Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Mississippi White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 26.77%. Among all Mississippi counties, Madison County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (61.51%), followed by Oktibbeha County (58.07%), and Lafayette County (51.17%).
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 | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison County | 61.51 |
| 2 | Oktibbeha County | 58.07 |
| 3 | Lafayette County | 51.17 |
| 4 | Hinds County | 47.02 |
| 5 | Bolivar County | 42.15 |
| 6 | Forrest County | 34.55 |
| 7 | Tunica County | 34.51 |
| 8 | Lowndes County | 33.66 |
| 9 | Lamar County | 33.11 |
| 10 | Rankin County | 32.31 |
| 11 | Lee County | 32.13 |
| 12 | Claiborne County | 31.96 |
| 13 | Leflore County | 31.73 |
| 14 | Coahoma County | 30.09 |
| 15 | Warren County | 28.95 |
| 16 | Washington County | 27.65 |
| 17 | Jefferson County | 27.40 |
| 18 | Harrison County | 27.34 |
| 19 | Clay County | 27.13 |
| 20 | DeSoto County | 26.57 |
| 21 | Sharkey County | 26.22 |
| 22 | Sunflower County | 25.98 |
| 23 | Lauderdale County | 25.66 |
| 24 | Hancock County | 25.46 |
| 25 | Kemper County | 25.45 |
| 26 | Jackson County | 24.81 |
| 27 | Choctaw County | 24.49 |
| 28 | Humphreys County | 24.15 |
| 29 | Wayne County | 23.77 |
| 30 | Jones County | 23.48 |
| 31 | Winston County | 22.39 |
| 32 | Grenada County | 22.12 |
| 33 | Montgomery County | 22.03 |
| 34 | Holmes County | 21.00 |
| 35 | Copiah County | 20.99 |
| 36 | Wilkinson County | 20.84 |
| 37 | Monroe County | 20.67 |
| 38 | Tate County | 20.64 |
| 39 | Alcorn County | 20.53 |
| 40 | Pike County | 20.05 |
| 41 | Lincoln County | 19.81 |
| 42 | Adams County | 19.77 |
| 43 | Webster County | 19.73 |
| 44 | Jasper County | 18.68 |
| 45 | Pontotoc County | 18.50 |
| 46 | Attala County | 18.31 |
| 47 | Prentiss County | 18.20 |
| 48 | Panola County | 18.14 |
| 49 | Yazoo County | 17.97 |
| 50 | Newton County | 17.76 |
| 51 | Covington County | 17.74 |
| 52 | Smith County | 17.69 |
| 53 | Union County | 17.58 |
| 54 | Walthall County | 17.30 |
| 55 | Stone County | 17.26 |
| 56 | Noxubee County | 17.18 |
| 57 | Simpson County | 17.16 |
| 58 | Neshoba County | 16.85 |
| 59 | Carroll County | 16.09 |
| 60 | Tippah County | 15.87 |
| 61 | Franklin County | 15.75 |
| 62 | Pearl River County | 15.58 |
| 63 | Leake County | 15.56 |
| 64 | Quitman County | 15.49 |
| 65 | Chickasaw County | 15.30 |
| 66 | Lawrence County | 15.13 |
| 67 | Itawamba County | 15.08 |
| 68 | Scott County | 14.99 |
| 69 | Calhoun County | 14.63 |
| 70 | Jefferson Davis County | 14.31 |
| 71 | Yalobusha County | 14.22 |
| 72 | George County | 13.94 |
| 72 | Tallahatchie County | 13.94 |
| 73 | Marshall County | 13.80 |
| 74 | Greene County | 13.42 |
| 75 | Tishomingo County | 13.23 |
| 76 | Marion County | 12.94 |
| 77 | Amite County | 12.62 |
| 78 | Issaquena County | 12.08 |
| 79 | Clarke County | 11.36 |
| 80 | Benton County | 10.59 |
| 81 | Perry County | 10.14 |