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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Madison County, MSMS116,29842.6%+4.7 pts
02Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89639.9%+5.0 pts
03Lafayette County, MSMS59,59739.3%+8.1 pts
04Lamar County, MSMS67,40331.8%+4.9 pts
05Rankin County, MSMS162,18128.0%+4.2 pts
06Hinds County, MSMS211,88827.2%−0.0 pts
07Forrest County, MSMS79,03425.9%+3.0 pts
08Warren County, MSMS41,75924.4%+3.6 pts
09Hancock County, MSMS46,87321.7%+4.4 pts
10DeSoto County, MSMS197,91821.1%+6.8 pts
11Lee County, MSMS83,73120.9%+2.8 pts
12Jefferson County, MSMS6,82520.5%+9.8 pts
13Bolivar County, MSMS28,26220.4%+1.6 pts
14Lowndes County, MSMS57,34620.1%−0.4 pts
15Harrison County, MSMS217,13620.0%+1.7 pts
16Adams County, MSMS30,06119.3%+1.8 pts
17Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31718.8%+2.7 pts
18Grenada County, MSMS20,86818.6%+5.1 pts
19Jackson County, MSMS147,66618.4%+2.0 pts
20Clay County, MSMS18,23818.1%+3.5 pts
21Sharkey County, MSMS3,09717.8%+5.2 pts
22Washington County, MSMS40,44617.6%+1.2 pts
23Claiborne County, MSMS8,05817.5%−1.4 pts
24Lincoln County, MSMS35,01217.2%+4.8 pts
25Webster County, MSMS10,16717.2%+4.1 pts
26Attala County, MSMS17,10017.1%+5.4 pts
27Leflore County, MSMS25,68616.6%+0.8 pts
28Carroll County, MSMS9,22616.4%+5.5 pts
29Montgomery County, MSMS9,35416.3%+5.3 pts
30Alcorn County, MSMS34,56916.0%+4.3 pts
31Jones County, MSMS66,49615.8%+1.8 pts
32Covington County, MSMS17,89815.8%+4.4 pts
33Pike County, MSMS38,71215.7%+3.2 pts
34Smith County, MSMS13,99114.8%+5.7 pts
35Winston County, MSMS17,47314.7%+0.8 pts
36Pearl River County, MSMS59,36314.6%+0.8 pts
37Tunica County, MSMS8,81914.6%+5.5 pts
38Union County, MSMS28,45914.5%+1.3 pts
39Simpson County, MSMS25,49814.3%+3.5 pts
40Coahoma County, MSMS19,84914.3%−1.9 pts
41Tate County, MSMS28,72514.1%+1.8 pts
42Copiah County, MSMS27,49714.1%+2.5 pts
43Walthall County, MSMS13,92814.0%+3.6 pts
44Stone County, MSMS19,65413.5%+1.1 pts
45Franklin County, MSMS7,49113.2%+2.7 pts
46Monroe County, MSMS33,31813.2%+2.3 pts
47Noxubee County, MSMS9,79813.1%+2.2 pts
48Sunflower County, MSMS22,89313.0%+1.0 pts
49Newton County, MSMS20,96012.7%+0.5 pts
50Panola County, MSMS32,69112.5%+1.7 pts
51Marion County, MSMS24,00112.5%+1.0 pts
52Neshoba County, MSMS28,73212.4%+1.0 pts
53Itawamba County, MSMS24,15212.4%+3.6 pts
54Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37512.3%+2.8 pts
55Yazoo County, MSMS22,94711.9%+0.2 pts
56Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94111.9%+1.5 pts
57Prentiss County, MSMS25,28411.8%+1.8 pts
58Lawrence County, MSMS11,81911.8%−0.2 pts
59Jasper County, MSMS15,78511.6%+1.8 pts
60Humphreys County, MSMS7,00111.5%−0.1 pts
61Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09611.4%+0.0 pts
62Wayne County, MSMS19,80711.3%+1.8 pts
63Holmes County, MSMS15,46511.2%+0.1 pts
64Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73011.2%+1.7 pts
65Quitman County, MSMS5,36411.0%+0.4 pts
66George County, MSMS26,33111.0%+1.9 pts
67Choctaw County, MSMS8,04810.9%−0.3 pts
68Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63910.7%+2.0 pts
69Tippah County, MSMS21,38910.4%+1.4 pts
70Scott County, MSMS28,07310.3%+1.7 pts
71Marshall County, MSMS34,65410.2%+1.2 pts
72Calhoun County, MSMS12,64310.1%−0.1 pts
73Perry County, MSMS11,57710.0%+2.3 pts
74Benton County, MSMS7,5029.6%+1.8 pts
75Leake County, MSMS21,6629.6%−2.0 pts
76Amite County, MSMS12,4879.2%−0.2 pts
77Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8779.0%−1.9 pts
78Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5829.0%−1.0 pts
79Kemper County, MSMS8,6008.9%−1.4 pts
80Clarke County, MSMS15,1028.3%−1.4 pts
81Greene County, MSMS13,7078.3%+0.3 pts
82Issaquena County, MSMS1,2634.3%−2.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS