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Most graduate degrees, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 6.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Franklin County, MS, up 55 places to #24.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Lafayette County, MSMS59,59722.7%+7.6 pts
02Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89622.6%+5.8 pts
03Madison County, MSMS116,29821.0%+8.9 pts
04Hinds County, MSMS211,88813.3%+3.2 pts
05▲1Forrest County, MSMS79,03413.3%+4.7 pts
06▼1Lamar County, MSMS67,40313.0%+3.8 pts
07▲2Bolivar County, MSMS28,26212.5%+5.6 pts
08▲2Rankin County, MSMS162,18112.2%+4.8 pts
09▲16Warren County, MSMS41,75912.0%+4.1 pts
10▲2Hancock County, MSMS46,87311.2%+4.8 pts
11Lee County, MSMS83,73110.7%+4.8 pts
12▲21Humphreys County, MSMS7,00110.5%+7.3 pts
13▲6DeSoto County, MSMS197,91810.4%+6.4 pts
14▲3Harrison County, MSMS217,13610.4%+3.8 pts
15▲12Tate County, MSMS28,7259.9%+6.3 pts
16▲39Newton County, MSMS20,9609.8%+4.7 pts
17▲7Leflore County, MSMS25,6869.7%+4.3 pts
18▼2Lowndes County, MSMS57,3469.5%+3.3 pts
19▲29Prentiss County, MSMS25,2849.5%+5.2 pts
20▲2Jackson County, MSMS147,6669.5%+3.7 pts
21▲2Washington County, MSMS40,4469.4%+4.0 pts
22▲27Neshoba County, MSMS28,7329.3%+5.2 pts
23▼16Claiborne County, MSMS8,0589.3%+1.0 pts
24▲55Franklin County, MSMS7,4919.2%+5.7 pts
25▼4Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3179.0%+2.9 pts
26▼18Wayne County, MSMS19,8079.0%+6.1 pts
27▲2Grenada County, MSMS20,8688.9%+4.7 pts
28▼14Montgomery County, MSMS9,3548.8%+5.1 pts
29▲12Webster County, MSMS10,1678.7%+4.6 pts
30▲31Kemper County, MSMS8,6008.1%+4.4 pts
31▼11Jones County, MSMS66,4968.1%+3.3 pts
32▲7Coahoma County, MSMS19,8497.7%+2.8 pts
33▼15Choctaw County, MSMS8,0487.6%+3.7 pts
34▼8Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0967.5%+4.3 pts
35▲25Attala County, MSMS17,1007.3%+3.2 pts
36▲16Winston County, MSMS17,4737.2%+2.8 pts
37▲8Panola County, MSMS32,6917.2%+4.2 pts
38▲26Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3757.2%+4.2 pts
39▲23Union County, MSMS28,4596.9%+2.3 pts
40▲3Leake County, MSMS21,6626.8%+3.0 pts
41▼10Clay County, MSMS18,2386.8%+3.1 pts
42▲26Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6396.6%+2.8 pts
43▼15Adams County, MSMS30,0616.5%+0.8 pts
44▼9Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.5%+3.6 pts
45▼7Sunflower County, MSMS22,8936.4%+3.0 pts
46▲5Stone County, MSMS19,6546.4%+2.1 pts
47▲10Simpson County, MSMS25,4986.4%+3.1 pts
48▼12Lincoln County, MSMS35,0126.4%+2.2 pts
49▼9Alcorn County, MSMS34,5696.4%+2.3 pts
50▲20Clarke County, MSMS15,1026.3%+3.1 pts
51▼19Smith County, MSMS13,9916.1%+3.1 pts
52▲19Copiah County, MSMS27,4976.0%+2.7 pts
53▲3Marion County, MSMS24,0016.0%+2.0 pts
54▼17Pike County, MSMS38,7125.9%+1.3 pts
55▲8Tippah County, MSMS21,3895.8%+2.9 pts
56▲3Covington County, MSMS17,8985.7%+1.3 pts
57▼44Jefferson County, MSMS6,8255.6%+1.2 pts
58▼24Walthall County, MSMS13,9285.5%+1.5 pts
59▼6Amite County, MSMS12,4875.5%+3.0 pts
60▲7Marshall County, MSMS34,6545.5%+3.0 pts
61▲21Issaquena County, MSMS1,2635.3%+3.5 pts
62▲12Perry County, MSMS11,5775.3%+2.8 pts
63▼21Sharkey County, MSMS3,0975.0%+1.7 pts
64▲13Carroll County, MSMS9,2264.9%+1.2 pts
65▲15Noxubee County, MSMS9,7984.9%+1.7 pts
66▼1George County, MSMS26,3314.9%+1.3 pts
67▼1Scott County, MSMS28,0734.9%+2.0 pts
68▲8Holmes County, MSMS15,4654.9%+0.6 pts
69▼23Monroe County, MSMS33,3184.9%+1.9 pts
70▼20Benton County, MSMS7,5024.8%+3.1 pts
71▲2Quitman County, MSMS5,3644.7%+1.8 pts
72▼14Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634.7%−0.2 pts
73▲5Greene County, MSMS13,7074.6%+1.9 pts
74▲1Yazoo County, MSMS22,9474.5%+0.9 pts
75▼45Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9414.5%+0.8 pts
76▼7Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8774.4%+0.2 pts
77▲4Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7304.4%+1.8 pts
78▼24Calhoun County, MSMS12,6434.2%+1.3 pts
79▼64Lawrence County, MSMS11,8193.9%+0.7 pts
80▼8Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.4%+0.8 pts
81▼34Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5823.0%−0.2 pts
82▼38Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.5%0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES