Median Age in Lafayette County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
30.7 years
Rank #3,165/3,222 · #81 in MS
2th
Lafayette 30.7 years
MS 38.6 years -20.5%
US 38.9 years -21.1%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Lafayette County's median age of 30.7 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Lafayette County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,162 | Franklin County, WA | 30.9 years |
| #3,163 | Zavala County, TX | 30.8 years |
| #3,164 | Champaign County, IL | 30.7 years |
| #3,165 | Lafayette County, MS | 30.7 years |
| #3,166 | Latah County, ID | 30.6 years |
| #3,167 | Juab County, UT | 30.6 years |
| #3,168 | Bulloch County, GA | 30.5 years |
About Median Age
Lafayette County, Mississippi has a median age of 30.7 years, ranking #3,165 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.1% below the national value of 38.9 years. Within Mississippi, it ranks #81 of 82. This places it in the 2th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.