Age and Sex in Mississippi (State)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, Mississippi, and other states
Mississippi
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-448,69848.7k1.629%1.63%51,99152.0k1.739%1.74%76,68676.7k2.565%2.57%104,509105k3.496%3.50%80,90980.9k2.707%2.71%63,83963.8k2.136%2.14%102,528103k3.430%3.43%72,16772.2k2.414%2.41%197,906198k6.621%6.62%202,258202k6.766%6.77%187,206187k6.263%6.26%189,959190k6.355%6.35%181,431181k6.070%6.07%193,293193k6.466%6.47%196,303196k6.567%6.57%122,155122k4.087%4.09%47,33047.3k1.583%1.58%48,40748.4k1.619%1.62%89,38289.4k2.990%2.99%123,844124k4.143%4.14%208,103208k6.962%6.96%207,898208k6.955%6.95%192,390192k6.436%6.44%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of the United States and Mississippi
Female Male
United States
Mississippi
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.170718%-0.055022%-0.177049%-0.048590%-0.225740%0.23%0.170718%0.177049%0.170718%0.17%426,632427k14.272%14.3%-0.613003%-0.047949%-0.639439%-0.027509%-0.660952%0.66%0.613003%0.639439%0.613003%0.61%952,024952k31.849%31.8%-0.636781%-0.014749%-0.662794%-0.651531%0.65%0.636781%0.662794%0.011473%0.636781%0.64%693,182693k23.190%23.2%-0.766637%-0.690098%-0.766637%0.77%0.766637%0.014962%0.690098%0.036916%0.781599%0.78%185,119185k6.193%6.19%-0.668798%-0.627873%-0.668798%0.67%0.668798%0.023297%0.627873%0.028032%0.692095%0.69%732,235732k24.496%24.5%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval 265+ 340-64 422-39 518-21 60-17

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of the United States and Mississippi
Female Male
United States
Mississippi
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.030826%-0.040170%-0.040405%-0.038024%-0.070995%0.07%0.030826%0.040405%0.030826%0.03%48,69848.7k1.629%1.63%-0.136853%-0.074154%-0.151220%-0.063891%-0.211007%0.21%0.136853%0.151220%0.136853%0.14%51,99152.0k1.739%1.74%-0.220347%-0.072394%-0.220748%-0.056595%-0.292741%0.29%0.220347%0.220748%0.220347%0.22%76,68676.7k2.565%2.57%-0.314714%-0.069818%-0.319204%-0.054701%-0.384532%0.38%0.314714%0.319204%0.314714%0.31%104,509105k3.496%3.50%-0.422199%-0.057842%-0.421958%-0.052156%-0.480041%0.48%0.422199%0.421958%0.422199%0.42%80,90980.9k2.707%2.71%-0.513232%-0.041366%-0.502773%-0.054229%-0.554598%0.55%0.513232%0.502773%0.513232%0.51%63,83963.8k2.136%2.14%-0.542008%-0.059303%-0.541468%-0.051993%-0.601311%0.60%0.542008%0.541468%0.542008%0.54%102,528103k3.430%3.43%-0.578133%-0.050867%-0.599140%-0.045449%-0.628999%0.63%0.578133%0.599140%0.578133%0.58%72,16772.2k2.414%2.41%-0.629387%-0.065369%-0.647813%-0.041116%-0.694756%0.69%0.629387%0.647813%0.629387%0.63%197,906198k6.621%6.62%-0.650136%-0.052991%-0.688902%-0.025961%-0.703126%0.70%0.650136%0.688902%0.650136%0.65%202,258202k6.766%6.77%-0.607816%-0.036920%-0.655595%-0.013619%-0.644736%0.64%0.607816%0.655595%0.607816%0.61%187,206187k6.263%6.26%-0.621218%-0.028536%-0.640349%-0.007471%-0.649754%0.65%0.621218%0.640349%0.621218%0.62%189,959190k6.355%6.35%-0.588647%-0.036619%-0.626779%-0.004019%-0.625266%0.63%0.588647%0.626779%0.588647%0.59%181,431181k6.070%6.07%-0.634666%-0.023946%-0.669173%-0.658613%0.66%0.634666%0.669173%0.005514%0.634666%0.63%193,293193k6.466%6.47%-0.652190%-0.009039%-0.680581%-0.661229%0.66%0.652190%0.680581%0.019624%0.652190%0.65%196,303196k6.567%6.57%-0.667338%-0.675846%-0.667338%0.67%0.667338%0.027510%0.675846%0.033642%0.694848%0.69%122,155122k4.087%4.09%-0.772215%-0.038940%-0.709599%-0.811156%0.81%0.772215%0.709599%0.039633%0.772215%0.77%47,33047.3k1.583%1.58%-0.781415%-0.721323%-0.781415%0.78%0.781415%0.056570%0.721323%0.040945%0.837986%0.84%48,40748.4k1.619%1.62%-0.736988%-0.664734%-0.736988%0.74%0.736988%0.021109%0.664734%0.033543%0.758098%0.76%89,38289.4k2.990%2.99%-0.679147%-0.642594%-0.679147%0.68%0.679147%0.022726%0.642594%0.030383%0.701873%0.70%123,844124k4.143%4.14%-0.682753%-0.635182%-0.682753%0.68%0.682753%0.026863%0.635182%0.027016%0.709617%0.71%208,103208k6.962%6.96%-0.680411%-0.629799%-0.680411%0.68%0.680411%0.030175%0.629799%0.027976%0.710587%0.71%207,898208k6.955%6.95%-0.637022%-0.609806%-0.637022%0.64%0.637022%0.013194%0.609806%0.027693%0.650216%0.65%192,390192k6.436%6.44%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of the United States and Mississippi
More Females More Males
United States
Mississippi
100%50%0%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-130.312691%-94.107784%-130.312691%130.3%0.4340.4369.726%69.7%30.274%30.3%-54.185000%-42.250155%-54.185000%54.2%0.6490.6560.659%60.7%39.341%39.3%-32.854584%-25.637895%-32.854584%32.9%0.7530.7557.055%57.1%42.945%42.9%-22.184663%-17.136703%-22.184663%22.2%0.8180.8254.992%55.0%45.008%45.0%-13.700114%-12.360556%-13.700114%13.7%0.8800.8853.205%53.2%46.795%46.8%-8.059838%-10.786056%-8.059838%8.1%0.9250.9351.937%51.9%48.063%48.1%-10.941261%-9.602216%-10.941261%10.9%0.9010.9052.593%52.6%47.407%47.4%-8.798426%-7.585728%-8.798426%8.8%0.9190.9252.107%52.1%47.893%47.9%-10.386104%-6.346862%-10.386104%10.4%0.9060.9152.468%52.5%47.532%47.5%-8.150748%-3.768485%-8.150748%8.2%0.9250.9251.958%52.0%48.042%48.0%-6.074149%-2.077397%-6.074149%6.1%0.9430.9451.474%51.5%48.526%48.5%-4.593579%-1.166734%-4.593579%4.6%0.9560.9651.123%51.1%48.877%48.9%-6.220803%-0.641232%-6.220803%6.2%0.9410.9451.508%51.5%48.492%48.5%-3.773048%-3.773048%3.8%0.824044%0.9640.9650.926%50.9%49.074%49.1%-1.385982%-1.385982%1.4%2.883352%0.9860.9950.344%50.3%49.656%49.7%4.122385%4.977745%4.122385%4.1%1.0411.0448.990%49.0%51.010%51.0%-5.042672%-5.042672%5.0%5.585264%0.9520.9551.230%51.2%48.770%48.8%7.239490%5.676433%7.239490%7.2%1.0721.0748.253%48.3%51.747%51.7%2.864276%5.046055%2.864276%2.9%1.0291.0349.294%49.3%50.706%50.7%3.346305%4.728170%3.346305%3.3%1.0331.0349.177%49.2%50.823%50.8%3.934577%4.253238%3.934577%3.9%1.0391.0449.035%49.0%50.965%51.0%4.434873%4.441989%4.434873%4.4%1.0441.0448.915%48.9%51.085%51.1%2.071233%4.541243%2.071233%2.1%1.0211.0249.487%49.5%50.513%50.5%
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F females as a percentage of the age cohort
M males as a percentage of the age cohort

Map of Age Cohorts by County in Mississippi

Children Age Cohorts by County#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
15.3%18.3%21.2%24.1%27.0%29.9%

College Age Cohorts by County#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
2.8%6.8%10.7%14.7%18.6%22.6%

20s Age Cohorts by County#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
3.7%6.4%9.1%11.9%14.6%17.3%

30s Age Cohorts by County#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
9.5%11.5%13.3%15.2%17.1%19.0%

40s Age Cohorts by County#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
8.7%10.0%11.3%12.6%13.9%15.3%

50s Age Cohorts by County#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
9.7%11.0%12.3%13.6%14.9%16.2%

60s Age Cohorts by County#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
7.5%9.2%10.8%12.3%13.9%15.6%

70s Age Cohorts by County#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
3.8%5.2%6.4%7.7%9.0%10.3%

80+ Age Cohorts by County#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
1.7%2.5%3.2%4.0%4.7%5.5%
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Age Cohorts by Place in Mississippi

There are 362 places in Mississippi. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Mississippi, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mississippi. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,969.

Children by Place#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Mississippi, selected places in Mississippi, and entities that contain Mississippi
0%10%20%30%Count#Yazoo CityClarksdaleMcCombHorn LakeGreenwoodPetalLaurelBrookhavenHernandoMadisonSouthavenTupeloIndianolaVicksburgBrandonSt. MartinGreenvilleOlive BranchJacksonOcean SpringsLong BeachPearlNew AlbanyWest PointBoonevillePicayuneGautierMeridianD'IbervilleByramBay St. LouisNatchezMississippiCantonClintonRidgelandGulfportSouthGrenadaBiloxiEast South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCorinthPascagoulaColumbusClevelandGulf HillsHattiesburgDiamondheadFlowoodStarkvilleMoss PointSenatobiaOxford31.369090%31.369090%31.4%3,556129.551606%29.551606%29.6%5,022229.445492%29.445492%29.4%3,749329.135710%29.135710%29.1%7,804428.748309%28.748309%28.7%4,249528.222802%28.222802%28.2%3,030627.879400%27.879400%27.9%5,243727.862780%27.862780%27.9%3,460827.812438%27.812438%27.8%4,235927.786284%27.786284%27.8%7,0781027.582214%27.582214%27.6%14,29214.3k1127.269920%27.269920%27.3%10,59610.6k1226.714442%26.714442%26.7%2,6841326.603774%26.603774%26.6%6,2041426.494436%26.494436%26.5%6,1431526.428138%26.428138%26.4%2,1791626.389059%26.389059%26.4%8,6061726.233525%26.233525%26.2%9,3151826.090596%26.090596%26.1%44,88644.9k1925.827777%25.827777%25.8%4,5322025.799353%25.799353%25.8%3,9862125.774370%25.774370%25.8%6,7902225.660729%25.660729%25.7%2,2042325.656584%25.656584%25.7%2,8332425.410771%25.410771%25.4%2,2272525.167723%25.167723%25.2%2,7012625.047193%25.047193%25.0%4,6442725.031177%25.031177%25.0%10,03610.0k2824.859174%24.859174%24.9%2,6922924.806202%24.806202%24.8%2,8803024.606918%24.606918%24.6%2,8173124.535679%24.535679%24.5%3,7653224.496085%24.496085%24.5%732,235732k23.926244%23.926244%23.9%3,2313323.887293%23.887293%23.9%6,0703423.872134%23.872134%23.9%5,8103523.833579%23.833579%23.8%16,98517.0k3623.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.462645%23.462645%23.5%3,0183723.332818%23.332818%23.3%10,56310.6k3823.131757%23.131757%23.1%4,346,5394.35M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.552589%22.552589%22.6%3,3453922.302937%22.302937%22.3%4,9434021.709016%21.709016%21.7%5,3914121.699336%21.699336%21.7%2,6794221.426856%21.426856%21.4%1,7844319.939803%19.939803%19.9%9,3414419.817768%19.817768%19.8%1,6534518.682607%18.682607%18.7%1,5944618.591820%18.591820%18.6%4,6504717.154996%17.154996%17.2%2,3424816.150082%16.150082%16.2%1,2874915.947120%15.947120%15.9%3,45050
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Metro Area in Mississippi

There are 23 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Mississippi (21 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 23 of those to each other, Mississippi, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mississippi.

Children by Metro Area#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Mississippi, selected metro areas in Mississippi, and entities that contain Mississippi
0%10%20%Count#Clarksdale Metro AreaClarksdaleGreenville Metro AreaGreenvilleGreenwood Metro AreaGreenwoodMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaTupelo Metro AreaTupelo AreaMcComb Metro AreaMcComb AreaCleveland Metro AreaClevelandLaurel Metro AreaLaurel AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaBrookhaven Metro AreaBrookhavenVicksburg Metro AreaVicksburgMississippiWest Point Metro AreaWest PointHattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburgGulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula Metro AreaGulfport AreaCorinth Metro AreaCorinth AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaGrenada Metro AreaGrenada AreaMeridian Metro AreaMeridian AreaIndianola Metro AreaIndianolaSouthPicayune Metro AreaPicayune AreaEast South CentralNatchez Metro AreaNatchez AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOxford Metro AreaOxford AreaStarkville Metro AreaStarkville27.761651%27.761651%27.8%6,886126.626249%26.626249%26.6%13,00013.0k225.766525%25.766525%25.8%10,51310.5k325.542909%25.542909%25.5%342,617343k425.485844%25.485844%25.5%35,59235.6k525.405179%25.405179%25.4%13,37113.4k625.122713%25.122713%25.1%8,445725.023865%25.023865%25.0%21,23321.2k824.887432%24.887432%24.9%143,873144k924.807587%24.807587%24.8%8,6061024.546395%24.546395%24.5%14,00214.0k1124.496085%24.496085%24.5%732,235732k24.385765%24.385765%24.4%4,9131224.127614%24.127614%24.1%35,72635.7k1324.110126%24.110126%24.1%92,93292.9k1423.895039%23.895039%23.9%8,9151523.870536%23.870536%23.9%14,27114.3k1623.812622%23.812622%23.8%5,1241723.684211%23.684211%23.7%25,00225.0k1823.515898%23.515898%23.5%6,4491923.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.238530%23.238530%23.2%12,82012.8k2023.131757%23.131757%23.1%4,346,5394.35M23.109446%23.109446%23.1%12,02512.0k2123.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M18.115456%18.115456%18.1%9,4552217.582551%17.582551%17.6%8,69023
Count number of children
# rank of metro area out of 23 by %

Age Cohorts by County in Mississippi

There are 82 counties in Mississippi. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Mississippi, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mississippi. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,085.

Children by County#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Mississippi, selected counties in Mississippi, and entities that contain Mississippi
0%10%20%Count#Leake CountyLeakeNeshoba CountyNeshobaCoahoma CountyCoahomaLeflore CountyLeflorePontotoc CountyPontotocDeSoto CountyDeSotoPike CountyPikeScott CountyScottWashington CountyWashingtonGeorge CountyGeorgePanola CountyPanolaLee CountyLeeMadison CountyMadisonLamar CountyLamarJones CountyJonesAttala CountyAttalaNewton CountyNewtonUnion CountyUnionWayne CountyWayneSimpson CountySimpsonBolivar CountyBolivarWarren CountyWarrenHinds CountyHindsCovington CountyCovingtonTippah CountyTippahLincoln CountyLincolnMississippiRankin CountyRankinClay CountyClayTate CountyTateHarrison CountyHarrisonJackson CountyJacksonYazoo CountyYazooLauderdale CountyLauderdaleMarion CountyMarionCopiah CountyCopiahAlcorn CountyAlcornLowndes CountyLowndesGrenada CountyGrenadaSunflower CountySunflowerSouthMonroe CountyMonroePearl River CountyPearl RiverForrest CountyForrestEast South CentralPrentiss CountyPrentissUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHancock CountyHancockAdams CountyAdamsItawamba CountyItawambaMarshall CountyMarshallTishomingo CountyTishomingoLafayette CountyLafayetteOktibbeha CountyOktibbeha28.342966%28.342966%28.3%6,522128.302911%28.302911%28.3%8,342227.761651%27.761651%27.8%6,886327.708197%27.708197%27.7%8,451426.855032%26.855032%26.9%8,288526.784481%26.784481%26.8%45,77245.8k626.693207%26.693207%26.7%10,66110.7k726.669733%26.669733%26.7%7,539826.626249%26.626249%26.6%13,00013.0k926.371552%26.371552%26.4%6,1481025.906932%25.906932%25.9%8,8911125.859218%25.859218%25.9%22,05322.1k1225.604425%25.604425%25.6%26,06326.1k1325.503581%25.503581%25.5%15,20615.2k1425.466602%25.466602%25.5%17,39717.4k1525.465025%25.465025%25.5%4,8601625.401810%25.401810%25.4%5,5001725.363536%25.363536%25.4%7,0991825.349710%25.349710%25.3%5,2011925.235529%25.235529%25.2%6,8842025.122713%25.122713%25.1%8,4452125.093030%25.093030%25.1%12,00312.0k2225.030663%25.030663%25.0%61,22461.2k2324.965390%24.965390%25.0%4,8692424.817551%24.817551%24.8%5,4752524.807587%24.807587%24.8%8,6062624.496085%24.496085%24.5%732,235732k24.394646%24.394646%24.4%36,08736.1k2724.385765%24.385765%24.4%4,9132824.384219%24.384219%24.4%6,9102924.342046%24.342046%24.3%48,33648.3k3024.324459%24.324459%24.3%34,26134.3k3124.282983%24.282983%24.3%6,7313224.077089%24.077089%24.1%19,07719.1k3323.944208%23.944208%23.9%6,1803423.919388%23.919388%23.9%6,8843523.895039%23.895039%23.9%8,9153623.870536%23.870536%23.9%14,27114.3k3723.812622%23.812622%23.8%5,1243823.515898%23.515898%23.5%6,4493923.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.395043%23.395043%23.4%8,4294023.238530%23.238530%23.2%12,82012.8k4123.138946%23.138946%23.1%17,64917.6k4223.131757%23.131757%23.1%4,346,5394.35M23.114566%23.114566%23.1%5,8574323.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.453724%22.453724%22.5%10,33510.3k4422.335969%22.335969%22.3%7,0914522.334227%22.334227%22.3%5,2514622.248315%22.248315%22.2%8,0534722.232477%22.232477%22.2%4,3364818.115456%18.115456%18.1%9,4554917.582551%17.582551%17.6%8,69050
Count number of children
# rank of county out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in Mississippi

There are 410 county subdivisions in Mississippi. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Mississippi, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mississippi. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 13,045.

Children by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Mississippi, selected county subdivisions in Mississippi, and entities that contain Mississippi
0%10%20%30%Count#Hinds District 33Lee District 44DeSoto District 33Jackson District 55Lauderdale District 22Lauderdale District 44DeSoto District 22Forrest District 33Madison District 22Forrest District 44DeSoto District 11Jones District 22DeSoto District 55Lee District 33Rankin District 11Madison District 44Madison District 55Lee District 22Lauderdale District 33Hinds District 44Madison District 33Jones District 44Harrison District 44Harrison District 33Lee District 55Rankin District 44Harrison District 22Rankin District 33Harrison District 11DeSoto District 44MississippiMadison District 11Jackson District 44Jackson District 33Lee District 11Pearl River District 55Rankin District 22Jackson District 11Hinds District 55SouthJones District 33Hinds District 11Lowndes District 22East South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRankin District 55Lowndes District 11Harrison District 55Forrest District 11Hinds District 22Jackson District 22Lauderdale District 11Lauderdale District 55Forrest District 5531.007526%31.007526%31.0%13,80313.8k129.598990%29.598990%29.6%4,222228.552093%28.552093%28.6%8,016328.452540%28.452540%28.5%8,513428.238880%28.238880%28.2%4,355528.060581%28.060581%28.1%4,002627.433878%27.433878%27.4%8,744727.387005%27.387005%27.4%4,902826.869736%26.869736%26.9%5,328926.703205%26.703205%26.7%3,5081026.656478%26.656478%26.7%12,73312.7k1126.607257%26.607257%26.6%3,7621226.368345%26.368345%26.4%11,30211.3k1325.978548%25.978548%26.0%4,6261425.915277%25.915277%25.9%6,7601525.786110%25.786110%25.8%6,0521625.729226%25.729226%25.7%4,0841725.581510%25.581510%25.6%5,1801825.240913%25.240913%25.2%4,4791925.211900%25.211900%25.2%16,56816.6k2025.165861%25.165861%25.2%6,1452125.126605%25.126605%25.1%4,2672225.035726%25.035726%25.0%9,1102324.902011%24.902011%24.9%8,8312424.766681%24.766681%24.8%3,5562524.743792%24.743792%24.7%7,3642624.740251%24.740251%24.7%12,26312.3k2724.730941%24.730941%24.7%7,6982824.581926%24.581926%24.6%8,6582924.501551%24.501551%24.5%4,9773024.496085%24.496085%24.5%732,235732k24.471183%24.471183%24.5%4,4543124.237080%24.237080%24.2%7,6963224.153722%24.153722%24.2%6,8573324.023007%24.023007%24.0%4,4693423.988543%23.988543%24.0%3,3503523.672573%23.672573%23.7%8,4043623.634005%23.634005%23.6%6,1943723.497046%23.497046%23.5%9,2673823.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.419903%23.419903%23.4%3,0573923.366125%23.366125%23.4%12,25612.3k4023.186108%23.186108%23.2%3,0714123.131757%23.131757%23.1%4,346,5394.35M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.024041%23.024041%23.0%5,8614222.989651%22.989651%23.0%2,9994322.594262%22.594262%22.6%9,4744422.272067%22.272067%22.3%3,5254521.965862%21.965862%22.0%9,3304620.345810%20.345810%20.3%5,0014719.678472%19.678472%19.7%3,2564819.563508%19.563508%19.6%2,9854915.668841%15.668841%15.7%2,71450
Count number of children
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Mississippi to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mississippi.

Children by State#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Mississippi, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Mississippi
0%10%20%30%Count#UtahTexasIdahoAlaskaKansasNebraskaGeorgiaSouth DakotaOklahomaMississippiNew MexicoArizonaIndianaLouisianaArkansasWyomingCaliforniaMinnesotaSouthIowaNevadaIllinoisColoradoEast South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriNorth CarolinaN CarolinaKentuckyTennesseeAlabamaOhioNorth DakotaWashingtonWisconsinMarylandNew JerseyMichiganSouth CarolinaS CarolinaVirginiaMontanaDelawareHawaiiOregonConnecticutNew YorkPennsylvaniaMassachusettsWest VirginiaFloridaRhode IslandNew HampshireMaineVermont30.700981%30.700981%30.7%905,196905k126.459270%26.459270%26.5%7,132,4767.13M226.372637%26.372637%26.4%431,320431k325.461726%25.461726%25.5%187,616188k424.888693%24.888693%24.9%721,347721k524.855748%24.855748%24.9%467,601468k624.706366%24.706366%24.7%2,495,1752.50M724.629931%24.629931%24.6%209,615210k824.572394%24.572394%24.6%952,325952k924.496085%24.496085%24.5%732,235732k1024.091682%24.091682%24.1%501,750502k1124.070736%24.070736%24.1%1,619,6181.62M1224.007486%24.007486%24.0%1,581,9921.58M1323.979792%23.979792%24.0%1,114,0221.11M1423.824850%23.824850%23.8%707,234707k1523.814253%23.814253%23.8%138,844139k1623.646283%23.646283%23.6%9,140,2839.14M1723.520988%23.520988%23.5%1,282,0981.28M1823.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.418418%23.418418%23.4%727,514728k1923.409360%23.409360%23.4%664,632665k2023.270328%23.270328%23.3%2,990,6292.99M2123.252704%23.252704%23.3%1,246,1811.25M2223.131757%23.131757%23.1%4,346,5394.35M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.023174%23.023174%23.0%1,395,1241.40M2323.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M2422.987138%22.987138%23.0%1,014,1901.01M2522.830222%22.830222%22.8%1,494,9251.49M2622.828993%22.828993%22.8%1,105,1891.11M2722.783062%22.783062%22.8%2,639,8602.64M2822.782621%22.782621%22.8%167,717168k2922.685733%22.685733%22.7%1,604,5951.60M3022.615876%22.615876%22.6%1,301,4981.30M3122.614634%22.614634%22.6%1,347,8101.35M3222.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M3322.480857%22.480857%22.5%2,227,7632.23M3422.458484%22.458484%22.5%1,085,7791.09M3522.448718%22.448718%22.4%1,865,5561.87M3621.987686%21.987686%22.0%225,020225k3721.845843%21.845843%21.8%204,192204k3821.802496%21.802496%21.8%308,216308k3921.630770%21.630770%21.6%861,395861k4021.558782%21.558782%21.6%773,652774k4121.456623%21.456623%21.5%4,226,4094.23M4221.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M4320.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M4420.575789%20.575789%20.6%379,848380k4520.398234%20.398234%20.4%4,066,2764.07M4620.142988%20.142988%20.1%212,406212k4720.111367%20.111367%20.1%266,979267k4819.512483%19.512483%19.5%259,501260k4919.431728%19.431728%19.4%121,691122k50
Count number of children
# rank of state out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares Mississippi to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mississippi.

Children by State#59

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Mississippi, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Mississippi
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TexasGeorgiaOklahomaMississippiLouisianaArkansasSouthEast South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaKentuckyTennesseeAlabamaMarylandSouth CarolinaS CarolinaVirginiaDelawareWest VirginiaFloridaDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.26.459270%26.459270%26.5%7,132,4767.13M124.706366%24.706366%24.7%2,495,1752.50M224.572394%24.572394%24.6%952,325952k324.496085%24.496085%24.5%732,235732k423.979792%23.979792%24.0%1,114,0221.11M523.824850%23.824850%23.8%707,234707k623.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.131757%23.131757%23.1%4,346,5394.35M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M722.987138%22.987138%23.0%1,014,1901.01M822.830222%22.830222%22.8%1,494,9251.49M922.828993%22.828993%22.8%1,105,1891.11M1022.614634%22.614634%22.6%1,347,8101.35M1122.458484%22.458484%22.5%1,085,7791.09M1222.448718%22.448718%22.4%1,865,5561.87M1321.845843%21.845843%21.8%204,192204k1420.575789%20.575789%20.6%379,848380k1520.398234%20.398234%20.4%4,066,2764.07M1617.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17
Count number of children
# rank of state out of 17 by %

Definitions

The US Census reports extensively on the topics of age and sex, often reporting other topics broken down by age and sex cohorts. This page reports on age and sex alone; charts presenting other topics by age and sex can be found on their topic-specific pages.

  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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Major Counties:
DeSoto, Forrest, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Jones, Lafayette, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lee, Lowndes, Madison, Pearl River, Rankin
Counties:
Adams, Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Clay, Coahoma, Copiah, Covington, DeSoto, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Grenada, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Itawamba, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lafayette, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lee, Leflore, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Walthall, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wilkinson, Winston, Yalobusha, Yazoo
Metro Areas:
Brookhaven Area, Clarksdale Area, Cleveland Area, Columbus Area, Corinth Area, Greenville Area, Greenwood Area, Grenada Area, Gulfport Area, Hattiesburg Area, Indianola Area, Jackson Area, Laurel Area, McComb Area, Memphis Area, Meridian Area, Natchez Area, Oxford Area, Picayune Area, Starkville Area, Tupelo Area, Vicksburg Area, West Point Area
Major Cities:
Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, Booneville, Brandon, Brookhaven, Byram, Canton, Clarksdale, Cleveland, Clinton, Columbus, Corinth, D'Iberville, Diamondhead, Flowood, Gautier, Greenville, Greenwood, Grenada, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Hernando, Horn Lake, Indianola, Jackson, Laurel, Long Beach, Madison, McComb, Meridian, Moss Point, Natchez, New Albany, Ocean Springs, Olive Branch, Oxford, Pascagoula, Pearl, Petal, Picayune, Ridgeland, Senatobia, Southaven, Starkville, Tupelo, Vicksburg, West Point, Yazoo City
Major Unincorporated Places:
Gulf Hills, St. Martin
Congressional Districts:
MS-1, MS-2, MS-3, MS-4
State House Districts:
MS-1, MS-2, MS-3, MS-4, MS-5, MS-6, MS-7, MS-8, MS-9, MS-10, MS-11, MS-12, MS-13, MS-14, MS-15, MS-16, MS-17, MS-18, MS-19, MS-20, MS-21, MS-22, MS-23, MS-24, MS-25, MS-26, MS-27, MS-28, MS-29, MS-30, MS-31, MS-32, MS-33, MS-34, MS-35, MS-36, MS-37, MS-38, MS-39, MS-40, MS-41, MS-42, MS-43, MS-44, MS-45, MS-46, MS-47, MS-48, MS-49, MS-50, MS-51, MS-52, MS-53, MS-54, MS-55, MS-56, MS-57, MS-58, MS-59, MS-60, MS-61, MS-62, MS-63, MS-64, MS-65, MS-66, MS-67, MS-68, MS-69, MS-70, MS-71, MS-72, MS-73, MS-74, MS-75, MS-76, MS-77, MS-78, MS-79, MS-80, MS-81, MS-82, MS-83, MS-84, MS-85, MS-86, MS-87, MS-88, MS-89, MS-90, MS-91, MS-92, MS-93, MS-94, MS-95, MS-96, MS-97, MS-98, MS-99, MS-100, MS-101, MS-102, MS-103, MS-104, MS-105, MS-106, MS-107, MS-108, MS-109, MS-110, MS-111, MS-112, MS-113, MS-114, MS-115, MS-116, MS-117, MS-118, MS-119, MS-120, MS-121, MS-122
State Senate Districts:
MS-1, MS-2, MS-3, MS-4, MS-5, MS-6, MS-7, MS-8, MS-9, MS-10, MS-11, MS-12, MS-13, MS-14, MS-15, MS-16, MS-17, MS-18, MS-19, MS-20, MS-21, MS-22, MS-23, MS-24, MS-25, MS-26, MS-27, MS-28, MS-29, MS-30, MS-31, MS-32, MS-33, MS-34, MS-35, MS-36, MS-37, MS-38, MS-39, MS-40, MS-41, MS-42, MS-43, MS-44, MS-45, MS-46, MS-47, MS-48, MS-49, MS-50, MS-51, MS-52
Neighboring States:
Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee