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Least educated, Mississippi counties · 2010

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, MSMS1,2634.3%−39%

02Greene County, MSMS13,7078.3%+4%

03Clarke County, MSMS15,1028.3%−14%

04Kemper County, MSMS8,6008.9%−14%

05Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5829.0%−10%

06Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8779.0%−17%

07Amite County, MSMS12,4879.2%−2%

08Leake County, MSMS21,6629.6%−18%

09Benton County, MSMS7,5029.6%+23%

10Perry County, MSMS11,57710.0%+30%

11Calhoun County, MSMS12,64310.1%−1%

12Marshall County, MSMS34,65410.2%+13%

13Scott County, MSMS28,07310.3%+20%

14Tippah County, MSMS21,38910.4%+16%

15Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63910.7%+23%

16Choctaw County, MSMS8,04810.9%−3%

17George County, MSMS26,33111.0%+20%

18Quitman County, MSMS5,36411.0%+4%

19Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73011.2%+18%

20Holmes County, MSMS15,46511.2%+0%

21Wayne County, MSMS19,80711.3%+19%

22Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09611.4%+0%

23Humphreys County, MSMS7,00111.5%−1%

24Jasper County, MSMS15,78511.6%+19%

25Lawrence County, MSMS11,81911.8%−2%

26Prentiss County, MSMS25,28411.8%+19%

27Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94111.9%+14%

28Yazoo County, MSMS22,94711.9%+1%

29Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37512.3%+29%

30Itawamba County, MSMS24,15212.4%+40%

31Neshoba County, MSMS28,73212.4%+9%

32Marion County, MSMS24,00112.5%+9%

33Panola County, MSMS32,69112.5%+16%

34Newton County, MSMS20,96012.7%+4%

35Sunflower County, MSMS22,89313.0%+8%

36Noxubee County, MSMS9,79813.1%+20%

37Monroe County, MSMS33,31813.2%+21%

38Franklin County, MSMS7,49113.2%+26%

39Stone County, MSMS19,65413.5%+8%

40Walthall County, MSMS13,92814.0%+35%

41Copiah County, MSMS27,49714.1%+22%

42Tate County, MSMS28,72514.1%+15%

43Coahoma County, MSMS19,84914.3%−12%

44Simpson County, MSMS25,49814.3%+32%

45Union County, MSMS28,45914.5%+10%

46Tunica County, MSMS8,81914.6%+60%

47Pearl River County, MSMS59,36314.6%+6%

48Winston County, MSMS17,47314.7%+6%

49Smith County, MSMS13,99114.8%+62%

50Pike County, MSMS38,71215.7%+26%

51Covington County, MSMS17,89815.8%+38%

52Jones County, MSMS66,49615.8%+13%

53Alcorn County, MSMS34,56916.0%+37%

54Montgomery County, MSMS9,35416.3%+48%

55Carroll County, MSMS9,22616.4%+51%

56Leflore County, MSMS25,68616.6%+5%

57Attala County, MSMS17,10017.1%+46%

58Webster County, MSMS10,16717.2%+32%

59Lincoln County, MSMS35,01217.2%+39%

60Claiborne County, MSMS8,05817.5%−7%

61Washington County, MSMS40,44617.6%+7%

62Sharkey County, MSMS3,09717.8%+41%

63Clay County, MSMS18,23818.1%+24%

64Jackson County, MSMS147,66618.4%+12%

65Grenada County, MSMS20,86818.6%+37%

66Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31718.8%+16%

67Adams County, MSMS30,06119.3%+10%

68Harrison County, MSMS217,13620.0%+9%

69Lowndes County, MSMS57,34620.1%−2%

70Bolivar County, MSMS28,26220.4%+8%

71Jefferson County, MSMS6,82520.5%+93%

72Lee County, MSMS83,73120.9%+15%

73DeSoto County, MSMS197,91821.1%+47%

74Hancock County, MSMS46,87321.7%+26%

75Warren County, MSMS41,75924.4%+17%

76Forrest County, MSMS79,03425.9%+13%

77Hinds County, MSMS211,88827.2%−0%

78Rankin County, MSMS162,18128.0%+18%

79Lamar County, MSMS67,40331.8%+18%

80Lafayette County, MSMS59,59739.3%+26%

81Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89639.9%+14%

82Madison County, MSMS116,29842.6%+12%

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