Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Education: At least bachelor's degree
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least Bachelor's Degree)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 35.0 | 79,954,302 | N/A |
| Mississippi | N/A | 24.2 | 475,997 | 51 of 52 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 31.1 | 45,311 | 635 |
| Madison County | Urban | 48.9 | 36,191 | 97 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 32.8 | 36,086 | 533 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 25.5 | 35,927 | 1,055 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 28.3 | 35,276 | 814 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 24.9 | 24,864 | 1,125 |
| Lee County | Rural | 28.7 | 15,904 | 784 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 44.3 | 14,636 | 169 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 33.2 | 14,563 | 515 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 29.5 | 13,966 | 736 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 45.8 | 12,053 | 141 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 21.7 | 10,664 | 1,525 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 26.6 | 10,277 | 956 |
| Jones County | Rural | 20.0 | 8,760 | 1,835 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 24.6 | 8,314 | 1,156 |
| Warren County | Rural | 26.5 | 7,864 | 969 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 16.0 | 6,217 | 2,505 |
| Washington County | Rural | 20.5 | 5,931 | 1,731 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 26.6 | 5,250 | 956 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 18.4 | 4,431 | 2,116 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 18.4 | 4,417 | 2,116 |
| Pike County | Rural | 15.9 | 4,091 | 2,525 |
| Adams County | Rural | 19.3 | 3,923 | 1,953 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 16.4 | 3,885 | 2,447 |
| Tate County | Urban | 20.9 | 3,830 | 1,659 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 20.3 | 3,746 | 1,769 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 17.7 | 3,645 | 2,246 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 23.7 | 3,453 | 1,283 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 20.0 | 3,432 | 1,835 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 14.5 | 3,428 | 2,745 |
| Panola County | Rural | 15.5 | 3,402 | 2,592 |
| Union County | Rural | 17.1 | 3,170 | 2,336 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 18.6 | 3,085 | 2,086 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 16.3 | 3,005 | 2,459 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 16.9 | 2,928 | 2,363 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 16.5 | 2,900 | 2,432 |
| George County | Rural | 17.1 | 2,780 | 2,336 |
| Leake County | Rural | 17.7 | 2,525 | 2,246 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 19.0 | 2,487 | 1,995 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 13.3 | 2,479 | 2,877 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 14.8 | 2,391 | 2,710 |
| Newton County | Rural | 17.5 | 2,391 | 2,276 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 16.4 | 2,337 | 2,447 |
| Clay County | Rural | 18.2 | 2,312 | 2,158 |
| Winston County | Rural | 18.6 | 2,252 | 2,086 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 16.4 | 2,193 | 2,447 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 16.7 | 2,127 | 2,392 |
| Scott County | Urban | 12.1 | 2,123 | 2,983 |
| Marion County | Rural | 12.5 | 2,093 | 2,953 |
| Covington County | Rural | 15.9 | 1,946 | 2,525 |
| Attala County | Rural | 15.8 | 1,844 | 2,537 |
| Stone County | Urban | 14.6 | 1,777 | 2,729 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 15.1 | 1,627 | 2,665 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 13.7 | 1,460 | 2,830 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 13.0 | 1,456 | 2,904 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 12.4 | 1,406 | 2,962 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 20.6 | 1,382 | 1,707 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 18.5 | 1,379 | 2,103 |
| Smith County | Rural | 14.0 | 1,370 | 2,804 |
| Webster County | Rural | 20.1 | 1,363 | 1,815 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 13.2 | 1,234 | 2,886 |
| Greene County | Rural | 11.9 | 1,207 | 2,996 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 13.1 | 1,202 | 2,896 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 12.3 | 1,106 | 2,970 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 13.5 | 1,080 | 2,856 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 18.6 | 1,067 | 2,086 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 17.8 | 1,064 | 2,228 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 20.6 | 1,062 | 1,707 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 11.9 | 1,031 | 2,996 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 12.7 | 997 | 2,929 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 19.4 | 969 | 1,932 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 16.1 | 965 | 2,490 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 18.1 | 958 | 2,177 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 19.9 | 957 | 1,854 |
| Perry County | Urban | 11.4 | 895 | 3,029 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 11.1 | 752 | 3,049 |
| Amite County | Rural | 8.0 | 725 | 3,129 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 11.6 | 703 | 3,015 |
| Benton County | Urban | 12.1 | 659 | 2,983 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 15.2 | 620 | 2,646 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 15.4 | 377 | 2,613 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 4.4 | 42 | 3,142 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 10:45 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: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 10:45 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: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.