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 2023, at 92.2%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 67.3%. The median was 83.7% and the figure for Mississippi was 86.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest92.2Madison County
Median83.782 counties
Mississippi86.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 83.6 %Alcorn County: 83.4 %Amite County: 87.1 %Attala County: 85.2 %Benton County: 80.9 %Bolivar County: 83.2 %Calhoun County: 79 %Carroll County: 80 %Chickasaw County: 80.7 %Choctaw County: 85.8 %Claiborne County: 83.7 %Clarke County: 86.4 %Clay County: 82.8 %Coahoma County: 82 %Copiah County: 86.4 %Covington County: 84.7 %DeSoto County: 91.4 %Forrest County: 90.8 %Franklin County: 86.8 %George County: 87.9 %Greene County: 80.6 %Grenada County: 84.5 %Hancock County: 89.7 %Harrison County: 89.2 %Hinds County: 88.5 %Holmes County: 82.4 %Humphreys County: 76.9 %Issaquena County: 67.3 %Itawamba County: 85.2 %Jackson County: 88.8 %Jasper County: 89.6 %Jefferson County: 80.8 %Jefferson Davis County: 87.6 %Jones County: 87.1 %Kemper County: 79.6 %Lafayette County: 91.9 %Lamar County: 91.4 %Lauderdale County: 85.2 %Lawrence County: 82.1 %Leake County: 82.2 %Lee County: 87.8 %Leflore County: 82.8 %Lincoln County: 87.1 %Lowndes County: 88.1 %Madison County: 92.2 %Marion County: 82.5 %Marshall County: 81.6 %Monroe County: 85.3 %Montgomery County: 81.4 %Neshoba County: 82.2 %Newton County: 85.9 %Noxubee County: 79.9 %Oktibbeha County: 91 %Panola County: 83.7 %Pearl River County: 87.8 %Perry County: 88.7 %Pike County: 83 %Pontotoc County: 78.9 %Prentiss County: 83.9 %Quitman County: 76.8 %Rankin County: 90.3 %Scott County: 78.7 %Sharkey County: 81 %Simpson County: 81.7 %Smith County: 82.3 %Stone County: 88 %Sunflower County: 75.8 %Tallahatchie County: 81.1 %Tate County: 84.5 %Tippah County: 81.8 %Tishomingo County: 83.3 %Tunica County: 81.9 %Union County: 78.6 %Walthall County: 80 %Warren County: 88.1 %Washington County: 79.2 %Wayne County: 84 %Webster County: 84.2 %Wilkinson County: 87.5 %Winston County: 83.6 %Yalobusha County: 84.2 %Yazoo County: 74.7 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Madison County: 92.2 %Madison County92.2Lafayette County: 91.9 %Lafayette County91.9DeSoto County: 91.4 %DeSoto County91.4Lamar County: 91.4 %Lamar County91.4Oktibbeha County: 91 %Oktibbeha County91Forrest County: 90.8 %Forrest County90.8Rankin County: 90.3 %Rankin County90.3Hancock County: 89.7 %Hancock County89.7Jasper County: 89.6 %Jasper County89.6Harrison County: 89.2 %Harrison County89.2Jackson County: 88.8 %Jackson County88.8Perry County: 88.7 %Perry County88.7Hinds County: 88.5 %Hinds County88.5Lowndes County: 88.1 %Lowndes County88.1Warren County: 88.1 %Warren County88.1Stone County: 88 %Stone County88George County: 87.9 %George County87.9Lee County: 87.8 %Lee County87.8Pearl River County: 87.8 %Pearl River County87.8Jefferson Davis County: 87.6 %Jefferson Davis County87.6Wilkinson County: 87.5 %Wilkinson County87.5Jones County: 87.1 %Jones County87.1Amite County: 87.1 %Amite County87.1Lincoln County: 87.1 %Lincoln County87.1Franklin County: 86.8 %Franklin County86.8Clarke County: 86.4 %Clarke County86.4Copiah County: 86.4 %Copiah County86.4Newton County: 85.9 %Newton County85.9Choctaw County: 85.8 %Choctaw County85.8Monroe County: 85.3 %Monroe County85.3Lauderdale County: 85.2 %Lauderdale County85.2Attala County: 85.2 %Attala County85.2Itawamba County: 85.2 %Itawamba County85.2Covington County: 84.7 %Covington County84.7Tate County: 84.5 %Tate County84.5Grenada County: 84.5 %Grenada County84.5Webster County: 84.2 %Webster County84.2Yalobusha County: 84.2 %Yalobusha County84.2Wayne County: 84 %Wayne County84Prentiss County: 83.9 %Prentiss County83.9Madison County: 92.2 %Madison County92.2Lafayette County: 91.9 %Lafayette County91.9DeSoto County: 91.4 %DeSoto County91.4Lamar County: 91.4 %Lamar County91.4Oktibbeha County: 91 %Oktibbeha County91Forrest County: 90.8 %Forrest County90.8Rankin County: 90.3 %Rankin County90.3Hancock County: 89.7 %Hancock County89.7Jasper County: 89.6 %Jasper County89.6Harrison County: 89.2 %Harrison County89.2Jackson County: 88.8 %Jackson County88.8Perry County: 88.7 %Perry County88.7Hinds County: 88.5 %Hinds County88.5Lowndes County: 88.1 %Lowndes County88.1Warren County: 88.1 %Warren County88.1Stone County: 88 %Stone County88George County: 87.9 %George County87.9Lee County: 87.8 %Lee County87.8Pearl River County: 87.8 %Pearl River County87.8Jefferson Davis County: 87.6 %Jefferson Davis County87.6Wilkinson County: 87.5 %Wilkinson County87.5Jones County: 87.1 %Jones County87.1Amite County: 87.1 %Amite County87.1Lincoln County: 87.1 %Lincoln County87.1Franklin County: 86.8 %Franklin County86.8Clarke County: 86.4 %Clarke County86.4Copiah County: 86.4 %Copiah County86.4Newton County: 85.9 %Newton County85.9Choctaw County: 85.8 %Choctaw County85.8Monroe County: 85.3 %Monroe County85.3Lauderdale County: 85.2 %Lauderdale County85.2Attala County: 85.2 %Attala County85.2Itawamba County: 85.2 %Itawamba County85.2Covington County: 84.7 %Covington County84.7Tate County: 84.5 %Tate County84.5Grenada County: 84.5 %Grenada County84.5Webster County: 84.2 %Webster County84.2Yalobusha County: 84.2 %Yalobusha County84.2Wayne County: 84 %Wayne County84Prentiss County: 83.9 %Prentiss County83.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Madison County92.2-0.4 pts
2Lafayette County91.9+0.2 pts
3DeSoto County91.4+0.2 pts
4Lamar County91.4+0.2 pts
5Oktibbeha County91+0.1 pts
6Forrest County90.8+1.3 pts
7Rankin County90.3+0.3 pts
8Hancock County89.7-0.6 pts
9Jasper County89.6+0.9 pts
10Harrison County89.2+0.1 pts
11Jackson County88.80 pts
12Perry County88.7+2.8 pts
13Hinds County88.5-0.5 pts
14Lowndes County88.10 pts
15Warren County88.1+0.4 pts
16Stone County88+2.4 pts
17George County87.9+1.9 pts
18Lee County87.8+0.5 pts
18Pearl River County87.8+0.9 pts
20Jefferson Davis County87.6+2.1 pts
21Wilkinson County87.5+2.2 pts
22Jones County87.1+1 pts
23Amite County87.1-0.5 pts
23Lincoln County87.1-0.3 pts
25Franklin County86.8+2.5 pts
26Clarke County86.4+0.7 pts
27Copiah County86.4+1.5 pts
28Newton County85.9+0.2 pts
29Choctaw County85.8-1.1 pts
30Monroe County85.3+0.4 pts
31Lauderdale County85.2+1 pts
32Attala County85.2+1.1 pts
32Itawamba County85.2-0 pts
34Covington County84.7+1.9 pts
35Tate County84.5+0.9 pts
36Grenada County84.5+2.4 pts
37Webster County84.2-0.6 pts
38Yalobusha County84.2-0.3 pts
39Wayne County84+1.5 pts
40Prentiss County83.9+0.4 pts
41Claiborne County83.7+1.5 pts
41Panola County83.7+1.8 pts
43Winston County83.6-1.8 pts
44Adams County83.6+1.1 pts
45Alcorn County83.4+1.5 pts
46Tishomingo County83.3+1.8 pts
47Bolivar County83.2+1 pts
48Pike County83+0.3 pts
49Leflore County82.8-0.4 pts
50Clay County82.8+1.1 pts
51Marion County82.5-0.2 pts
52Holmes County82.4+1.4 pts
53Smith County82.3+0.3 pts
54Leake County82.2+0.9 pts
54Neshoba County82.2-0.1 pts
56Lawrence County82.1-0.8 pts
57Coahoma County82+0.7 pts
58Tunica County81.9-1.8 pts
59Tippah County81.8+2.5 pts
60Simpson County81.7+1.6 pts
61Marshall County81.6-1.2 pts
62Montgomery County81.4+5.8 pts
63Tallahatchie County81.1+3 pts
64Sharkey County81+1.3 pts
65Benton County80.9+2.9 pts
66Jefferson County80.8+4.9 pts
67Chickasaw County80.7+4.6 pts
68Greene County80.6-0.5 pts
69Walthall County80-1.5 pts
70Carroll County80+1.2 pts
71Noxubee County79.9-1.2 pts
72Kemper County79.6-0.4 pts
73Washington County79.2-0.9 pts
74Calhoun County79+0.7 pts
75Pontotoc County78.9-1.2 pts
76Scott County78.7+1 pts
77Union County78.6+1 pts
78Humphreys County76.9+2.2 pts
79Quitman County76.8+1.6 pts
80Sunflower County75.8-1.3 pts
81Yazoo County74.7-2.4 pts
82Issaquena County67.3+3 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-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 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, 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-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 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, 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-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Madison County, with 92.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Issaquena County, with 67.3% in 2023.

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