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Mississippi Counties by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 82 counties ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1 Covington County, Mississippi 60.6%
2 Newton County, Mississippi 58.9%
3 Lauderdale County, Mississippi 55.3%
4 Prentiss County, Mississippi 55.2%
5 Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 52.2%
6 Franklin County, Mississippi 45.7%
7 Coahoma County, Mississippi 42.6%
8 Leake County, Mississippi 40.7%
9 Madison County, Mississippi 40.0%
10 Panola County, Mississippi 37.1%
11 Pontotoc County, Mississippi 36.6%
12 Clay County, Mississippi 33.1%
13 Rankin County, Mississippi 32.8%
14 Hinds County, Mississippi 31.1%
15 Forrest County, Mississippi 29.5%
16 Sharkey County, Mississippi 28.9%
17 Bolivar County, Mississippi 26.6%
18 Lowndes County, Mississippi 26.6%
19 Warren County, Mississippi 26.5%
20 Lee County, Mississippi 26.0%
21 Harrison County, Mississippi 25.5%
22 Jackson County, Mississippi 24.9%
23 Hancock County, Mississippi 24.6%
24 Tippah County, Mississippi 23.2%
25 Tate County, Mississippi 22.7%
26 Winston County, Mississippi 22.5%
27 Claiborne County, Mississippi 22.0%
28 Smith County, Mississippi 21.4%
29 Noxubee County, Mississippi 21.1%
30 Adams County, Mississippi 20.6%
31 Washington County, Mississippi 20.5%
32 Copiah County, Mississippi 20.3%
33 Webster County, Mississippi 20.1%
34 Jones County, Mississippi 20.0%
35 Jefferson County, Mississippi 19.9%
36 Yazoo County, Mississippi 19.5%
37 Montgomery County, Mississippi 19.5%
38 Humphreys County, Mississippi 19.4%
39 Walthall County, Mississippi 19.2%
40 Leflore County, Mississippi 18.7%
41 Choctaw County, Mississippi 18.6%
42 Carroll County, Mississippi 18.5%
43 Lincoln County, Mississippi 18.4%
44 Alcorn County, Mississippi 18.4%
45 Clarke County, Mississippi 18.1%
46 Grenada County, Mississippi 17.9%
47 Kemper County, Mississippi 17.8%
48 Simpson County, Mississippi 17.4%
49 Union County, Mississippi 17.1%
50 Wayne County, Mississippi 16.7%
51 Monroe County, Mississippi 16.4%
52 Tishomingo County, Mississippi 16.4%
53 Neshoba County, Mississippi 16.3%
54 Tunica County, Mississippi 16.1%
55 Pike County, Mississippi 15.9%
56 Itawamba County, Mississippi 14.8%
57 Stone County, Mississippi 14.6%
58 Marshall County, Mississippi 14.5%
59 Holmes County, Mississippi 13.7%
60 Lafayette County, Mississippi 13.5%
61 Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi 13.5%
62 Marion County, Mississippi 13.2%
63 Calhoun County, Mississippi 13.1%
64 Jasper County, Mississippi 13.0%
65 Benton County, Mississippi 13.0%
66 Chickasaw County, Mississippi 12.4%
67 Yalobusha County, Mississippi 12.3%
68 Scott County, Mississippi 12.1%
69 Lamar County, Mississippi 12.0%
70 Wilkinson County, Mississippi 11.6%
71 Lawrence County, Mississippi 11.6%
72 Perry County, Mississippi 11.4%
73 Tallahatchie County, Mississippi 9.4%
74 DeSoto County, Mississippi 9.2%
75 Sunflower County, Mississippi 9.1%
76 Amite County, Mississippi 8.0%
77 Quitman County, Mississippi 5.9%
78 Attala County, Mississippi 5.6%
79 Pearl River County, Mississippi 4.9%
80 Issaquena County, Mississippi 4.4%
81 George County, Mississippi 0.0%
82 Greene County, Mississippi 0.0%