Mississippi School Immunization Medical and Religious Exemptions Report 2025-2026

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Medical Exemptions 2025-2026

Statewide Medical Exemptions

K-12 Medical Exemptions by Year

School Year # of Medical Exemptions
2025-2026 527
2024-2025 533
2023-2024 511
2022-2023 428
2021-2022 418
2020-2021 374
2019-2020 382
2018-2019 333
2017-2018 255

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K-12 Medical Exemptions 2025-2026 by County

Counties with fewer than 5 exemptions are shown below as 0-4.

County Medical Exemptions
Alcorn 0-4
Amite 0-4
Attala 0-4
Benton 0-4
Bolivar 0-4
Calhoun 0-4
Carroll 0-4
Chickasaw 0-4
Choctaw 0-4
Claiborne 0-4
Clarke 0-4
Clay 0-4
Coahoma 0-4
Copiah 0-4
Covington 0-4
Franklin 0-4
George 0-4
Greene 0-4
Holmes 0-4
Humphreys 0-4
Issaquena 0-4
Jasper 0-4
Jefferson 0-4
Jefferson Davis 0-4
Kemper 0-4
Lawrence 0-4
Leake 0-4
Leflore 0-4
Marion 0-4
Marshall 0-4
Monroe 0-4
Montgomery 0-4
Neshoba 0-4
Noxubee 0-4
Oktibbeha 0-4
Panola 0-4
Perry 0-4
Pontotoc 0-4
Prentiss 0-4
Quitman 0-4
Scott 0-4
Sharkey 0-4
Simpson 0-4
Smith 0-4
Stone 0-4
Sunflower 0-4
Tallahatchie 0-4
Tippah 0-4
Tishomingo 0-4
Tunica 0-4
Union 0-4
Walthall 0-4
Warren 0-4
Washington 0-4
Webster 0-4
Wilkinson 0-4
Winston 0-4
Yalobusha 0-4
Yazoo 0-4
Itawamba 5
Lowndes 5
Pearl River 5
Adams 6
Newton 6
Jones 7
Lafayette 7
Lauderdale 7
Tate 9
Wayne 10
Hancock 12
Lee 12
Forrest 13
Grenada 16
Lamar 17
DeSoto 20
Hinds 23
Harrison 29
Lincoln 37
Jackson 43
Pike 50
Rankin 50
Madison 69

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Medical Exemptions by Region

For reporting purposes, Mississippi is divided into four public health regions:

Map of state public health regions

 

Northern Region: Medical Exemptions, Kindergarten–12th Grade

Counties with fewer than 5 exemptions are shown below as 0-4.

County Medical Exemptions
2023-2024		 Medical Exemptions
2024-2025		 Medical Exemptions
2025-2026
Alcorn 0-4 0-4 0-4
Benton 0-4 0-4 0-4
Calhoun 0-4 0-4 0-4
Carroll 0-4 0-4 0-4
Chickasaw 0-4 0-4 0-4
Choctaw 0-4 0-4 0-4
Clay 0-4 0-4 0-4
DeSoto 26 24 20
Grenada 11 17 16
Itawamba 0-4 0-4 5
Lafayette 8 6 7
Lee 10 10 12
Lowndes 5 0-4 5
Marshall 0-4 0-4 0-4
Monroe 5 6 0-4
Montgomery 0-4 0-4 0-4
Noxubee 0-4 0-4 0-4
Oktibbeha 0-4 0-4 0-4
Panola 0-4 0-4 0-4
Pontotoc 0-4 0-4 0-4
Prentiss 0-4 0-4 0-4
Tate 0-4 7 9
Tippah 0-4 0-4 0-4
Tishomingo 0-4 0-4 0-4
Union 0-4 0-4 0-4
Webster 0-4 0-4 0-4
Winston 0-4 0-4 0-4
Yalobusha 0-4 0-4 0-4

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Delta Region: Medical Exemptions, Kindergarten–12th Grade

All counties in this region had fewer than 5 medical exemptions for each school year.

County Medical Exemptions
2023-2024		 Medical Exemptions
2024-2025		 Medical Exemptions
2025-2026
Bolivar 0-4 0-4 0-4
Coahoma 0-4 0-4 0-4
Holmes 0-4 0-4 0-4
Humphreys 0-4 0-4 0-4
Issaquena 0-4 0-4 0-4
Leflore 0-4 0-4 0-4
Quitman 0-4 0-4 0-4
Sharkey 0-4 0-4 0-4
Sunflower 0-4 0-4 0-4
Tallahatchie 0-4 0-4 0-4
Tunica 0-4 0-4 0-4
Washington 0-4 0-4 0-4
Yazoo 0-4 0-4 0-4


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Central Region: Medical Exemptions, Kindergarten–12th Grade

Counties with fewer than 5 exemptions are shown below as 0-4.

County Medical Exemptions
2023-2024		 Medical Exemptions
2024-2025		 Medical Exemptions
2025-2026
Attala 0-4 0-4 0-4
Claiborne 0-4 0-4 0-4
Clarke 0-4 0-4 0-4
Copiah 0-4 0-4 0-4
Hinds 17 23 23
Jasper 0-4 0-4 0-4
Kemper 0-4 0-4 0-4
Lauderdale 8 7 7
Leake 0-4 0-4 0-4
Madison 60 69 69
Neshoba 0-4 0-4 0-4
Newton 6 7 6
Rankin 56 65 56
Scott 0-4 0-4 0-4
Simpson 0-4 0-4 0-4
Smith 0-4 0-4 0-4
Warren 0-4 0-4 0-4

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Southern Region: Medical Exemptions, Kindergarten–12th Grade

Counties with fewer than 5 exemptions are shown below as 0-4.

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County Medical Exemptions
2023-2024		 Medical Exemptions
2024-2025		 Medical Exemptions
2025-2026
Adams 5 0-4 6
Amite 5 7 0-4
Covington 0-4 0-4 0-4
Forrest 15 11 13
Franklin 0-4 0-4 0-4
George 0-4 0-4 0-4
Greene 0-4 0-4 0-4
Hancock 9 10 13
Harrison 31 31 29
Jackson 44 44 43
Jefferson 0-4 0-4 0-4
Jefferson Davis 0-4 0-4 0-4
Jones 13 10 7
Lamar 14 17 17
Lawrence 0-4 0-4 0-4
Lincoln 43 38 37
Marion 0-4 0-4 0-4
Pearl River 16 13 5
Perry 0-4 0-4 0-4
Pike 48 44 50
Stone 0-4 0-4 0-4
Walthall 0-4 0-4 0-4
Wayne 9 8 10
Wilkinson 0-4 0-4 0-4

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Religious Exemptions

Statewide Religious Exemptions

K-12 Religious Exemptions by School Type

Year Private/Church
K-12		 Public
K-12		 Total
Exemptions
2025-2026 641 2,390 3,031
2024-2025 396 1,485 1,881
2023-2024 40 554 732

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K-12 Religious Exemptions 2025-2026 by County

Counties with fewer than 5 exemptions are shown below as 0-4.

County Religious Exemptions
Carroll 0-4
Claiborne 0-4
Humphreys 0-4
Issaquena 0-4
Jefferson 0-4
Kemper 0-4
Leflore 0-4
Quitman 0-4
Sharkey 0-4
Sunflower 0-4
Tallahatchie 0-4
Wilkinson 0-4
Tunica 5
Holmes 6
Leake 6
Lawrence 7
Perry 7
Benton 8
Yalobusha 8
Montgomery 9
Scott 9
Amite 10
Bolivar 10
Clarke 10
Coahoma 10
Marshall 10
Chickasaw 12
Walthall 12
Washington 12
Yazoo 12
Jefferson Davis 13
Smith 13
Webster 13
Franklin 14
Jasper 14
Attala 15
Copiah 15
Covington 15
Neshoba 16
Panola 16
Prentiss 16
Wayne 17
Clay 18
Newton 18
Choctaw 19
Greene 20
Tippah 21
Adams 22
Calhoun 22
Winston 24
Noxubee 25
Simpson 26
Warren 27
Monroe 28
Itawamba 32
Tishomingo 34
Oktibbeha 36
Grenada 41
Lauderdale 41
Stone 41
Hancock 43
Alcorn 50
Marion 50
Pike 53
Union 53
Lafayette 61
George 65
Lowndes 69
Jones 74
Tate 79
Pontotoc 81
Pearl River 106
Forrest 110
Lamar 113
Hinds 119
Lincoln 125
Lee 130
Harrison 200
Jackson 211
Rankin 228
Madison 232
DeSoto 287

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Religious Exemptions by Region

Northern Region: Religious Exemptions, Kindergarten–12th Grade

Counties with fewer than 5 exemptions are shown below as 0-4.

County Religious Exemptions
2023-2024		 Religious Exemptions
2024-2025		 Religious Exemptions
2025-2026
Alcorn 13 28 50
Benton 0-4 5 8
Calhoun 9 15 22
Carroll 0-4 0-4 0-4
Chickasaw 7 9 12
Choctaw 0-4 9 19
Clay 0-4 12 18
DeSoto 66 145 287
Grenada 8 26 41
Itawamba 13 22 32
Lafayette 12 34 61
Lee 19 63 130
Lowndes 15 36 69
Marshall 0-4 9 10
Monroe 9 17 28
Montgomery 0-4 7 9
Noxubee 9 21 25
Oktibbeha 9 16 36
Panola 6 0-4 16
Pontotoc 6 38 81
Prentiss 0-4 7 16
Tate 18 46 79
Tippah 0-4 5 21
Tishomingo 0-4 16 34
Union 15 23 53
Webster 0-4 6 13
Winston 8 16 24
Yalobusha 0-4 9 8

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Northern Region: Proportion of Kindergarten Religious Exemptions

Grade Religious Exemptions  
Kindergarten Only 236
0-4
K-12th Grade Total 1,205
0-4

Delta Region: Religious Exemptions, Kindergarten–12th Grade

Counties with fewer than 5 exemptions are shown below as 0-4.

County Religious Exemptions
2023-2024		 Religious Exemptions
2024-2025		 Religious Exemptions
2025-2026
Bolivar 0-4 8 10
Coahoma 0-4 6 10
Holmes 0-4 0-4 6
Humphreys 0-4 0-4 0-4
Issaquena 0-4 0-4 0-4
Leflore 0-4 0-4 0-4
Quitman 0-4 0-4 0-4
Sharkey 0-4 0-4 0-4
Sunflower 0-4 0-4 0-4
Tallahatchie 0-4 0-4 0-4
Tunica 5 8 5
Washington 7 6 12
Yazoo 5 8 12

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Delta Region: Proportion of Kindergarten Religious Exemptions

Grade Religious Exemptions  
Kindergarten Only 7
0-4
K-12th Grade Total 65
0-4

Central Region: Religious Exemptions, Kindergarten–12th Grade

Counties with fewer than 5 exemptions are shown below as 0-4.

County Religious Exemptions
2023-2024		 Religious Exemptions
2024-2025		 Religious Exemptions
2025-2026
Attala 0-4 9 15
Claiborne 0-4 0-4 0-4
Clarke 0-4 0-4 10
Copiah 0-4 10 15
Hinds 39 81 119
Jasper 7 8 14
Kemper 0-4 0-4 0-4
Lauderdale 10 14 41
Leake 0-4 0-4 6
Madison 61 129 232
Neshoba 0-4 5 16
Newton 5 8 18
Rankin 44 109 228
Scott 0-4 5 9
Simpson 0-4 17 26
Smith 0-4 0-4 13
Warren 9 14 27

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Central Region: Proportion of Kindergarten Religious Exemptions

Grade Religious Exemptions  
Kindergarten Only 150
0-4
K-12th Grade Total 791
0-4

Southern Region: Religious Exemptions, Kindergarten–12th Grade

Counties with fewer than 5 exemptions are shown below as 0-4.

County 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
Adams 0-4 13 22
Amite 8 15 10
Covington 0-4 6 15
Forrest 18 46 110
Franklin 0-4 8 14
George 17 38 65
Greene 0-4 13 20
Hancock 10 30 43
Harrison 55 144 200
Jackson 37 117 211
Jefferson 0-4 0-4 0-4
Jefferson Davis 0-4 8 13
Jones 18 38 74
Lamar 26 68 113
Lawrence 0-4 5 7
Lincoln 32 74 125
Marion 8 21 50
Pearl River 22 50 106
Perry 0-4 0-4 7
Pike 19 35 53
Stone 10 27 41
Walthall 0-4 5 12
Wayne 0-4 0-4 17
Wilkinson 0-4 0-4 0-4

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Southern Region: Proportion of Kindergarten Religious Exemptions

Grade Religious Exemptions  
Kindergarten Only 268
0-4
K-12th Grade Total 1,330
0-4
Last reviewed on Jun 25, 2026 request edits
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