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Most educated, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 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 2000
01Madison County, MSMS116,29849.6%+11.7 pts
02Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89647.0%+12.1 pts
03Lafayette County, MSMS59,59746.5%+15.4 pts
04Lamar County, MSMS67,40334.5%+7.7 pts
05Rankin County, MSMS162,18133.5%+9.7 pts
06Hinds County, MSMS211,88831.2%+4.0 pts
07Forrest County, MSMS79,03430.6%+7.7 pts
08DeSoto County, MSMS197,91829.0%+14.6 pts
09Warren County, MSMS41,75928.8%+8.0 pts
10Lee County, MSMS83,73128.6%+10.5 pts
11Lowndes County, MSMS57,34628.1%+7.6 pts
12Bolivar County, MSMS28,26228.0%+9.2 pts
13Harrison County, MSMS217,13627.5%+9.1 pts
14Hancock County, MSMS46,87326.8%+9.5 pts
15Jackson County, MSMS147,66626.7%+10.2 pts
16Tate County, MSMS28,72523.6%+11.3 pts
17Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31723.6%+7.4 pts
18Washington County, MSMS40,44622.4%+6.0 pts
19Grenada County, MSMS20,86821.8%+8.3 pts
20Leflore County, MSMS25,68621.2%+5.3 pts
21Carroll County, MSMS9,22621.2%+10.2 pts
22Webster County, MSMS10,16720.9%+7.9 pts
23Jones County, MSMS66,49620.7%+6.6 pts
24Adams County, MSMS30,06120.6%+3.1 pts
25Choctaw County, MSMS8,04820.1%+8.9 pts
26Attala County, MSMS17,10019.8%+8.1 pts
27Prentiss County, MSMS25,28419.7%+9.8 pts
28Winston County, MSMS17,47319.7%+5.8 pts
29Copiah County, MSMS27,49719.7%+8.1 pts
30Humphreys County, MSMS7,00119.6%+8.0 pts
31Coahoma County, MSMS19,84919.5%+3.3 pts
32Montgomery County, MSMS9,35419.4%+8.4 pts
33Newton County, MSMS20,96019.3%+7.2 pts
34Lincoln County, MSMS35,01219.3%+6.9 pts
35Union County, MSMS28,45919.1%+5.9 pts
36Franklin County, MSMS7,49119.0%+8.4 pts
37Kemper County, MSMS8,60018.6%+8.3 pts
38Alcorn County, MSMS34,56918.6%+6.9 pts
39Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09618.5%+7.1 pts
40Claiborne County, MSMS8,05818.1%−0.8 pts
41Tippah County, MSMS21,38917.9%+8.8 pts
42Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63917.8%+9.1 pts
43Neshoba County, MSMS28,73217.7%+6.2 pts
44Panola County, MSMS32,69117.7%+6.8 pts
45Clarke County, MSMS15,10217.5%+7.9 pts
46George County, MSMS26,33117.5%+8.4 pts
47Covington County, MSMS17,89817.4%+6.0 pts
48Clay County, MSMS18,23817.3%+2.7 pts
49Stone County, MSMS19,65417.2%+4.8 pts
50Quitman County, MSMS5,36417.1%+6.5 pts
51Pearl River County, MSMS59,36317.0%+3.1 pts
52Simpson County, MSMS25,49816.7%+5.9 pts
53Monroe County, MSMS33,31816.4%+5.5 pts
54Sharkey County, MSMS3,09716.1%+3.5 pts
55Sunflower County, MSMS22,89316.0%+4.0 pts
56Itawamba County, MSMS24,15216.0%+7.2 pts
57Wayne County, MSMS19,80716.0%+6.5 pts
58Leake County, MSMS21,66215.7%+4.1 pts
59Smith County, MSMS13,99115.6%+6.5 pts
60Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37515.6%+6.0 pts
61Pike County, MSMS38,71215.3%+2.8 pts
62Yazoo County, MSMS22,94715.3%+3.5 pts
63Marshall County, MSMS34,65414.6%+5.5 pts
64Holmes County, MSMS15,46513.9%+2.8 pts
65Marion County, MSMS24,00113.7%+2.2 pts
66Tunica County, MSMS8,81913.7%+4.6 pts
67Scott County, MSMS28,07313.5%+4.9 pts
68Jefferson County, MSMS6,82513.4%+2.8 pts
69Lawrence County, MSMS11,81913.2%+1.2 pts
70Walthall County, MSMS13,92812.9%+2.5 pts
71Perry County, MSMS11,57712.9%+5.3 pts
72Benton County, MSMS7,50212.8%+5.0 pts
73Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94112.7%+2.3 pts
74Jasper County, MSMS15,78512.2%+2.4 pts
75Calhoun County, MSMS12,64312.1%+1.9 pts
76Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73012.0%+2.6 pts
77Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87711.7%+0.8 pts
78Amite County, MSMS12,48711.2%+1.8 pts
79Noxubee County, MSMS9,79810.6%−0.3 pts
80Greene County, MSMS13,70710.5%+2.6 pts
81Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5828.8%−1.1 pts
82Issaquena County, MSMS1,2638.6%+1.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES