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Cities in Mississippi by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over

Madison, MS had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 41 cities in 2023, at 96.7%. Canton, MS had the lowest, at 76.8%. The median was 87.9% and the figure for Mississippi was 86.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.7Madison, MS
Lowest76.8Canton, MS
Median87.941 cities
Mississippi86.6History

All cities, 2023

Madison, MS: 96.7 %Madison, MS96.7Flowood, MS: 96.6 %Flowood, MS96.6Brandon, MS: 95.6 %Brandon, MS95.6Byram, MS: 95.6 %Byram, MS95.6Ocean Springs, MS: 95.5 %Ocean Springs, MS95.5Ridgeland, MS: 94.1 %Ridgeland, MS94.1Long Beach, MS: 94 %Long Beach, MS94Clinton, MS: 93.8 %Clinton, MS93.8Olive Branch, MS: 93.7 %Olive Branch, MS93.7Southaven, MS: 92.7 %Southaven, MS92.7Bay St. Louis, MS: 92.5 %Bay St. Louis, MS92.5Starkville, MS: 91.9 %Starkville, MS91.9Oxford, MS: 91.9 %Oxford, MS91.9Hattiesburg, MS: 90.6 %Hattiesburg, MS90.6Petal, MS: 90 %Petal, MS90Tupelo, MS: 89.8 %Tupelo, MS89.8Pearl, MS: 89.4 %Pearl, MS89.4Pascagoula, MS: 88.3 %Pascagoula, MS88.3D'Iberville, MS: 88 %D'Iberville, MS88Hernando, MS: 87.9 %Hernando, MS87.9Picayune, MS: 87.9 %Picayune, MS87.9Biloxi, MS: 87.7 %Biloxi, MS87.7Gulfport, MS: 87.7 %Gulfport, MS87.7Natchez, MS: 86.9 %Natchez, MS86.9Gautier, MS: 86.8 %Gautier, MS86.8Columbus, MS: 86.6 %Columbus, MS86.6Brookhaven, MS: 86.5 %Brookhaven, MS86.5Jackson, MS: 86.5 %Jackson, MS86.5Cleveland, MS: 86 %Cleveland, MS86Horn Lake, MS: 86 %Horn Lake, MS86Grenada, MS: 85.9 %Grenada, MS85.9Moss Point, MS: 85.7 %Moss Point, MS85.7Laurel, MS: 85 %Laurel, MS85Vicksburg, MS: 84.8 %Vicksburg, MS84.8McComb, MS: 84.8 %McComb, MS84.8Greenwood, MS: 83.5 %Greenwood, MS83.5Corinth, MS: 82.4 %Corinth, MS82.4Meridian, MS: 82.2 %Meridian, MS82.2Clarksdale, MS: 81.4 %Clarksdale, MS81.4Greenville, MS: 79.1 %Greenville, MS79.1Canton, MS: 76.8 %Canton, MS76.8Madison, MS: 96.7 %Madison, MS96.7Flowood, MS: 96.6 %Flowood, MS96.6Brandon, MS: 95.6 %Brandon, MS95.6Byram, MS: 95.6 %Byram, MS95.6Ocean Springs, MS: 95.5 %Ocean Springs, MS95.5Ridgeland, MS: 94.1 %Ridgeland, MS94.1Long Beach, MS: 94 %Long Beach, MS94Clinton, MS: 93.8 %Clinton, MS93.8Olive Branch, MS: 93.7 %Olive Branch, MS93.7Southaven, MS: 92.7 %Southaven, MS92.7Bay St. Louis, MS: 92.5 %Bay St. Louis, MS92.5Starkville, MS: 91.9 %Starkville, MS91.9Oxford, MS: 91.9 %Oxford, MS91.9Hattiesburg, MS: 90.6 %Hattiesburg, MS90.6Petal, MS: 90 %Petal, MS90Tupelo, MS: 89.8 %Tupelo, MS89.8Pearl, MS: 89.4 %Pearl, MS89.4Pascagoula, MS: 88.3 %Pascagoula, MS88.3D'Iberville, MS: 88 %D'Iberville, MS88Hernando, MS: 87.9 %Hernando, MS87.9Picayune, MS: 87.9 %Picayune, MS87.9Biloxi, MS: 87.7 %Biloxi, MS87.7Gulfport, MS: 87.7 %Gulfport, MS87.7Natchez, MS: 86.9 %Natchez, MS86.9Gautier, MS: 86.8 %Gautier, MS86.8Columbus, MS: 86.6 %Columbus, MS86.6Brookhaven, MS: 86.5 %Brookhaven, MS86.5Jackson, MS: 86.5 %Jackson, MS86.5Cleveland, MS: 86 %Cleveland, MS86Horn Lake, MS: 86 %Horn Lake, MS86Grenada, MS: 85.9 %Grenada, MS85.9Moss Point, MS: 85.7 %Moss Point, MS85.7Laurel, MS: 85 %Laurel, MS85Vicksburg, MS: 84.8 %Vicksburg, MS84.8McComb, MS: 84.8 %McComb, MS84.8Greenwood, MS: 83.5 %Greenwood, MS83.5Corinth, MS: 82.4 %Corinth, MS82.4Meridian, MS: 82.2 %Meridian, MS82.2Clarksdale, MS: 81.4 %Clarksdale, MS81.4Greenville, MS: 79.1 %Greenville, MS79.1Canton, MS: 76.8 %Canton, MS76.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Madison, MS96.7-0.5 pts
2Flowood, MS96.6-0.3 pts
3Brandon, MS95.6+0.2 pts
3Byram, MS95.6-0.1 pts
5Ocean Springs, MS95.5-0.2 pts
6Ridgeland, MS94.1-0.3 pts
7Long Beach, MS94+0.9 pts
8Clinton, MS93.8-0.4 pts
9Olive Branch, MS93.7-0.9 pts
10Southaven, MS92.7+0.5 pts
11Bay St. Louis, MS92.5-0.8 pts
12Starkville, MS91.9+1.1 pts
13Oxford, MS91.9-1.4 pts
14Hattiesburg, MS90.6+1.8 pts
15Petal, MS90-0.1 pts
16Tupelo, MS89.8+0.8 pts
17Pearl, MS89.4+0.9 pts
18Pascagoula, MS88.3+0.8 pts
19D'Iberville, MS88-2.3 pts
20Hernando, MS87.9-0.8 pts
21Picayune, MS87.9-0.9 pts
22Biloxi, MS87.7-0.6 pts
22Gulfport, MS87.7+0.4 pts
24Natchez, MS86.9+1.6 pts
25Gautier, MS86.8-1.3 pts
26Columbus, MS86.6+0.2 pts
27Brookhaven, MS86.5-1.2 pts
28Jackson, MS86.5-0.9 pts
29Cleveland, MS86+1.6 pts
30Horn Lake, MS86+1.2 pts
31Grenada, MS85.9+1.1 pts
32Moss Point, MS85.7-1.9 pts
33Laurel, MS85+3.6 pts
34Vicksburg, MS84.8-1.2 pts
35McComb, MS84.8-2.2 pts
36Greenwood, MS83.5-1 pts
37Corinth, MS82.4+1.5 pts
38Meridian, MS82.2+1.9 pts
39Clarksdale, MS81.4+1.6 pts
40Greenville, MS79.1-1.3 pts
41Canton, MS76.8-0.9 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, 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.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Mississippi by high school graduate or higher, 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/mississippi-cities?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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Mississippi by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/mississippi-cities?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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/mississippi-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Mississippi by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/mississippi-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Madison, MS, with 96.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Canton, MS, with 76.8% in 2023.

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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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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