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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%+0.6 pts

02Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.7%+0.1 pts

03Noxubee County, MSMS9,7983.2%−0.0 pts

04Franklin County, MSMS7,4913.2%−0.3 pts

05Greene County, MSMS13,7073.3%+0.6 pts

06Carroll County, MSMS9,2263.5%−0.3 pts

07Holmes County, MSMS15,4653.5%−0.7 pts

08Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473.7%+0.1 pts

09Perry County, MSMS11,5773.8%+1.2 pts

10Quitman County, MSMS5,3644.0%+1.1 pts

11Jasper County, MSMS15,7854.1%+1.4 pts

12Copiah County, MSMS27,4974.2%+0.8 pts

13Clarke County, MSMS15,1024.2%+0.9 pts

14Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8774.2%−0.0 pts

15Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6394.3%+0.5 pts

16Marshall County, MSMS34,6544.3%+1.8 pts

17Scott County, MSMS28,0734.4%+1.5 pts

18George County, MSMS26,3314.4%+0.8 pts

19Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3754.4%+1.5 pts

20Tippah County, MSMS21,3894.5%+1.6 pts

21Union County, MSMS28,4594.5%−0.1 pts

22Kemper County, MSMS8,6004.5%+0.8 pts

23Attala County, MSMS17,1004.6%+0.5 pts

24Covington County, MSMS17,8984.6%+0.2 pts

25Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634.7%−0.2 pts

26Simpson County, MSMS25,4984.8%+1.6 pts

27Marion County, MSMS24,0014.9%+0.9 pts

28Newton County, MSMS20,9604.9%−0.1 pts

29Calhoun County, MSMS12,6435.0%+2.2 pts

30Amite County, MSMS12,4875.1%+2.6 pts

31Winston County, MSMS17,4735.2%+0.8 pts

32Stone County, MSMS19,6545.4%+1.0 pts

33Benton County, MSMS7,5025.4%+3.7 pts

34Neshoba County, MSMS28,7325.6%+1.5 pts

35Prentiss County, MSMS25,2845.7%+1.4 pts

36Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5825.8%+2.6 pts

37Monroe County, MSMS33,3185.8%+2.8 pts

38Panola County, MSMS32,6915.9%+3.0 pts

39Tunica County, MSMS8,8195.9%+3.4 pts

40Leake County, MSMS21,6626.2%+2.5 pts

41Sharkey County, MSMS3,0976.2%+2.9 pts

42Webster County, MSMS10,1676.3%+2.3 pts

43Alcorn County, MSMS34,5696.4%+2.4 pts

44Coahoma County, MSMS19,8496.5%+1.6 pts

45Sunflower County, MSMS22,8936.5%+3.1 pts

46Pike County, MSMS38,7126.6%+1.9 pts

47Lincoln County, MSMS35,0126.7%+2.5 pts

48Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.7%+3.8 pts

49Walthall County, MSMS13,9286.8%+2.8 pts

50Humphreys County, MSMS7,0016.9%+3.8 pts

51Smith County, MSMS13,9917.0%+4.0 pts

52Clay County, MSMS18,2387.1%+3.4 pts

53Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9417.3%+3.6 pts

54Grenada County, MSMS20,8687.5%+3.3 pts

55Adams County, MSMS30,0617.6%+1.9 pts

56Tate County, MSMS28,7257.8%+4.2 pts

57Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0967.8%+4.7 pts

58Warren County, MSMS41,7597.9%−0.0 pts

59Leflore County, MSMS25,6867.9%+2.5 pts

60Washington County, MSMS40,4468.1%+2.8 pts

61Jackson County, MSMS147,6668.1%+2.4 pts

62Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3178.3%+2.2 pts

63Jones County, MSMS66,4968.3%+3.6 pts

64DeSoto County, MSMS197,9188.6%+4.6 pts

65Choctaw County, MSMS8,0488.7%+4.8 pts

66Harrison County, MSMS217,1369.1%+2.6 pts

67Lowndes County, MSMS57,3469.2%+3.0 pts

68Lawrence County, MSMS11,8199.3%+6.1 pts

69Montgomery County, MSMS9,3549.5%+5.8 pts

70Jefferson County, MSMS6,82510.1%+5.8 pts

71Hancock County, MSMS46,87310.3%+3.9 pts

72Lee County, MSMS83,73110.8%+4.9 pts

73Rankin County, MSMS162,18110.8%+3.4 pts

74Bolivar County, MSMS28,26211.0%+4.1 pts

75Wayne County, MSMS19,80711.4%+8.5 pts

76Claiborne County, MSMS8,05811.8%+3.5 pts

77Forrest County, MSMS79,03411.8%+3.2 pts

78Lamar County, MSMS67,40311.9%+2.7 pts

79Hinds County, MSMS211,88813.0%+2.9 pts

80Madison County, MSMS116,29820.8%+8.8 pts

81Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89622.0%+5.2 pts

82Lafayette County, MSMS59,59722.5%+7.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS