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 2023, at 48.9%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 4.4%. The median was 17.3% and the figure for Mississippi was 24.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest48.9Madison County
Median17.382 counties
Mississippi24.2History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Madison CountyMadison County: 48.9 %48.9Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 45.8 %45.8Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 44.3 %44.3Lamar CountyLamar County: 33.2 %33.2Rankin CountyRankin County: 32.8 %32.8Hinds CountyHinds County: 31.1 %31.1Forrest CountyForrest County: 29.5 %29.5Lee CountyLee County: 28.8 %28.8DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 28.3 %28.3Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 26.6 %26.6Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 26.6 %26.6Warren CountyWarren County: 26.5 %26.5Harrison CountyHarrison County: 25.5 %25.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 24.9 %24.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 24.6 %24.6Grenada CountyGrenada County: 23.7 %23.7Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 21.7 %21.7Tate CountyTate County: 20.9 %20.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 20.6 %20.6Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 20.6 %20.6Washington CountyWashington County: 20.5 %20.5Copiah CountyCopiah County: 20.3 %20.3Webster CountyWebster County: 20.1 %20.1Jones CountyJones County: 20 %20Leflore CountyLeflore County: 20 %20Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 19.9 %19.9Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 19.4 %19.4Adams CountyAdams County: 19.3 %19.3Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 19 %19Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 18.6 %18.6Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 18.6 %18.6Winston CountyWinston County: 18.6 %18.6Carroll CountyCarroll County: 18.5 %18.5Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 18.4 %18.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 18.4 %18.4Clay CountyClay County: 18.2 %18.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 18.1 %18.1Kemper CountyKemper County: 17.8 %17.8Leake CountyLeake County: 17.8 %17.8Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 17.7 %17.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Madison County48.9-0.7 pts
2Oktibbeha County45.8+1.3 pts
3Lafayette County44.3-0.8 pts
4Lamar County33.2-0.4 pts
5Rankin County32.80 pts
6Hinds County31.1-0.3 pts
7Forrest County29.5+0.8 pts
8Lee County28.8+0.4 pts
9DeSoto County28.3+0.9 pts
10Lowndes County26.6+0.4 pts
11Bolivar County26.6-0.6 pts
12Warren County26.5-0.3 pts
13Harrison County25.5+0.7 pts
14Jackson County24.9+1.3 pts
15Hancock County24.6+0.2 pts
16Grenada County23.7+1.6 pts
17Lauderdale County21.7+1.3 pts
18Tate County20.9+2.9 pts
19Montgomery County20.6+3.7 pts
20Claiborne County20.6-1.7 pts
21Washington County20.5-0.1 pts
22Copiah County20.3-1 pts
23Webster County20.1+2.2 pts
24Jones County20-0.7 pts
25Leflore County20+0.8 pts
26Jefferson County19.9+0.2 pts
27Humphreys County19.4+0.8 pts
28Adams County19.3-1 pts
29Coahoma County19-1.1 pts
30Choctaw County18.6+1.3 pts
31Prentiss County18.6+0.1 pts
31Winston County18.6+1.1 pts
33Carroll County18.5+0.5 pts
34Alcorn County18.4+0.8 pts
35Lincoln County18.4-0.8 pts
36Clay County18.2+0.2 pts
37Franklin County18.1+1.6 pts
38Kemper County17.8+1.2 pts
39Leake County17.8+0.8 pts
40Pontotoc County17.7-0.1 pts
41Newton County17.5+1.4 pts
42George County17.1+1.1 pts
43Union County17.1-0.6 pts
44Sunflower County16.9-0.5 pts
45Wayne County16.7-3.1 pts
46Simpson County16.50 pts
47Monroe County16.4+0.3 pts
48Tishomingo County16.4+1.6 pts
49Tippah County16.4+0.5 pts
50Neshoba County16.3+1 pts
51Tunica County16.1-0.9 pts
52Pearl River County160 pts
53Covington County15.9+0.2 pts
54Pike County15.9-0.9 pts
55Attala County15.8-0.4 pts
56Panola County15.5-0.5 pts
57Sharkey County15.4-0.6 pts
58Quitman County15.2+0.9 pts
59Clarke County15.1+2.4 pts
60Itawamba County14.8-0.5 pts
61Stone County14.6+0.3 pts
62Marshall County14.5+0.5 pts
63Smith County14-0.4 pts
64Holmes County13.7-1 pts
65Jefferson Davis County13.5-0.6 pts
66Yazoo County13.3+1.4 pts
67Walthall County13.2-5.1 pts
68Calhoun County13.1+1.1 pts
69Jasper County13-1.9 pts
70Lawrence County12.7-1.2 pts
71Marion County12.5+1.2 pts
72Chickasaw County12.4+1.1 pts
73Yalobusha County12.3-0 pts
74Benton County12.1+1.1 pts
75Scott County12.1+1 pts
76Greene County11.9+0.6 pts
76Tallahatchie County11.9+0.3 pts
78Wilkinson County11.6+0.1 pts
79Perry County11.4+0.6 pts
80Noxubee County11.2-2.2 pts
81Amite County8-1.3 pts
82Issaquena County4.4-0.8 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 48.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Issaquena County, with 4.4% in 2023.

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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