# Counties in Mississippi by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

All 82 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `high_school_graduate_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/mississippi-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lafayette County | 92.5 |
| 2 | Madison County | 92.3 |
| 3 | Lamar County | 92 |
| 4 | Forrest County | 91.8 |
| 5 | DeSoto County | 91.7 |
| 6 | Oktibbeha County | 91.2 |
| 7 | Perry County | 90.9 |
| 8 | Jasper County | 90.8 |
| 9 | Rankin County | 90.3 |
| 10 | Harrison County | 89.4 |
| 11 | Lowndes County | 89.3 |
| 12 | Jackson County | 89 |
| 13 | Clarke County | 88.7 |
| 13 | Hinds County | 88.7 |
| 15 | Hancock County | 88.6 |
| 16 | Pearl River County | 88.4 |
| 17 | Warren County | 88.3 |
| 18 | Attala County | 88.2 |
| 19 | Franklin County | 87.7 |
| 20 | Lee County | 87.6 |
| 21 | George County | 87.4 |
| 22 | Jones County | 87.3 |
| 23 | Lincoln County | 87.2 |
| 24 | Stone County | 87.2 |
| 25 | Copiah County | 87.1 |
| 26 | Grenada County | 87 |
| 27 | Choctaw County | 86.8 |
| 28 | Amite County | 86.8 |
| 29 | Lauderdale County | 86.6 |
| 30 | Itawamba County | 86.5 |
| 31 | Jefferson Davis County | 86.5 |
| 32 | Wilkinson County | 86.2 |
| 33 | Webster County | 86 |
| 34 | Newton County | 85.8 |
| 35 | Adams County | 85.4 |
| 36 | Wayne County | 85.3 |
| 37 | Smith County | 85.2 |
| 38 | Winston County | 85.1 |
| 39 | Alcorn County | 85 |
| 40 | Bolivar County | 84.9 |
| 41 | Tishomingo County | 84.9 |
| 42 | Neshoba County | 84.8 |
| 43 | Tate County | 84.5 |
| 44 | Greene County | 84.5 |
| 45 | Monroe County | 84.5 |
| 46 | Kemper County | 84.3 |
| 47 | Pike County | 84.1 |
| 48 | Prentiss County | 83.9 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 83.8 |
| 50 | Holmes County | 83.8 |
| 51 | Lawrence County | 83.7 |
| 52 | Simpson County | 83.4 |
| 53 | Carroll County | 83.4 |
| 54 | Yalobusha County | 83.4 |
| 55 | Marion County | 83.2 |
| 56 | Covington County | 83.1 |
| 57 | Clay County | 82.8 |
| 57 | Coahoma County | 82.8 |
| 59 | Panola County | 82.5 |
| 60 | Washington County | 81.8 |
| 61 | Leflore County | 81.8 |
| 62 | Jefferson County | 81.8 |
| 63 | Leake County | 81.6 |
| 64 | Benton County | 81.6 |
| 65 | Humphreys County | 81.4 |
| 65 | Marshall County | 81.4 |
| 67 | Tunica County | 81.3 |
| 68 | Quitman County | 81.1 |
| 69 | Tallahatchie County | 81.1 |
| 70 | Tippah County | 81.1 |
| 71 | Claiborne County | 80.8 |
| 72 | Chickasaw County | 80.5 |
| 73 | Walthall County | 80.5 |
| 74 | Sharkey County | 80.1 |
| 75 | Union County | 79.8 |
| 76 | Scott County | 78.9 |
| 77 | Pontotoc County | 78.5 |
| 78 | Calhoun County | 78 |
| 79 | Noxubee County | 76.6 |
| 80 | Yazoo County | 76.5 |
| 81 | Sunflower County | 75.5 |
| 82 | Issaquena County | 71.8 |