Ranking of Mississippi Counties By 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 343,244. Among all Mississippi counties, Harrison County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (25,213), followed by DeSoto County (24,462), and Jackson County (20,096).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Harrison County
DeSoto County
Jackson County
Rankin County
Pearl River County
Lee County
Jones County
Lamar County
Hancock County
Hinds County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By 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 25213
2 DeSoto County 24462
3 Jackson County 20096
4 Rankin County 19894
5 Pearl River County 11585
6 Lee County 9671
7 Jones County 9259
8 Lamar County 8777
9 Hancock County 8604
10 Hinds County 7719
11 Forrest County 7223
12 Lauderdale County 7058
13 Monroe County 6371
14 Alcorn County 6301
15 Lowndes County 6108
16 Lincoln County 5860
17 Itawamba County 5204
18 Madison County 5049
19 George County 5010
20 Marshall County 4894
21 Pontotoc County 4733
22 Prentiss County 4703
23 Warren County 4516
24 Union County 4503
25 Tishomingo County 4289
26 Lafayette County 4079
27 Marion County 4050
28 Tate County 3918
29 Pike County 3770
30 Neshoba County 3736
31 Simpson County 3719
32 Adams County 3649
33 Tippah County 3605
34 Scott County 3512
35 Panola County 3415
36 Stone County 3113
37 Wayne County 2967
38 Newton County 2928
39 Perry County 2914
40 Copiah County 2712
41 Smith County 2657
42 Clarke County 2609
43 Greene County 2581
44 Yazoo County 2575
45 Covington County 2544
46 Grenada County 2532
47 Leake County 2462
48 Attala County 2453
49 Amite County 2428
50 Washington County 2346
51 Yalobusha County 2341
52 Lawrence County 2203
53 Calhoun County 2195
54 Walthall County 2178
55 Winston County 2177
56 Chickasaw County 2093
57 Jasper County 2046
58 Webster County 2043
59 Oktibbeha County 1926
60 Carroll County 1789
61 Clay County 1543
62 Choctaw County 1435
63 Tallahatchie County 1349
64 Sunflower County 1346
65 Bolivar County 1340
66 Jefferson Davis County 1247
67 Montgomery County 1183
68 Benton County 1116
69 Leflore County 1071
70 Franklin County 1057
71 Coahoma County 976
72 Wilkinson County 638
73 Kemper County 578
74 Noxubee County 558
75 Holmes County 510
76 Tunica County 393
77 Quitman County 380
78 Humphreys County 308
79 Claiborne County 269
80 Jefferson County 225
81 Sharkey County 212
82 Issaquena County 143