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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Madison County, MSMS116,29849.6%+31%

02Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89647.0%+35%

03Lafayette County, MSMS59,59746.5%+49%

04Lamar County, MSMS67,40334.5%+29%

05Rankin County, MSMS162,18133.5%+41%

06Hinds County, MSMS211,88831.2%+15%

07Forrest County, MSMS79,03430.6%+34%

08DeSoto County, MSMS197,91829.0%+102%

09Warren County, MSMS41,75928.8%+38%

10Lee County, MSMS83,73128.6%+58%

11Lowndes County, MSMS57,34628.1%+37%

12Bolivar County, MSMS28,26228.0%+49%

13Harrison County, MSMS217,13627.5%+49%

14Hancock County, MSMS46,87326.8%+55%

15Jackson County, MSMS147,66626.7%+62%

16Tate County, MSMS28,72523.6%+92%

17Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31723.6%+46%

18Washington County, MSMS40,44622.4%+36%

19Grenada County, MSMS20,86821.8%+61%

20Leflore County, MSMS25,68621.2%+33%

21Carroll County, MSMS9,22621.2%+94%

22Webster County, MSMS10,16720.9%+60%

23Jones County, MSMS66,49620.7%+47%

24Adams County, MSMS30,06120.6%+17%

25Choctaw County, MSMS8,04820.1%+79%

26Attala County, MSMS17,10019.8%+70%

27Prentiss County, MSMS25,28419.7%+98%

28Winston County, MSMS17,47319.7%+42%

29Copiah County, MSMS27,49719.7%+70%

30Humphreys County, MSMS7,00119.6%+69%

31Coahoma County, MSMS19,84919.5%+21%

32Montgomery County, MSMS9,35419.4%+77%

33Newton County, MSMS20,96019.3%+59%

34Lincoln County, MSMS35,01219.3%+55%

35Union County, MSMS28,45919.1%+45%

36Franklin County, MSMS7,49119.0%+80%

37Kemper County, MSMS8,60018.6%+80%

38Alcorn County, MSMS34,56918.6%+59%

39Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09618.5%+62%

40Claiborne County, MSMS8,05818.1%−4%

41Tippah County, MSMS21,38917.9%+98%

42Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63917.8%+105%

43Neshoba County, MSMS28,73217.7%+55%

44Panola County, MSMS32,69117.7%+63%

45Clarke County, MSMS15,10217.5%+82%

46George County, MSMS26,33117.5%+91%

47Covington County, MSMS17,89817.4%+53%

48Clay County, MSMS18,23817.3%+19%

49Stone County, MSMS19,65417.2%+38%

50Quitman County, MSMS5,36417.1%+61%

51Pearl River County, MSMS59,36317.0%+22%

52Simpson County, MSMS25,49816.7%+54%

53Monroe County, MSMS33,31816.4%+51%

54Sharkey County, MSMS3,09716.1%+27%

55Sunflower County, MSMS22,89316.0%+33%

56Itawamba County, MSMS24,15216.0%+82%

57Wayne County, MSMS19,80716.0%+68%

58Leake County, MSMS21,66215.7%+36%

59Smith County, MSMS13,99115.6%+71%

60Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37515.6%+63%

61Pike County, MSMS38,71215.3%+23%

62Yazoo County, MSMS22,94715.3%+30%

63Marshall County, MSMS34,65414.6%+61%

64Holmes County, MSMS15,46513.9%+25%

65Marion County, MSMS24,00113.7%+20%

66Tunica County, MSMS8,81913.7%+51%

67Scott County, MSMS28,07313.5%+57%

68Jefferson County, MSMS6,82513.4%+26%

69Lawrence County, MSMS11,81913.2%+10%

70Walthall County, MSMS13,92812.9%+24%

71Perry County, MSMS11,57712.9%+68%

72Benton County, MSMS7,50212.8%+64%

73Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94112.7%+22%

74Jasper County, MSMS15,78512.2%+25%

75Calhoun County, MSMS12,64312.1%+18%

76Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73012.0%+27%

77Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87711.7%+7%

78Amite County, MSMS12,48711.2%+19%

79Noxubee County, MSMS9,79810.6%−3%

80Greene County, MSMS13,70710.5%+32%

81Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5828.8%−12%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,2638.6%+21%

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