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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
01Issaquena County, MSMS1,2637.1%+1.5 pts
02Perry County, MSMS11,5777.7%+0.6 pts
03Benton County, MSMS7,5027.8%+0.0 pts
04Greene County, MSMS13,7078.0%+1.9 pts
05Scott County, MSMS28,0738.6%−0.8 pts
06Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6398.7%+2.1 pts
07Itawamba County, MSMS24,1528.8%+2.1 pts
08Marshall County, MSMS34,6549.0%−0.4 pts
09Tippah County, MSMS21,3899.0%+0.1 pts
10Tunica County, MSMS8,8199.1%+0.6 pts
11Smith County, MSMS13,9919.1%+1.6 pts
12George County, MSMS26,3319.1%+0.8 pts
13Amite County, MSMS12,4879.4%+0.7 pts
14Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7309.5%−0.1 pts
15Wayne County, MSMS19,8079.5%+0.6 pts
16Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3759.6%−0.3 pts
17Clarke County, MSMS15,1029.6%+1.4 pts
18Jasper County, MSMS15,7859.8%+0.0 pts
19Prentiss County, MSMS25,2849.9%+1.5 pts
20Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58210.0%+1.1 pts
21Calhoun County, MSMS12,64310.2%+2.0 pts
22Kemper County, MSMS8,60010.3%+2.4 pts
23Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94110.4%+1.5 pts
24Walthall County, MSMS13,92810.4%+0.3 pts
25Franklin County, MSMS7,49110.5%+3.1 pts
26Quitman County, MSMS5,36410.6%+1.6 pts
27Jefferson County, MSMS6,82510.6%+0.3 pts
28Panola County, MSMS32,69110.8%+2.2 pts
29Simpson County, MSMS25,49810.9%+2.2 pts
30Monroe County, MSMS33,31810.9%+2.5 pts
31Carroll County, MSMS9,22610.9%+0.6 pts
32Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87710.9%+3.0 pts
33Noxubee County, MSMS9,79810.9%+3.0 pts
34Montgomery County, MSMS9,35411.0%+1.5 pts
35Holmes County, MSMS15,46511.2%+1.4 pts
36Choctaw County, MSMS8,04811.2%+0.4 pts
37Covington County, MSMS17,89811.4%+2.8 pts
38Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09611.4%+3.4 pts
39Neshoba County, MSMS28,73211.4%+1.4 pts
40Marion County, MSMS24,00111.5%+3.0 pts
41Copiah County, MSMS27,49711.6%+2.2 pts
42Leake County, MSMS21,66211.6%+2.4 pts
43Humphreys County, MSMS7,00111.6%+1.2 pts
44Attala County, MSMS17,10011.6%+1.6 pts
45Alcorn County, MSMS34,56911.7%+2.1 pts
46Yazoo County, MSMS22,94711.8%−0.2 pts
47Lawrence County, MSMS11,81912.0%+2.8 pts
48Sunflower County, MSMS22,89312.0%−0.4 pts
49Newton County, MSMS20,96012.1%+2.4 pts
50Tate County, MSMS28,72512.3%+0.6 pts
51Lincoln County, MSMS35,01212.4%+0.8 pts
52Stone County, MSMS19,65412.4%+0.1 pts
53Pike County, MSMS38,71212.5%−0.3 pts
54Sharkey County, MSMS3,09712.6%+0.2 pts
55Webster County, MSMS10,16713.0%+2.3 pts
56Union County, MSMS28,45913.2%+3.1 pts
57Grenada County, MSMS20,86813.5%+2.7 pts
58Winston County, MSMS17,47313.8%+3.0 pts
59Pearl River County, MSMS59,36313.9%+2.5 pts
60Jones County, MSMS66,49614.0%+1.8 pts
61DeSoto County, MSMS197,91814.3%+4.9 pts
62Clay County, MSMS18,23814.6%+1.7 pts
63Leflore County, MSMS25,68615.9%+0.2 pts
64Coahoma County, MSMS19,84916.2%+1.5 pts
65Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31716.2%+2.9 pts
66Washington County, MSMS40,44616.4%+2.1 pts
67Jackson County, MSMS147,66616.5%+2.1 pts
68Hancock County, MSMS46,87317.3%+3.0 pts
69Adams County, MSMS30,06117.5%+2.7 pts
70Lee County, MSMS83,73118.1%+3.1 pts
71Harrison County, MSMS217,13618.4%+2.1 pts
72Bolivar County, MSMS28,26218.8%+3.6 pts
73Claiborne County, MSMS8,05818.9%+2.8 pts
74Lowndes County, MSMS57,34620.5%+1.9 pts
75Warren County, MSMS41,75920.8%+1.7 pts
76Forrest County, MSMS79,03422.8%+3.0 pts
77Rankin County, MSMS162,18123.8%+4.7 pts
78Lamar County, MSMS67,40326.8%+5.9 pts
79Hinds County, MSMS211,88827.2%+0.8 pts
80Lafayette County, MSMS59,59731.1%+1.9 pts
81Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89634.8%+3.1 pts
82Madison County, MSMS116,29837.9%+8.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS