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Least educated, Mississippi counties · 2000

Mississippi counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 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 1990

01Issaquena County, MSMS1,2637.1%+26%

02Perry County, MSMS11,5777.7%+9%

03Benton County, MSMS7,5027.8%+0%

04Greene County, MSMS13,7078.0%+32%

05Scott County, MSMS28,0738.6%−8%

06Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6398.7%+31%

07Itawamba County, MSMS24,1528.8%+31%

08Marshall County, MSMS34,6549.0%−4%

09Tippah County, MSMS21,3899.0%+1%

10Tunica County, MSMS8,8199.1%+7%

11Smith County, MSMS13,9919.1%+21%

12George County, MSMS26,3319.1%+10%

13Amite County, MSMS12,4879.4%+8%

14Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7309.5%−1%

15Wayne County, MSMS19,8079.5%+7%

16Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3759.6%−3%

17Clarke County, MSMS15,1029.6%+17%

18Jasper County, MSMS15,7859.8%+0%

19Prentiss County, MSMS25,2849.9%+18%

20Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58210.0%+13%

21Calhoun County, MSMS12,64310.2%+25%

22Kemper County, MSMS8,60010.3%+31%

23Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94110.4%+17%

24Walthall County, MSMS13,92810.4%+3%

25Franklin County, MSMS7,49110.5%+42%

26Quitman County, MSMS5,36410.6%+18%

27Jefferson County, MSMS6,82510.6%+3%

28Panola County, MSMS32,69110.8%+25%

29Simpson County, MSMS25,49810.9%+25%

30Monroe County, MSMS33,31810.9%+30%

31Carroll County, MSMS9,22610.9%+6%

32Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87710.9%+38%

33Noxubee County, MSMS9,79810.9%+38%

34Montgomery County, MSMS9,35411.0%+16%

35Holmes County, MSMS15,46511.2%+15%

36Choctaw County, MSMS8,04811.2%+4%

37Covington County, MSMS17,89811.4%+32%

38Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09611.4%+42%

39Neshoba County, MSMS28,73211.4%+14%

40Marion County, MSMS24,00111.5%+36%

41Copiah County, MSMS27,49711.6%+23%

42Leake County, MSMS21,66211.6%+26%

43Humphreys County, MSMS7,00111.6%+12%

44Attala County, MSMS17,10011.6%+16%

45Alcorn County, MSMS34,56911.7%+22%

46Yazoo County, MSMS22,94711.8%−2%

47Lawrence County, MSMS11,81912.0%+30%

48Sunflower County, MSMS22,89312.0%−3%

49Newton County, MSMS20,96012.1%+25%

50Tate County, MSMS28,72512.3%+5%

51Lincoln County, MSMS35,01212.4%+7%

52Stone County, MSMS19,65412.4%+0%

53Pike County, MSMS38,71212.5%−3%

54Sharkey County, MSMS3,09712.6%+2%

55Webster County, MSMS10,16713.0%+21%

56Union County, MSMS28,45913.2%+31%

57Grenada County, MSMS20,86813.5%+25%

58Winston County, MSMS17,47313.8%+28%

59Pearl River County, MSMS59,36313.9%+22%

60Jones County, MSMS66,49614.0%+15%

61DeSoto County, MSMS197,91814.3%+52%

62Clay County, MSMS18,23814.6%+13%

63Leflore County, MSMS25,68615.9%+1%

64Coahoma County, MSMS19,84916.2%+10%

65Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31716.2%+21%

66Washington County, MSMS40,44616.4%+15%

67Jackson County, MSMS147,66616.5%+14%

68Hancock County, MSMS46,87317.3%+21%

69Adams County, MSMS30,06117.5%+18%

70Lee County, MSMS83,73118.1%+21%

71Harrison County, MSMS217,13618.4%+13%

72Bolivar County, MSMS28,26218.8%+24%

73Claiborne County, MSMS8,05818.9%+17%

74Lowndes County, MSMS57,34620.5%+10%

75Warren County, MSMS41,75920.8%+9%

76Forrest County, MSMS79,03422.8%+15%

77Rankin County, MSMS162,18123.8%+25%

78Lamar County, MSMS67,40326.8%+28%

79Hinds County, MSMS211,88827.2%+3%

80Lafayette County, MSMS59,59731.1%+7%

81Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89634.8%+10%

82Madison County, MSMS116,29837.9%+29%

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