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Most graduate degrees, Mississippi counties · 2010

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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, MSMS51,89619.7%+17%

02Lafayette County, MSMS59,59717.8%+18%

03Madison County, MSMS116,29815.3%+27%

04Lamar County, MSMS67,40311.5%+24%

05Forrest County, MSMS79,03410.8%+27%

06Hinds County, MSMS211,8889.8%−2%

07Warren County, MSMS41,7599.1%+15%

08Claiborne County, MSMS8,0588.9%+7%

09Rankin County, MSMS162,1818.7%+17%

10Adams County, MSMS30,0618.1%+40%

11Bolivar County, MSMS28,2627.9%+15%

12Hancock County, MSMS46,8737.6%+18%

13Harrison County, MSMS217,1367.4%+13%

14Lowndes County, MSMS57,3467.4%+19%

15Clay County, MSMS18,2386.8%+88%

16Jones County, MSMS66,4966.8%+43%

17Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3176.7%+9%

18Lee County, MSMS83,7316.5%+11%

19Webster County, MSMS10,1676.5%+61%

20Jefferson County, MSMS6,8256.3%+45%

21DeSoto County, MSMS197,9186.2%+53%

22Washington County, MSMS40,4466.2%+16%

23Attala County, MSMS17,1006.2%+52%

24Lincoln County, MSMS35,0126.1%+48%

25Smith County, MSMS13,9916.1%+105%

26Jackson County, MSMS147,6666.0%+4%

27Leflore County, MSMS25,6865.8%+7%

28Sharkey County, MSMS3,0975.8%+72%

29Grenada County, MSMS20,8685.8%+39%

30Winston County, MSMS17,4735.6%+28%

31Pike County, MSMS38,7125.5%+18%

32Itawamba County, MSMS24,1525.3%+80%

33Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3755.1%+72%

34Union County, MSMS28,4595.0%+8%

35Tate County, MSMS28,7255.0%+37%

36Neshoba County, MSMS28,7324.8%+18%

37Lawrence County, MSMS11,8194.8%+49%

38Marion County, MSMS24,0014.8%+19%

39Monroe County, MSMS33,3184.8%+60%

40Copiah County, MSMS27,4974.7%+38%

41Stone County, MSMS19,6544.5%+4%

42Simpson County, MSMS25,4984.5%+37%

43Alcorn County, MSMS34,5694.5%+11%

44Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634.5%−9%

45Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0964.4%+41%

46Noxubee County, MSMS9,7984.2%+29%

47Prentiss County, MSMS25,2844.2%−2%

48Newton County, MSMS20,9604.2%−18%

49Covington County, MSMS17,8984.1%−8%

50Panola County, MSMS32,6914.0%+35%

51Choctaw County, MSMS8,0483.9%+1%

52Wayne County, MSMS19,8073.9%+35%

53Holmes County, MSMS15,4653.9%−8%

54Tippah County, MSMS21,3893.9%+34%

55Coahoma County, MSMS19,8493.8%−22%

56Humphreys County, MSMS7,0013.8%+19%

57Scott County, MSMS28,0733.7%+27%

58Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473.7%+5%

59George County, MSMS26,3313.7%+2%

60Perry County, MSMS11,5773.7%+45%

61Tunica County, MSMS8,8193.7%+47%

62Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393.6%−5%

63Walthall County, MSMS13,9283.6%−12%

64Sunflower County, MSMS22,8933.5%+4%

65Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7303.4%+33%

66Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.3%+25%

67Quitman County, MSMS5,3643.2%+11%

68Montgomery County, MSMS9,3543.2%−12%

69Carroll County, MSMS9,2263.1%−17%

70Amite County, MSMS12,4873.1%+25%

71Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9413.1%−17%

72Benton County, MSMS7,5023.0%+76%

73Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822.9%−7%

74Kemper County, MSMS8,6002.9%−23%

75Leake County, MSMS21,6622.7%−29%

76Greene County, MSMS13,7072.7%+1%

77Marshall County, MSMS34,6542.7%+7%

78Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.5%−12%

79Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772.0%−53%

80Clarke County, MSMS15,1021.9%−41%

81Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.8%−48%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,2631.2%−34%

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