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Fewest graduate degrees, Mississippi counties · 1990

Mississippi counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Greene County, MSMS13,7071.3%−51%

02Issaquena County, MSMS1,2631.5%−23%

03Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521.8%−37%

04Noxubee County, MSMS9,7981.9%−43%

05Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.9%−47%

06Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822.0%−36%

07Smith County, MSMS13,9912.0%−33%

08Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772.1%−50%

09Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.1%−45%

10Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0962.2%−32%

11Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.3%−19%

12Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.3%−9%

13Monroe County, MSMS33,3182.3%−21%

14Kemper County, MSMS8,6002.4%−36%

15Quitman County, MSMS5,3642.4%−19%

16Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.4%−4%

17Wayne County, MSMS19,8072.5%−13%

18Leake County, MSMS21,6622.5%−33%

19Sharkey County, MSMS3,0972.6%−24%

20Benton County, MSMS7,5022.6%+55%

21Amite County, MSMS12,4872.7%+9%

22Scott County, MSMS28,0732.7%−8%

23Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.7%−15%

24Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542.8%−24%

25DeSoto County, MSMS197,9182.8%−31%

26Clarke County, MSMS15,1022.8%−14%

27Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.8%−14%

28Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.9%−14%

29Perry County, MSMS11,5772.9%+14%

30Alcorn County, MSMS34,5692.9%−28%

31Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412.9%−22%

32Tippah County, MSMS21,3892.9%+1%

33Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.0%+14%

34Panola County, MSMS32,6913.0%+1%

35Marshall County, MSMS34,6543.1%+25%

36Grenada County, MSMS20,8683.1%−24%

37Covington County, MSMS17,8983.3%−25%

38Choctaw County, MSMS8,0483.3%−15%

39Marion County, MSMS24,0013.3%−17%

40George County, MSMS26,3313.4%−8%

41Prentiss County, MSMS25,2843.4%−21%

42Walthall County, MSMS13,9283.4%−16%

43Winston County, MSMS17,4733.4%−22%

44Neshoba County, MSMS28,7323.5%−15%

45Union County, MSMS28,4593.5%−23%

46Holmes County, MSMS15,4653.5%−17%

47Carroll County, MSMS9,2263.5%−6%

48Newton County, MSMS20,9603.6%−29%

49Coahoma County, MSMS19,8493.6%−25%

50Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473.7%+5%

51Attala County, MSMS17,1003.7%−8%

52Humphreys County, MSMS7,0013.8%+19%

53Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3753.8%+29%

54Sunflower County, MSMS22,8933.8%+12%

55Lincoln County, MSMS35,0123.8%−8%

56Jones County, MSMS66,4963.9%−18%

57Pearl River County, MSMS59,3633.9%−21%

58Webster County, MSMS10,1673.9%−2%

59Tate County, MSMS28,7254.2%+17%

60Stone County, MSMS19,6544.2%−3%

61Pike County, MSMS38,7124.5%−4%

62Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3174.6%−25%

63Lowndes County, MSMS57,3464.7%−24%

64Jefferson County, MSMS6,8254.9%+13%

65Jackson County, MSMS147,6664.9%−14%

66Lee County, MSMS83,7314.9%−16%

67Hancock County, MSMS46,8735.0%−23%

68Clay County, MSMS18,2385.0%+37%

69Washington County, MSMS40,4465.0%−7%

70Adams County, MSMS30,0615.1%−12%

71Rankin County, MSMS162,1815.4%−27%

72Bolivar County, MSMS28,2625.4%−21%

73Leflore County, MSMS25,6865.4%−0%

74Harrison County, MSMS217,1365.8%−12%

75Claiborne County, MSMS8,0586.9%−16%

76Warren County, MSMS41,7597.0%−11%

77Forrest County, MSMS79,0347.7%−10%

78Lamar County, MSMS67,4038.0%−13%

79Madison County, MSMS116,2988.2%−32%

80Hinds County, MSMS211,8889.7%−3%

81Lafayette County, MSMS59,59714.1%−6%

82Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89615.6%−7%

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