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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 (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Issaquena County, MSMS1,2635.6%−21%

02Greene County, MSMS13,7076.0%−24%

03Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6396.6%−24%

04Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.7%−24%

05Perry County, MSMS11,5777.1%−8%

06Franklin County, MSMS7,4917.4%−30%

07Smith County, MSMS13,9917.6%−17%

08Benton County, MSMS7,5027.8%−0%

09Kemper County, MSMS8,6007.9%−24%

10Noxubee County, MSMS9,7987.9%−28%

11Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8777.9%−27%

12Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0968.1%−29%

13Calhoun County, MSMS12,6438.2%−20%

14Clarke County, MSMS15,1028.2%−15%

15George County, MSMS26,3318.3%−9%

16Monroe County, MSMS33,3188.4%−23%

17Prentiss County, MSMS25,2848.4%−15%

18Marion County, MSMS24,0018.4%−26%

19Tunica County, MSMS8,8198.5%−6%

20Covington County, MSMS17,8988.6%−24%

21Panola County, MSMS32,6918.7%−20%

22Amite County, MSMS12,4878.7%−7%

23Simpson County, MSMS25,4988.7%−20%

24Wayne County, MSMS19,8078.9%−7%

25Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5828.9%−11%

26Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9418.9%−14%

27Tippah County, MSMS21,3899.0%−1%

28Quitman County, MSMS5,3649.0%−15%

29Leake County, MSMS21,6629.2%−21%

30Lawrence County, MSMS11,8199.2%−23%

31Scott County, MSMS28,0739.4%+9%

32Marshall County, MSMS34,6549.4%+4%

33Copiah County, MSMS27,4979.4%−19%

34DeSoto County, MSMS197,9189.5%−34%

35Montgomery County, MSMS9,3549.5%−14%

36Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7309.5%+1%

37Alcorn County, MSMS34,5699.6%−18%

38Newton County, MSMS20,9609.7%−20%

39Holmes County, MSMS15,4659.7%−13%

40Jasper County, MSMS15,7859.8%−0%

41Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3759.9%+3%

42Attala County, MSMS17,10010.0%−14%

43Neshoba County, MSMS28,73210.1%−12%

44Walthall County, MSMS13,92810.1%−3%

45Union County, MSMS28,45910.1%−24%

46Carroll County, MSMS9,22610.3%−5%

47Jefferson County, MSMS6,82510.3%−3%

48Humphreys County, MSMS7,00110.4%−10%

49Webster County, MSMS10,16710.8%−17%

50Grenada County, MSMS20,86810.8%−20%

51Choctaw County, MSMS8,04810.8%−3%

52Winston County, MSMS17,47310.8%−22%

53Pearl River County, MSMS59,36311.4%−18%

54Lincoln County, MSMS35,01211.6%−7%

55Tate County, MSMS28,72511.7%−5%

56Yazoo County, MSMS22,94712.0%+2%

57Jones County, MSMS66,49612.2%−13%

58Sharkey County, MSMS3,09712.4%−2%

59Stone County, MSMS19,65412.4%−0%

60Sunflower County, MSMS22,89312.4%+3%

61Pike County, MSMS38,71212.8%+3%

62Clay County, MSMS18,23812.9%−12%

63Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31713.3%−18%

64Hancock County, MSMS46,87314.3%−17%

65Washington County, MSMS40,44614.3%−13%

66Jackson County, MSMS147,66614.4%−12%

67Coahoma County, MSMS19,84914.7%−9%

68Adams County, MSMS30,06114.8%−15%

69Lee County, MSMS83,73115.0%−17%

70Bolivar County, MSMS28,26215.2%−19%

71Leflore County, MSMS25,68615.7%−1%

72Claiborne County, MSMS8,05816.1%−15%

73Harrison County, MSMS217,13616.3%−11%

74Lowndes County, MSMS57,34618.6%−9%

75Rankin County, MSMS162,18119.0%−20%

76Warren County, MSMS41,75919.1%−8%

77Forrest County, MSMS79,03419.8%−13%

78Lamar County, MSMS67,40320.9%−22%

79Hinds County, MSMS211,88826.4%−3%

80Lafayette County, MSMS59,59729.2%−6%

81Madison County, MSMS116,29829.3%−23%

82Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89631.7%−9%

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