Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of 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 percentage of the Mississippi Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 28.66%. Among all Mississippi counties, Issaquena County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (47.99%), followed by Perry County (45.57%), and Amite County (44.01%).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Issaquena County
Perry County
Amite County
Walthall County
Yalobusha County
Lawrence County
Marshall County
Tallahatchie County
Jefferson Davis County
Wayne County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of 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 Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Issaquena County 47.99
2 Perry County 45.57
3 Amite County 44.01
4 Walthall County 42.19
5 Yalobusha County 41.35
6 Lawrence County 40.58
7 Marshall County 40.05
8 Tallahatchie County 39.67
9 Jefferson Davis County 38.10
10 Wayne County 38.04
11 Jasper County 37.89
12 Monroe County 37.63
13 Webster County 37.24
14 Greene County 36.42
15 Clarke County 36.16
16 Carroll County 36.15
17 Attala County 36.12
18 Marion County 35.93
19 Lincoln County 35.83
20 Pearl River County 35.38
21 George County 35.32
22 Itawamba County 35.18
23 Choctaw County 34.71
24 Calhoun County 34.65
25 Tishomingo County 34.63
26 Smith County 34.51
27 Chickasaw County 34.28
28 Claiborne County 33.92
29 Leake County 33.59
30 Adams County 33.41
31 Scott County 33.31
32 Benton County 33.00
33 Newton County 32.88
34 Prentiss County 32.77
35 Stone County 32.71
36 Simpson County 32.35
37 Winston County 32.08
38 Wilkinson County 32.07
39 Covington County 31.89
40 Yazoo County 31.80
41 Neshoba County 31.69
42 Tippah County 31.24
43 Quitman County 31.10
44 Alcorn County 30.74
45 Pike County 30.64
46 DeSoto County 30.62
47 Tate County 30.58
48 Grenada County 30.39
49 Union County 30.15
50 Jones County 30.06
51 Franklin County 30.01
52 Jefferson County 29.96
53 Montgomery County 29.89
54 Noxubee County 29.82
55 Hancock County 29.77
56 Pontotoc County 29.65
57 Copiah County 29.37
58 Panola County 29.29
59 Lowndes County 28.80
60 Warren County 28.56
61 Coahoma County 28.47
62 Sunflower County 28.36
63 Clay County 28.05
63 Jackson County 28.05
64 Washington County 27.90
65 Holmes County 27.13
66 Tunica County 26.92
67 Lamar County 26.63
68 Harrison County 25.88
69 Lee County 25.46
70 Lauderdale County 25.37
71 Kemper County 25.24
72 Humphreys County 24.88
73 Rankin County 24.49
74 Forrest County 24.06
75 Leflore County 23.65
76 Sharkey County 23.56
77 Bolivar County 19.17
78 Hinds County 18.79
79 Lafayette County 17.30
80 Oktibbeha County 13.02
81 Madison County 11.58