Counties in Mississippi by population under 18

Tunica County had the highest population under 18 of 82 counties in 2018, at 28.8%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 14.1%. The median was 23.1% and the figure for Mississippi was 23.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.8Tunica County
Median23.182 counties
Mississippi23.5History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 20.4 %Alcorn County: 23 %Amite County: 20.3 %Attala County: 25 %Benton County: 21.1 %Bolivar County: 23.8 %Calhoun County: 22.4 %Carroll County: 19.1 %Chickasaw County: 23.4 %Choctaw County: 22.4 %Claiborne County: 20.9 %Clarke County: 23 %Clay County: 21.8 %Coahoma County: 26.3 %Copiah County: 22.9 %Covington County: 23.6 %DeSoto County: 26 %Forrest County: 21.9 %Franklin County: 22.2 %George County: 25.3 %Greene County: 19.6 %Grenada County: 23.1 %Hancock County: 22 %Harrison County: 23.9 %Hinds County: 22.9 %Holmes County: 24.7 %Humphreys County: 25.5 %Issaquena County: 14.1 %Itawamba County: 22.4 %Jackson County: 23.8 %Jasper County: 22.4 %Jefferson County: 23.6 %Jefferson Davis County: 20.6 %Jones County: 24.9 %Kemper County: 20 %Lafayette County: 18.3 %Lamar County: 26 %Lauderdale County: 23.9 %Lawrence County: 24.7 %Leake County: 25.9 %Lee County: 24.1 %Leflore County: 26.5 %Lincoln County: 24.4 %Lowndes County: 22.7 %Madison County: 24.5 %Marion County: 23.5 %Marshall County: 20.2 %Monroe County: 22.5 %Montgomery County: 22.2 %Neshoba County: 27.4 %Newton County: 24.8 %Noxubee County: 24.1 %Oktibbeha County: 18 %Panola County: 24.7 %Pearl River County: 22.9 %Perry County: 22.4 %Pike County: 24.6 %Pontotoc County: 25.6 %Prentiss County: 22.2 %Quitman County: 21.7 %Rankin County: 23.8 %Scott County: 27.1 %Sharkey County: 24.7 %Simpson County: 24.4 %Smith County: 22.9 %Stone County: 22.4 %Sunflower County: 21.4 %Tallahatchie County: 20.6 %Tate County: 23.1 %Tippah County: 23.9 %Tishomingo County: 21 %Tunica County: 28.8 %Union County: 24 %Walthall County: 22.8 %Warren County: 23.6 %Washington County: 24.4 %Wayne County: 24.2 %Webster County: 23.3 %Wilkinson County: 21 %Winston County: 23.1 %Yalobusha County: 20.8 %Yazoo County: 20.5 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Tunica County: 28.8 %Tunica County28.8Neshoba County: 27.4 %Neshoba County27.4Scott County: 27.1 %Scott County27.1Leflore County: 26.5 %Leflore County26.5Coahoma County: 26.3 %Coahoma County26.3Lamar County: 26 %Lamar County26DeSoto County: 26 %DeSoto County26Leake County: 25.9 %Leake County25.9Pontotoc County: 25.6 %Pontotoc County25.6Humphreys County: 25.5 %Humphreys County25.5George County: 25.3 %George County25.3Attala County: 25 %Attala County25Jones County: 24.9 %Jones County24.9Newton County: 24.8 %Newton County24.8Lawrence County: 24.7 %Lawrence County24.7Panola County: 24.7 %Panola County24.7Holmes County: 24.7 %Holmes County24.7Sharkey County: 24.7 %Sharkey County24.7Pike County: 24.6 %Pike County24.6Madison County: 24.5 %Madison County24.5Simpson County: 24.4 %Simpson County24.4Washington County: 24.4 %Washington County24.4Lincoln County: 24.4 %Lincoln County24.4Wayne County: 24.2 %Wayne County24.2Lee County: 24.1 %Lee County24.1Noxubee County: 24.1 %Noxubee County24.1Union County: 24 %Union County24Lauderdale County: 23.9 %Lauderdale County23.9Tippah County: 23.9 %Tippah County23.9Harrison County: 23.9 %Harrison County23.9Bolivar County: 23.8 %Bolivar County23.8Rankin County: 23.8 %Rankin County23.8Jackson County: 23.8 %Jackson County23.8Covington County: 23.6 %Covington County23.6Warren County: 23.6 %Warren County23.6Jefferson County: 23.6 %Jefferson County23.6Marion County: 23.5 %Marion County23.5Chickasaw County: 23.4 %Chickasaw County23.4Webster County: 23.3 %Webster County23.3Tate County: 23.1 %Tate County23.1Tunica County: 28.8 %Tunica County28.8Neshoba County: 27.4 %Neshoba County27.4Scott County: 27.1 %Scott County27.1Leflore County: 26.5 %Leflore County26.5Coahoma County: 26.3 %Coahoma County26.3Lamar County: 26 %Lamar County26DeSoto County: 26 %DeSoto County26Leake County: 25.9 %Leake County25.9Pontotoc County: 25.6 %Pontotoc County25.6Humphreys County: 25.5 %Humphreys County25.5George County: 25.3 %George County25.3Attala County: 25 %Attala County25Jones County: 24.9 %Jones County24.9Newton County: 24.8 %Newton County24.8Lawrence County: 24.7 %Lawrence County24.7Panola County: 24.7 %Panola County24.7Holmes County: 24.7 %Holmes County24.7Sharkey County: 24.7 %Sharkey County24.7Pike County: 24.6 %Pike County24.6Madison County: 24.5 %Madison County24.5Simpson County: 24.4 %Simpson County24.4Washington County: 24.4 %Washington County24.4Lincoln County: 24.4 %Lincoln County24.4Wayne County: 24.2 %Wayne County24.2Lee County: 24.1 %Lee County24.1Noxubee County: 24.1 %Noxubee County24.1Union County: 24 %Union County24Lauderdale County: 23.9 %Lauderdale County23.9Tippah County: 23.9 %Tippah County23.9Harrison County: 23.9 %Harrison County23.9Bolivar County: 23.8 %Bolivar County23.8Rankin County: 23.8 %Rankin County23.8Jackson County: 23.8 %Jackson County23.8Covington County: 23.6 %Covington County23.6Warren County: 23.6 %Warren County23.6Jefferson County: 23.6 %Jefferson County23.6Marion County: 23.5 %Marion County23.5Chickasaw County: 23.4 %Chickasaw County23.4Webster County: 23.3 %Webster County23.3Tate County: 23.1 %Tate County23.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Tunica County28.8+0.3 pts
2Neshoba County27.4-0.6 pts
3Scott County27.1+0.3 pts
4Leflore County26.5+0.1 pts
5Coahoma County26.3-0.1 pts
6Lamar County26-0 pts
7DeSoto County26-0.3 pts
8Leake County25.9-0.4 pts
9Pontotoc County25.6-0.2 pts
10Humphreys County25.5-0.3 pts
11George County25.3-0.3 pts
12Attala County25-0.4 pts
13Jones County24.9+0.1 pts
14Newton County24.8+0.2 pts
15Lawrence County24.7-0.1 pts
16Panola County24.7-0.2 pts
17Holmes County24.7-0.3 pts
18Sharkey County24.7-0.1 pts
19Pike County24.6-0.4 pts
20Madison County24.5-0.2 pts
21Simpson County24.4-0.1 pts
22Washington County24.4-0.4 pts
23Lincoln County24.4-0.2 pts
24Wayne County24.2-0.2 pts
25Lee County24.1-0.4 pts
26Noxubee County24.1-0 pts
27Union County24-0.2 pts
28Lauderdale County23.9-0.1 pts
29Tippah County23.9-0.2 pts
30Harrison County23.9-0.2 pts
31Bolivar County23.8-0.2 pts
32Rankin County23.8-0.3 pts
33Jackson County23.8-0.2 pts
34Covington County23.6-0.3 pts
35Warren County23.6-0.3 pts
36Jefferson County23.6-0.2 pts
37Marion County23.5-0.3 pts
38Chickasaw County23.4-0.1 pts
39Webster County23.3-0.1 pts
40Tate County23.1+0.1 pts
41Grenada County23.1+0.1 pts
42Winston County23.1-0.3 pts
43Clarke County23-0.4 pts
44Alcorn County23-0.4 pts
45Hinds County22.9-0.5 pts
46Pearl River County22.9-0.2 pts
47Smith County22.9-0.4 pts
48Copiah County22.9-0.3 pts
49Walthall County22.8-0.1 pts
50Lowndes County22.7-0.2 pts
51Monroe County22.5-0.2 pts
52Jasper County22.4-0.2 pts
53Calhoun County22.4-0.3 pts
54Stone County22.4+0.6 pts
55Choctaw County22.4+0.1 pts
56Perry County22.4-0.3 pts
57Itawamba County22.4-0.2 pts
58Prentiss County22.2-0 pts
59Montgomery County22.2-0.2 pts
60Franklin County22.2-0.4 pts
61Hancock County22-0.4 pts
62Forrest County21.9-0.2 pts
63Clay County21.8-0.7 pts
64Quitman County21.7-0.9 pts
65Sunflower County21.4-0.9 pts
66Benton County21.1-0.1 pts
67Tishomingo County21-0.4 pts
68Wilkinson County21+0.2 pts
69Claiborne County20.9-0.2 pts
70Yalobusha County20.8-0.5 pts
71Jefferson Davis County20.6-0.1 pts
72Tallahatchie County20.6+0.1 pts
73Yazoo County20.5-0.7 pts
74Adams County20.4-0.1 pts
75Amite County20.3-0.1 pts
76Marshall County20.2-0.4 pts
77Kemper County20+0.1 pts
78Greene County19.6-0.5 pts
79Carroll County19.1-0.7 pts
80Lafayette County18.3+0.3 pts
81Oktibbeha County18+0.2 pts
82Issaquena County14.1-0.6 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Tunica County, with 28.8% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Issaquena County, with 14.1% in 2018.

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