RANKING · 2024 ACS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Most college graduates, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Hinds County, MSMS211,88844,961−3%

02Harrison County, MSMS217,13639,154+20%

03Madison County, MSMS116,29837,354+7%

04Rankin County, MSMS162,18137,042+15%

05DeSoto County, MSMS197,91836,685+23%

06Jackson County, MSMS147,66626,828+22%

07Lee County, MSMS83,73115,861+4%

08Lafayette County, MSMS59,59715,796+8%

09Lamar County, MSMS67,40315,281+10%

10Forrest County, MSMS79,03414,518+12%

11Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89612,460+13%

12Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31711,523+7%

13Lowndes County, MSMS57,34610,844+15%

14Hancock County, MSMS46,8739,135+2%

15Jones County, MSMS66,4969,002−4%

16Warren County, MSMS41,7598,478+18%

17Pearl River County, MSMS59,3636,672+19%

18Washington County, MSMS40,4466,306+4%

19Bolivar County, MSMS28,2625,374+4%

20Lincoln County, MSMS35,0124,658+26%

21Alcorn County, MSMS34,5694,441−3%

22Tate County, MSMS28,7254,398+37%

23Adams County, MSMS30,0614,180+8%

24Pike County, MSMS38,7123,940−3%

25Monroe County, MSMS33,3183,861−5%

26Panola County, MSMS32,6913,857+4%

27Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0963,826−0%

28Copiah County, MSMS27,4973,680+16%

29Leflore County, MSMS25,6863,607+8%

30Union County, MSMS28,4593,546+32%

31Marshall County, MSMS34,6543,461+2%

32Prentiss County, MSMS25,2843,300+38%

33Neshoba County, MSMS28,7323,268+29%

34Grenada County, MSMS20,8683,124+9%

35Simpson County, MSMS25,4982,927−8%

36George County, MSMS26,3312,881+29%

37Sunflower County, MSMS22,8932,668−7%

38Newton County, MSMS20,9602,634+16%

39Yazoo County, MSMS22,9472,622+15%

40Itawamba County, MSMS24,1522,574+18%

41Tippah County, MSMS21,3892,551+28%

42Coahoma County, MSMS19,8492,541+0%

43Winston County, MSMS17,4732,401+18%

44Scott County, MSMS28,0732,396+16%

45Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392,380+47%

46Marion County, MSMS24,0012,299+5%

47Attala County, MSMS17,1002,297+25%

48Leake County, MSMS21,6622,208−6%

49Clay County, MSMS18,2382,178−20%

50Covington County, MSMS17,8982,129+17%

51Stone County, MSMS19,6542,127+14%

52Wayne County, MSMS19,8072,075−24%

53Clarke County, MSMS15,1021,873+35%

54Carroll County, MSMS9,2261,583+45%

55Smith County, MSMS13,9911,529+6%

56Holmes County, MSMS15,4651,464+15%

57Webster County, MSMS10,1671,411+19%

58Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3751,373+29%

59Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7301,359−4%

60Jasper County, MSMS15,7851,349−20%

61Montgomery County, MSMS9,3541,307−2%

62Walthall County, MSMS13,9281,222−19%

63Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481,154−1%

64Kemper County, MSMS8,6001,112+39%

65Calhoun County, MSMS12,6431,094−1%

66Greene County, MSMS13,7071,065−1%

67Lawrence County, MSMS11,8191,040−32%

68Perry County, MSMS11,5771,029+24%

69Amite County, MSMS12,4871,023−6%

70Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9411,014−10%

71Franklin County, MSMS7,4911,002+48%

72Humphreys County, MSMS7,001955+22%

73Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877954−14%

74Claiborne County, MSMS8,058934−14%

75Tunica County, MSMS8,819838−14%

76Noxubee County, MSMS9,798708−13%

77Benton County, MSMS7,502697+17%

78Quitman County, MSMS5,364679+28%

79Jefferson County, MSMS6,825651−30%

80Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582520−40%

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,097403−29%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26369+103%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES