Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Education: Less than 9th grade
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 4.7 | 10,803,193 | N/A |
| Mississippi | N/A | 4.3 | 85,528 | 38 of 52 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 9.7 | 78 | 2,989 |
| Benton County | Urban | 9.0 | 490 | 2,954 |
| Scott County | Urban | 8.7 | 1,545 | 2,934 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 7.9 | 1,317 | 2,878 |
| Union County | Rural | 7.9 | 1,468 | 2,878 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 7.6 | 687 | 2,844 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 7.5 | 974 | 2,833 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 7.5 | 1,559 | 2,833 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 7.4 | 494 | 2,827 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 7.3 | 1,258 | 2,815 |
| Washington County | Rural | 6.9 | 1,946 | 2,772 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 6.8 | 763 | 2,758 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 6.8 | 557 | 2,758 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 6.8 | 905 | 2,758 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 6.6 | 1,149 | 2,718 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 6.6 | 940 | 2,718 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 6.6 | 861 | 2,718 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 6.4 | 1,521 | 2,682 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 6.4 | 161 | 2,682 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 6.3 | 497 | 2,663 |
| Leake County | Rural | 6.2 | 869 | 2,637 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 6.1 | 296 | 2,615 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 6.1 | 1,425 | 2,615 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 6.0 | 1,445 | 2,585 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 6.0 | 319 | 2,585 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 5.8 | 231 | 2,544 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 5.8 | 513 | 2,544 |
| Clay County | Rural | 5.6 | 704 | 2,493 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 5.6 | 445 | 2,493 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 5.6 | 947 | 2,493 |
| Tate County | Urban | 5.6 | 1,037 | 2,493 |
| Jones County | Rural | 5.5 | 2,415 | 2,467 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 5.4 | 1,042 | 2,450 |
| Smith County | Rural | 5.2 | 506 | 2,383 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 5.1 | 343 | 2,347 |
| Adams County | Rural | 5.0 | 1,022 | 2,313 |
| Marion County | Rural | 5.0 | 845 | 2,313 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 5.0 | 1,948 | 2,313 |
| Panola County | Rural | 4.9 | 1,065 | 2,274 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 4.7 | 269 | 2,212 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 4.7 | 282 | 2,212 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 4.6 | 659 | 2,170 |
| Newton County | Rural | 4.6 | 628 | 2,170 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 4.6 | 436 | 2,170 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 4.5 | 833 | 2,134 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 4.5 | 728 | 2,134 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 4.5 | 4,569 | 2,134 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 4.5 | 827 | 2,134 |
| Webster County | Rural | 4.5 | 306 | 2,134 |
| Covington County | Rural | 4.4 | 534 | 2,099 |
| Greene County | Rural | 4.4 | 446 | 2,099 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 4.4 | 465 | 2,099 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 4.4 | 214 | 2,099 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 4.4 | 269 | 2,099 |
| Attala County | Rural | 4.2 | 483 | 2,010 |
| Lee County | Rural | 4.1 | 2,260 | 1,964 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 3.9 | 1,917 | 1,874 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 3.9 | 659 | 1,874 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 3.8 | 1,286 | 1,821 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 3.8 | 5,516 | 1,821 |
| Stone County | Urban | 3.7 | 462 | 1,776 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 3.6 | 186 | 1,701 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 3.6 | 5,191 | 1,701 |
| Pike County | Rural | 3.6 | 913 | 1,701 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 3.5 | 930 | 1,648 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 3.4 | 365 | 1,593 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 3.4 | 3,748 | 1,593 |
| George County | Rural | 3.3 | 550 | 1,534 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 3.3 | 1,291 | 1,534 |
| Warren County | Rural | 3.3 | 981 | 1,534 |
| Winston County | Rural | 3.3 | 401 | 1,534 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 2.9 | 706 | 1,273 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 2.8 | 304 | 1,194 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 2.8 | 163 | 1,194 |
| Amite County | Rural | 2.7 | 247 | 1,124 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 2.7 | 200 | 1,124 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 2.7 | 3,416 | 1,124 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 2.7 | 1,196 | 1,124 |
| Perry County | Urban | 2.7 | 216 | 1,124 |
| Madison County | Urban | 2.6 | 1,966 | 1,042 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 2.4 | 1,116 | 889 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 2.4 | 807 | 889 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 10:05 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: Less than 9th grade, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.