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Most graduate degrees, Mississippi counties · 2000

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 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 1990

01Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89616.8%+1.2 pts

02Lafayette County, MSMS59,59715.1%+1.0 pts

03Madison County, MSMS116,29812.0%+3.8 pts

04Hinds County, MSMS211,88810.0%+0.3 pts

05Lamar County, MSMS67,4039.2%+1.2 pts

06Forrest County, MSMS79,0348.5%+0.9 pts

07Claiborne County, MSMS8,0588.3%+1.3 pts

08Warren County, MSMS41,7597.9%+0.9 pts

09Rankin County, MSMS162,1817.4%+2.0 pts

10Bolivar County, MSMS28,2626.9%+1.5 pts

11Harrison County, MSMS217,1366.6%+0.8 pts

12Hancock County, MSMS46,8736.4%+1.5 pts

13Lowndes County, MSMS57,3466.2%+1.5 pts

14Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3176.1%+1.5 pts

15Lee County, MSMS83,7315.9%+0.9 pts

16Adams County, MSMS30,0615.8%+0.7 pts

17Jackson County, MSMS147,6665.8%+0.8 pts

18Leflore County, MSMS25,6865.5%+0.0 pts

19Washington County, MSMS40,4465.3%+0.3 pts

20Newton County, MSMS20,9605.1%+1.5 pts

21Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634.9%+1.1 pts

22Coahoma County, MSMS19,8494.9%+1.2 pts

23Jones County, MSMS66,4964.7%+0.9 pts

24Pike County, MSMS38,7124.7%+0.2 pts

25Union County, MSMS28,4594.6%+1.1 pts

26Winston County, MSMS17,4734.4%+1.0 pts

27Covington County, MSMS17,8984.4%+1.1 pts

28Jefferson County, MSMS6,8254.4%−0.5 pts

29Stone County, MSMS19,6544.3%+0.1 pts

30Prentiss County, MSMS25,2844.3%+0.9 pts

31Holmes County, MSMS15,4654.2%+0.7 pts

32Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8774.2%+2.1 pts

33Lincoln County, MSMS35,0124.2%+0.3 pts

34Grenada County, MSMS20,8684.1%+1.0 pts

35Neshoba County, MSMS28,7324.1%+0.6 pts

36Attala County, MSMS17,1004.1%+0.3 pts

37DeSoto County, MSMS197,9184.1%+1.3 pts

38Walthall County, MSMS13,9284.1%+0.6 pts

39Webster County, MSMS10,1674.0%+0.1 pts

40Alcorn County, MSMS34,5694.0%+1.1 pts

41Marion County, MSMS24,0014.0%+0.7 pts

42Choctaw County, MSMS8,0483.9%+0.6 pts

43Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393.8%+1.7 pts

44Leake County, MSMS21,6623.8%+1.2 pts

45Carroll County, MSMS9,2263.8%+0.2 pts

46Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9413.7%+0.8 pts

47Kemper County, MSMS8,6003.7%+1.3 pts

48George County, MSMS26,3313.6%+0.3 pts

49Clay County, MSMS18,2383.6%−1.4 pts

50Montgomery County, MSMS9,3543.6%+0.9 pts

51Tate County, MSMS28,7253.6%−0.6 pts

52Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473.6%−0.2 pts

53Franklin County, MSMS7,4913.5%+1.6 pts

54Sunflower County, MSMS22,8933.4%−0.4 pts

55Copiah County, MSMS27,4973.4%+0.5 pts

56Sharkey County, MSMS3,0973.3%+0.8 pts

57Simpson County, MSMS25,4983.3%+0.5 pts

58Noxubee County, MSMS9,7983.3%+1.4 pts

59Clarke County, MSMS15,1023.2%+0.4 pts

60Lawrence County, MSMS11,8193.2%+0.5 pts

61Humphreys County, MSMS7,0013.2%−0.6 pts

62Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0963.2%+1.0 pts

63Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5823.1%+1.1 pts

64Smith County, MSMS13,9913.0%+1.0 pts

65Monroe County, MSMS33,3183.0%+0.6 pts

66Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3753.0%−0.9 pts

67Panola County, MSMS32,6912.9%−0.0 pts

68Scott County, MSMS28,0732.9%+0.2 pts

69Itawamba County, MSMS24,1522.9%+1.1 pts

70Quitman County, MSMS5,3642.9%+0.5 pts

71Wayne County, MSMS19,8072.9%+0.4 pts

72Tippah County, MSMS21,3892.9%−0.0 pts

73Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.8%+0.5 pts

74Greene County, MSMS13,7072.7%+1.4 pts

75Jasper County, MSMS15,7852.6%−0.4 pts

76Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.5%+0.2 pts

77Perry County, MSMS11,5772.5%−0.4 pts

78Marshall County, MSMS34,6542.5%−0.6 pts

79Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.5%+0.1 pts

80Amite County, MSMS12,4872.5%−0.2 pts

81Issaquena County, MSMS1,2631.9%+0.4 pts

82Benton County, MSMS7,5021.7%−0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS