Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on September 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Mississippi (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 23.25%. Among all Mississippi counties, Madison County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (50.23%), followed by Lafayette County (44.98%), and Oktibbeha County (44.07%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.
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Related Topics: Mississippi ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
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| 1 | Madison County | 50.23 |
| 2 | Lafayette County | 44.98 |
| 3 | Oktibbeha County | 44.07 |
| 4 | Lamar County | 32.77 |
| 5 | Rankin County | 31.48 |
| 6 | Hinds County | 30.87 |
| 7 | Forrest County | 28.94 |
| 8 | Lee County | 28.26 |
| 9 | DeSoto County | 26.09 |
| 10 | Bolivar County | 25.46 |
| 11 | Lowndes County | 25.14 |
| 12 | Harrison County | 24.47 |
| 13 | Warren County | 24.24 |
| 14 | Hancock County | 24.10 |
| 15 | Jackson County | 22.96 |
| 16 | Claiborne County | 21.27 |
| 17 | Wayne County | 21.04 |
| 18 | Lauderdale County | 20.67 |
| 19 | Washington County | 20.62 |
| 20 | Jones County | 20.48 |
| 21 | Grenada County | 20.42 |
| 22 | Alcorn County | 19.82 |
| 23 | Clay County | 19.67 |
| 24 | Tate County | 18.89 |
| 25 | Leflore County | 18.77 |
| 26 | Choctaw County | 18.57 |
| 27 | Coahoma County | 18.41 |
| 28 | Copiah County | 18.19 |
| 29 | Montgomery County | 18.15 |
| 30 | Humphreys County | 18.14 |
| 31 | Jefferson County | 18.06 |
| 32 | Walthall County | 18.01 |
| 33 | Adams County | 17.93 |
| 34 | Webster County | 17.65 |
| 35 | Pontotoc County | 17.20 |
| 36 | Sharkey County | 17.01 |
| 37 | Prentiss County | 16.76 |
| 38 | Monroe County | 16.71 |
| 39 | Union County | 16.44 |
| 40 | Leake County | 16.42 |
| 41 | Pike County | 16.30 |
| 42 | Lincoln County | 16.19 |
| 43 | Sunflower County | 16.08 |
| 44 | Simpson County | 16.03 |
| 45 | Panola County | 15.92 |
| 46 | Franklin County | 15.87 |
| 47 | Winston County | 15.85 |
| 48 | Covington County | 15.76 |
| 48 | Tunica County | 15.76 |
| 49 | Lawrence County | 14.96 |
| 50 | Jasper County | 14.94 |
| 51 | Stone County | 14.85 |
| 52 | Smith County | 14.83 |
| 53 | Tippah County | 14.81 |
| 54 | Itawamba County | 14.70 |
| 55 | Carroll County | 14.69 |
| 56 | Newton County | 14.65 |
| 57 | Pearl River County | 14.48 |
| 58 | Kemper County | 14.01 |
| 59 | Jefferson Davis County | 13.87 |
| 60 | George County | 13.65 |
| 61 | Wilkinson County | 13.45 |
| 62 | Attala County | 13.10 |
| 63 | Neshoba County | 12.96 |
| 64 | Marshall County | 12.86 |
| 65 | Tishomingo County | 12.81 |
| 66 | Holmes County | 12.66 |
| 67 | Chickasaw County | 12.49 |
| 68 | Calhoun County | 12.38 |
| 69 | Clarke County | 12.36 |
| 70 | Tallahatchie County | 12.26 |
| 71 | Scott County | 12.21 |
| 72 | Noxubee County | 12.19 |
| 73 | Yazoo County | 11.79 |
| 74 | Yalobusha County | 11.40 |
| 75 | Marion County | 11.30 |
| 76 | Quitman County | 11.24 |
| 77 | Greene County | 10.84 |
| 78 | Amite County | 10.60 |
| 79 | Perry County | 9.65 |
| 80 | Benton County | 9.29 |
| 81 | Issaquena County | 4.47 |