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Fewest graduate degrees, Mississippi counties · 2010

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

01Issaquena County, MSMS1,2631.2%−34%

02Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.8%−48%

03Clarke County, MSMS15,1021.9%−41%

04Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772.0%−53%

05Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.5%−12%

06Marshall County, MSMS34,6542.7%+7%

07Greene County, MSMS13,7072.7%+1%

08Leake County, MSMS21,6622.7%−29%

09Kemper County, MSMS8,6002.9%−23%

10Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822.9%−7%

11Benton County, MSMS7,5023.0%+76%

12Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9413.1%−17%

13Amite County, MSMS12,4873.1%+25%

14Carroll County, MSMS9,2263.1%−17%

15Montgomery County, MSMS9,3543.2%−12%

16Quitman County, MSMS5,3643.2%+11%

17Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.3%+25%

18Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7303.4%+33%

19Sunflower County, MSMS22,8933.5%+4%

20Walthall County, MSMS13,9283.6%−12%

21Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393.6%−5%

22Tunica County, MSMS8,8193.7%+47%

23Perry County, MSMS11,5773.7%+45%

24George County, MSMS26,3313.7%+2%

25Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473.7%+5%

26Scott County, MSMS28,0733.7%+27%

27Humphreys County, MSMS7,0013.8%+19%

28Coahoma County, MSMS19,8493.8%−22%

29Tippah County, MSMS21,3893.9%+34%

30Holmes County, MSMS15,4653.9%−8%

31Wayne County, MSMS19,8073.9%+35%

32Choctaw County, MSMS8,0483.9%+1%

33Panola County, MSMS32,6914.0%+35%

34Covington County, MSMS17,8984.1%−8%

35Newton County, MSMS20,9604.2%−18%

36Prentiss County, MSMS25,2844.2%−2%

37Noxubee County, MSMS9,7984.2%+29%

38Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0964.4%+41%

39Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634.5%−9%

40Alcorn County, MSMS34,5694.5%+11%

41Simpson County, MSMS25,4984.5%+37%

42Stone County, MSMS19,6544.5%+4%

43Copiah County, MSMS27,4974.7%+38%

44Monroe County, MSMS33,3184.8%+60%

45Marion County, MSMS24,0014.8%+19%

46Lawrence County, MSMS11,8194.8%+49%

47Neshoba County, MSMS28,7324.8%+18%

48Tate County, MSMS28,7255.0%+37%

49Union County, MSMS28,4595.0%+8%

50Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3755.1%+72%

51Itawamba County, MSMS24,1525.3%+80%

52Pike County, MSMS38,7125.5%+18%

53Winston County, MSMS17,4735.6%+28%

54Grenada County, MSMS20,8685.8%+39%

55Sharkey County, MSMS3,0975.8%+72%

56Leflore County, MSMS25,6865.8%+7%

57Jackson County, MSMS147,6666.0%+4%

58Smith County, MSMS13,9916.1%+105%

59Lincoln County, MSMS35,0126.1%+48%

60Attala County, MSMS17,1006.2%+52%

61Washington County, MSMS40,4466.2%+16%

62DeSoto County, MSMS197,9186.2%+53%

63Jefferson County, MSMS6,8256.3%+45%

64Webster County, MSMS10,1676.5%+61%

65Lee County, MSMS83,7316.5%+11%

66Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3176.7%+9%

67Jones County, MSMS66,4966.8%+43%

68Clay County, MSMS18,2386.8%+88%

69Lowndes County, MSMS57,3467.4%+19%

70Harrison County, MSMS217,1367.4%+13%

71Hancock County, MSMS46,8737.6%+18%

72Bolivar County, MSMS28,2627.9%+15%

73Adams County, MSMS30,0618.1%+40%

74Rankin County, MSMS162,1818.7%+17%

75Claiborne County, MSMS8,0588.9%+7%

76Warren County, MSMS41,7599.1%+15%

77Hinds County, MSMS211,8889.8%−2%

78Forrest County, MSMS79,03410.8%+27%

79Lamar County, MSMS67,40311.5%+24%

80Madison County, MSMS116,29815.3%+27%

81Lafayette County, MSMS59,59717.8%+18%

82Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89619.7%+17%

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