Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | N/A | 16.8 | 495,115 | 30 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 16.8 | 55,970,047 | N/A |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 11.9 | 6,121 | 3,053 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 13.3 | 25,074 | 2,940 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 13.3 | 7,543 | 2,940 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 13.6 | 10,647 | 2,906 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 13.9 | 1,328 | 2,876 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 14.0 | 3,763 | 2,862 |
| Greene County | Rural | 14.5 | 1,978 | 2,801 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 14.7 | 9,562 | 2,773 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 14.8 | 3,740 | 2,760 |
| Madison County | Urban | 14.9 | 16,385 | 2,744 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 15.1 | 4,135 | 2,713 |
| George County | Rural | 15.2 | 3,776 | 2,701 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 15.2 | 4,757 | 2,701 |
| Lee County | Rural | 15.4 | 12,772 | 2,662 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 15.7 | 34,982 | 2,609 |
| Scott County | Urban | 15.9 | 4,424 | 2,574 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 16.1 | 3,360 | 2,534 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 16.1 | 33,787 | 2,534 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 16.2 | 2,668 | 2,512 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 16.3 | 25,835 | 2,495 |
| Tate County | Urban | 16.5 | 4,630 | 2,445 |
| Union County | Rural | 16.5 | 4,613 | 2,445 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 16.7 | 5,025 | 2,398 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 16.7 | 4,839 | 2,398 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 16.9 | 24,349 | 2,348 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 16.9 | 9,856 | 2,348 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 17.0 | 3,678 | 2,320 |
| Panola County | Rural | 17.1 | 5,634 | 2,293 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 17.1 | 2,111 | 2,293 |
| Newton County | Rural | 17.2 | 3,639 | 2,277 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 17.3 | 6,035 | 2,252 |
| Jones County | Rural | 17.4 | 11,600 | 2,221 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 17.4 | 4,351 | 2,221 |
| Stone County | Urban | 17.4 | 3,229 | 2,221 |
| Pike County | Rural | 17.5 | 6,976 | 2,196 |
| Covington County | Rural | 17.6 | 3,211 | 2,177 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 17.6 | 1,783 | 2,177 |
| Washington County | Rural | 17.6 | 7,669 | 2,177 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 17.7 | 4,236 | 2,153 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 17.7 | 3,479 | 2,153 |
| Leake County | Rural | 18.0 | 3,823 | 2,064 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 18.1 | 2,146 | 2,034 |
| Warren County | Rural | 18.1 | 7,911 | 2,034 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 18.2 | 13,121 | 2,001 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 18.2 | 1,077 | 2,001 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 18.4 | 3,128 | 1,938 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 18.4 | 1,393 | 1,938 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 18.5 | 5,184 | 1,902 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 18.5 | 3,947 | 1,902 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 18.6 | 6,317 | 1,871 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 18.7 | 4,823 | 1,845 |
| Webster County | Rural | 18.7 | 1,863 | 1,845 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 18.8 | 6,477 | 1,812 |
| Marion County | Rural | 18.8 | 4,557 | 1,812 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 18.8 | 722 | 1,812 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 18.9 | 1,688 | 1,772 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 18.9 | 1,580 | 1,772 |
| Perry County | Urban | 19.0 | 2,178 | 1,737 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 19.3 | 1,379 | 1,663 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 19.3 | 10,948 | 1,663 |
| Attala County | Rural | 19.4 | 3,425 | 1,636 |
| Clay County | Rural | 19.4 | 3,582 | 1,636 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 19.5 | 213 | 1,606 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 19.9 | 6,752 | 1,472 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 20.2 | 2,628 | 1,354 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 20.3 | 2,820 | 1,328 |
| Smith County | Rural | 20.7 | 2,945 | 1,214 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 20.9 | 3,920 | 1,146 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 21.1 | 1,613 | 1,091 |
| Winston County | Rural | 21.1 | 3,721 | 1,091 |
| Benton County | Urban | 21.3 | 1,614 | 1,047 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 21.3 | 3,445 | 1,047 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 21.4 | 1,894 | 1,021 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 21.4 | 2,666 | 1,021 |
| Adams County | Rural | 21.6 | 6,271 | 984 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 21.7 | 3,352 | 953 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 21.9 | 10,080 | 902 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 22.4 | 2,172 | 800 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 22.9 | 1,868 | 717 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 23.9 | 2,676 | 552 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 24.5 | 2,407 | 482 |
| Amite County | Rural | 25.4 | 3,209 | 390 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 11:48 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 11:48 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.