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Least educated, Mississippi counties · 1990

Mississippi counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 10.0%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Issaquena County, MSMS1,2635.6%–

02Greene County, MSMS13,7076.0%–

03Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6396.6%–

04Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.7%–

05Perry County, MSMS11,5777.1%–

06Franklin County, MSMS7,4917.4%–

07Smith County, MSMS13,9917.6%–

08Benton County, MSMS7,5027.8%–

09Kemper County, MSMS8,6007.9%–

10Noxubee County, MSMS9,7987.9%–

11Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8777.9%–

12Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0968.1%–

13Calhoun County, MSMS12,6438.2%–

14Clarke County, MSMS15,1028.2%–

15George County, MSMS26,3318.3%–

16Monroe County, MSMS33,3188.4%–

17Prentiss County, MSMS25,2848.4%–

18Marion County, MSMS24,0018.4%–

19Tunica County, MSMS8,8198.5%–

20Covington County, MSMS17,8988.6%–

21Panola County, MSMS32,6918.7%–

22Amite County, MSMS12,4878.7%–

23Simpson County, MSMS25,4988.7%–

24Wayne County, MSMS19,8078.9%–

25Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5828.9%–

26Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9418.9%–

27Tippah County, MSMS21,3899.0%–

28Quitman County, MSMS5,3649.0%–

29Leake County, MSMS21,6629.2%–

30Lawrence County, MSMS11,8199.2%–

31Scott County, MSMS28,0739.4%–

32Marshall County, MSMS34,6549.4%–

33Copiah County, MSMS27,4979.4%–

34DeSoto County, MSMS197,9189.5%–

35Montgomery County, MSMS9,3549.5%–

36Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7309.5%–

37Alcorn County, MSMS34,5699.6%–

38Newton County, MSMS20,9609.7%–

39Holmes County, MSMS15,4659.7%–

40Jasper County, MSMS15,7859.8%–

41Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3759.9%–

42Attala County, MSMS17,10010.0%–

43Neshoba County, MSMS28,73210.1%–

44Walthall County, MSMS13,92810.1%–

45Union County, MSMS28,45910.1%–

46Carroll County, MSMS9,22610.3%–

47Jefferson County, MSMS6,82510.3%–

48Humphreys County, MSMS7,00110.4%–

49Webster County, MSMS10,16710.8%–

50Grenada County, MSMS20,86810.8%–

51Choctaw County, MSMS8,04810.8%–

52Winston County, MSMS17,47310.8%–

53Pearl River County, MSMS59,36311.4%–

54Lincoln County, MSMS35,01211.6%–

55Tate County, MSMS28,72511.7%–

56Yazoo County, MSMS22,94712.0%–

57Jones County, MSMS66,49612.2%–

58Sharkey County, MSMS3,09712.4%–

59Stone County, MSMS19,65412.4%–

60Sunflower County, MSMS22,89312.4%–

61Pike County, MSMS38,71212.8%–

62Clay County, MSMS18,23812.9%–

63Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31713.3%–

64Hancock County, MSMS46,87314.3%–

65Washington County, MSMS40,44614.3%–

66Jackson County, MSMS147,66614.4%–

67Coahoma County, MSMS19,84914.7%–

68Adams County, MSMS30,06114.8%–

69Lee County, MSMS83,73115.0%–

70Bolivar County, MSMS28,26215.2%–

71Leflore County, MSMS25,68615.7%–

72Claiborne County, MSMS8,05816.1%–

73Harrison County, MSMS217,13616.3%–

74Lowndes County, MSMS57,34618.6%–

75Rankin County, MSMS162,18119.0%–

76Warren County, MSMS41,75919.1%–

77Forrest County, MSMS79,03419.8%–

78Lamar County, MSMS67,40320.9%–

79Hinds County, MSMS211,88826.4%–

80Lafayette County, MSMS59,59729.2%–

81Madison County, MSMS116,29829.3%–

82Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89631.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS