Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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 Less than High School Diploma was 11.02%. Among all Mississippi counties, Benton County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (25.47%), followed by Sharkey County (23.67%), and Noxubee County (22.73%).
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 | Benton County | 25.47 |
| 2 | Sharkey County | 23.67 |
| 3 | Noxubee County | 22.73 |
| 4 | Quitman County | 21.60 |
| 5 | Chickasaw County | 21.21 |
| 6 | Tippah County | 19.68 |
| 7 | Union County | 19.61 |
| 8 | Simpson County | 18.98 |
| 9 | Pontotoc County | 18.59 |
| 10 | Tishomingo County | 18.32 |
| 11 | Alcorn County | 17.66 |
| 12 | Smith County | 17.35 |
| 13 | Calhoun County | 16.97 |
| 14 | Sunflower County | 16.71 |
| 15 | Scott County | 16.69 |
| 16 | Leake County | 16.55 |
| 17 | Prentiss County | 16.36 |
| 18 | Pike County | 16.30 |
| 19 | Adams County | 16.05 |
| 20 | Carroll County | 15.98 |
| 21 | Tallahatchie County | 15.94 |
| 22 | Neshoba County | 15.76 |
| 23 | Walthall County | 15.55 |
| 24 | Panola County | 15.37 |
| 25 | Yazoo County | 15.27 |
| 26 | Itawamba County | 15.26 |
| 27 | Lawrence County | 15.20 |
| 28 | Jefferson Davis County | 15.15 |
| 29 | Covington County | 14.85 |
| 30 | Marion County | 14.73 |
| 31 | Grenada County | 14.68 |
| 32 | George County | 14.62 |
| 33 | Marshall County | 14.55 |
| 34 | Perry County | 14.50 |
| 35 | Clarke County | 14.45 |
| 36 | Greene County | 14.44 |
| 37 | Wayne County | 14.03 |
| 38 | Pearl River County | 14.01 |
| 39 | Bolivar County | 13.89 |
| 40 | Yalobusha County | 13.61 |
| 41 | Washington County | 13.52 |
| 42 | Lincoln County | 13.51 |
| 43 | Holmes County | 13.46 |
| 44 | Issaquena County | 13.42 |
| 45 | Copiah County | 13.19 |
| 46 | Leflore County | 13.18 |
| 47 | Choctaw County | 13.11 |
| 48 | Newton County | 12.94 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 12.86 |
| 50 | Clay County | 12.77 |
| 51 | Tate County | 12.45 |
| 52 | Monroe County | 12.21 |
| 53 | Franklin County | 12.18 |
| 54 | Stone County | 12.11 |
| 55 | Jones County | 11.00 |
| 56 | Attala County | 10.82 |
| 57 | Wilkinson County | 10.66 |
| 58 | Lee County | 10.42 |
| 59 | Jackson County | 10.32 |
| 60 | Hancock County | 10.05 |
| 61 | Jefferson County | 9.85 |
| 62 | Humphreys County | 9.61 |
| 63 | Lamar County | 9.26 |
| 64 | Jasper County | 9.13 |
| 64 | Winston County | 9.13 |
| 65 | Coahoma County | 9.08 |
| 66 | Webster County | 9.07 |
| 67 | Harrison County | 9.01 |
| 68 | Kemper County | 8.90 |
| 69 | Lauderdale County | 8.60 |
| 70 | Lowndes County | 8.12 |
| 71 | Rankin County | 7.56 |
| 72 | Warren County | 7.30 |
| 73 | Amite County | 7.29 |
| 73 | Forrest County | 7.29 |
| 74 | DeSoto County | 6.83 |
| 75 | Tunica County | 6.44 |
| 76 | Lafayette County | 5.98 |
| 77 | Claiborne County | 5.68 |
| 78 | Oktibbeha County | 5.52 |
| 79 | Hinds County | 5.31 |
| 80 | Madison County | 2.59 |