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Fewest graduate degrees, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Yazoo City, MSMS9,8673.7%−0.3 pts
02St. Martin, MSMS8,1393.7%−1.4 pts
03Louisville, MSMS5,9214.0%−2.3 pts
04Moss Point, MSMS11,7434.3%+0.7 pts
05Picayune, MSMS12,0194.4%−1.1 pts
06Latimer, MSMS6,7565.0%+2.1 pts
07Holly Springs, MSMS6,4025.1%−1.3 pts
08Horn Lake, MSMS26,7415.5%+3.5 pts
09Ripley, MSMS5,3775.6%+2.2 pts
10McComb, MSMS11,6975.7%+0.7 pts
11Vancleave, MSMS5,0786.2%+3.2 pts
12Pascagoula, MSMS21,4097.2%+1.6 pts
13Richland, MSMS7,6307.2%+3.2 pts
14West Point, MSMS9,7437.5%+3.4 pts
15Brookhaven, MSMS11,6467.6%+0.4 pts
16Columbia, MSMS6,5257.9%+2.3 pts
17Clarksdale, MSMS13,6438.2%+2.8 pts
18Laurel, MSMS17,6628.4%+2.3 pts
19Gautier, MSMS19,0698.5%+2.8 pts
20Corinth, MSMS14,3458.5%+3.0 pts
21Kosciusko, MSMS6,7228.9%+3.7 pts
22Waveland, MSMS7,0429.4%+1.1 pts
23Petal, MSMS11,6949.5%+3.7 pts
24Gulfport, MSMS76,5069.6%+2.9 pts
25D'Iberville, MSMS13,5579.7%+7.2 pts
26Meridian, MSMS33,3709.7%+2.5 pts
27Greenwood, MSMS13,4299.8%+4.0 pts
28Columbus, MSMS22,7929.9%+2.2 pts
29Amory, MSMS6,3869.9%+6.0 pts
30Natchez, MSMS14,8809.9%+2.9 pts
31Southaven, MSMS57,81910.2%+6.6 pts
32Grenada, MSMS12,08810.3%+6.2 pts
33Olive Branch, MSMS47,56310.3%+4.6 pts
34Greenville, MSMS26,53010.5%+4.5 pts
35Forest, MSMS5,43310.5%+4.9 pts
36Indianola, MSMS8,63710.6%+6.0 pts
37Pearl, MSMS28,86411.0%+7.2 pts
38Long Beach, MSMS17,30911.5%+3.4 pts
39Biloxi, MSMS48,51611.7%+4.5 pts
40New Albany, MSMS7,75611.7%+3.9 pts
41Senatobia, MSMS8,47311.8%+7.6 pts
42Pontotoc, MSMS6,15611.9%+4.7 pts
43Vicksburg, MSMS19,83012.0%+4.2 pts
44Batesville, MSMS7,32512.3%+7.5 pts
45Jackson, MSMS141,19612.5%+2.3 pts
46Hernando, MSMS18,82412.6%+5.3 pts
47Saltillo, MSMS5,06012.7%+6.5 pts
48Tupelo, MSMS38,08713.0%+4.6 pts
49Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45113.1%+4.0 pts
50Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26413.7%+6.8 pts
51West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71514.0%+1.5 pts
52Brandon, MSMS26,12214.1%+3.7 pts
53Cleveland, MSMS10,13815.1%+3.0 pts
54Canton, MSMS10,87315.2%+11.5 pts
55Pass Christian, MSMS6,45915.4%+5.7 pts
56Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63415.8%+5.2 pts
57Philadelphia, MSMS6,85815.9%+9.7 pts
58Byram, MSMS12,70716.4%+10.2 pts
59Booneville, MSMS9,25716.7%+10.1 pts
60Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80217.7%+6.2 pts
61Diamondhead, MSMS9,44118.8%+8.1 pts
62Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99319.1%+7.8 pts
63Ridgeland, MSMS24,75020.1%+3.2 pts
64Clinton, MSMS26,64020.7%+4.9 pts
65Flowood, MSMS11,00321.6%+6.2 pts
66Starkville, MSMS25,75426.9%+3.6 pts
67Madison, MSMS28,57527.3%+11.8 pts
68Oxford, MSMS26,77329.2%+6.5 pts
69University, MSMS5,31530.0%–
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES