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)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

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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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Madison County
Oktibbeha County
Lafayette County
Hinds County
Bolivar County
Forrest County
Tunica County
Lowndes County
Lamar County
Rankin County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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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