts
66Tishomingo County21.4-0.5 pts
67Yalobusha County21.3-0.3 pts
68Yazoo County21.3-1.2 pts
69Benton County21.2-0.2 pts
70Claiborne County21.1-0.4 pts
71Jefferson Davis County20.8-0.2 pts
72Wilkinson County20.8-0.4 pts
73Marshall County20.6-0.4 pts
74Adams County20.5-0.7 pts
75Tallahatchie County20.40 pts
76Amite County20.4-0.2 pts
77Greene County20.1-0.2 pts
78Kemper County19.9-0.5 pts
79Carroll County19.8-0.2 pts
80Lafayette County18-0.1 pts
81Oktibbeha County17.8-0.1 pts
82Issaquena County14.6-0.2 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Tunica County, with 28.5% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Issaquena County, with 14.6% in 2017.

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