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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

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

05Forrest County, MSMS79,03413.3%+4.7 pts

06Lamar County, MSMS67,40313.0%+3.8 pts

07Bolivar County, MSMS28,26212.5%+5.6 pts

08Rankin County, MSMS162,18112.2%+4.8 pts

09Warren County, MSMS41,75912.0%+4.1 pts

10Hancock County, MSMS46,87311.2%+4.8 pts

11Lee County, MSMS83,73110.7%+4.8 pts

12Humphreys County, MSMS7,00110.5%+7.3 pts

13DeSoto County, MSMS197,91810.4%+6.4 pts

14Harrison County, MSMS217,13610.4%+3.8 pts

15Tate County, MSMS28,7259.9%+6.3 pts

16Newton County, MSMS20,9609.8%+4.7 pts

17Leflore County, MSMS25,6869.7%+4.3 pts

18Lowndes County, MSMS57,3469.5%+3.3 pts

19Prentiss County, MSMS25,2849.5%+5.2 pts

20Jackson County, MSMS147,6669.5%+3.7 pts

21Washington County, MSMS40,4469.4%+4.0 pts

22Neshoba County, MSMS28,7329.3%+5.2 pts

23Claiborne County, MSMS8,0589.3%+1.0 pts

24Franklin County, MSMS7,4919.2%+5.7 pts

25Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3179.0%+2.9 pts

26Wayne County, MSMS19,8079.0%+6.1 pts

27Grenada County, MSMS20,8688.9%+4.7 pts

28Montgomery County, MSMS9,3548.8%+5.1 pts

29Webster County, MSMS10,1678.7%+4.6 pts

30Kemper County, MSMS8,6008.1%+4.4 pts

31Jones County, MSMS66,4968.1%+3.3 pts

32Coahoma County, MSMS19,8497.7%+2.8 pts

33Choctaw County, MSMS8,0487.6%+3.7 pts

34Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0967.5%+4.3 pts

35Attala County, MSMS17,1007.3%+3.2 pts

36Winston County, MSMS17,4737.2%+2.8 pts

37Panola County, MSMS32,6917.2%+4.2 pts

38Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3757.2%+4.2 pts

39Union County, MSMS28,4596.9%+2.3 pts

40Leake County, MSMS21,6626.8%+3.0 pts

41Clay County, MSMS18,2386.8%+3.1 pts

42Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6396.6%+2.8 pts

43Adams County, MSMS30,0616.5%+0.8 pts

44Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.5%+3.6 pts

45Sunflower County, MSMS22,8936.4%+3.0 pts

46Stone County, MSMS19,6546.4%+2.1 pts

47Simpson County, MSMS25,4986.4%+3.1 pts

48Lincoln County, MSMS35,0126.4%+2.2 pts

49Alcorn County, MSMS34,5696.4%+2.3 pts

50Clarke County, MSMS15,1026.3%+3.1 pts

51Smith County, MSMS13,9916.1%+3.1 pts

52Copiah County, MSMS27,4976.0%+2.7 pts

53Marion County, MSMS24,0016.0%+2.0 pts

54Pike County, MSMS38,7125.9%+1.3 pts

55Tippah County, MSMS21,3895.8%+2.9 pts

56Covington County, MSMS17,8985.7%+1.3 pts

57Jefferson County, MSMS6,8255.6%+1.2 pts

58Walthall County, MSMS13,9285.5%+1.5 pts

59Amite County, MSMS12,4875.5%+3.0 pts

60Marshall County, MSMS34,6545.5%+3.0 pts

61Issaquena County, MSMS1,2635.3%+3.5 pts

62Perry County, MSMS11,5775.3%+2.8 pts

63Sharkey County, MSMS3,0975.0%+1.7 pts

64Carroll County, MSMS9,2264.9%+1.2 pts

65Noxubee County, MSMS9,7984.9%+1.7 pts

66George County, MSMS26,3314.9%+1.3 pts

67Scott County, MSMS28,0734.9%+2.0 pts

68Holmes County, MSMS15,4654.9%+0.6 pts

69Monroe County, MSMS33,3184.9%+1.9 pts

70Benton County, MSMS7,5024.8%+3.1 pts

71Quitman County, MSMS5,3644.7%+1.8 pts

72Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634.7%−0.2 pts

73Greene County, MSMS13,7074.6%+1.9 pts

74Yazoo County, MSMS22,9474.5%+0.9 pts

75Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9414.5%+0.8 pts

76Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8774.4%+0.2 pts

77Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7304.4%+1.8 pts

78Calhoun County, MSMS12,6434.2%+1.3 pts

79Lawrence County, MSMS11,8193.9%+0.7 pts

80Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.4%+0.8 pts

81Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5823.0%−0.2 pts

82Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.5%+0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES