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Most educated, Mississippi counties · 2010

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 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, MSMS116,29842.6%+12%

02Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89639.9%+14%

03Lafayette County, MSMS59,59739.3%+26%

04Lamar County, MSMS67,40331.8%+18%

05Rankin County, MSMS162,18128.0%+18%

06Hinds County, MSMS211,88827.2%−0%

07Forrest County, MSMS79,03425.9%+13%

08Warren County, MSMS41,75924.4%+17%

09Hancock County, MSMS46,87321.7%+26%

10DeSoto County, MSMS197,91821.1%+47%

11Lee County, MSMS83,73120.9%+15%

12Jefferson County, MSMS6,82520.5%+93%

13Bolivar County, MSMS28,26220.4%+8%

14Lowndes County, MSMS57,34620.1%−2%

15Harrison County, MSMS217,13620.0%+9%

16Adams County, MSMS30,06119.3%+10%

17Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31718.8%+16%

18Grenada County, MSMS20,86818.6%+37%

19Jackson County, MSMS147,66618.4%+12%

20Clay County, MSMS18,23818.1%+24%

21Sharkey County, MSMS3,09717.8%+41%

22Washington County, MSMS40,44617.6%+7%

23Claiborne County, MSMS8,05817.5%−7%

24Lincoln County, MSMS35,01217.2%+39%

25Webster County, MSMS10,16717.2%+32%

26Attala County, MSMS17,10017.1%+46%

27Leflore County, MSMS25,68616.6%+5%

28Carroll County, MSMS9,22616.4%+51%

29Montgomery County, MSMS9,35416.3%+48%

30Alcorn County, MSMS34,56916.0%+37%

31Jones County, MSMS66,49615.8%+13%

32Covington County, MSMS17,89815.8%+38%

33Pike County, MSMS38,71215.7%+26%

34Smith County, MSMS13,99114.8%+62%

35Winston County, MSMS17,47314.7%+6%

36Pearl River County, MSMS59,36314.6%+6%

37Tunica County, MSMS8,81914.6%+60%

38Union County, MSMS28,45914.5%+10%

39Simpson County, MSMS25,49814.3%+32%

40Coahoma County, MSMS19,84914.3%−12%

41Tate County, MSMS28,72514.1%+15%

42Copiah County, MSMS27,49714.1%+22%

43Walthall County, MSMS13,92814.0%+35%

44Stone County, MSMS19,65413.5%+8%

45Franklin County, MSMS7,49113.2%+26%

46Monroe County, MSMS33,31813.2%+21%

47Noxubee County, MSMS9,79813.1%+20%

48Sunflower County, MSMS22,89313.0%+8%

49Newton County, MSMS20,96012.7%+4%

50Panola County, MSMS32,69112.5%+16%

51Marion County, MSMS24,00112.5%+9%

52Neshoba County, MSMS28,73212.4%+9%

53Itawamba County, MSMS24,15212.4%+40%

54Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37512.3%+29%

55Yazoo County, MSMS22,94711.9%+1%

56Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94111.9%+14%

57Prentiss County, MSMS25,28411.8%+19%

58Lawrence County, MSMS11,81911.8%−2%

59Jasper County, MSMS15,78511.6%+19%

60Humphreys County, MSMS7,00111.5%−1%

61Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09611.4%+0%

62Wayne County, MSMS19,80711.3%+19%

63Holmes County, MSMS15,46511.2%+0%

64Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73011.2%+18%

65Quitman County, MSMS5,36411.0%+4%

66George County, MSMS26,33111.0%+20%

67Choctaw County, MSMS8,04810.9%−3%

68Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63910.7%+23%

69Tippah County, MSMS21,38910.4%+16%

70Scott County, MSMS28,07310.3%+20%

71Marshall County, MSMS34,65410.2%+13%

72Calhoun County, MSMS12,64310.1%−1%

73Perry County, MSMS11,57710.0%+30%

74Benton County, MSMS7,5029.6%+23%

75Leake County, MSMS21,6629.6%−18%

76Amite County, MSMS12,4879.2%−2%

77Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8779.0%−17%

78Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5829.0%−10%

79Kemper County, MSMS8,6008.9%−14%

80Clarke County, MSMS15,1028.3%−14%

81Greene County, MSMS13,7078.3%+4%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,2634.3%−39%

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