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Fewest graduate degrees, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, MSMS1,2632.5%+33%

02Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.7%+4%

03Noxubee County, MSMS9,7983.2%−1%

04Franklin County, MSMS7,4913.2%−8%

05Greene County, MSMS13,7073.3%+23%

06Carroll County, MSMS9,2263.5%−7%

07Holmes County, MSMS15,4653.5%−17%

08Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473.7%+3%

09Perry County, MSMS11,5773.8%+49%

10Quitman County, MSMS5,3644.0%+38%

11Jasper County, MSMS15,7854.1%+55%

12Copiah County, MSMS27,4974.2%+24%

13Clarke County, MSMS15,1024.2%+29%

14Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8774.2%−1%

15Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6394.3%+12%

16Marshall County, MSMS34,6544.3%+74%

17Scott County, MSMS28,0734.4%+50%

18George County, MSMS26,3314.4%+21%

19Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3754.4%+50%

20Tippah County, MSMS21,3894.5%+57%

21Union County, MSMS28,4594.5%−2%

22Kemper County, MSMS8,6004.5%+23%

23Attala County, MSMS17,1004.6%+12%

24Covington County, MSMS17,8984.6%+4%

25Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634.7%−4%

26Simpson County, MSMS25,4984.8%+47%

27Marion County, MSMS24,0014.9%+23%

28Newton County, MSMS20,9604.9%−3%

29Calhoun County, MSMS12,6435.0%+77%

30Amite County, MSMS12,4875.1%+105%

31Winston County, MSMS17,4735.2%+18%

32Stone County, MSMS19,6545.4%+23%

33Benton County, MSMS7,5025.4%+217%

34Neshoba County, MSMS28,7325.6%+37%

35Prentiss County, MSMS25,2845.7%+34%

36Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5825.8%+85%

37Monroe County, MSMS33,3185.8%+95%

38Panola County, MSMS32,6915.9%+101%

39Tunica County, MSMS8,8195.9%+139%

40Leake County, MSMS21,6626.2%+65%

41Sharkey County, MSMS3,0976.2%+86%

42Webster County, MSMS10,1676.3%+57%

43Alcorn County, MSMS34,5696.4%+60%

44Coahoma County, MSMS19,8496.5%+33%

45Sunflower County, MSMS22,8936.5%+91%

46Pike County, MSMS38,7126.6%+41%

47Lincoln County, MSMS35,0126.7%+60%

48Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.7%+129%

49Walthall County, MSMS13,9286.8%+68%

50Humphreys County, MSMS7,0016.9%+119%

51Smith County, MSMS13,9917.0%+133%

52Clay County, MSMS18,2387.1%+95%

53Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9417.3%+96%

54Grenada County, MSMS20,8687.5%+80%

55Adams County, MSMS30,0617.6%+33%

56Tate County, MSMS28,7257.8%+115%

57Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0967.8%+147%

58Warren County, MSMS41,7597.9%−1%

59Leflore County, MSMS25,6867.9%+45%

60Washington County, MSMS40,4468.1%+52%

61Jackson County, MSMS147,6668.1%+41%

62Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3178.3%+35%

63Jones County, MSMS66,4968.3%+75%

64DeSoto County, MSMS197,9188.6%+112%

65Choctaw County, MSMS8,0488.7%+123%

66Harrison County, MSMS217,1369.1%+39%

67Lowndes County, MSMS57,3469.2%+49%

68Lawrence County, MSMS11,8199.3%+191%

69Montgomery County, MSMS9,3549.5%+161%

70Jefferson County, MSMS6,82510.1%+132%

71Hancock County, MSMS46,87310.3%+60%

72Lee County, MSMS83,73110.8%+83%

73Rankin County, MSMS162,18110.8%+45%

74Bolivar County, MSMS28,26211.0%+60%

75Wayne County, MSMS19,80711.4%+293%

76Claiborne County, MSMS8,05811.8%+42%

77Forrest County, MSMS79,03411.8%+38%

78Lamar County, MSMS67,40311.9%+29%

79Hinds County, MSMS211,88813.0%+29%

80Madison County, MSMS116,29820.8%+73%

81Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89622.0%+31%

82Lafayette County, MSMS59,59722.5%+49%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS