RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Most college graduates, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 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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01Hinds County, MSMS211,88846,135–

02Madison County, MSMS116,29834,977–

03Harrison County, MSMS217,13632,522–

04Rankin County, MSMS162,18132,251–

05DeSoto County, MSMS197,91829,732–

06Jackson County, MSMS147,66622,025–

07Lee County, MSMS83,73115,282–

08Lafayette County, MSMS59,59714,616–

09Lamar County, MSMS67,40313,939–

10Forrest County, MSMS79,03413,000–

11Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89611,070–

12Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31710,773–

13Lowndes County, MSMS57,3469,408–

14Jones County, MSMS66,4969,344–

15Hancock County, MSMS46,8738,953–

16Warren County, MSMS41,7597,165–

17Washington County, MSMS40,4466,039–

18Pearl River County, MSMS59,3635,602–

19Bolivar County, MSMS28,2625,164–

20Alcorn County, MSMS34,5694,562–

21Pike County, MSMS38,7124,077–

22Monroe County, MSMS33,3184,051–

23Adams County, MSMS30,0613,874–

24Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0963,831–

25Panola County, MSMS32,6913,693–

26Lincoln County, MSMS35,0123,687–

27Marshall County, MSMS34,6543,398–

28Leflore County, MSMS25,6863,330–

29Tate County, MSMS28,7253,214–

30Simpson County, MSMS25,4983,189–

31Copiah County, MSMS27,4973,167–

32Grenada County, MSMS20,8682,867–

33Sunflower County, MSMS22,8932,864–

34Clay County, MSMS18,2382,721–

35Wayne County, MSMS19,8072,721–

36Union County, MSMS28,4592,680–

37Neshoba County, MSMS28,7322,534–

38Coahoma County, MSMS19,8492,534–

39Prentiss County, MSMS25,2842,385–

40Leake County, MSMS21,6622,361–

41Yazoo County, MSMS22,9472,283–

42Newton County, MSMS20,9602,263–

43George County, MSMS26,3312,241–

44Marion County, MSMS24,0012,186–

45Itawamba County, MSMS24,1522,185–

46Scott County, MSMS28,0732,074–

47Winston County, MSMS17,4732,029–

48Tippah County, MSMS21,3891,993–

49Stone County, MSMS19,6541,868–

50Attala County, MSMS17,1001,835–

51Covington County, MSMS17,8981,821–

52Jasper County, MSMS15,7851,686–

53Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6391,615–

54Lawrence County, MSMS11,8191,522–

55Walthall County, MSMS13,9281,504–

56Smith County, MSMS13,9911,442–

57Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7301,411–

58Clarke County, MSMS15,1021,390–

59Montgomery County, MSMS9,3541,329–

60Holmes County, MSMS15,4651,278–

61Webster County, MSMS10,1671,185–

62Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481,171–

63Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9411,130–

64Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8771,114–

65Calhoun County, MSMS12,6431,110–

66Carroll County, MSMS9,2261,091–

67Amite County, MSMS12,4871,086–

68Claiborne County, MSMS8,0581,083–

69Greene County, MSMS13,7071,080–

70Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3751,061–

71Tunica County, MSMS8,819975–

72Jefferson County, MSMS6,825924–

73Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582868–

74Perry County, MSMS11,577830–

75Noxubee County, MSMS9,798812–

76Kemper County, MSMS8,600801–

77Humphreys County, MSMS7,001783–

78Franklin County, MSMS7,491677–

79Benton County, MSMS7,502598–

80Sharkey County, MSMS3,097564–

81Quitman County, MSMS5,364530–

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26334–

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