Change Indicator

Age distribution in Mississippi

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Location Category Data Type 2007 - 2011 2008 - 2012 2009 - 2013 2010 - 2014 2011 - 2015 2012 - 2016 2013 - 2017 2014 - 2018 2015 - 2019 2016 - 2020
Mississippi
Under 5 years
Number
215,222
208,315
205,585
201,453
197,733
192,390
190,855
188,575
186,647
185,274
Percent
7.1%
7.0%
6.9%
6.8%
6.6%
6.4%
6.4%
6.3%
6.3%
6.2%
5 to 9 years
Number
206,062
206,573
206,419
205,557
205,605
207,898
204,574
200,574
197,397
191,951
Percent
7.0%
7.0%
6.9%
6.9%
6.9%
7.0%
6.9%
6.7%
6.6%
6.4%
10 to 14 years
Number
210,591
209,137
209,849
211,438
209,321
208,103
206,966
207,354
206,208
208,237
Percent
7.1%
7.0%
7.0%
7.1%
7.0%
7.0%
6.9%
6.9%
6.9%
7.0%
15 to 19 years
Number
225,330
222,714
218,213
214,272
213,121
213,226
212,377
212,886
210,683
208,127
Percent
7.6%
7.5%
7.3%
7.2%
7.1%
7.1%
7.1%
7.1%
7.1%
7.0%
20 to 24 years
Number
222,085
216,032
218,696
222,034
221,936
217,892
215,347
212,059
207,813
205,134
Percent
7.2%
7.3%
7.3%
7.4%
7.4%
7.3%
7.2%
7.1%
7.0%
6.9%
25 to 34 years
Number
381,340
383,389
386,468
387,219
388,420
389,596
389,103
388,763
387,644
386,125
Percent
12.9%
12.9%
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
12.9%
35 to 44 years
Number
383,363
376,644
374,511
373,041
372,584
371,390
369,658
370,914
371,300
371,392
Percent
12.9%
12.7%
12.6%
12.5%
12.5%
12.4%
12.4%
12.4%
12.4%
12.5%
45 to 54 years
Number
403,457
412,142
407,480
402,804
396,068
389,464
383,914
378,273
372,814
367,947
Percent
14.0%
13.9%
13.7%
13.5%
13.3%
13.0%
12.9%
12.7%
12.5%
12.3%
55 to 59 years
Number
172,242
187,021
190,142
193,994
196,451
197,906
198,562
197,536
196,810
194,067
Percent
6.2%
6.3%
6.4%
6.5%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
6.5%
60 to 64 years
Number
137,875
161,812
166,676
169,365
172,009
174,695
177,837
182,350
186,080
189,311
Percent
5.3%
5.5%
5.6%
5.7%
5.8%
5.8%
6.0%
6.1%
6.2%
6.3%
65 to 74 years
Number
194,283
217,045
223,993
231,320
240,051
249,257
257,630
265,521
273,673
282,944
Percent
7.1%
7.3%
7.5%
7.8%
8.0%
8.3%
8.6%
8.9%
9.2%
9.5%
75 to 84 years
Number
123,856
121,600
123,311
125,703
127,367
128,677
131,156
135,296
137,262
139,645
Percent
4.1%
4.1%
4.1%
4.2%
4.3%
4.3%
4.4%
4.5%
4.6%
4.7%
85 years and over
Number
46,534
45,196
45,529
46,145
47,415
48,698
48,241
48,661
50,087
51,681
Percent
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.7%
1.7%
Total
Number
2,956,700
2,967,620
2,976,872
2,984,345
2,988,081
2,989,192
2,986,220
2,988,762
2,984,418
2,981,835
Percent
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Location Category Data Type 2007 - 2011 2008 - 2012 2009 - 2013 2010 - 2014 2011 - 2015 2012 - 2016 2013 - 2017 2014 - 2018 2015 - 2019 2016 - 2020
Under 5 years
Number
215,222
208,315
205,585
201,453
197,733
192,390
190,855
188,575
186,647
185,274
Percent
7.1%
7.0%
6.9%
6.8%
6.6%
6.4%
6.4%
6.3%
6.3%
6.2%
5 to 9 years
Number
206,062
206,573
206,419
205,557
205,605
207,898
204,574
200,574
197,397
191,951
Percent
7.0%
7.0%
6.9%
6.9%
6.9%
7.0%
6.9%
6.7%
6.6%
6.4%
10 to 14 years
Number
210,591
209,137
209,849
211,438
209,321
208,103
206,966
207,354
206,208
208,237
Percent
7.1%
7.0%
7.0%
7.1%
7.0%
7.0%
6.9%
6.9%
6.9%
7.0%
15 to 19 years
Number
225,330
222,714
218,213
214,272
213,121
213,226
212,377
212,886
210,683
208,127
Percent
7.6%
7.5%
7.3%
7.2%
7.1%
7.1%
7.1%
7.1%
7.1%
7.0%
20 to 24 years
Number
222,085
216,032
218,696
222,034
221,936
217,892
215,347
212,059
207,813
205,134
Percent
7.2%
7.3%
7.3%
7.4%
7.4%
7.3%
7.2%
7.1%
7.0%
6.9%
25 to 34 years
Number
381,340
383,389
386,468
387,219
388,420
389,596
389,103
388,763
387,644
386,125
Percent
12.9%
12.9%
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
12.9%
35 to 44 years
Number
383,363
376,644
374,511
373,041
372,584
371,390
369,658
370,914
371,300
371,392
Percent
12.9%
12.7%
12.6%
12.5%
12.5%
12.4%
12.4%
12.4%
12.4%
12.5%
45 to 54 years
Number
403,457
412,142
407,480
402,804
396,068
389,464
383,914
378,273
372,814
367,947
Percent
14.0%
13.9%
13.7%
13.5%
13.3%
13.0%
12.9%
12.7%
12.5%
12.3%
55 to 59 years
Number
172,242
187,021
190,142
193,994
196,451
197,906
198,562
197,536
196,810
194,067
Percent
6.2%
6.3%
6.4%
6.5%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
6.5%
60 to 64 years
Number
137,875
161,812
166,676
169,365
172,009
174,695
177,837
182,350
186,080
189,311
Percent
5.3%
5.5%
5.6%
5.7%
5.8%
5.8%
6.0%
6.1%
6.2%
6.3%
65 to 74 years
Number
194,283
217,045
223,993
231,320
240,051
249,257
257,630
265,521
273,673
282,944
Percent
7.1%
7.3%
7.5%
7.8%
8.0%
8.3%
8.6%
8.9%
9.2%
9.5%
75 to 84 years
Number
123,856
121,600
123,311
125,703
127,367
128,677
131,156
135,296
137,262
139,645
Percent
4.1%
4.1%
4.1%
4.2%
4.3%
4.3%
4.4%
4.5%
4.6%
4.7%
85 years and over
Number
46,534
45,196
45,529
46,145
47,415
48,698
48,241
48,661
50,087
51,681
Percent
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.7%
1.7%
Total
Number
2,956,700
2,967,620
2,976,872
2,984,345
2,988,081
2,989,192
2,986,220
2,988,762
2,984,418
2,981,835
Percent
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Total population for age categories by county. Percentages and raw numbers are provided for each age distribution level. These figures are based on five-year estimates from the American Community Survey.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, [Year] American Community Survey

Available at: https://data.census.gov/cedsci/ [DP05]

Notes

Updated April 2022.

Last Updated

April 2022