Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Mississippi Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 26.96%. Among all Mississippi cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Madison city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (69.55%), followed by Oxford city (69.00%), and Ridgeland city (65.81%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Madison city
Oxford city
Ridgeland city
Starkville city
Jackson city
Flowood city
Hattiesburg city
Clinton city
Cleveland city
Brandon city
Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Madison city 69.55
2 Oxford city 69.00
3 Ridgeland city 65.81
4 Starkville city 63.66
5 Jackson city 57.52
6 Flowood city 56.75
7 Hattiesburg city 53.35
8 Clinton city 52.44
9 Cleveland city 48.44
10 Brandon city 43.69
11 Greenwood city 43.65
12 Tupelo city 43.62
13 Canton city 42.32
14 Hernando city 41.79
15 Columbus city 41.56
16 Ocean Springs city 39.70
17 Laurel city 38.11
18 Petal city 37.76
19 Vicksburg city 36.63
20 Meridian city 35.22
21 Corinth city 32.72
22 Natchez city 32.18
23 Biloxi city 31.32
24 McComb city 31.27
25 Brookhaven city 30.95
26 Greenville city 30.08
27 Clarksdale city 29.96
28 Gulfport city 29.89
29 Olive Branch city 27.96
30 Long Beach city 27.27
31 Grenada city 27.01
32 Moss Point city 26.88
33 D'Iberville city 26.32
34 Gautier city 26.20
35 Southaven city 23.63
36 Pascagoula city 23.41
37 West Point city 21.60
38 Pearl city 20.26
39 Picayune city 19.73
40 Byram city 19.35
41 Horn Lake city 13.27
42 Yazoo City city 8.86