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Most educated, Mississippi counties · 2000

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 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 1990
01Madison County, MSMS116,29837.9%+8.6 pts
02Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89634.8%+3.1 pts
03Lafayette County, MSMS59,59731.1%+1.9 pts
04Hinds County, MSMS211,88827.2%+0.8 pts
05Lamar County, MSMS67,40326.8%+5.9 pts
06Rankin County, MSMS162,18123.8%+4.7 pts
07Forrest County, MSMS79,03422.8%+3.0 pts
08Warren County, MSMS41,75920.8%+1.7 pts
09Lowndes County, MSMS57,34620.5%+1.9 pts
10Claiborne County, MSMS8,05818.9%+2.8 pts
11Bolivar County, MSMS28,26218.8%+3.6 pts
12Harrison County, MSMS217,13618.4%+2.1 pts
13Lee County, MSMS83,73118.1%+3.1 pts
14Adams County, MSMS30,06117.5%+2.7 pts
15Hancock County, MSMS46,87317.3%+3.0 pts
16Jackson County, MSMS147,66616.5%+2.1 pts
17Washington County, MSMS40,44616.4%+2.1 pts
18Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31716.2%+2.9 pts
19Coahoma County, MSMS19,84916.2%+1.5 pts
20Leflore County, MSMS25,68615.9%+0.2 pts
21Clay County, MSMS18,23814.6%+1.7 pts
22DeSoto County, MSMS197,91814.3%+4.9 pts
23Jones County, MSMS66,49614.0%+1.8 pts
24Pearl River County, MSMS59,36313.9%+2.5 pts
25Winston County, MSMS17,47313.8%+3.0 pts
26Grenada County, MSMS20,86813.5%+2.7 pts
27Union County, MSMS28,45913.2%+3.1 pts
28Webster County, MSMS10,16713.0%+2.3 pts
29Sharkey County, MSMS3,09712.6%+0.2 pts
30Pike County, MSMS38,71212.5%−0.3 pts
31Stone County, MSMS19,65412.4%+0.1 pts
32Lincoln County, MSMS35,01212.4%+0.8 pts
33Tate County, MSMS28,72512.3%+0.6 pts
34Newton County, MSMS20,96012.1%+2.4 pts
35Sunflower County, MSMS22,89312.0%−0.4 pts
36Lawrence County, MSMS11,81912.0%+2.8 pts
37Yazoo County, MSMS22,94711.8%−0.2 pts
38Alcorn County, MSMS34,56911.7%+2.1 pts
39Attala County, MSMS17,10011.6%+1.6 pts
40Humphreys County, MSMS7,00111.6%+1.2 pts
41Leake County, MSMS21,66211.6%+2.4 pts
42Copiah County, MSMS27,49711.6%+2.2 pts
43Marion County, MSMS24,00111.5%+3.0 pts
44Neshoba County, MSMS28,73211.4%+1.4 pts
45Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09611.4%+3.4 pts
46Covington County, MSMS17,89811.4%+2.8 pts
47Choctaw County, MSMS8,04811.2%+0.4 pts
48Holmes County, MSMS15,46511.2%+1.4 pts
49Montgomery County, MSMS9,35411.0%+1.5 pts
50Noxubee County, MSMS9,79810.9%+3.0 pts
51Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87710.9%+3.0 pts
52Carroll County, MSMS9,22610.9%+0.6 pts
53Monroe County, MSMS33,31810.9%+2.5 pts
54Simpson County, MSMS25,49810.9%+2.2 pts
55Panola County, MSMS32,69110.8%+2.2 pts
56Jefferson County, MSMS6,82510.6%+0.3 pts
57Quitman County, MSMS5,36410.6%+1.6 pts
58Franklin County, MSMS7,49110.5%+3.1 pts
59Walthall County, MSMS13,92810.4%+0.3 pts
60Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94110.4%+1.5 pts
61Kemper County, MSMS8,60010.3%+2.4 pts
62Calhoun County, MSMS12,64310.2%+2.0 pts
63Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58210.0%+1.1 pts
64Prentiss County, MSMS25,2849.9%+1.5 pts
65Jasper County, MSMS15,7859.8%+0.0 pts
66Clarke County, MSMS15,1029.6%+1.4 pts
67Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3759.6%−0.3 pts
68Wayne County, MSMS19,8079.5%+0.6 pts
69Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7309.5%−0.1 pts
70Amite County, MSMS12,4879.4%+0.7 pts
71George County, MSMS26,3319.1%+0.8 pts
72Smith County, MSMS13,9919.1%+1.6 pts
73Tunica County, MSMS8,8199.1%+0.6 pts
74Tippah County, MSMS21,3899.0%+0.1 pts
75Marshall County, MSMS34,6549.0%−0.4 pts
76Itawamba County, MSMS24,1528.8%+2.1 pts
77Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6398.7%+2.1 pts
78Scott County, MSMS28,0738.6%−0.8 pts
79Greene County, MSMS13,7078.0%+1.9 pts
80Benton County, MSMS7,5027.8%+0.0 pts
81Perry County, MSMS11,5777.7%+0.6 pts
82Issaquena County, MSMS1,2637.1%+1.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS