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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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Rankin County
Harrison County
Madison County
DeSoto County
Hinds County
Jackson County
Lee County
Lafayette County
Lamar County
Forrest County
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