Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 11.32%. Among all Mississippi counties, Benton County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (25.44%), followed by Sharkey County (23.67%), and Noxubee County (23.11%).

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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Benton County
Sharkey County
Noxubee County
Quitman County
Chickasaw County
Scott County
Union County
Tippah County
Simpson County
Pontotoc County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of 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 25.44
2 Sharkey County 23.67
3 Noxubee County 23.11
4 Quitman County 22.30
5 Chickasaw County 21.75
6 Scott County 20.54
7 Union County 19.78
8 Tippah County 19.72
9 Simpson County 18.91
10 Pontotoc County 18.61
11 Tishomingo County 18.34
12 Alcorn County 17.87
13 Smith County 17.34
14 Calhoun County 17.09
15 Leake County 16.83
16 Sunflower County 16.71
17 Prentiss County 16.59
18 Yazoo County 16.56
19 Pike County 16.51
20 Carroll County 16.19
21 Neshoba County 15.97
22 Tallahatchie County 15.89
23 Itawamba County 15.62
24 Walthall County 15.51
25 Panola County 15.45
26 Adams County 15.34
27 Lawrence County 15.19
28 Jefferson Davis County 15.10
29 Perry County 14.99
30 Covington County 14.96
31 Marshall County 14.91
32 George County 14.79
32 Greene County 14.79
33 Grenada County 14.65
34 Marion County 14.64
35 Clarke County 14.54
36 Washington County 14.20
37 Wayne County 14.03
38 Pearl River County 13.93
39 Bolivar County 13.85
40 Holmes County 13.73
41 Copiah County 13.69
42 Leflore County 13.53
43 Issaquena County 13.42
44 Lincoln County 13.32
45 Yalobusha County 13.29
46 Tate County 13.26
47 Choctaw County 13.10
48 Newton County 12.97
49 Montgomery County 12.86
50 Clay County 12.74
51 Jones County 12.35
52 Franklin County 12.21
53 Monroe County 12.16
54 Stone County 11.89
55 Lee County 11.03
56 Attala County 10.76
57 Jackson County 10.73
58 Wilkinson County 10.42
59 Hancock County 9.99
60 Jefferson County 9.75
61 Humphreys County 9.61
62 Lamar County 9.60
63 Coahoma County 9.52
64 Harrison County 9.27
65 Kemper County 9.23
66 Winston County 9.17
67 Jasper County 9.13
68 Webster County 9.00
69 Lauderdale County 8.96
70 Lowndes County 8.25
71 Rankin County 7.91
72 Forrest County 7.61
72 Warren County 7.61
73 Amite County 7.29
74 DeSoto County 7.27
75 Tunica County 6.36
76 Lafayette County 6.21
77 Claiborne County 5.64
78 Hinds County 5.58
79 Oktibbeha County 5.57
80 Madison County 3.11