Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Education: Less than High School
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 High School)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | N/A | 12.9 | 253,445 | 49 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 10.4 | 23,992,410 | N/A |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 28.2 | 227 | 3,114 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 24.5 | 4,084 | 3,071 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 23.5 | 1,562 | 3,061 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 23.5 | 4,025 | 3,061 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 22.0 | 1,995 | 3,024 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 21.5 | 4,455 | 3,007 |
| Scott County | Urban | 21.1 | 3,735 | 2,995 |
| Union County | Rural | 20.2 | 3,736 | 2,971 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 19.9 | 499 | 2,958 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 19.5 | 2,202 | 2,936 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 19.5 | 1,845 | 2,936 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 19.2 | 988 | 2,920 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 19.0 | 2,708 | 2,908 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 18.9 | 750 | 2,899 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 18.9 | 1,543 | 2,899 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 18.7 | 1,141 | 2,889 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 18.6 | 905 | 2,882 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 18.6 | 4,417 | 2,882 |
| Benton County | Urban | 18.4 | 1,005 | 2,868 |
| Leake County | Rural | 18.4 | 2,583 | 2,868 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 18.2 | 883 | 2,853 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 18.2 | 3,101 | 2,853 |
| Washington County | Rural | 18.2 | 5,126 | 2,853 |
| Panola County | Rural | 17.5 | 3,816 | 2,805 |
| Clay County | Rural | 17.2 | 2,164 | 2,781 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 17.2 | 2,239 | 2,781 |
| Covington County | Rural | 17.0 | 2,074 | 2,758 |
| Marion County | Rural | 16.8 | 2,812 | 2,733 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 16.6 | 1,242 | 2,716 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 16.6 | 2,898 | 2,716 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 16.6 | 1,467 | 2,716 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 16.3 | 1,286 | 2,682 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 16.2 | 1,698 | 2,668 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 16.2 | 1,090 | 2,668 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 16.1 | 2,692 | 2,656 |
| Pike County | Rural | 15.9 | 4,073 | 2,640 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 15.7 | 937 | 2,610 |
| Greene County | Rural | 15.5 | 1,564 | 2,587 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 15.5 | 3,658 | 2,587 |
| Tate County | Urban | 15.5 | 2,876 | 2,587 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 15.2 | 2,801 | 2,554 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 15.2 | 2,023 | 2,554 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 15.1 | 2,906 | 2,537 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 15.0 | 3,590 | 2,524 |
| Winston County | Rural | 14.9 | 1,814 | 2,514 |
| Smith County | Rural | 14.8 | 1,452 | 2,502 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 14.7 | 1,903 | 2,485 |
| Adams County | Rural | 14.6 | 2,967 | 2,469 |
| Newton County | Rural | 14.2 | 1,932 | 2,416 |
| Webster County | Rural | 14.0 | 943 | 2,378 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 13.8 | 814 | 2,349 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 13.5 | 2,167 | 2,301 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 13.5 | 1,083 | 2,301 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 13.4 | 6,543 | 2,284 |
| Amite County | Rural | 13.2 | 1,205 | 2,244 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 13.2 | 758 | 2,244 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 13.0 | 1,858 | 2,213 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 12.9 | 2,422 | 2,192 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 12.8 | 3,084 | 2,175 |
| Stone County | Urban | 12.8 | 1,588 | 2,175 |
| Jones County | Rural | 12.7 | 5,540 | 2,153 |
| George County | Rural | 12.6 | 2,081 | 2,133 |
| Lee County | Rural | 12.4 | 6,859 | 2,100 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 12.3 | 650 | 2,084 |
| Attala County | Rural | 11.8 | 1,365 | 2,001 |
| Warren County | Rural | 11.7 | 3,450 | 1,982 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 11.6 | 4,550 | 1,960 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 11.4 | 3,905 | 1,913 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 11.3 | 1,203 | 1,890 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 11.3 | 16,239 | 1,890 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 11.0 | 11,117 | 1,838 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 10.7 | 4,120 | 1,780 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 10.6 | 15,179 | 1,759 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 9.7 | 10,775 | 1,546 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,016 | 1,401 |
| Perry County | Urban | 9.1 | 723 | 1,369 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 8.8 | 2,342 | 1,292 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 8.3 | 10,544 | 1,147 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 8.2 | 3,917 | 1,124 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 8.0 | 3,554 | 1,065 |
| Madison County | Urban | 7.7 | 5,812 | 983 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 7.5 | 2,550 | 915 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 3:44 pm.
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 High School, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.