Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Education: At least high school
Ages 25+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least High School)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | N/A | 86.6 | 1,707,032 | 49 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 89.4 | 204,204,444 | N/A |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 67.3 | 642 | 3,132 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 74.7 | 13,970 | 3,078 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 75.8 | 13,125 | 3,060 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 76.8 | 3,125 | 3,044 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 76.9 | 3,840 | 3,040 |
| Union County | Rural | 78.6 | 14,575 | 2,991 |
| Scott County | Urban | 78.7 | 13,820 | 2,989 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 78.9 | 16,228 | 2,979 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 79.0 | 7,264 | 2,977 |
| Washington County | Rural | 79.2 | 22,878 | 2,968 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 79.6 | 4,767 | 2,950 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 79.9 | 5,393 | 2,941 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 80.0 | 5,967 | 2,933 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 80.0 | 7,504 | 2,933 |
| Greene County | Rural | 80.6 | 8,168 | 2,904 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 80.7 | 9,147 | 2,896 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 80.8 | 3,877 | 2,892 |
| Benton County | Urban | 80.9 | 4,404 | 2,885 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 81.0 | 1,977 | 2,876 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 81.1 | 7,014 | 2,867 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 81.4 | 5,461 | 2,845 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 81.6 | 19,246 | 2,827 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 81.7 | 14,365 | 2,821 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 81.8 | 11,679 | 2,814 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 81.9 | 4,920 | 2,803 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 82.0 | 10,745 | 2,795 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 82.1 | 6,448 | 2,788 |
| Leake County | Rural | 82.2 | 11,699 | 2,779 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 82.2 | 15,118 | 2,779 |
| Smith County | Rural | 82.3 | 8,029 | 2,771 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 82.4 | 8,770 | 2,762 |
| Marion County | Rural | 82.5 | 13,845 | 2,748 |
| Clay County | Rural | 82.8 | 10,509 | 2,714 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 82.8 | 14,219 | 2,714 |
| Pike County | Rural | 83.0 | 21,377 | 2,698 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 83.2 | 16,459 | 2,673 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 83.3 | 11,150 | 2,656 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 83.4 | 20,051 | 2,644 |
| Adams County | Rural | 83.6 | 16,992 | 2,627 |
| Winston County | Rural | 83.6 | 10,146 | 2,627 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 83.7 | 4,322 | 2,618 |
| Panola County | Rural | 83.7 | 18,376 | 2,618 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 83.9 | 13,941 | 2,589 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 84.0 | 10,690 | 2,577 |
| Webster County | Rural | 84.2 | 5,714 | 2,552 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 84.2 | 7,551 | 2,552 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 84.5 | 12,327 | 2,511 |
| Tate County | Urban | 84.5 | 15,467 | 2,511 |
| Covington County | Rural | 84.7 | 10,360 | 2,479 |
| Attala County | Rural | 85.2 | 9,965 | 2,417 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 85.2 | 13,796 | 2,417 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 85.2 | 41,882 | 2,417 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 85.3 | 20,211 | 2,399 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 85.8 | 4,929 | 2,318 |
| Newton County | Rural | 85.9 | 11,719 | 2,306 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 86.3 | 15,913 | 2,250 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 86.4 | 9,301 | 2,234 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 86.8 | 4,603 | 2,170 |
| Amite County | Rural | 87.0 | 7,903 | 2,141 |
| Jones County | Rural | 87.1 | 38,096 | 2,120 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 87.1 | 20,889 | 2,120 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 87.5 | 5,310 | 2,058 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 87.6 | 6,983 | 2,034 |
| Lee County | Rural | 87.8 | 48,577 | 1,996 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 87.8 | 34,210 | 1,996 |
| George County | Rural | 87.9 | 14,252 | 1,980 |
| Stone County | Urban | 88.0 | 10,717 | 1,961 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 88.1 | 34,083 | 1,942 |
| Warren County | Rural | 88.1 | 26,158 | 1,942 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 88.5 | 129,045 | 1,873 |
| Perry County | Urban | 88.7 | 6,974 | 1,834 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 88.8 | 88,638 | 1,817 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 89.2 | 125,762 | 1,722 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 89.6 | 10,035 | 1,632 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 89.7 | 30,342 | 1,609 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 90.3 | 99,429 | 1,462 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 90.8 | 43,060 | 1,328 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 91.0 | 23,969 | 1,270 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 91.4 | 113,909 | 1,163 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 91.4 | 40,036 | 1,163 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 91.9 | 30,384 | 1,019 |
| Madison County | Urban | 92.2 | 68,291 | 939 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/13/2026 2:41 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 high school, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/13/2026 2:41 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 high school, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.