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Fewest graduate degrees, Mississippi cities · 1990

Mississippi cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 67 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Horn Lake, MSMS26,7411.3%−35%

02Vancleave, MSMS5,0781.5%−49%

03Petal, MSMS11,6942.0%−66%

04St. Martin, MSMS8,1392.1%−59%

05D'Iberville, MSMS13,5572.4%−1%

06Amory, MSMS6,3862.5%−35%

07Richland, MSMS7,6302.5%−37%

08Saltillo, MSMS5,0602.9%−54%

09Pontotoc, MSMS6,1563.1%−56%

10Pearl, MSMS28,8643.2%−17%

11Moss Point, MSMS11,7433.3%−9%

12Southaven, MSMS57,8193.6%−2%

13Latimer, MSMS6,7563.6%+26%

14Grenada, MSMS12,0883.8%−10%

15Clarksdale, MSMS13,6433.8%−30%

16Forest, MSMS5,4334.1%−27%

17Corinth, MSMS14,3454.3%−23%

18New Albany, MSMS7,7564.3%−45%

19Olive Branch, MSMS47,5634.4%−23%

20Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2644.4%−36%

21Ripley, MSMS5,3774.4%+31%

22Picayune, MSMS12,0194.5%−18%

23Canton, MSMS10,8734.6%+25%

24Columbia, MSMS6,5254.8%−16%

25Yazoo City, MSMS9,8674.9%+21%

26Columbus, MSMS22,7924.9%−36%

27Pascagoula, MSMS21,4095.2%−9%

28Indianola, MSMS8,6375.2%+13%

29Booneville, MSMS9,2575.3%−20%

30McComb, MSMS11,6975.4%+6%

31Kosciusko, MSMS6,7225.4%+3%

32Greenville, MSMS26,5305.5%−9%

33Louisville, MSMS5,9215.5%−13%

34Batesville, MSMS7,3255.5%+13%

35Gautier, MSMS19,0695.6%−2%

36Vicksburg, MSMS19,8305.7%−26%

37Meridian, MSMS33,3705.9%−18%

38Laurel, MSMS17,6625.9%−4%

39Hernando, MSMS18,8246.0%−18%

40Waveland, MSMS7,0426.2%−25%

41Natchez, MSMS14,8806.3%−11%

42Philadelphia, MSMS6,8586.4%+2%

43Gulfport, MSMS76,5066.5%−4%

44Biloxi, MSMS48,5166.7%−7%

45Greenwood, MSMS13,4296.9%+19%

46Brookhaven, MSMS11,6466.9%−4%

47Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,6347.1%−33%

48West Point, MSMS9,7437.3%+81%

49Tupelo, MSMS38,0877.3%−13%

50Long Beach, MSMS17,3097.9%−2%

51Gulf Hills, MSMS8,4518.0%−12%

52Holly Springs, MSMS6,4028.4%+31%

53Senatobia, MSMS8,4738.5%+105%

54Brandon, MSMS26,1228.8%−15%

55Cleveland, MSMS10,1389.1%−24%

56Pass Christian, MSMS6,4599.4%−3%

57Jackson, MSMS141,19610.1%−1%

58Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99310.3%−9%

59Flowood, MSMS11,00310.3%−33%

60Diamondhead, MSMS9,44111.2%+5%

61Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80211.3%−1%

62Ridgeland, MSMS24,75011.7%−31%

63Clinton, MSMS26,64013.4%−15%

64Madison, MSMS28,57515.0%−4%

65West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71515.0%+19%

66Starkville, MSMS25,75419.7%−15%

67Oxford, MSMS26,77322.1%−3%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES