Counties in Mississippi by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over

Oktibbeha County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 82 counties in 2022, at 22.1%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 6.7% and the figure for Mississippi was 9.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.1Oktibbeha County
Median6.782 counties
Mississippi9.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 8.3 %Alcorn County: 6.3 %Amite County: 4.8 %Attala County: 4.7 %Benton County: 4.9 %Bolivar County: 12.2 %Calhoun County: 4.4 %Carroll County: 3.9 %Chickasaw County: 2.9 %Choctaw County: 7.3 %Claiborne County: 13.9 %Clarke County: 4.1 %Clay County: 6.7 %Coahoma County: 7.4 %Copiah County: 5.8 %Covington County: 4.7 %DeSoto County: 9.4 %Forrest County: 13.4 %Franklin County: 4.7 %George County: 4.3 %Greene County: 4.1 %Grenada County: 8.9 %Hancock County: 11.2 %Harrison County: 9.5 %Hinds County: 13.5 %Holmes County: 4.1 %Humphreys County: 9.4 %Issaquena County: 2.3 %Itawamba County: 6.3 %Jackson County: 8.2 %Jasper County: 4.2 %Jefferson County: 9.2 %Jefferson Davis County: 7.1 %Jones County: 8.2 %Kemper County: 8.3 %Lafayette County: 20.9 %Lamar County: 12.5 %Lauderdale County: 7.5 %Lawrence County: 6.5 %Leake County: 6.9 %Lee County: 10.1 %Leflore County: 9.8 %Lincoln County: 6.8 %Lowndes County: 10 %Madison County: 21.2 %Marion County: 5 %Marshall County: 5.3 %Monroe County: 5.6 %Montgomery County: 7.9 %Neshoba County: 7.9 %Newton County: 6.2 %Noxubee County: 3.7 %Oktibbeha County: 22.1 %Panola County: 6.2 %Pearl River County: 4.7 %Perry County: 4 %Pike County: 7.2 %Pontotoc County: 7 %Prentiss County: 7 %Quitman County: 4.2 %Rankin County: 11.7 %Scott County: 3.9 %Sharkey County: 4.8 %Simpson County: 4.9 %Smith County: 6.9 %Stone County: 6 %Sunflower County: 7.3 %Tallahatchie County: 4.9 %Tate County: 8.4 %Tippah County: 5.9 %Tishomingo County: 6.7 %Tunica County: 4.4 %Union County: 5.4 %Walthall County: 7.3 %Warren County: 10.2 %Washington County: 7.6 %Wayne County: 9.8 %Webster County: 7.2 %Wilkinson County: 4.2 %Winston County: 5.3 %Yalobusha County: 5.3 %Yazoo County: 3.2 %
  • Under 4.3
  • 4.3 to 5.3
  • 5.3 to 6.7
  • 6.7 to 7.6
  • 7.6 to 9.8
  • 9.8 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Oktibbeha County: 22.1 %Oktibbeha County22.1Madison County: 21.2 %Madison County21.2Lafayette County: 20.9 %Lafayette County20.9Claiborne County: 13.9 %Claiborne County13.9Hinds County: 13.5 %Hinds County13.5Forrest County: 13.4 %Forrest County13.4Lamar County: 12.5 %Lamar County12.5Bolivar County: 12.2 %Bolivar County12.2Rankin County: 11.7 %Rankin County11.7Hancock County: 11.2 %Hancock County11.2Warren County: 10.2 %Warren County10.2Lee County: 10.1 %Lee County10.1Lowndes County: 10 %Lowndes County10Wayne County: 9.8 %Wayne County9.8Leflore County: 9.8 %Leflore County9.8Harrison County: 9.5 %Harrison County9.5DeSoto County: 9.4 %DeSoto County9.4Humphreys County: 9.4 %Humphreys County9.4Jefferson County: 9.2 %Jefferson County9.2Grenada County: 8.9 %Grenada County8.9Tate County: 8.4 %Tate County8.4Adams County: 8.3 %Adams County8.3Kemper County: 8.3 %Kemper County8.3Jones County: 8.2 %Jones County8.2Jackson County: 8.2 %Jackson County8.2Montgomery County: 7.9 %Montgomery County7.9Neshoba County: 7.9 %Neshoba County7.9Washington County: 7.6 %Washington County7.6Lauderdale County: 7.5 %Lauderdale County7.5Coahoma County: 7.4 %Coahoma County7.4Choctaw County: 7.3 %Choctaw County7.3Sunflower County: 7.3 %Sunflower County7.3Walthall County: 7.3 %Walthall County7.3Pike County: 7.2 %Pike County7.2Webster County: 7.2 %Webster County7.2Jefferson Davis County: 7.1 %Jefferson Davis County7.1Prentiss County: 7 %Prentiss County7Pontotoc County: 7 %Pontotoc County7Leake County: 6.9 %Leake County6.9Smith County: 6.9 %Smith County6.9Oktibbeha County: 22.1 %Oktibbeha County22.1Madison County: 21.2 %Madison County21.2Lafayette County: 20.9 %Lafayette County20.9Claiborne County: 13.9 %Claiborne County13.9Hinds County: 13.5 %Hinds County13.5Forrest County: 13.4 %Forrest County13.4Lamar County: 12.5 %Lamar County12.5Bolivar County: 12.2 %Bolivar County12.2Rankin County: 11.7 %Rankin County11.7Hancock County: 11.2 %Hancock County11.2Warren County: 10.2 %Warren County10.2Lee County: 10.1 %Lee County10.1Lowndes County: 10 %Lowndes County10Wayne County: 9.8 %Wayne County9.8Leflore County: 9.8 %Leflore County9.8Harrison County: 9.5 %Harrison County9.5DeSoto County: 9.4 %DeSoto County9.4Humphreys County: 9.4 %Humphreys County9.4Jefferson County: 9.2 %Jefferson County9.2Grenada County: 8.9 %Grenada County8.9Tate County: 8.4 %Tate County8.4Adams County: 8.3 %Adams County8.3Kemper County: 8.3 %Kemper County8.3Jones County: 8.2 %Jones County8.2Jackson County: 8.2 %Jackson County8.2Montgomery County: 7.9 %Montgomery County7.9Neshoba County: 7.9 %Neshoba County7.9Washington County: 7.6 %Washington County7.6Lauderdale County: 7.5 %Lauderdale County7.5Coahoma County: 7.4 %Coahoma County7.4Choctaw County: 7.3 %Choctaw County7.3Sunflower County: 7.3 %Sunflower County7.3Walthall County: 7.3 %Walthall County7.3Pike County: 7.2 %Pike County7.2Webster County: 7.2 %Webster County7.2Jefferson Davis County: 7.1 %Jefferson Davis County7.1Prentiss County: 7 %Prentiss County7Pontotoc County: 7 %Pontotoc County7Leake County: 6.9 %Leake County6.9Smith County: 6.9 %Smith County6.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Oktibbeha County22.1-0.5 pts
2Madison County21.2-0.2 pts
3Lafayette County20.9+0.2 pts
4Claiborne County13.9+0.9 pts
5Hinds County13.5+0.2 pts
6Forrest County13.4+0.7 pts
7Lamar County12.5+1 pts
8Bolivar County12.2+1 pts
9Rankin County11.7+0.5 pts
10Hancock County11.2+1.4 pts
11Warren County10.2+1.1 pts
12Lee County10.1-0.8 pts
13Lowndes County10+0.3 pts
14Wayne County9.8-0.4 pts
15Leflore County9.8+0.5 pts
16Harrison County9.5+0.3 pts
17DeSoto County9.4+0.3 pts
18Humphreys County9.4+0.3 pts
19Jefferson County9.2+1.5 pts
20Grenada County8.9+0.5 pts
21Tate County8.4-0.4 pts
22Adams County8.3+0.4 pts
23Kemper County8.3+2.2 pts
24Jones County8.20 pts
25Jackson County8.2+0.4 pts
26Montgomery County7.9+1.1 pts
26Neshoba County7.9+2 pts
28Washington County7.6-0.2 pts
29Lauderdale County7.5+0.1 pts
30Coahoma County7.4+1.3 pts
31Choctaw County7.3-1 pts
32Sunflower County7.3+0.2 pts
33Walthall County7.3-0.5 pts
34Pike County7.2+0.2 pts
35Webster County7.2+0.9 pts
36Jefferson Davis County7.1+0.2 pts
37Prentiss County7+0.7 pts
38Pontotoc County7+0.7 pts
39Leake County6.9+0.6 pts
40Smith County6.9+0.2 pts
41Lincoln County6.8+0.1 pts
42Clay County6.7-0.3 pts
43Tishomingo County6.7+1.6 pts
44Lawrence County6.5-1.7 pts
45Alcorn County6.3-0.1 pts
46Itawamba County6.3-0.5 pts
47Newton County6.2+1.6 pts
48Panola County6.2+0.7 pts
49Stone County6-0.6 pts
50Tippah County5.9+1.2 pts
51Copiah County5.8+1.3 pts
52Monroe County5.6-0.3 pts
53Union County5.4+0.7 pts
54Winston County5.3-0 pts
54Yalobusha County5.3+0.8 pts
56Marshall County5.3+1 pts
57Marion County5+1.3 pts
58Benton County4.9-0.1 pts
59Simpson County4.9+0.7 pts
60Tallahatchie County4.9-0.4 pts
61Amite County4.80 pts
62Sharkey County4.8-0.4 pts
63Covington County4.7+0.1 pts
64Attala County4.7+0.9 pts
65Franklin County4.7+0.4 pts
65Pearl River County4.7-0.3 pts
67Tunica County4.4-0.8 pts
68Calhoun County4.4-0.4 pts
69George County4.3-0.4 pts
70Jasper County4.2-0.6 pts
70Quitman County4.2-0.3 pts
72Wilkinson County4.2-1.5 pts
73Greene County4.1-0.1 pts
74Clarke County4.1+0.1 pts
75Holmes County4.1+0.6 pts
76Perry County4-0 pts
77Scott County3.9-0.3 pts
78Carroll County3.90 pts
79Noxubee County3.7+1 pts
80Yazoo County3.20 pts
81Chickasaw County2.9-0.2 pts
82Issaquena County2.3-0.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Mississippi by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Mississippi by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/mississippi-counties?period=2022. 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Mississippi by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/mississippi-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Mississippi by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/mississippi-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Oktibbeha County, with 22.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Issaquena County, with 2.3% in 2022.

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