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

Madison County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 82 counties in 2022, at 49.6%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 5.2%. The median was 16.9% and the figure for Mississippi was 23.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest49.6Madison County
Median16.982 counties
Mississippi23.9History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Madison CountyMadison County: 49.6 %49.6Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 45.1 %45.1Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 44.5 %44.5Lamar CountyLamar County: 33.6 %33.6Rankin CountyRankin County: 32.7 %32.7Hinds CountyHinds County: 31.3 %31.3Forrest CountyForrest County: 28.7 %28.7Lee CountyLee County: 28.3 %28.3DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 27.5 %27.5Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 27.2 %27.2Warren CountyWarren County: 26.8 %26.8Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 26.1 %26.1Harrison CountyHarrison County: 24.8 %24.8Hancock CountyHancock County: 24.4 %24.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 23.6 %23.6Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 22.3 %22.3Grenada CountyGrenada County: 22.1 %22.1Copiah CountyCopiah County: 21.3 %21.3Jones CountyJones County: 20.7 %20.7Washington CountyWashington County: 20.6 %20.6Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 20.4 %20.4Adams CountyAdams County: 20.3 %20.3Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 20 %20Wayne CountyWayne County: 19.8 %19.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 19.7 %19.7Leflore CountyLeflore County: 19.2 %19.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 19.2 %19.2Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 18.6 %18.6Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 18.5 %18.5Walthall CountyWalthall County: 18.3 %18.3Tate CountyTate County: 18.1 %18.1Clay CountyClay County: 18 %18Carroll CountyCarroll County: 18 %18Webster CountyWebster County: 17.9 %17.9Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 17.9 %17.9Union CountyUnion County: 17.7 %17.7Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 17.6 %17.6Winston CountyWinston County: 17.4 %17.4Sunflower CountySunflower County: 17.4 %17.4Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 17.3 %17.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Madison County49.6-0.7 pts
2Lafayette County45.1+0.1 pts
3Oktibbeha County44.5+0.4 pts
4Lamar County33.6+0.8 pts
5Rankin County32.7+1.3 pts
6Hinds County31.3+0.4 pts
7Forrest County28.7-0.3 pts
8Lee County28.3+0.1 pts
9DeSoto County27.5+1.4 pts
10Bolivar County27.2+1.7 pts
11Warren County26.8+2.5 pts
12Lowndes County26.1+1 pts
13Harrison County24.8+0.3 pts
14Hancock County24.4+0.3 pts
15Jackson County23.6+0.6 pts
16Claiborne County22.3+1 pts
17Grenada County22.1+1.7 pts
18Copiah County21.3+3.1 pts
19Jones County20.7+0.3 pts
20Washington County20.6-0 pts
21Lauderdale County20.4-0.2 pts
22Adams County20.3+2.4 pts
23Coahoma County20+1.6 pts
24Wayne County19.8-1.2 pts
25Jefferson County19.7+1.7 pts
26Leflore County19.2+0.4 pts
27Lincoln County19.2+3 pts
28Humphreys County18.6+0.5 pts
29Prentiss County18.5+1.7 pts
30Walthall County18.3+0.3 pts
31Tate County18.1-0.8 pts
32Clay County18-1.7 pts
33Carroll County18+3.3 pts
34Webster County17.9+0.3 pts
35Pontotoc County17.9+0.7 pts
36Union County17.7+1.3 pts
37Alcorn County17.6-2.2 pts
38Winston County17.4+1.6 pts
39Sunflower County17.4+1.3 pts
40Choctaw County17.3-1.2 pts
41Leake County16.9+0.5 pts
42Tunica County16.9+1.2 pts
43Montgomery County16.9-1.3 pts
44Pike County16.7+0.4 pts
45Kemper County16.5+2.5 pts
46Franklin County16.5+0.6 pts
47Simpson County16.5+0.4 pts
48Attala County16.2+3.1 pts
49Newton County16.2+1.5 pts
50Monroe County16.1-0.6 pts
51Sharkey County16.1-1 pts
52Panola County16+0.1 pts
53George County16+2.4 pts
54Pearl River County15.9+1.5 pts
55Tippah County15.9+1 pts
56Covington County15.7-0 pts
57Neshoba County15.3+2.3 pts
58Itawamba County15.3+0.6 pts
59Jasper County14.9-0 pts
60Tishomingo County14.8+2 pts
61Holmes County14.8+2.1 pts
62Smith County14.5-0.3 pts
63Quitman County14.4+3.1 pts
64Stone County14.3-0.6 pts
65Jefferson Davis County14.2+0.3 pts
66Marshall County14+1.1 pts
67Lawrence County13.9-1.1 pts
68Noxubee County13.4+1.2 pts
69Clarke County12.7+0.3 pts
70Yalobusha County12.3+0.9 pts
71Calhoun County12-0.4 pts
72Yazoo County11.9+0.1 pts
73Tallahatchie County11.7-0.6 pts
74Wilkinson County11.5-2 pts
75Greene County11.4+0.5 pts
76Chickasaw County11.3-1.2 pts
76Marion County11.3-0 pts
78Scott County11.1-1.1 pts
79Benton County11+1.7 pts
80Perry County10.8+1.1 pts
81Amite County9.2-1.4 pts
82Issaquena County5.2+0.7 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Issaquena County, with 5.2% in 2022.

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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