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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. The median across all 82 is 2,551. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Carroll County, MS, up 12 places to #54.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Hinds County, MSMS211,88844,961−3%

02▲1Harrison County, MSMS217,13639,154+20%

03▼1Madison 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%

14▲1Hancock County, MSMS46,8739,135+2%

15▼1Jones County, MSMS66,4969,002−4%

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

17▲1Pearl River County, MSMS59,3636,672+19%

18▼1Washington County, MSMS40,4466,306+4%

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

20▲6Lincoln County, MSMS35,0124,658+26%

21▼1Alcorn County, MSMS34,5694,441−3%

22▲7Tate County, MSMS28,7254,398+37%

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

24▼3Pike County, MSMS38,7123,940−3%

25▼3Monroe County, MSMS33,3183,861−5%

26▼1Panola County, MSMS32,6913,857+4%

27▼3Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0963,8260%

28▲3Copiah County, MSMS27,4973,680+16%

29▼1Leflore County, MSMS25,6863,607+8%

30▲6Union County, MSMS28,4593,546+32%

31▼4Marshall County, MSMS34,6543,461+2%

32▲7Prentiss County, MSMS25,2843,300+38%

33▲5Neshoba County, MSMS28,7323,268+29%

34▼2Grenada County, MSMS20,8683,124+9%

35▼5Simpson County, MSMS25,4982,927−8%

36▲7George County, MSMS26,3312,881+29%

37▼4Sunflower County, MSMS22,8932,668−7%

38▲4Newton County, MSMS20,9602,634+16%

39▲2Yazoo County, MSMS22,9472,622+15%

40▲5Itawamba County, MSMS24,1522,574+18%

41▲7Tippah County, MSMS21,3892,551+28%

42▼5Coahoma County, MSMS19,8492,5410%

43▲4Winston County, MSMS17,4732,401+18%

44▲2Scott County, MSMS28,0732,396+16%

45▲8Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392,380+47%

46▼2Marion County, MSMS24,0012,299+5%

47▲3Attala County, MSMS17,1002,297+25%

48▼8Leake County, MSMS21,6622,208−6%

49▼15Clay County, MSMS18,2382,178−20%

50▲1Covington County, MSMS17,8982,129+17%

51▼2Stone County, MSMS19,6542,127+14%

52▼17Wayne County, MSMS19,8072,075−24%

53▲5Clarke County, MSMS15,1021,873+35%

54▲12Carroll County, MSMS9,2261,583+45%

55▲1Smith County, MSMS13,9911,529+6%

56▲4Holmes County, MSMS15,4651,464+15%

57▲4Webster County, MSMS10,1671,411+19%

58▲12Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3751,373+29%

59▼2Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7301,359−4%

60▼8Jasper County, MSMS15,7851,349−20%

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

62▼7Walthall County, MSMS13,9281,222−19%

63▼1Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481,154−1%

64▲12Kemper County, MSMS8,6001,112+39%

65Calhoun County, MSMS12,6431,094−1%

66▲3Greene County, MSMS13,7071,065−1%

67▼13Lawrence County, MSMS11,8191,040−32%

68▲6Perry County, MSMS11,5771,029+24%

69▼2Amite County, MSMS12,4871,023−6%

70▼7Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9411,014−10%

71▲7Franklin County, MSMS7,4911,002+48%

72▲5Humphreys County, MSMS7,001955+22%

73▼9Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877954−14%

74▼6Claiborne County, MSMS8,058934−14%

75▼4Tunica County, MSMS8,819838−14%

76▼1Noxubee County, MSMS9,798708−13%

77▲2Benton County, MSMS7,502697+17%

78▲3Quitman County, MSMS5,364679+28%

79▼7Jefferson County, MSMS6,825651−30%

80▼7Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582520−40%

81▼1Sharkey County, MSMS3,097403−29%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26369+103%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES