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 2023, at 22.6%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 6.7% and the figure for Mississippi was 9.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.6Oktibbeha County
Median6.782 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 7.6 %Alcorn County: 6.7 %Amite County: 4.1 %Attala County: 6.1 %Benton County: 5.1 %Bolivar County: 10.9 %Calhoun County: 4.9 %Carroll County: 4 %Chickasaw County: 4.6 %Choctaw County: 8.1 %Claiborne County: 13.4 %Clarke County: 4.7 %Clay County: 7.2 %Coahoma County: 7.7 %Copiah County: 6.6 %Covington County: 5.5 %DeSoto County: 10 %Forrest County: 12.9 %Franklin County: 7.2 %George County: 4.9 %Greene County: 4.8 %Grenada County: 9.6 %Hancock County: 10.9 %Harrison County: 9.4 %Hinds County: 13.4 %Holmes County: 4.1 %Humphreys County: 9.4 %Issaquena County: 0.9 %Itawamba County: 6.1 %Jackson County: 8.3 %Jasper County: 4.4 %Jefferson County: 7.6 %Jefferson Davis County: 5.7 %Jones County: 7.7 %Kemper County: 7.6 %Lafayette County: 21.1 %Lamar County: 13.1 %Lauderdale County: 8.2 %Lawrence County: 4.7 %Leake County: 6.9 %Lee County: 10.6 %Leflore County: 10.5 %Lincoln County: 6.3 %Lowndes County: 9.3 %Madison County: 20.5 %Marion County: 4.8 %Marshall County: 5.5 %Monroe County: 5.6 %Montgomery County: 9.8 %Neshoba County: 8.3 %Newton County: 8.7 %Noxubee County: 5.5 %Oktibbeha County: 22.6 %Panola County: 5.4 %Pearl River County: 4.2 %Perry County: 5 %Pike County: 6.4 %Pontotoc County: 7.2 %Prentiss County: 7.1 %Quitman County: 4.1 %Rankin County: 11.8 %Scott County: 4.2 %Sharkey County: 6.6 %Simpson County: 5.1 %Smith County: 5.4 %Stone County: 5.6 %Sunflower County: 7 %Tallahatchie County: 4.8 %Tate County: 9.9 %Tippah County: 6.6 %Tishomingo County: 7 %Tunica County: 3.1 %Union County: 5.6 %Walthall County: 5.5 %Warren County: 10.2 %Washington County: 7.6 %Wayne County: 8.3 %Webster County: 8.2 %Wilkinson County: 4 %Winston County: 6.1 %Yalobusha County: 6 %Yazoo County: 4.2 %
  • Under 4.7
  • 4.7 to 5.5
  • 5.5 to 6.7
  • 6.7 to 7.7
  • 7.7 to 9.9
  • 9.9 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Oktibbeha County: 22.6 %Oktibbeha County22.6Lafayette County: 21.1 %Lafayette County21.1Madison County: 20.5 %Madison County20.5Claiborne County: 13.4 %Claiborne County13.4Hinds County: 13.4 %Hinds County13.4Lamar County: 13.1 %Lamar County13.1Forrest County: 12.9 %Forrest County12.9Rankin County: 11.8 %Rankin County11.8Bolivar County: 10.9 %Bolivar County10.9Hancock County: 10.9 %Hancock County10.9Lee County: 10.6 %Lee County10.6Leflore County: 10.5 %Leflore County10.5Warren County: 10.2 %Warren County10.2DeSoto County: 10 %DeSoto County10Tate County: 9.9 %Tate County9.9Montgomery County: 9.8 %Montgomery County9.8Grenada County: 9.6 %Grenada County9.6Harrison County: 9.4 %Harrison County9.4Humphreys County: 9.4 %Humphreys County9.4Lowndes County: 9.3 %Lowndes County9.3Newton County: 8.7 %Newton County8.7Jackson County: 8.3 %Jackson County8.3Wayne County: 8.3 %Wayne County8.3Neshoba County: 8.3 %Neshoba County8.3Lauderdale County: 8.2 %Lauderdale County8.2Webster County: 8.2 %Webster County8.2Choctaw County: 8.1 %Choctaw County8.1Coahoma County: 7.7 %Coahoma County7.7Jones County: 7.7 %Jones County7.7Jefferson County: 7.6 %Jefferson County7.6Kemper County: 7.6 %Kemper County7.6Adams County: 7.6 %Adams County7.6Washington County: 7.6 %Washington County7.6Pontotoc County: 7.2 %Pontotoc County7.2Clay County: 7.2 %Clay County7.2Franklin County: 7.2 %Franklin County7.2Prentiss County: 7.1 %Prentiss County7.1Sunflower County: 7 %Sunflower County7Tishomingo County: 7 %Tishomingo County7Leake County: 6.9 %Leake County6.9Oktibbeha County: 22.6 %Oktibbeha County22.6Lafayette County: 21.1 %Lafayette County21.1Madison County: 20.5 %Madison County20.5Claiborne County: 13.4 %Claiborne County13.4Hinds County: 13.4 %Hinds County13.4Lamar County: 13.1 %Lamar County13.1Forrest County: 12.9 %Forrest County12.9Rankin County: 11.8 %Rankin County11.8Bolivar County: 10.9 %Bolivar County10.9Hancock County: 10.9 %Hancock County10.9Lee County: 10.6 %Lee County10.6Leflore County: 10.5 %Leflore County10.5Warren County: 10.2 %Warren County10.2DeSoto County: 10 %DeSoto County10Tate County: 9.9 %Tate County9.9Montgomery County: 9.8 %Montgomery County9.8Grenada County: 9.6 %Grenada County9.6Harrison County: 9.4 %Harrison County9.4Humphreys County: 9.4 %Humphreys County9.4Lowndes County: 9.3 %Lowndes County9.3Newton County: 8.7 %Newton County8.7Jackson County: 8.3 %Jackson County8.3Wayne County: 8.3 %Wayne County8.3Neshoba County: 8.3 %Neshoba County8.3Lauderdale County: 8.2 %Lauderdale County8.2Webster County: 8.2 %Webster County8.2Choctaw County: 8.1 %Choctaw County8.1Coahoma County: 7.7 %Coahoma County7.7Jones County: 7.7 %Jones County7.7Jefferson County: 7.6 %Jefferson County7.6Kemper County: 7.6 %Kemper County7.6Adams County: 7.6 %Adams County7.6Washington County: 7.6 %Washington County7.6Pontotoc County: 7.2 %Pontotoc County7.2Clay County: 7.2 %Clay County7.2Franklin County: 7.2 %Franklin County7.2Prentiss County: 7.1 %Prentiss County7.1Sunflower County: 7 %Sunflower County7Tishomingo County: 7 %Tishomingo County7Leake County: 6.9 %Leake County6.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Oktibbeha County22.6+0.6 pts
2Lafayette County21.1+0.2 pts
3Madison County20.5-0.7 pts
4Claiborne County13.4-0.5 pts
5Hinds County13.4-0.1 pts
6Lamar County13.1+0.6 pts
7Forrest County12.9-0.4 pts
8Rankin County11.8+0.1 pts
9Bolivar County10.9-1.2 pts
10Hancock County10.9-0.3 pts
11Lee County10.6+0.5 pts
12Leflore County10.5+0.7 pts
13Warren County10.20 pts
14DeSoto County10+0.6 pts
15Tate County9.9+1.4 pts
16Montgomery County9.8+2 pts
17Grenada County9.6+0.7 pts
18Harrison County9.4-0.1 pts
19Humphreys County9.40 pts
20Lowndes County9.3-0.6 pts
21Newton County8.7+2.4 pts
22Jackson County8.3+0.1 pts
23Wayne County8.3-1.5 pts
24Neshoba County8.3+0.4 pts
25Lauderdale County8.2+0.8 pts
26Webster County8.2+1.1 pts
27Choctaw County8.1+0.8 pts
28Coahoma County7.7+0.3 pts
29Jones County7.7-0.6 pts
30Jefferson County7.6-1.6 pts
31Kemper County7.6-0.7 pts
32Adams County7.6-0.8 pts
32Washington County7.6-0 pts
34Pontotoc County7.2+0.2 pts
35Clay County7.2+0.5 pts
35Franklin County7.2+2.5 pts
37Prentiss County7.1+0.1 pts
38Sunflower County7-0.3 pts
39Tishomingo County7+0.3 pts
40Leake County6.9-0.1 pts
41Alcorn County6.7+0.4 pts
42Sharkey County6.6+1.9 pts
42Tippah County6.6+0.8 pts
44Copiah County6.6+0.8 pts
45Pike County6.4-0.8 pts
46Lincoln County6.3-0.5 pts
47Itawamba County6.1-0.1 pts
48Winston County6.1+0.8 pts
49Attala County6.1+1.3 pts
50Yalobusha County6+0.7 pts
51Jefferson Davis County5.7-1.5 pts
52Union County5.6+0.3 pts
53Stone County5.6-0.4 pts
54Monroe County5.6-0 pts
55Covington County5.5+0.8 pts
56Walthall County5.5-1.7 pts
57Marshall County5.5+0.2 pts
58Noxubee County5.5+1.7 pts
59Smith County5.4-1.5 pts
60Panola County5.4-0.8 pts
61Simpson County5.1+0.2 pts
62Benton County5.1+0.2 pts
63Perry County5+1 pts
64George County4.9+0.6 pts
65Calhoun County4.9+0.5 pts
66Greene County4.8+0.7 pts
67Marion County4.8-0.2 pts
68Tallahatchie County4.8-0.1 pts
69Clarke County4.7+0.5 pts
70Lawrence County4.7-1.8 pts
71Chickasaw County4.6+1.7 pts
72Jasper County4.4+0.2 pts
73Yazoo County4.2+1.1 pts
74Pearl River County4.2-0.4 pts
75Scott County4.2+0.3 pts
76Holmes County4.1+0.1 pts
77Quitman County4.1-0.1 pts
78Amite County4.1-0.7 pts
79Carroll County4+0.1 pts
79Wilkinson County4-0.2 pts
81Tunica County3.1-1.4 pts
82Issaquena County0.9-1.4 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/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 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, 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 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, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/mississippi-counties?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 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, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/mississippi-counties?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 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, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/mississippi-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Oktibbeha County, with 22.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Issaquena County, with 0.9% in 2023.

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