Ranking of Mississippi Counties By White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on September 5, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Mississippi White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 320,483. Among all Mississippi counties, Rankin County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (26,430), followed by Harrison County (26,346), and Madison County (26,322).
The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.
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Related Topics: Mississippi ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rankin County | 26430 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 26346 |
| 3 | Madison County | 26322 |
| 4 | DeSoto County | 21300 |
| 5 | Hinds County | 19430 |
| 6 | Jackson County | 17748 |
| 7 | Lee County | 12318 |
| 8 | Lafayette County | 12123 |
| 9 | Lamar County | 10986 |
| 10 | Forrest County | 10355 |
| 11 | Oktibbeha County | 8593 |
| 12 | Hancock County | 7401 |
| 13 | Jones County | 7367 |
| 14 | Lauderdale County | 7241 |
| 15 | Lowndes County | 7231 |
| 16 | Pearl River County | 5085 |
| 17 | Warren County | 4554 |
| 18 | Alcorn County | 4191 |
| 19 | Monroe County | 3456 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 3287 |
| 21 | Bolivar County | 2959 |
| 22 | Pontotoc County | 2954 |
| 23 | Tate County | 2663 |
| 24 | Union County | 2629 |
| 25 | Prentiss County | 2624 |
| 26 | Pike County | 2457 |
| 27 | Washington County | 2332 |
| 28 | Itawamba County | 2244 |
| 29 | Panola County | 2102 |
| 30 | Neshoba County | 1992 |
| 31 | George County | 1970 |
| 32 | Simpson County | 1961 |
| 33 | Copiah County | 1932 |
| 34 | Adams County | 1861 |
| 35 | Wayne County | 1854 |
| 36 | Grenada County | 1846 |
| 37 | Tippah County | 1832 |
| 38 | Marshall County | 1680 |
| 39 | Stone County | 1672 |
| 40 | Tishomingo County | 1639 |
| 41 | Scott County | 1586 |
| 42 | Newton County | 1582 |
| 43 | Winston County | 1506 |
| 44 | Clay County | 1486 |
| 45 | Marion County | 1468 |
| 46 | Leflore County | 1454 |
| 47 | Yazoo County | 1427 |
| 48 | Covington County | 1421 |
| 49 | Smith County | 1355 |
| 50 | Attala County | 1250 |
| 51 | Sunflower County | 1233 |
| 52 | Leake County | 1151 |
| 53 | Webster County | 1074 |
| 54 | Coahoma County | 1027 |
| 55 | Jasper County | 1009 |
| 56 | Choctaw County | 1006 |
| 57 | Greene County | 957 |
| 58 | Chickasaw County | 939 |
| 59 | Calhoun County | 929 |
| 60 | Walthall County | 896 |
| 61 | Montgomery County | 872 |
| 62 | Clarke County | 828 |
| 63 | Lawrence County | 822 |
| 64 | Carroll County | 798 |
| 65 | Yalobusha County | 793 |
| 66 | Amite County | 696 |
| 67 | Perry County | 655 |
| 68 | Kemper County | 579 |
| 69 | Franklin County | 555 |
| 70 | Tunica County | 510 |
| 71 | Tallahatchie County | 471 |
| 72 | Jefferson Davis County | 470 |
| 73 | Wilkinson County | 410 |
| 74 | Holmes County | 396 |
| 75 | Benton County | 358 |
| 76 | Noxubee County | 322 |
| 77 | Humphreys County | 299 |
| 78 | Claiborne County | 255 |
| 79 | Sharkey County | 236 |
| 80 | Jefferson County | 208 |
| 81 | Quitman County | 191 |
| 82 | Issaquena County | 36 |