Counties in Mississippi by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Madison County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 82 counties in 2024, at 49.6%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 8.6%. The median was 17.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 25.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest49.6Madison County
Median17.882 counties
Mississippi25.1History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Madison CountyMadison County: 49.6 %49.6Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 47 %47Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 46.5 %46.5Lamar CountyLamar County: 34.5 %34.5Rankin CountyRankin County: 33.5 %33.5Hinds CountyHinds County: 31.2 %31.2Forrest CountyForrest County: 30.6 %30.6DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 29 %29Warren CountyWarren County: 28.8 %28.8Lee CountyLee County: 28.6 %28.6Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 28.1 %28.1Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 28 %28Harrison CountyHarrison County: 27.5 %27.5Hancock CountyHancock County: 26.8 %26.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 26.7 %26.7Tate CountyTate County: 23.6 %23.6Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 23.6 %23.6Washington CountyWashington County: 22.4 %22.4Grenada CountyGrenada County: 21.8 %21.8Leflore CountyLeflore County: 21.2 %21.2Carroll CountyCarroll County: 21.2 %21.2Webster CountyWebster County: 20.9 %20.9Jones CountyJones County: 20.7 %20.7Adams CountyAdams County: 20.6 %20.6Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 20.1 %20.1Attala CountyAttala County: 19.8 %19.8Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 19.7 %19.7Winston CountyWinston County: 19.7 %19.7Copiah CountyCopiah County: 19.7 %19.7Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 19.6 %19.6Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 19.5 %19.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 19.4 %19.4Newton CountyNewton County: 19.3 %19.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 19.3 %19.3Union CountyUnion County: 19.1 %19.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 19 %19Kemper CountyKemper County: 18.6 %18.6Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 18.6 %18.6Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 18.5 %18.5Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 18.1 %18.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Madison County49.6+0.8 pts
2Oktibbeha County47+1.2 pts
3Lafayette County46.5+2.2 pts
4Lamar County34.5+1.3 pts
5Rankin County33.5+0.7 pts
6Hinds County31.2+0.1 pts
7Forrest County30.6+1.1 pts
8DeSoto County29+0.6 pts
9Warren County28.8+2.3 pts
10Lee County28.6-0.1 pts
11Lowndes County28.1+1.5 pts
12Bolivar County28+1.4 pts
13Harrison County27.5+2 pts
14Hancock County26.8+2.2 pts
15Jackson County26.7+1.8 pts
16Tate County23.6+2.7 pts
17Lauderdale County23.6+1.9 pts
18Washington County22.4+1.8 pts
19Grenada County21.8-1.9 pts
20Leflore County21.2+1.2 pts
21Carroll County21.2+2.7 pts
22Webster County20.9+0.8 pts
23Jones County20.7+0.6 pts
24Adams County20.6+1.3 pts
25Choctaw County20.1+1.5 pts
26Attala County19.8+4 pts
27Prentiss County19.7+1.2 pts
28Winston County19.7+1.1 pts
29Copiah County19.7-0.7 pts
30Humphreys County19.6+0.2 pts
31Coahoma County19.5+0.5 pts
32Montgomery County19.4-1.2 pts
33Newton County19.3+1.8 pts
34Lincoln County19.3+0.9 pts
35Union County19.1+2.1 pts
36Franklin County19+0.9 pts
37Kemper County18.6+0.8 pts
38Alcorn County18.6+0.1 pts
39Pontotoc County18.5+0.8 pts
40Claiborne County18.1-2.4 pts
41Tippah County17.9+1.5 pts
42Tishomingo County17.8+1.4 pts
43Neshoba County17.7+1.4 pts
44Panola County17.7+2.2 pts
45Clarke County17.5+2.4 pts
46George County17.5+0.4 pts
47Covington County17.4+1.5 pts
48Clay County17.3-0.9 pts
49Stone County17.2+2.6 pts
50Quitman County17.1+1.9 pts
51Pearl River County17+1 pts
52Simpson County16.7+0.2 pts
53Monroe County16.40 pts
54Sharkey County16.1+0.6 pts
55Itawamba County16+1.3 pts
55Sunflower County16-0.9 pts
57Wayne County16-0.7 pts
58Leake County15.7-2 pts
59Smith County15.6+1.6 pts
60Yalobusha County15.6+3.2 pts
61Pike County15.3-0.5 pts
62Yazoo County15.3+2.1 pts
63Marshall County14.60 pts
64Holmes County14+0.2 pts
65Marion County13.7+1.3 pts
66Tunica County13.7-2.3 pts
67Scott County13.5+1.4 pts
68Jefferson County13.5-6.5 pts
69Lawrence County13.2+0.5 pts
70Perry County12.9+1.5 pts
70Walthall County12.9-0.2 pts
72Benton County12.8+0.7 pts
73Jefferson Davis County12.7-0.9 pts
74Jasper County12.2-0.8 pts
75Calhoun County12.1-1 pts
76Chickasaw County12-0.4 pts
77Tallahatchie County11.7-0.2 pts
78Amite County11.2+3.2 pts
79Noxubee County10.6-0.5 pts
80Greene County10.5-1.4 pts
81Wilkinson County8.8-2.8 pts
82Issaquena County8.6+4.2 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. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

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

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Madison County, with 49.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Issaquena County, with 8.6% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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