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

Madison County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 82 counties in 2022, at 92.6%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 64.3%. The median was 82.9% and the figure for Mississippi was 86.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest92.6Madison County
Lowest64.3Issaquena County
Median82.982 counties
Mississippi86.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 82.5 %Alcorn County: 81.9 %Amite County: 87.5 %Attala County: 84.1 %Benton County: 78 %Bolivar County: 82.2 %Calhoun County: 78.3 %Carroll County: 78.8 %Chickasaw County: 76 %Choctaw County: 86.9 %Claiborne County: 82.1 %Clarke County: 85.7 %Clay County: 81.7 %Coahoma County: 81.3 %Copiah County: 84.9 %Covington County: 82.9 %DeSoto County: 91.2 %Forrest County: 89.5 %Franklin County: 84.3 %George County: 86 %Greene County: 81.1 %Grenada County: 82 %Hancock County: 90.4 %Harrison County: 89.1 %Hinds County: 88.9 %Holmes County: 81 %Humphreys County: 74.8 %Issaquena County: 64.3 %Itawamba County: 85.3 %Jackson County: 88.7 %Jasper County: 88.6 %Jefferson County: 75.9 %Jefferson Davis County: 85.5 %Jones County: 86.1 %Kemper County: 80 %Lafayette County: 91.8 %Lamar County: 91.2 %Lauderdale County: 84.2 %Lawrence County: 82.9 %Leake County: 81.3 %Lee County: 87.3 %Leflore County: 83.2 %Lincoln County: 87.3 %Lowndes County: 88 %Madison County: 92.6 %Marion County: 82.8 %Marshall County: 82.8 %Monroe County: 84.9 %Montgomery County: 75.7 %Neshoba County: 82.3 %Newton County: 85.7 %Noxubee County: 81.1 %Oktibbeha County: 90.9 %Panola County: 81.9 %Pearl River County: 86.9 %Perry County: 85.9 %Pike County: 82.7 %Pontotoc County: 80.1 %Prentiss County: 83.5 %Quitman County: 75.2 %Rankin County: 90 %Scott County: 77.7 %Sharkey County: 79.7 %Simpson County: 80.1 %Smith County: 82 %Stone County: 85.6 %Sunflower County: 77 %Tallahatchie County: 78.1 %Tate County: 83.6 %Tippah County: 79.3 %Tishomingo County: 81.5 %Tunica County: 83.6 %Union County: 77.6 %Walthall County: 81.5 %Warren County: 87.7 %Washington County: 80.1 %Wayne County: 82.5 %Webster County: 84.8 %Wilkinson County: 85.3 %Winston County: 85.5 %Yalobusha County: 84.5 %Yazoo County: 77 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Madison County: 92.6 %Madison County92.6Lafayette County: 91.8 %Lafayette County91.8DeSoto County: 91.2 %DeSoto County91.2Lamar County: 91.2 %Lamar County91.2Oktibbeha County: 90.9 %Oktibbeha County90.9Hancock County: 90.4 %Hancock County90.4Rankin County: 90 %Rankin County90Forrest County: 89.5 %Forrest County89.5Harrison County: 89.1 %Harrison County89.1Hinds County: 88.9 %Hinds County88.9Jackson County: 88.7 %Jackson County88.7Jasper County: 88.6 %Jasper County88.6Lowndes County: 88 %Lowndes County88Warren County: 87.7 %Warren County87.7Amite County: 87.5 %Amite County87.5Lincoln County: 87.3 %Lincoln County87.3Lee County: 87.3 %Lee County87.3Choctaw County: 86.9 %Choctaw County86.9Pearl River County: 86.9 %Pearl River County86.9Jones County: 86.1 %Jones County86.1George County: 86 %George County86Perry County: 85.9 %Perry County85.9Newton County: 85.7 %Newton County85.7Clarke County: 85.7 %Clarke County85.7Stone County: 85.6 %Stone County85.6Jefferson Davis County: 85.5 %Jefferson Davis County85.5Winston County: 85.5 %Winston County85.5Wilkinson County: 85.3 %Wilkinson County85.3Itawamba County: 85.3 %Itawamba County85.3Monroe County: 84.9 %Monroe County84.9Copiah County: 84.9 %Copiah County84.9Webster County: 84.8 %Webster County84.8Yalobusha County: 84.5 %Yalobusha County84.5Franklin County: 84.3 %Franklin County84.3Lauderdale County: 84.2 %Lauderdale County84.2Attala County: 84.1 %Attala County84.1Tunica County: 83.6 %Tunica County83.6Tate County: 83.6 %Tate County83.6Prentiss County: 83.5 %Prentiss County83.5Leflore County: 83.2 %Leflore County83.2Madison County: 92.6 %Madison County92.6Lafayette County: 91.8 %Lafayette County91.8DeSoto County: 91.2 %DeSoto County91.2Lamar County: 91.2 %Lamar County91.2Oktibbeha County: 90.9 %Oktibbeha County90.9Hancock County: 90.4 %Hancock County90.4Rankin County: 90 %Rankin County90Forrest County: 89.5 %Forrest County89.5Harrison County: 89.1 %Harrison County89.1Hinds County: 88.9 %Hinds County88.9Jackson County: 88.7 %Jackson County88.7Jasper County: 88.6 %Jasper County88.6Lowndes County: 88 %Lowndes County88Warren County: 87.7 %Warren County87.7Amite County: 87.5 %Amite County87.5Lincoln County: 87.3 %Lincoln County87.3Lee County: 87.3 %Lee County87.3Choctaw County: 86.9 %Choctaw County86.9Pearl River County: 86.9 %Pearl River County86.9Jones County: 86.1 %Jones County86.1George County: 86 %George County86Perry County: 85.9 %Perry County85.9Newton County: 85.7 %Newton County85.7Clarke County: 85.7 %Clarke County85.7Stone County: 85.6 %Stone County85.6Jefferson Davis County: 85.5 %Jefferson Davis County85.5Winston County: 85.5 %Winston County85.5Wilkinson County: 85.3 %Wilkinson County85.3Itawamba County: 85.3 %Itawamba County85.3Monroe County: 84.9 %Monroe County84.9Copiah County: 84.9 %Copiah County84.9Webster County: 84.8 %Webster County84.8Yalobusha County: 84.5 %Yalobusha County84.5Franklin County: 84.3 %Franklin County84.3Lauderdale County: 84.2 %Lauderdale County84.2Attala County: 84.1 %Attala County84.1Tunica County: 83.6 %Tunica County83.6Tate County: 83.6 %Tate County83.6Prentiss County: 83.5 %Prentiss County83.5Leflore County: 83.2 %Leflore County83.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Madison County92.6+0.4 pts
2Lafayette County91.8+0.6 pts
3DeSoto County91.2+0.1 pts
4Lamar County91.2+1.6 pts
5Oktibbeha County90.9+0.1 pts
6Hancock County90.4+1.5 pts
7Rankin County90+0.2 pts
8Forrest County89.5+0.5 pts
9Harrison County89.1+0.1 pts
10Hinds County88.9+0.8 pts
11Jackson County88.70 pts
12Jasper County88.6+1.7 pts
13Lowndes County88+0.9 pts
14Warren County87.7-0.3 pts
15Amite County87.5+2.1 pts
16Lincoln County87.3+1.9 pts
17Lee County87.3+1 pts
18Choctaw County86.9+5.2 pts
19Pearl River County86.9+1 pts
20Jones County86.1+0.1 pts
21George County86+1.2 pts
22Perry County85.9+1.3 pts
23Newton County85.7+1.6 pts
24Clarke County85.7+0.5 pts
25Stone County85.6+1.2 pts
26Jefferson Davis County85.5+1.1 pts
27Winston County85.5-0.2 pts
28Wilkinson County85.3+4 pts
29Itawamba County85.3+1.7 pts
30Monroe County84.9+1.6 pts
31Copiah County84.9+1.1 pts
32Webster County84.8+0.1 pts
33Yalobusha County84.5-0.8 pts
34Franklin County84.3+0.6 pts
35Lauderdale County84.2-0.4 pts
36Attala County84.1+2.9 pts
37Tunica County83.6-0.4 pts
38Tate County83.6-2.2 pts
39Prentiss County83.5-0.3 pts
40Leflore County83.2+0.6 pts
41Lawrence County82.9+1.2 pts
42Covington County82.9-1.4 pts
43Marion County82.8-0.9 pts
44Marshall County82.8+1.9 pts
45Pike County82.7-0.6 pts
46Adams County82.5+2.8 pts
47Wayne County82.5+1.5 pts
48Neshoba County82.3+1.2 pts
49Bolivar County82.2+1.9 pts
50Claiborne County82.1+0.5 pts
51Grenada County82-0 pts
51Smith County82+0.8 pts
53Alcorn County81.9+0.9 pts
54Panola County81.9+1.7 pts
55Clay County81.7-1.8 pts
56Tishomingo County81.5+2.6 pts
56Walthall County81.5-0.3 pts
58Leake County81.3+0.2 pts
59Coahoma County81.3+0.1 pts
60Greene County81.1+3.7 pts
61Noxubee County81.1+3.9 pts
62Holmes County81+3.5 pts
63Simpson County80.1+0.7 pts
63Washington County80.1-0.9 pts
65Pontotoc County80.1+1.2 pts
66Kemper County80-1.6 pts
67Sharkey County79.7-0.1 pts
68Tippah County79.3+1.4 pts
69Carroll County78.8-1.9 pts
70Calhoun County78.3-0 pts
71Tallahatchie County78.10 pts
72Benton County78+3.6 pts
73Scott County77.7-0.2 pts
74Union County77.6-0.7 pts
75Yazoo County77+1.1 pts
76Sunflower County77+1 pts
77Chickasaw County76-0.5 pts
78Jefferson County75.9-2.6 pts
79Montgomery County75.7-2 pts
80Quitman County75.2+0.6 pts
81Humphreys County74.8-1.5 pts
82Issaquena County64.3+4.8 pts

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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 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 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/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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Mississippi by high school graduate or higher, 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Mississippi by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Mississippi by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Mississippi by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/mississippi-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Madison County, with 92.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Issaquena County, with 64.3% in 2022.

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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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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