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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%+8%

02Lafayette County, MSMS59,59715.1%+7%

03Madison County, MSMS116,29812.0%+46%

04Hinds County, MSMS211,88810.0%+4%

05Lamar County, MSMS67,4039.2%+15%

06Forrest County, MSMS79,0348.5%+12%

07Claiborne County, MSMS8,0588.3%+19%

08Warren County, MSMS41,7597.9%+13%

09Rankin County, MSMS162,1817.4%+38%

10Bolivar County, MSMS28,2626.9%+27%

11Harrison County, MSMS217,1366.6%+13%

12Hancock County, MSMS46,8736.4%+29%

13Lowndes County, MSMS57,3466.2%+31%

14Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3176.1%+34%

15Lee County, MSMS83,7315.9%+19%

16Adams County, MSMS30,0615.8%+13%

17Jackson County, MSMS147,6665.8%+17%

18Leflore County, MSMS25,6865.5%+0%

19Washington County, MSMS40,4465.3%+7%

20Newton County, MSMS20,9605.1%+40%

21Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634.9%+27%

22Coahoma County, MSMS19,8494.9%+33%

23Jones County, MSMS66,4964.7%+22%

24Pike County, MSMS38,7124.7%+4%

25Union County, MSMS28,4594.6%+31%

26Winston County, MSMS17,4734.4%+28%

27Covington County, MSMS17,8984.4%+34%

28Jefferson County, MSMS6,8254.4%−11%

29Stone County, MSMS19,6544.3%+3%

30Prentiss County, MSMS25,2844.3%+27%

31Holmes County, MSMS15,4654.2%+20%

32Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8774.2%+102%

33Lincoln County, MSMS35,0124.2%+9%

34Grenada County, MSMS20,8684.1%+32%

35Neshoba County, MSMS28,7324.1%+17%

36Attala County, MSMS17,1004.1%+9%

37DeSoto County, MSMS197,9184.1%+45%

38Walthall County, MSMS13,9284.1%+19%

39Webster County, MSMS10,1674.0%+2%

40Alcorn County, MSMS34,5694.0%+40%

41Marion County, MSMS24,0014.0%+20%

42Choctaw County, MSMS8,0483.9%+18%

43Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393.8%+80%

44Leake County, MSMS21,6623.8%+49%

45Carroll County, MSMS9,2263.8%+6%

46Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9413.7%+28%

47Kemper County, MSMS8,6003.7%+56%

48George County, MSMS26,3313.6%+9%

49Clay County, MSMS18,2383.6%−27%

50Montgomery County, MSMS9,3543.6%+31%

51Tate County, MSMS28,7253.6%−14%

52Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473.6%−4%

53Franklin County, MSMS7,4913.5%+88%

54Sunflower County, MSMS22,8933.4%−10%

55Copiah County, MSMS27,4973.4%+17%

56Sharkey County, MSMS3,0973.3%+31%

57Simpson County, MSMS25,4983.3%+17%

58Noxubee County, MSMS9,7983.3%+76%

59Clarke County, MSMS15,1023.2%+16%

60Lawrence County, MSMS11,8193.2%+18%

61Humphreys County, MSMS7,0013.2%−16%

62Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0963.2%+46%

63Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5823.1%+57%

64Smith County, MSMS13,9913.0%+50%

65Monroe County, MSMS33,3183.0%+27%

66Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3753.0%−23%

67Panola County, MSMS32,6912.9%−1%

68Scott County, MSMS28,0732.9%+8%

69Itawamba County, MSMS24,1522.9%+59%

70Quitman County, MSMS5,3642.9%+23%

71Wayne County, MSMS19,8072.9%+15%

72Tippah County, MSMS21,3892.9%−1%

73Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.8%+23%

74Greene County, MSMS13,7072.7%+102%

75Jasper County, MSMS15,7852.6%−12%

76Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.5%+9%

77Perry County, MSMS11,5772.5%−12%

78Marshall County, MSMS34,6542.5%−20%

79Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.5%+4%

80Amite County, MSMS12,4872.5%−8%

81Issaquena County, MSMS1,2631.9%+29%

82Benton County, MSMS7,5021.7%−35%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS