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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Madison County, MSMS116,29837.9%+29%

02Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89634.8%+10%

03Lafayette County, MSMS59,59731.1%+7%

04Hinds County, MSMS211,88827.2%+3%

05Lamar County, MSMS67,40326.8%+28%

06Rankin County, MSMS162,18123.8%+25%

07Forrest County, MSMS79,03422.8%+15%

08Warren County, MSMS41,75920.8%+9%

09Lowndes County, MSMS57,34620.5%+10%

10Claiborne County, MSMS8,05818.9%+17%

11Bolivar County, MSMS28,26218.8%+24%

12Harrison County, MSMS217,13618.4%+13%

13Lee County, MSMS83,73118.1%+21%

14Adams County, MSMS30,06117.5%+18%

15Hancock County, MSMS46,87317.3%+21%

16Jackson County, MSMS147,66616.5%+14%

17Washington County, MSMS40,44616.4%+15%

18Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31716.2%+21%

19Coahoma County, MSMS19,84916.2%+10%

20Leflore County, MSMS25,68615.9%+1%

21Clay County, MSMS18,23814.6%+13%

22DeSoto County, MSMS197,91814.3%+52%

23Jones County, MSMS66,49614.0%+15%

24Pearl River County, MSMS59,36313.9%+22%

25Winston County, MSMS17,47313.8%+28%

26Grenada County, MSMS20,86813.5%+25%

27Union County, MSMS28,45913.2%+31%

28Webster County, MSMS10,16713.0%+21%

29Sharkey County, MSMS3,09712.6%+2%

30Pike County, MSMS38,71212.5%−3%

31Stone County, MSMS19,65412.4%+0%

32Lincoln County, MSMS35,01212.4%+7%

33Tate County, MSMS28,72512.3%+5%

34Newton County, MSMS20,96012.1%+25%

35Sunflower County, MSMS22,89312.0%−3%

36Lawrence County, MSMS11,81912.0%+30%

37Yazoo County, MSMS22,94711.8%−2%

38Alcorn County, MSMS34,56911.7%+22%

39Attala County, MSMS17,10011.6%+16%

40Humphreys County, MSMS7,00111.6%+12%

41Leake County, MSMS21,66211.6%+26%

42Copiah County, MSMS27,49711.6%+23%

43Marion County, MSMS24,00111.5%+36%

44Neshoba County, MSMS28,73211.4%+14%

45Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09611.4%+42%

46Covington County, MSMS17,89811.4%+32%

47Choctaw County, MSMS8,04811.2%+4%

48Holmes County, MSMS15,46511.2%+15%

49Montgomery County, MSMS9,35411.0%+16%

50Noxubee County, MSMS9,79810.9%+38%

51Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87710.9%+38%

52Carroll County, MSMS9,22610.9%+6%

53Monroe County, MSMS33,31810.9%+30%

54Simpson County, MSMS25,49810.9%+25%

55Panola County, MSMS32,69110.8%+25%

56Jefferson County, MSMS6,82510.6%+3%

57Quitman County, MSMS5,36410.6%+18%

58Franklin County, MSMS7,49110.5%+42%

59Walthall County, MSMS13,92810.4%+3%

60Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94110.4%+17%

61Kemper County, MSMS8,60010.3%+31%

62Calhoun County, MSMS12,64310.2%+25%

63Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58210.0%+13%

64Prentiss County, MSMS25,2849.9%+18%

65Jasper County, MSMS15,7859.8%+0%

66Clarke County, MSMS15,1029.6%+17%

67Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3759.6%−3%

68Wayne County, MSMS19,8079.5%+7%

69Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7309.5%−1%

70Amite County, MSMS12,4879.4%+8%

71George County, MSMS26,3319.1%+10%

72Smith County, MSMS13,9919.1%+21%

73Tunica County, MSMS8,8199.1%+7%

74Tippah County, MSMS21,3899.0%+1%

75Marshall County, MSMS34,6549.0%−4%

76Itawamba County, MSMS24,1528.8%+31%

77Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6398.7%+31%

78Scott County, MSMS28,0738.6%−8%

79Greene County, MSMS13,7078.0%+32%

80Benton County, MSMS7,5027.8%+0%

81Perry County, MSMS11,5777.7%+9%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,2637.1%+26%

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