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)

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 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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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Benton County
Sharkey County
Noxubee County
Quitman County
Chickasaw County
Tippah County
Union County
Simpson County
Pontotoc County
Tishomingo County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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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