Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Mississippi Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 224,449. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (26,076), followed by Harrison County (10,883), and DeSoto County (8,943).
The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinds County | 26076 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 10883 |
| 3 | DeSoto County | 8943 |
| 4 | Washington County | 6988 |
| 5 | Lowndes County | 6645 |
| 6 | Madison County | 6615 |
| 7 | Lauderdale County | 6111 |
| 8 | Jackson County | 5826 |
| 9 | Pike County | 5677 |
| 10 | Rankin County | 5297 |
| 11 | Leflore County | 5066 |
| 12 | Forrest County | 4952 |
| 13 | Sunflower County | 4678 |
| 14 | Jones County | 4640 |
| 15 | Lee County | 4342 |
| 16 | Yazoo County | 4272 |
| 17 | Marshall County | 4015 |
| 18 | Warren County | 3954 |
| 19 | Bolivar County | 3422 |
| 20 | Oktibbeha County | 3412 |
| 21 | Panola County | 3411 |
| 22 | Holmes County | 3360 |
| 23 | Adams County | 3241 |
| 24 | Copiah County | 3078 |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 2990 |
| 26 | Monroe County | 2872 |
| 27 | Clay County | 2799 |
| 28 | Jasper County | 2647 |
| 29 | Scott County | 2389 |
| 30 | Coahoma County | 2380 |
| 31 | Winston County | 2251 |
| 32 | Tunica County | 2165 |
| 33 | Marion County | 2148 |
| 34 | Leake County | 2115 |
| 35 | Wilkinson County | 2107 |
| 36 | Noxubee County | 2101 |
| 37 | Tate County | 2072 |
| 38 | Lafayette County | 1969 |
| 39 | Jefferson Davis County | 1965 |
| 40 | Grenada County | 1924 |
| 41 | Lamar County | 1885 |
| 42 | Yalobusha County | 1723 |
| 43 | Tallahatchie County | 1721 |
| 44 | Chickasaw County | 1701 |
| 45 | Neshoba County | 1630 |
| 46 | Pearl River County | 1607 |
| 47 | Simpson County | 1586 |
| 48 | Attala County | 1549 |
| 49 | Wayne County | 1540 |
| 50 | Kemper County | 1483 |
| 51 | Amite County | 1479 |
| 52 | Clarke County | 1440 |
| 53 | Newton County | 1358 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 1318 |
| 55 | Walthall County | 1286 |
| 56 | Covington County | 1246 |
| 57 | Claiborne County | 1181 |
| 58 | Humphreys County | 1172 |
| 59 | Quitman County | 1083 |
| 60 | Smith County | 1058 |
| 61 | Union County | 919 |
| 62 | Tippah County | 910 |
| 63 | Lawrence County | 903 |
| 64 | Calhoun County | 893 |
| 65 | Greene County | 861 |
| 66 | Sharkey County | 840 |
| 67 | Prentiss County | 757 |
| 68 | Choctaw County | 756 |
| 69 | Carroll County | 750 |
| 70 | Pontotoc County | 721 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | 624 |
| 72 | Hancock County | 620 |
| 73 | Benton County | 614 |
| 74 | Stone County | 611 |
| 75 | Alcorn County | 600 |
| 76 | Franklin County | 532 |
| 77 | Perry County | 484 |
| 78 | George County | 337 |
| 79 | Itawamba County | 300 |
| 80 | Webster County | 282 |
| 81 | Issaquena County | 214 |
| 82 | Tishomingo County | 77 |