Counties in Mississippi by population under 18

Tunica County had the highest population under 18 of 82 counties in 2019, at 28.2%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 12.4%. The median was 22.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 23.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.2Tunica County
Median22.882 counties
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Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 20.3 %Alcorn County: 22.6 %Amite County: 20 %Attala County: 24.6 %Benton County: 20.7 %Bolivar County: 23.7 %Calhoun County: 21.8 %Carroll County: 19.3 %Chickasaw County: 22.9 %Choctaw County: 21.8 %Claiborne County: 21 %Clarke County: 22.9 %Clay County: 21.7 %Coahoma County: 26 %Copiah County: 22.5 %Covington County: 23.3 %DeSoto County: 25.7 %Forrest County: 21.8 %Franklin County: 21.2 %George County: 25.1 %Greene County: 20 %Grenada County: 22.8 %Hancock County: 21.5 %Harrison County: 23.8 %Hinds County: 22.4 %Holmes County: 23.9 %Humphreys County: 25.1 %Issaquena County: 12.4 %Itawamba County: 22.3 %Jackson County: 23.6 %Jasper County: 22.4 %Jefferson County: 23.1 %Jefferson Davis County: 20.8 %Jones County: 24.6 %Kemper County: 19.5 %Lafayette County: 18.3 %Lamar County: 25.9 %Lauderdale County: 23.8 %Lawrence County: 25 %Leake County: 25.6 %Lee County: 23.8 %Leflore County: 26.2 %Lincoln County: 24.2 %Lowndes County: 22.5 %Madison County: 24.2 %Marion County: 23.4 %Marshall County: 19.8 %Monroe County: 22.3 %Montgomery County: 21.5 %Neshoba County: 27.1 %Newton County: 24.6 %Noxubee County: 24.1 %Oktibbeha County: 17.7 %Panola County: 24.5 %Pearl River County: 22.9 %Perry County: 21.9 %Pike County: 24.3 %Pontotoc County: 25.3 %Prentiss County: 22.2 %Quitman County: 21.2 %Rankin County: 23.5 %Scott County: 27.2 %Sharkey County: 24.4 %Simpson County: 24 %Smith County: 22.7 %Stone County: 22.1 %Sunflower County: 21.3 %Tallahatchie County: 20.4 %Tate County: 22.7 %Tippah County: 23.4 %Tishomingo County: 21 %Tunica County: 28.2 %Union County: 24 %Walthall County: 22.1 %Warren County: 23.3 %Washington County: 24 %Wayne County: 24.1 %Webster County: 23.2 %Wilkinson County: 20.3 %Winston County: 22.8 %Yalobusha County: 20.3 %Yazoo County: 19.8 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Tunica County: 28.2 %Tunica County28.2Scott County: 27.2 %Scott County27.2Neshoba County: 27.1 %Neshoba County27.1Leflore County: 26.2 %Leflore County26.2Coahoma County: 26 %Coahoma County26Lamar County: 25.9 %Lamar County25.9DeSoto County: 25.7 %DeSoto County25.7Leake County: 25.6 %Leake County25.6Pontotoc County: 25.3 %Pontotoc County25.3George County: 25.1 %George County25.1Humphreys County: 25.1 %Humphreys County25.1Lawrence County: 25 %Lawrence County25Jones County: 24.6 %Jones County24.6Newton County: 24.6 %Newton County24.6Attala County: 24.6 %Attala County24.6Panola County: 24.5 %Panola County24.5Sharkey County: 24.4 %Sharkey County24.4Pike County: 24.3 %Pike County24.3Lincoln County: 24.2 %Lincoln County24.2Madison County: 24.2 %Madison County24.2Noxubee County: 24.1 %Noxubee County24.1Wayne County: 24.1 %Wayne County24.1Simpson County: 24 %Simpson County24Union County: 24 %Union County24Washington County: 24 %Washington County24Holmes County: 23.9 %Holmes County23.9Lauderdale County: 23.8 %Lauderdale County23.8Lee County: 23.8 %Lee County23.8Harrison County: 23.8 %Harrison County23.8Bolivar County: 23.7 %Bolivar County23.7Jackson County: 23.6 %Jackson County23.6Rankin County: 23.5 %Rankin County23.5Tippah County: 23.4 %Tippah County23.4Marion County: 23.4 %Marion County23.4Warren County: 23.3 %Warren County23.3Covington County: 23.3 %Covington County23.3Webster County: 23.2 %Webster County23.2Jefferson County: 23.1 %Jefferson County23.1Pearl River County: 22.9 %Pearl River County22.9Clarke County: 22.9 %Clarke County22.9Tunica County: 28.2 %Tunica County28.2Scott County: 27.2 %Scott County27.2Neshoba County: 27.1 %Neshoba County27.1Leflore County: 26.2 %Leflore County26.2Coahoma County: 26 %Coahoma County26Lamar County: 25.9 %Lamar County25.9DeSoto County: 25.7 %DeSoto County25.7Leake County: 25.6 %Leake County25.6Pontotoc County: 25.3 %Pontotoc County25.3George County: 25.1 %George County25.1Humphreys County: 25.1 %Humphreys County25.1Lawrence County: 25 %Lawrence County25Jones County: 24.6 %Jones County24.6Newton County: 24.6 %Newton County24.6Attala County: 24.6 %Attala County24.6Panola County: 24.5 %Panola County24.5Sharkey County: 24.4 %Sharkey County24.4Pike County: 24.3 %Pike County24.3Lincoln County: 24.2 %Lincoln County24.2Madison County: 24.2 %Madison County24.2Noxubee County: 24.1 %Noxubee County24.1Wayne County: 24.1 %Wayne County24.1Simpson County: 24 %Simpson County24Union County: 24 %Union County24Washington County: 24 %Washington County24Holmes County: 23.9 %Holmes County23.9Lauderdale County: 23.8 %Lauderdale County23.8Lee County: 23.8 %Lee County23.8Harrison County: 23.8 %Harrison County23.8Bolivar County: 23.7 %Bolivar County23.7Jackson County: 23.6 %Jackson County23.6Rankin County: 23.5 %Rankin County23.5Tippah County: 23.4 %Tippah County23.4Marion County: 23.4 %Marion County23.4Warren County: 23.3 %Warren County23.3Covington County: 23.3 %Covington County23.3Webster County: 23.2 %Webster County23.2Jefferson County: 23.1 %Jefferson County23.1Pearl River County: 22.9 %Pearl River County22.9Clarke County: 22.9 %Clarke County22.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Tunica County28.2-0.6 pts
2Scott County27.2+0.1 pts
3Neshoba County27.1-0.3 pts
4Leflore County26.2-0.2 pts
5Coahoma County26-0.3 pts
6Lamar County25.9-0.1 pts
7DeSoto County25.7-0.3 pts
8Leake County25.6-0.4 pts
9Pontotoc County25.3-0.3 pts
10George County25.1-0.2 pts
11Humphreys County25.1-0.4 pts
12Lawrence County25+0.3 pts
13Jones County24.6-0.2 pts
14Newton County24.6-0.2 pts
15Attala County24.6-0.4 pts
16Panola County24.5-0.2 pts
17Sharkey County24.4-0.3 pts
18Pike County24.3-0.3 pts
19Lincoln County24.2-0.2 pts
20Madison County24.2-0.3 pts
21Noxubee County24.10 pts
22Wayne County24.1-0.1 pts
23Simpson County24-0.4 pts
24Union County24-0 pts
25Washington County24-0.4 pts
26Holmes County23.9-0.8 pts
27Lauderdale County23.8-0.1 pts
28Lee County23.8-0.4 pts
29Harrison County23.8-0.1 pts
30Bolivar County23.7-0.1 pts
31Jackson County23.6-0.2 pts
32Rankin County23.5-0.2 pts
33Tippah County23.4-0.4 pts
34Marion County23.4-0.1 pts
35Warren County23.3-0.3 pts
36Covington County23.3-0.4 pts
37Webster County23.2-0.1 pts
38Jefferson County23.1-0.5 pts
39Pearl River County22.9-0 pts
40Clarke County22.9-0.1 pts
41Chickasaw County22.9-0.5 pts
42Winston County22.8-0.3 pts
43Grenada County22.8-0.3 pts
44Tate County22.7-0.4 pts
45Smith County22.7-0.2 pts
46Alcorn County22.6-0.4 pts
47Lowndes County22.5-0.2 pts
48Copiah County22.5-0.4 pts
49Hinds County22.4-0.5 pts
50Jasper County22.4-0 pts
51Monroe County22.3-0.2 pts
52Itawamba County22.3-0.1 pts
53Prentiss County22.2-0 pts
54Stone County22.1-0.2 pts
55Walthall County22.1-0.7 pts
56Perry County21.9-0.5 pts
57Choctaw County21.8-0.5 pts
58Calhoun County21.8-0.6 pts
59Forrest County21.8-0.1 pts
60Clay County21.7-0.1 pts
61Hancock County21.5-0.5 pts
62Montgomery County21.5-0.7 pts
63Sunflower County21.3-0.1 pts
64Quitman County21.2-0.5 pts
65Franklin County21.2-1 pts
66Tishomingo County21-0 pts
67Claiborne County21+0.1 pts
68Jefferson Davis County20.8+0.1 pts
69Benton County20.7-0.4 pts
70Tallahatchie County20.4-0.2 pts
71Yalobusha County20.3-0.5 pts
72Adams County20.3-0.1 pts
73Wilkinson County20.3-0.7 pts
74Amite County20-0.3 pts
75Greene County20+0.4 pts
76Marshall County19.8-0.4 pts
77Yazoo County19.8-0.8 pts
78Kemper County19.5-0.5 pts
79Carroll County19.3+0.2 pts
80Lafayette County18.3+0.1 pts
81Oktibbeha County17.7-0.3 pts
82Issaquena County12.4-1.7 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Tunica County, with 28.2% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Issaquena County, with 12.4% in 2019.

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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: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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