Citizens Holding (CIZN) 10-Q 2009 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32(a)

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 of Citizens Holding Company (the “Company”), as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Quarterly Report”), I, Greg L. McKee, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Quarterly Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) the information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 11, 2009	/s/ Greg L. McKee
	Greg L. McKee President and Chief Executive Officer