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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%+51%

02Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89622.6%+34%

03Madison County, MSMS116,29821.0%+74%

04Hinds County, MSMS211,88813.3%+32%

05Forrest County, MSMS79,03413.3%+55%

06Lamar County, MSMS67,40313.0%+41%

07Bolivar County, MSMS28,26212.5%+82%

08Rankin County, MSMS162,18112.2%+64%

09Warren County, MSMS41,75912.0%+52%

10Hancock County, MSMS46,87311.2%+74%

11Lee County, MSMS83,73110.7%+81%

12Humphreys County, MSMS7,00110.5%+231%

13DeSoto County, MSMS197,91810.4%+157%

14Harrison County, MSMS217,13610.4%+58%

15Tate County, MSMS28,7259.9%+174%

16Newton County, MSMS20,9609.8%+93%

17Leflore County, MSMS25,6869.7%+79%

18Lowndes County, MSMS57,3469.5%+54%

19Prentiss County, MSMS25,2849.5%+122%

20Jackson County, MSMS147,6669.5%+64%

21Washington County, MSMS40,4469.4%+76%

22Neshoba County, MSMS28,7329.3%+126%

23Claiborne County, MSMS8,0589.3%+12%

24Franklin County, MSMS7,4919.2%+163%

25Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3179.0%+47%

26Wayne County, MSMS19,8079.0%+210%

27Grenada County, MSMS20,8688.9%+114%

28Montgomery County, MSMS9,3548.8%+142%

29Webster County, MSMS10,1678.7%+114%

30Kemper County, MSMS8,6008.1%+119%

31Jones County, MSMS66,4968.1%+70%

32Coahoma County, MSMS19,8497.7%+58%

33Choctaw County, MSMS8,0487.6%+95%

34Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0967.5%+136%

35Attala County, MSMS17,1007.3%+78%

36Winston County, MSMS17,4737.2%+64%

37Panola County, MSMS32,6917.2%+144%

38Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3757.2%+143%

39Union County, MSMS28,4596.9%+50%

40Leake County, MSMS21,6626.8%+80%

41Clay County, MSMS18,2386.8%+87%

42Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6396.6%+74%

43Adams County, MSMS30,0616.5%+14%

44Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.5%+122%

45Sunflower County, MSMS22,8936.4%+89%

46Stone County, MSMS19,6546.4%+48%

47Simpson County, MSMS25,4986.4%+94%

48Lincoln County, MSMS35,0126.4%+53%

49Alcorn County, MSMS34,5696.4%+58%

50Clarke County, MSMS15,1026.3%+95%

51Smith County, MSMS13,9916.1%+105%

52Copiah County, MSMS27,4976.0%+79%

53Marion County, MSMS24,0016.0%+50%

54Pike County, MSMS38,7125.9%+27%

55Tippah County, MSMS21,3895.8%+101%

56Covington County, MSMS17,8985.7%+30%

57Jefferson County, MSMS6,8255.6%+28%

58Walthall County, MSMS13,9285.5%+36%

59Amite County, MSMS12,4875.5%+122%

60Marshall County, MSMS34,6545.5%+120%

61Issaquena County, MSMS1,2635.3%+184%

62Perry County, MSMS11,5775.3%+110%

63Sharkey County, MSMS3,0975.0%+50%

64Carroll County, MSMS9,2264.9%+31%

65Noxubee County, MSMS9,7984.9%+52%

66George County, MSMS26,3314.9%+35%

67Scott County, MSMS28,0734.9%+67%

68Holmes County, MSMS15,4654.9%+15%

69Monroe County, MSMS33,3184.9%+64%

70Benton County, MSMS7,5024.8%+185%

71Quitman County, MSMS5,3644.7%+63%

72Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634.7%−4%

73Greene County, MSMS13,7074.6%+72%

74Yazoo County, MSMS22,9474.5%+26%

75Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9414.5%+20%

76Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8774.4%+4%

77Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7304.4%+72%

78Calhoun County, MSMS12,6434.2%+47%

79Lawrence County, MSMS11,8193.9%+20%

80Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.4%+30%

81Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5823.0%−5%

82Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.5%+2%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES