Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Education: Less than 9th grade
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | N/A | 4.5 | 87,856 | 41 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 4.7 | 10,732,389 | N/A |
| Forrest County | Urban | 2.4 | 1,157 | 875 |
| Madison County | Urban | 2.5 | 1,872 | 946 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 2.5 | 153 | 946 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 2.6 | 867 | 1,024 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 2.8 | 3,442 | 1,173 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 3.0 | 172 | 1,313 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 3.0 | 339 | 1,313 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 3.2 | 1,394 | 1,444 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 3.2 | 3,571 | 1,444 |
| Amite County | Rural | 3.3 | 303 | 1,505 |
| George County | Rural | 3.3 | 539 | 1,505 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 3.3 | 1,123 | 1,505 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 3.3 | 795 | 1,505 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 3.4 | 884 | 1,563 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 3.5 | 376 | 1,634 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 3.5 | 4,998 | 1,634 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 3.7 | 1,425 | 1,734 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 3.7 | 225 | 1,734 |
| Warren County | Rural | 3.7 | 1,114 | 1,734 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 3.8 | 5,518 | 1,792 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 3.9 | 1,934 | 1,839 |
| Lee County | Rural | 4.0 | 2,193 | 1,891 |
| Perry County | Urban | 4.0 | 315 | 1,891 |
| Covington County | Rural | 4.1 | 503 | 1,935 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 4.1 | 4,086 | 1,935 |
| Stone County | Urban | 4.1 | 496 | 1,935 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 4.2 | 618 | 1,974 |
| Newton County | Rural | 4.2 | 579 | 1,974 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 4.2 | 690 | 1,974 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 4.3 | 221 | 2,017 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 4.3 | 787 | 2,017 |
| Pike County | Rural | 4.3 | 1,103 | 2,017 |
| Webster County | Rural | 4.3 | 290 | 2,017 |
| Panola County | Rural | 4.6 | 1,019 | 2,139 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 4.7 | 373 | 2,171 |
| Clay County | Rural | 4.9 | 625 | 2,252 |
| Attala County | Rural | 5.1 | 598 | 2,311 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 5.1 | 124 | 2,311 |
| Winston County | Rural | 5.1 | 623 | 2,311 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 5.2 | 2,014 | 2,340 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 5.3 | 393 | 2,365 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 5.3 | 355 | 2,365 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 5.3 | 752 | 2,365 |
| Jones County | Rural | 5.4 | 2,371 | 2,390 |
| Marion County | Rural | 5.4 | 901 | 2,390 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 5.5 | 1,014 | 2,426 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 5.5 | 515 | 2,426 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 5.6 | 483 | 2,461 |
| Tate County | Urban | 5.6 | 1,020 | 2,461 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 5.6 | 501 | 2,461 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 5.7 | 303 | 2,489 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 5.8 | 345 | 2,514 |
| Adams County | Rural | 5.9 | 1,192 | 2,536 |
| Greene County | Rural | 5.9 | 595 | 2,536 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 5.9 | 625 | 2,536 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 6.0 | 967 | 2,563 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 6.0 | 1,430 | 2,563 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 6.1 | 1,472 | 2,587 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 6.1 | 1,041 | 2,587 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 6.1 | 1,443 | 2,587 |
| Smith County | Rural | 6.5 | 630 | 2,660 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 6.6 | 1,312 | 2,682 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 6.6 | 744 | 2,682 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 6.6 | 1,153 | 2,682 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 6.8 | 625 | 2,715 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 7.0 | 334 | 2,749 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 7.0 | 552 | 2,749 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 7.0 | 1,209 | 2,749 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 7.0 | 932 | 2,749 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 7.1 | 479 | 2,769 |
| Leake County | Rural | 7.3 | 1,033 | 2,796 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 7.3 | 298 | 2,796 |
| Union County | Rural | 7.3 | 1,355 | 2,796 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 7.6 | 962 | 2,831 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 7.8 | 1,017 | 2,851 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 7.8 | 1,605 | 2,851 |
| Washington County | Rural | 7.8 | 2,243 | 2,851 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 7.8 | 1,461 | 2,851 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 8.2 | 409 | 2,889 |
| Benton County | Urban | 8.3 | 450 | 2,903 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 8.7 | 83 | 2,929 |
| Scott County | Urban | 10.2 | 1,794 | 3,002 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/15/2025 10:16 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/15/2025 10:16 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.