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Most educated, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 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, MSMS116,29850.0%+32%

02Lafayette County, MSMS59,59747.1%+51%

03Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89642.9%+23%

04Lamar County, MSMS67,40333.2%+24%

05Rankin County, MSMS162,18130.3%+27%

06Hinds County, MSMS211,88830.2%+11%

07Forrest County, MSMS79,03427.7%+21%

08Lee County, MSMS83,73126.9%+48%

09Hancock County, MSMS46,87326.0%+51%

10Bolivar County, MSMS28,26225.4%+35%

11DeSoto County, MSMS197,91824.8%+73%

12Lowndes County, MSMS57,34624.0%+17%

13Harrison County, MSMS217,13623.7%+29%

14Warren County, MSMS41,75923.0%+10%

15Jackson County, MSMS147,66622.5%+37%

16Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31721.1%+30%

17Jones County, MSMS66,49620.7%+48%

18Claiborne County, MSMS8,05820.7%+9%

19Wayne County, MSMS19,80720.6%+117%

20Washington County, MSMS40,44620.5%+25%

21Choctaw County, MSMS8,04820.3%+81%

22Clay County, MSMS18,23820.3%+39%

23Grenada County, MSMS20,86819.8%+47%

24Jefferson County, MSMS6,82519.1%+79%

25Montgomery County, MSMS9,35418.9%+72%

26Leflore County, MSMS25,68618.8%+19%

27Sharkey County, MSMS3,09718.6%+47%

28Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09618.2%+60%

29Webster County, MSMS10,16717.9%+37%

30Alcorn County, MSMS34,56917.9%+53%

31Adams County, MSMS30,06117.8%+2%

32Coahoma County, MSMS19,84917.7%+10%

33Lawrence County, MSMS11,81917.7%+48%

34Simpson County, MSMS25,49817.4%+60%

35Tate County, MSMS28,72517.2%+40%

36Copiah County, MSMS27,49716.8%+45%

37Newton County, MSMS20,96016.5%+36%

38Sunflower County, MSMS22,89316.5%+37%

39Panola County, MSMS32,69116.3%+51%

40Monroe County, MSMS33,31816.3%+50%

41Winston County, MSMS17,47316.1%+16%

42Pike County, MSMS38,71216.0%+28%

43Leake County, MSMS21,66215.9%+37%

44Lincoln County, MSMS35,01215.8%+27%

45Walthall County, MSMS13,92815.5%+49%

46Tunica County, MSMS8,81915.3%+68%

47Attala County, MSMS17,10015.2%+30%

48Stone County, MSMS19,65415.2%+22%

49Jasper County, MSMS15,78514.9%+52%

50Covington County, MSMS17,89814.7%+29%

51Humphreys County, MSMS7,00114.7%+27%

52Pearl River County, MSMS59,36314.6%+6%

53Carroll County, MSMS9,22614.5%+33%

54Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94114.2%+36%

55Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58214.2%+42%

56George County, MSMS26,33114.1%+55%

57Prentiss County, MSMS25,28414.0%+41%

58Union County, MSMS28,45914.0%+6%

59Tippah County, MSMS21,38913.9%+54%

60Itawamba County, MSMS24,15213.9%+57%

61Marshall County, MSMS34,65413.9%+54%

62Neshoba County, MSMS28,73213.6%+19%

63Smith County, MSMS13,99113.0%+43%

64Clarke County, MSMS15,10212.9%+34%

65Marion County, MSMS24,00112.9%+12%

66Franklin County, MSMS7,49112.6%+19%

67Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73012.5%+32%

68Kemper County, MSMS8,60012.4%+20%

69Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37512.2%+27%

70Amite County, MSMS12,48712.0%+27%

71Noxubee County, MSMS9,79811.9%+9%

72Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63911.8%+35%

73Yazoo County, MSMS22,94711.8%+0%

74Holmes County, MSMS15,46511.7%+5%

75Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87711.4%+4%

76Calhoun County, MSMS12,64311.3%+11%

77Scott County, MSMS28,07311.3%+31%

78Quitman County, MSMS5,36411.1%+5%

79Greene County, MSMS13,70711.0%+38%

80Perry County, MSMS11,57710.2%+33%

81Benton County, MSMS7,50210.1%+30%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,2633.4%−52%

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