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Most graduate degrees, Mississippi counties · 1990

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 3.4%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89615.6%–

02Lafayette County, MSMS59,59714.1%–

03Hinds County, MSMS211,8889.7%–

04Madison County, MSMS116,2988.2%–

05Lamar County, MSMS67,4038.0%–

06Forrest County, MSMS79,0347.7%–

07Warren County, MSMS41,7597.0%–

08Claiborne County, MSMS8,0586.9%–

09Harrison County, MSMS217,1365.8%–

10Leflore County, MSMS25,6865.4%–

11Bolivar County, MSMS28,2625.4%–

12Rankin County, MSMS162,1815.4%–

13Adams County, MSMS30,0615.1%–

14Washington County, MSMS40,4465.0%–

15Clay County, MSMS18,2385.0%–

16Hancock County, MSMS46,8735.0%–

17Lee County, MSMS83,7314.9%–

18Jackson County, MSMS147,6664.9%–

19Jefferson County, MSMS6,8254.9%–

20Lowndes County, MSMS57,3464.7%–

21Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3174.6%–

22Pike County, MSMS38,7124.5%–

23Stone County, MSMS19,6544.2%–

24Tate County, MSMS28,7254.2%–

25Webster County, MSMS10,1673.9%–

26Pearl River County, MSMS59,3633.9%–

27Jones County, MSMS66,4963.9%–

28Lincoln County, MSMS35,0123.8%–

29Sunflower County, MSMS22,8933.8%–

30Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3753.8%–

31Humphreys County, MSMS7,0013.8%–

32Attala County, MSMS17,1003.7%–

33Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473.7%–

34Coahoma County, MSMS19,8493.6%–

35Newton County, MSMS20,9603.6%–

36Carroll County, MSMS9,2263.5%–

37Holmes County, MSMS15,4653.5%–

38Union County, MSMS28,4593.5%–

39Neshoba County, MSMS28,7323.5%–

40Winston County, MSMS17,4733.4%–

41Walthall County, MSMS13,9283.4%–

42Prentiss County, MSMS25,2843.4%–

43George County, MSMS26,3313.4%–

44Marion County, MSMS24,0013.3%–

45Choctaw County, MSMS8,0483.3%–

46Covington County, MSMS17,8983.3%–

47Grenada County, MSMS20,8683.1%–

48Marshall County, MSMS34,6543.1%–

49Panola County, MSMS32,6913.0%–

50Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.0%–

51Tippah County, MSMS21,3892.9%–

52Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412.9%–

53Alcorn County, MSMS34,5692.9%–

54Perry County, MSMS11,5772.9%–

55Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.9%–

56Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.8%–

57Clarke County, MSMS15,1022.8%–

58DeSoto County, MSMS197,9182.8%–

59Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542.8%–

60Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.7%–

61Scott County, MSMS28,0732.7%–

62Amite County, MSMS12,4872.7%–

63Benton County, MSMS7,5022.6%–

64Sharkey County, MSMS3,0972.6%–

65Leake County, MSMS21,6622.5%–

66Wayne County, MSMS19,8072.5%–

67Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.4%–

68Quitman County, MSMS5,3642.4%–

69Kemper County, MSMS8,6002.4%–

70Monroe County, MSMS33,3182.3%–

71Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.3%–

72Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.3%–

73Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0962.2%–

74Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.1%–

75Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772.1%–

76Smith County, MSMS13,9912.0%–

77Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822.0%–

78Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.9%–

79Noxubee County, MSMS9,7981.9%–

80Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521.8%–

81Issaquena County, MSMS1,2631.5%–

82Greene County, MSMS13,7071.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS