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Fewest graduate degrees, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 6.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lawrence County, MS, up 64 places to #4.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01▲38Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.5%0.0 pts
02▲34Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5823.0%−0.2 pts
03▲8Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.4%+0.8 pts
04▲64Lawrence County, MSMS11,8193.9%+0.7 pts
05▲24Calhoun County, MSMS12,6434.2%+1.3 pts
06▼4Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7304.4%+1.8 pts
07▲7Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8774.4%+0.2 pts
08▲45Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9414.5%+0.8 pts
09▼1Yazoo County, MSMS22,9474.5%+0.9 pts
10▼5Greene County, MSMS13,7074.6%+1.9 pts
11▲14Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634.7%−0.2 pts
12▼2Quitman County, MSMS5,3644.7%+1.8 pts
13▲20Benton County, MSMS7,5024.8%+3.1 pts
14▲23Monroe County, MSMS33,3184.9%+1.9 pts
15▼8Holmes County, MSMS15,4654.9%+0.6 pts
16▲1Scott County, MSMS28,0734.9%+2.0 pts
17▲1George County, MSMS26,3314.9%+1.3 pts
18▼15Noxubee County, MSMS9,7984.9%+1.7 pts
19▼13Carroll County, MSMS9,2264.9%+1.2 pts
20▲21Sharkey County, MSMS3,0975.0%+1.7 pts
21▼12Perry County, MSMS11,5775.3%+2.8 pts
22▼21Issaquena County, MSMS1,2635.3%+3.5 pts
23▼7Marshall County, MSMS34,6545.5%+3.0 pts
24▲6Amite County, MSMS12,4875.5%+3.0 pts
25▲24Walthall County, MSMS13,9285.5%+1.5 pts
26▲44Jefferson County, MSMS6,8255.6%+1.2 pts
27▼3Covington County, MSMS17,8985.7%+1.3 pts
28▼8Tippah County, MSMS21,3895.8%+2.9 pts
29▲17Pike County, MSMS38,7125.9%+1.3 pts
30▼3Marion County, MSMS24,0016.0%+2.0 pts
31▼19Copiah County, MSMS27,4976.0%+2.7 pts
32▲19Smith County, MSMS13,9916.1%+3.1 pts
33▼20Clarke County, MSMS15,1026.3%+3.1 pts
34▲9Alcorn County, MSMS34,5696.4%+2.3 pts
35▲12Lincoln County, MSMS35,0126.4%+2.2 pts
36▼10Simpson County, MSMS25,4986.4%+3.1 pts
37▼5Stone County, MSMS19,6546.4%+2.1 pts
38▲7Sunflower County, MSMS22,8936.4%+3.0 pts
39▲9Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.5%+3.6 pts
40▲15Adams County, MSMS30,0616.5%+0.8 pts
41▼26Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6396.6%+2.8 pts
42▲10Clay County, MSMS18,2386.8%+3.1 pts
43▼3Leake County, MSMS21,6626.8%+3.0 pts
44▼23Union County, MSMS28,4596.9%+2.3 pts
45▼26Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3757.2%+4.2 pts
46▼8Panola County, MSMS32,6917.2%+4.2 pts
47▼16Winston County, MSMS17,4737.2%+2.8 pts
48▼25Attala County, MSMS17,1007.3%+3.2 pts
49▲8Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0967.5%+4.3 pts
50▲15Choctaw County, MSMS8,0487.6%+3.7 pts
51▼7Coahoma County, MSMS19,8497.7%+2.8 pts
52▲11Jones County, MSMS66,4968.1%+3.3 pts
53▼31Kemper County, MSMS8,6008.1%+4.4 pts
54▼12Webster County, MSMS10,1678.7%+4.6 pts
55▲14Montgomery County, MSMS9,3548.8%+5.1 pts
56▼2Grenada County, MSMS20,8688.9%+4.7 pts
57▲18Wayne County, MSMS19,8079.0%+6.1 pts
58▲4Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3179.0%+2.9 pts
59▼55Franklin County, MSMS7,4919.2%+5.7 pts
60▲16Claiborne County, MSMS8,0589.3%+1.0 pts
61▼27Neshoba County, MSMS28,7329.3%+5.2 pts
62▼2Washington County, MSMS40,4469.4%+4.0 pts
63▼2Jackson County, MSMS147,6669.5%+3.7 pts
64▼29Prentiss County, MSMS25,2849.5%+5.2 pts
65▲2Lowndes County, MSMS57,3469.5%+3.3 pts
66▼7Leflore County, MSMS25,6869.7%+4.3 pts
67▼39Newton County, MSMS20,9609.8%+4.7 pts
68▼12Tate County, MSMS28,7259.9%+6.3 pts
69▼3Harrison County, MSMS217,13610.4%+3.8 pts
70▼6DeSoto County, MSMS197,91810.4%+6.4 pts
71▼21Humphreys County, MSMS7,00110.5%+7.3 pts
72Lee County, MSMS83,73110.7%+4.8 pts
73▼2Hancock County, MSMS46,87311.2%+4.8 pts
74▼16Warren County, MSMS41,75912.0%+4.1 pts
75▼2Rankin County, MSMS162,18112.2%+4.8 pts
76▼2Bolivar County, MSMS28,26212.5%+5.6 pts
77▲1Lamar County, MSMS67,40313.0%+3.8 pts
78▼1Forrest County, MSMS79,03413.3%+4.7 pts
79Hinds County, MSMS211,88813.3%+3.2 pts
80Madison County, MSMS116,29821.0%+8.9 pts
81Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89622.6%+5.8 pts
82Lafayette County, MSMS59,59722.7%+7.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES