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Cities in Mississippi by share of adults with a bachelor's degree

Madison, MS had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 41 cities in 2023, at 65.7%. Picayune, MS had the lowest, at 14.2%. The median was 26.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 24.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65.7Madison, MS
Lowest14.2Picayune, MS
Median26.841 cities
Mississippi24.2History

All cities, 2023

Madison, MS: 65.7 %Madison, MS65.7Oxford, MS: 56.9 %Oxford, MS56.9Starkville, MS: 50.9 %Starkville, MS50.9Flowood, MS: 50.6 %Flowood, MS50.6Ridgeland, MS: 50.4 %Ridgeland, MS50.4Clinton, MS: 47.5 %Clinton, MS47.5Ocean Springs, MS: 45.8 %Ocean Springs, MS45.8Brandon, MS: 41.8 %Brandon, MS41.8Hernando, MS: 35.9 %Hernando, MS35.9Bay St. Louis, MS: 35.2 %Bay St. Louis, MS35.2Tupelo, MS: 35.1 %Tupelo, MS35.1Hattiesburg, MS: 35 %Hattiesburg, MS35Cleveland, MS: 34.2 %Cleveland, MS34.2Byram, MS: 34.2 %Byram, MS34.2Long Beach, MS: 32.9 %Long Beach, MS32.9Olive Branch, MS: 31.1 %Olive Branch, MS31.1Petal, MS: 29.1 %Petal, MS29.1Biloxi, MS: 28.9 %Biloxi, MS28.9Jackson, MS: 28.6 %Jackson, MS28.6Southaven, MS: 27 %Southaven, MS27Grenada, MS: 26.8 %Grenada, MS26.8Pearl, MS: 26.3 %Pearl, MS26.3Natchez, MS: 25.9 %Natchez, MS25.9Corinth, MS: 25.9 %Corinth, MS25.9Columbus, MS: 25.8 %Columbus, MS25.8Vicksburg, MS: 23.9 %Vicksburg, MS23.9Greenwood, MS: 23.5 %Greenwood, MS23.5Gulfport, MS: 22.3 %Gulfport, MS22.3Canton, MS: 22.1 %Canton, MS22.1Brookhaven, MS: 21.4 %Brookhaven, MS21.4Meridian, MS: 20.7 %Meridian, MS20.7D'Iberville, MS: 20.4 %D'Iberville, MS20.4Gautier, MS: 20.4 %Gautier, MS20.4Laurel, MS: 20.4 %Laurel, MS20.4Greenville, MS: 20.2 %Greenville, MS20.2Pascagoula, MS: 19.6 %Pascagoula, MS19.6Clarksdale, MS: 18.8 %Clarksdale, MS18.8Horn Lake, MS: 17.3 %Horn Lake, MS17.3McComb, MS: 15.9 %McComb, MS15.9Moss Point, MS: 15.2 %Moss Point, MS15.2Picayune, MS: 14.2 %Picayune, MS14.2Madison, MS: 65.7 %Madison, MS65.7Oxford, MS: 56.9 %Oxford, MS56.9Starkville, MS: 50.9 %Starkville, MS50.9Flowood, MS: 50.6 %Flowood, MS50.6Ridgeland, MS: 50.4 %Ridgeland, MS50.4Clinton, MS: 47.5 %Clinton, MS47.5Ocean Springs, MS: 45.8 %Ocean Springs, MS45.8Brandon, MS: 41.8 %Brandon, MS41.8Hernando, MS: 35.9 %Hernando, MS35.9Bay St. Louis, MS: 35.2 %Bay St. Louis, MS35.2Tupelo, MS: 35.1 %Tupelo, MS35.1Hattiesburg, MS: 35 %Hattiesburg, MS35Cleveland, MS: 34.2 %Cleveland, MS34.2Byram, MS: 34.2 %Byram, MS34.2Long Beach, MS: 32.9 %Long Beach, MS32.9Olive Branch, MS: 31.1 %Olive Branch, MS31.1Petal, MS: 29.1 %Petal, MS29.1Biloxi, MS: 28.9 %Biloxi, MS28.9Jackson, MS: 28.6 %Jackson, MS28.6Southaven, MS: 27 %Southaven, MS27Grenada, MS: 26.8 %Grenada, MS26.8Pearl, MS: 26.3 %Pearl, MS26.3Natchez, MS: 25.9 %Natchez, MS25.9Corinth, MS: 25.9 %Corinth, MS25.9Columbus, MS: 25.8 %Columbus, MS25.8Vicksburg, MS: 23.9 %Vicksburg, MS23.9Greenwood, MS: 23.5 %Greenwood, MS23.5Gulfport, MS: 22.3 %Gulfport, MS22.3Canton, MS: 22.1 %Canton, MS22.1Brookhaven, MS: 21.4 %Brookhaven, MS21.4Meridian, MS: 20.7 %Meridian, MS20.7D'Iberville, MS: 20.4 %D'Iberville, MS20.4Gautier, MS: 20.4 %Gautier, MS20.4Laurel, MS: 20.4 %Laurel, MS20.4Greenville, MS: 20.2 %Greenville, MS20.2Pascagoula, MS: 19.6 %Pascagoula, MS19.6Clarksdale, MS: 18.8 %Clarksdale, MS18.8Horn Lake, MS: 17.3 %Horn Lake, MS17.3McComb, MS: 15.9 %McComb, MS15.9Moss Point, MS: 15.2 %Moss Point, MS15.2Picayune, MS: 14.2 %Picayune, MS14.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Madison, MS65.7-2 pts
2Oxford, MS56.9-1.6 pts
3Starkville, MS50.9+3.7 pts
4Flowood, MS50.6-2.2 pts
5Ridgeland, MS50.4-1.4 pts
6Clinton, MS47.5+0.3 pts
7Ocean Springs, MS45.8+2.1 pts
8Brandon, MS41.8-1.2 pts
9Hernando, MS35.9-0.7 pts
10Bay St. Louis, MS35.2-1.2 pts
11Tupelo, MS35.1-0 pts
12Hattiesburg, MS350 pts
13Cleveland, MS34.2+1.5 pts
14Byram, MS34.2-3.2 pts
15Long Beach, MS32.9+4.3 pts
16Olive Branch, MS31.1-1.3 pts
17Petal, MS29.1-1.3 pts
18Biloxi, MS28.9-0.5 pts
19Jackson, MS28.6-0.1 pts
20Southaven, MS27+1.5 pts
21Grenada, MS26.8+2.4 pts
22Pearl, MS26.3+0.5 pts
23Natchez, MS25.9-1 pts
24Corinth, MS25.9+0.9 pts
25Columbus, MS25.8+1.3 pts
26Vicksburg, MS23.9-1.4 pts
27Greenwood, MS23.5+0.2 pts
28Gulfport, MS22.3-0.6 pts
29Canton, MS22.1+1.1 pts
30Brookhaven, MS21.4+1.1 pts
31Meridian, MS20.7+0.5 pts
32D'Iberville, MS20.4+0.4 pts
33Gautier, MS20.4-0.8 pts
34Laurel, MS20.4-1.5 pts
35Greenville, MS20.2-0.3 pts
36Pascagoula, MS19.6+1.3 pts
37Clarksdale, MS18.8-2.2 pts
38Horn Lake, MS17.3+1 pts
39McComb, MS15.9-2.2 pts
40Moss Point, MS15.2-0.3 pts
41Picayune, MS14.2-1.1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Mississippi by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/mississippi-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Mississippi by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/mississippi-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/mississippi-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Madison, MS, with 65.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Picayune, MS, with 14.2% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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