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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 (2023 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

01Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89615.6%−7%

02Lafayette County, MSMS59,59714.1%−6%

03Hinds County, MSMS211,8889.7%−3%

04Madison County, MSMS116,2988.2%−32%

05Lamar County, MSMS67,4038.0%−13%

06Forrest County, MSMS79,0347.7%−10%

07Warren County, MSMS41,7597.0%−11%

08Claiborne County, MSMS8,0586.9%−16%

09Harrison County, MSMS217,1365.8%−12%

10Leflore County, MSMS25,6865.4%−0%

11Bolivar County, MSMS28,2625.4%−21%

12Rankin County, MSMS162,1815.4%−27%

13Adams County, MSMS30,0615.1%−12%

14Washington County, MSMS40,4465.0%−7%

15Clay County, MSMS18,2385.0%+37%

16Hancock County, MSMS46,8735.0%−23%

17Lee County, MSMS83,7314.9%−16%

18Jackson County, MSMS147,6664.9%−14%

19Jefferson County, MSMS6,8254.9%+13%

20Lowndes County, MSMS57,3464.7%−24%

21Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3174.6%−25%

22Pike County, MSMS38,7124.5%−4%

23Stone County, MSMS19,6544.2%−3%

24Tate County, MSMS28,7254.2%+17%

25Webster County, MSMS10,1673.9%−2%

26Pearl River County, MSMS59,3633.9%−21%

27Jones County, MSMS66,4963.9%−18%

28Lincoln County, MSMS35,0123.8%−8%

29Sunflower County, MSMS22,8933.8%+12%

30Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3753.8%+29%

31Humphreys County, MSMS7,0013.8%+19%

32Attala County, MSMS17,1003.7%−8%

33Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473.7%+5%

34Coahoma County, MSMS19,8493.6%−25%

35Newton County, MSMS20,9603.6%−29%

36Carroll County, MSMS9,2263.5%−6%

37Holmes County, MSMS15,4653.5%−17%

38Union County, MSMS28,4593.5%−23%

39Neshoba County, MSMS28,7323.5%−15%

40Winston County, MSMS17,4733.4%−22%

41Walthall County, MSMS13,9283.4%−16%

42Prentiss County, MSMS25,2843.4%−21%

43George County, MSMS26,3313.4%−8%

44Marion County, MSMS24,0013.3%−17%

45Choctaw County, MSMS8,0483.3%−15%

46Covington County, MSMS17,8983.3%−25%

47Grenada County, MSMS20,8683.1%−24%

48Marshall County, MSMS34,6543.1%+25%

49Panola County, MSMS32,6913.0%+1%

50Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.0%+14%

51Tippah County, MSMS21,3892.9%+1%

52Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412.9%−22%

53Alcorn County, MSMS34,5692.9%−28%

54Perry County, MSMS11,5772.9%+14%

55Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.9%−14%

56Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.8%−14%

57Clarke County, MSMS15,1022.8%−14%

58DeSoto County, MSMS197,9182.8%−31%

59Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542.8%−24%

60Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.7%−15%

61Scott County, MSMS28,0732.7%−8%

62Amite County, MSMS12,4872.7%+9%

63Benton County, MSMS7,5022.6%+55%

64Sharkey County, MSMS3,0972.6%−24%

65Leake County, MSMS21,6622.5%−33%

66Wayne County, MSMS19,8072.5%−13%

67Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.4%−4%

68Quitman County, MSMS5,3642.4%−19%

69Kemper County, MSMS8,6002.4%−36%

70Monroe County, MSMS33,3182.3%−21%

71Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.3%−9%

72Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.3%−19%

73Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0962.2%−32%

74Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.1%−45%

75Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772.1%−50%

76Smith County, MSMS13,9912.0%−33%

77Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822.0%−36%

78Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.9%−47%

79Noxubee County, MSMS9,7981.9%−43%

80Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521.8%−37%

81Issaquena County, MSMS1,2631.5%−23%

82Greene County, MSMS13,7071.3%−51%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES