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Most educated, Mississippi counties · 1990

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 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 –

01Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89631.7%–

02Madison County, MSMS116,29829.3%–

03Lafayette County, MSMS59,59729.2%–

04Hinds County, MSMS211,88826.4%–

05Lamar County, MSMS67,40320.9%–

06Forrest County, MSMS79,03419.8%–

07Warren County, MSMS41,75919.1%–

08Rankin County, MSMS162,18119.0%–

09Lowndes County, MSMS57,34618.6%–

10Harrison County, MSMS217,13616.3%–

11Claiborne County, MSMS8,05816.1%–

12Leflore County, MSMS25,68615.7%–

13Bolivar County, MSMS28,26215.2%–

14Lee County, MSMS83,73115.0%–

15Adams County, MSMS30,06114.8%–

16Coahoma County, MSMS19,84914.7%–

17Jackson County, MSMS147,66614.4%–

18Washington County, MSMS40,44614.3%–

19Hancock County, MSMS46,87314.3%–

20Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31713.3%–

21Clay County, MSMS18,23812.9%–

22Pike County, MSMS38,71212.8%–

23Sunflower County, MSMS22,89312.4%–

24Stone County, MSMS19,65412.4%–

25Sharkey County, MSMS3,09712.4%–

26Jones County, MSMS66,49612.2%–

27Yazoo County, MSMS22,94712.0%–

28Tate County, MSMS28,72511.7%–

29Lincoln County, MSMS35,01211.6%–

30Pearl River County, MSMS59,36311.4%–

31Winston County, MSMS17,47310.8%–

32Choctaw County, MSMS8,04810.8%–

33Grenada County, MSMS20,86810.8%–

34Webster County, MSMS10,16710.8%–

35Humphreys County, MSMS7,00110.4%–

36Jefferson County, MSMS6,82510.3%–

37Carroll County, MSMS9,22610.3%–

38Union County, MSMS28,45910.1%–

39Walthall County, MSMS13,92810.1%–

40Neshoba County, MSMS28,73210.1%–

41Attala County, MSMS17,10010.0%–

42Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3759.9%–

43Jasper County, MSMS15,7859.8%–

44Holmes County, MSMS15,4659.7%–

45Newton County, MSMS20,9609.7%–

46Alcorn County, MSMS34,5699.6%–

47Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7309.5%–

48Montgomery County, MSMS9,3549.5%–

49DeSoto County, MSMS197,9189.5%–

50Copiah County, MSMS27,4979.4%–

51Marshall County, MSMS34,6549.4%–

52Scott County, MSMS28,0739.4%–

53Lawrence County, MSMS11,8199.2%–

54Leake County, MSMS21,6629.2%–

55Quitman County, MSMS5,3649.0%–

56Tippah County, MSMS21,3899.0%–

57Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9418.9%–

58Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5828.9%–

59Wayne County, MSMS19,8078.9%–

60Simpson County, MSMS25,4988.7%–

61Amite County, MSMS12,4878.7%–

62Panola County, MSMS32,6918.7%–

63Covington County, MSMS17,8988.6%–

64Tunica County, MSMS8,8198.5%–

65Marion County, MSMS24,0018.4%–

66Prentiss County, MSMS25,2848.4%–

67Monroe County, MSMS33,3188.4%–

68George County, MSMS26,3318.3%–

69Clarke County, MSMS15,1028.2%–

70Calhoun County, MSMS12,6438.2%–

71Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0968.1%–

72Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8777.9%–

73Noxubee County, MSMS9,7987.9%–

74Kemper County, MSMS8,6007.9%–

75Benton County, MSMS7,5027.8%–

76Smith County, MSMS13,9917.6%–

77Franklin County, MSMS7,4917.4%–

78Perry County, MSMS11,5777.1%–

79Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.7%–

80Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6396.6%–

81Greene County, MSMS13,7076.0%–

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,2635.6%–

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