Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Population: Age under 18
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 74,234,075.
- Rank within US : N/A
Mississippi
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.8 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 706,054.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 11 of 52
Hinds County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.2 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 55,892.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 729 of 3143
Harrison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 49,939.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 787 of 3143
DeSoto County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 46,994.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 397 of 3143
Rankin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 35,885.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1250 of 3143
Jackson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 33,499.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1063 of 3143
Madison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 27,052.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 518 of 3143
Lee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 21,134.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 459 of 3143
Forrest County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 18,276.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1024 of 3143
Lauderdale County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 17,419.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 974 of 3143
Jones County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 17,048.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 463 of 3143
Lamar County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.8 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 15,799.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 561 of 3143
Lowndes County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 14,163.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 797 of 3143
Pearl River County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.7 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 12,695.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1399 of 3143
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.9 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 11,792.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 355 of 3143
Warren County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.2 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 10,921.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 740 of 3143
Pike County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.2 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 10,534.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 313 of 3143
Lafayette County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 10,384.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2729 of 3143
Hancock County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 9,375.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2278 of 3143
Oktibbeha County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.8 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 9,154.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2850 of 3143
Panola County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 8,354.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 505 of 3143
Pontotoc County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.8 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 8,341.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 244 of 3143
Lincoln County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 8,221.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1005 of 3143
Neshoba County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 28.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 8,164.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 155 of 3143
Alcorn County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 8,074.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1207 of 3143
Leflore County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 27.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 7,857.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 182 of 3143
Monroe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.7 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 7,814.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1398 of 3143
Bolivar County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.9 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 7,787.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 554 of 3143
Scott County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 27.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 7,661.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 204 of 3143
Marshall County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 7,157.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2079 of 3143
Union County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 7,042.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 456 of 3143
Copiah County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 6,558.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1228 of 3143
Tate County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 6,507.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1189 of 3143
George County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.7 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 6,487.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 253 of 3143
Adams County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 6,414.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1937 of 3143
Simpson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.8 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 6,205.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 910 of 3143
Yazoo County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 5,971.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1954 of 3143
Coahoma County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 27.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 5,924.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 217 of 3143
Sunflower County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 5,796.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1662 of 3143
Marion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 5,781.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1030 of 3143
Prentiss County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.7 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 5,680.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1390 of 3143
Leake County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.9 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 5,563.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 349 of 3143
Tippah County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 5,349.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 669 of 3143
Newton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 5,266.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 620 of 3143
Itawamba County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 5,263.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1656 of 3143
Grenada County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.2 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 5,224.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 754 of 3143
Wayne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 4,886.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 610 of 3143
Covington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 4,554.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 618 of 3143
Attala County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.2 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 4,551.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 476 of 3143
Holmes County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 4,378.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 445 of 3143
Clay County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 4,310.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1262 of 3143
Chickasaw County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 4,272.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 520 of 3143
Tishomingo County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.8 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 4,136.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1761 of 3143
Winston County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 4,012.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1469 of 3143
Stone County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 3,974.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1849 of 3143
Jasper County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.9 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 3,756.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1296 of 3143
Clarke County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.2 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 3,473.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1616 of 3143
Smith County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 3,400.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1038 of 3143
Walthall County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 3,272.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1074 of 3143
Calhoun County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 3,134.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1103 of 3143
Lawrence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,963.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 634 of 3143
Tunica County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 28.9 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,873.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 123 of 3143
Yalobusha County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,810.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1537 of 3143
Greene County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,640.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2576 of 3143
Amite County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.7 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,627.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2195 of 3143
Perry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,598.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1510 of 3143
Noxubee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.8 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,584.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 565 of 3143
Tallahatchie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.7 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,545.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2478 of 3143
Webster County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,414.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 712 of 3143
Jefferson Davis County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,281.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2382 of 3143
Montgomery County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.9 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,276.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1304 of 3143
Humphreys County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,082.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 295 of 3143
Claiborne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.2 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,931.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2026 of 3143
Carroll County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.8 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,888.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2701 of 3143
Wilkinson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,839.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2048 of 3143
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,797.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1110 of 3143
Choctaw County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.7 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,793.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1823 of 3143
Kemper County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.8 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,731.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2696 of 3143
Jefferson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.9 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,670.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1281 of 3143
Benton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,617.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2076 of 3143
Quitman County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,457.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1236 of 3143
Sharkey County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 976.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1042 of 3143
Issaquena County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 139.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3124 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/19/2024 3:57 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age under 18, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.