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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%+2.9 pts

02Lafayette County, MSMS59,59717.8%+2.7 pts

03Madison County, MSMS116,29815.3%+3.2 pts

04Lamar County, MSMS67,40311.5%+2.2 pts

05Forrest County, MSMS79,03410.8%+2.3 pts

06Hinds County, MSMS211,8889.8%−0.2 pts

07Warren County, MSMS41,7599.1%+1.2 pts

08Claiborne County, MSMS8,0588.9%+0.6 pts

09Rankin County, MSMS162,1818.7%+1.2 pts

10Adams County, MSMS30,0618.1%+2.3 pts

11Bolivar County, MSMS28,2627.9%+1.0 pts

12Hancock County, MSMS46,8737.6%+1.1 pts

13Harrison County, MSMS217,1367.4%+0.8 pts

14Lowndes County, MSMS57,3467.4%+1.2 pts

15Clay County, MSMS18,2386.8%+3.2 pts

16Jones County, MSMS66,4966.8%+2.0 pts

17Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3176.7%+0.6 pts

18Lee County, MSMS83,7316.5%+0.7 pts

19Webster County, MSMS10,1676.5%+2.5 pts

20Jefferson County, MSMS6,8256.3%+1.9 pts

21DeSoto County, MSMS197,9186.2%+2.2 pts

22Washington County, MSMS40,4466.2%+0.9 pts

23Attala County, MSMS17,1006.2%+2.1 pts

24Lincoln County, MSMS35,0126.1%+2.0 pts

25Smith County, MSMS13,9916.1%+3.1 pts

26Jackson County, MSMS147,6666.0%+0.2 pts

27Leflore County, MSMS25,6865.8%+0.4 pts

28Sharkey County, MSMS3,0975.8%+2.4 pts

29Grenada County, MSMS20,8685.8%+1.6 pts

30Winston County, MSMS17,4735.6%+1.2 pts

31Pike County, MSMS38,7125.5%+0.9 pts

32Itawamba County, MSMS24,1525.3%+2.4 pts

33Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3755.1%+2.1 pts

34Union County, MSMS28,4595.0%+0.4 pts

35Tate County, MSMS28,7255.0%+1.4 pts

36Neshoba County, MSMS28,7324.8%+0.7 pts

37Lawrence County, MSMS11,8194.8%+1.6 pts

38Marion County, MSMS24,0014.8%+0.8 pts

39Monroe County, MSMS33,3184.8%+1.8 pts

40Copiah County, MSMS27,4974.7%+1.3 pts

41Stone County, MSMS19,6544.5%+0.2 pts

42Simpson County, MSMS25,4984.5%+1.2 pts

43Alcorn County, MSMS34,5694.5%+0.5 pts

44Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634.5%−0.5 pts

45Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0964.4%+1.3 pts

46Noxubee County, MSMS9,7984.2%+0.9 pts

47Prentiss County, MSMS25,2844.2%−0.1 pts

48Newton County, MSMS20,9604.2%−0.9 pts

49Covington County, MSMS17,8984.1%−0.3 pts

50Panola County, MSMS32,6914.0%+1.0 pts

51Choctaw County, MSMS8,0483.9%+0.0 pts

52Wayne County, MSMS19,8073.9%+1.0 pts

53Holmes County, MSMS15,4653.9%−0.3 pts

54Tippah County, MSMS21,3893.9%+1.0 pts

55Coahoma County, MSMS19,8493.8%−1.1 pts

56Humphreys County, MSMS7,0013.8%+0.6 pts

57Scott County, MSMS28,0733.7%+0.8 pts

58Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473.7%+0.2 pts

59George County, MSMS26,3313.7%+0.1 pts

60Perry County, MSMS11,5773.7%+1.1 pts

61Tunica County, MSMS8,8193.7%+1.2 pts

62Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393.6%−0.2 pts

63Walthall County, MSMS13,9283.6%−0.5 pts

64Sunflower County, MSMS22,8933.5%+0.1 pts

65Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7303.4%+0.8 pts

66Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.3%+0.7 pts

67Quitman County, MSMS5,3643.2%+0.3 pts

68Montgomery County, MSMS9,3543.2%−0.4 pts

69Carroll County, MSMS9,2263.1%−0.6 pts

70Amite County, MSMS12,4873.1%+0.6 pts

71Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9413.1%−0.6 pts

72Benton County, MSMS7,5023.0%+1.3 pts

73Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822.9%−0.2 pts

74Kemper County, MSMS8,6002.9%−0.8 pts

75Leake County, MSMS21,6622.7%−1.1 pts

76Greene County, MSMS13,7072.7%+0.0 pts

77Marshall County, MSMS34,6542.7%+0.2 pts

78Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.5%−0.3 pts

79Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772.0%−2.3 pts

80Clarke County, MSMS15,1021.9%−1.3 pts

81Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.8%−1.7 pts

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,2631.2%−0.6 pts

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