Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Mississippi Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 337,099. Among all Mississippi counties, Harrison County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (24,090), followed by DeSoto County (24,012), and Rankin County (19,787).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Harrison County
DeSoto County
Rankin County
Jackson County
Pearl River County
Lee County
Jones County
Lamar County
Hancock County
Hinds County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Harrison County 24090
2 DeSoto County 24012
3 Rankin County 19787
4 Jackson County 19407
5 Pearl River County 11314
6 Lee County 9633
7 Jones County 9176
8 Lamar County 8681
9 Hancock County 8561
10 Hinds County 7687
11 Forrest County 7077
12 Lauderdale County 7034
13 Monroe County 6210
14 Alcorn County 6204
15 Lowndes County 6091
16 Lincoln County 5860
17 Itawamba County 5197
18 George County 4900
19 Madison County 4861
20 Marshall County 4812
21 Pontotoc County 4717
22 Prentiss County 4688
23 Union County 4489
24 Warren County 4435
25 Tishomingo County 4266
26 Lafayette County 4070
27 Marion County 4050
28 Tate County 3872
29 Neshoba County 3736
30 Pike County 3712
31 Simpson County 3683
32 Tippah County 3605
33 Panola County 3326
34 Scott County 3216
35 Stone County 3087
36 Wayne County 2967
37 Newton County 2927
38 Perry County 2914
39 Adams County 2798
40 Copiah County 2671
41 Smith County 2620
42 Clarke County 2604
43 Greene County 2555
44 Grenada County 2532
45 Covington County 2498
46 Leake County 2462
47 Attala County 2453
48 Amite County 2428
49 Washington County 2329
50 Yazoo County 2266
51 Yalobusha County 2251
52 Lawrence County 2203
53 Calhoun County 2183
54 Walthall County 2178
55 Winston County 2136
56 Chickasaw County 2066
57 Jasper County 2046
58 Webster County 2012
59 Oktibbeha County 1916
60 Carroll County 1789
61 Clay County 1534
62 Choctaw County 1406
63 Sunflower County 1346
64 Bolivar County 1334
64 Tallahatchie County 1334
65 Jefferson Davis County 1247
66 Montgomery County 1183
67 Benton County 1114
68 Leflore County 1059
69 Franklin County 1057
70 Coahoma County 953
71 Wilkinson County 617
72 Kemper County 570
73 Noxubee County 555
74 Holmes County 510
75 Tunica County 393
76 Quitman County 380
77 Humphreys County 308
78 Claiborne County 269
79 Jefferson County 225
80 Sharkey County 212
81 Issaquena County 143