Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American 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 Mississippi Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 117,581. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (25,671), followed by DeSoto County (8,569), and Madison County (8,067).

The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.

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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Hinds County
DeSoto County
Madison County
Rankin County
Harrison County
Washington County
Forrest County
Jackson County
Warren County
Lauderdale County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Hinds County 25671
2 DeSoto County 8569
3 Madison County 8067
4 Rankin County 5962
5 Harrison County 5091
6 Washington County 3387
7 Forrest County 2889
8 Jackson County 2584
9 Warren County 2559
10 Lauderdale County 2502
11 Oktibbeha County 2477
12 Lee County 2454
13 Lamar County 2379
14 Lowndes County 2263
15 Lafayette County 1933
16 Bolivar County 1895
17 Adams County 1753
18 Leflore County 1655
19 Pike County 1630
20 Sunflower County 1628
21 Jones County 1548
22 Coahoma County 1406
23 Copiah County 1382
24 Panola County 1364
25 Marshall County 1269
26 Clay County 1016
27 Holmes County 976
28 Grenada County 970
29 Leake County 917
30 Yazoo County 874
31 Wayne County 839
32 Claiborne County 815
33 Tate County 733
34 Simpson County 731
35 Walthall County 729
36 Jasper County 666
36 Jefferson County 666
37 Jefferson Davis County 621
38 Humphreys County 617
38 Tallahatchie County 617
39 Scott County 560
40 Monroe County 526
41 Pontotoc County 525
42 Tunica County 511
43 Noxubee County 505
44 Lincoln County 488
45 Clarke County 485
46 Wilkinson County 445
47 Covington County 421
48 Chickasaw County 408
49 Winston County 407
50 Lawrence County 380
51 Marion County 379
52 Alcorn County 358
53 Montgomery County 332
54 Union County 318
55 Pearl River County 317
56 Attala County 309
57 Quitman County 293
58 Franklin County 289
59 Carroll County 286
60 Amite County 269
61 Newton County 249
62 Kemper County 236
63 Sharkey County 224
64 Neshoba County 220
65 Yalobusha County 198
66 Tippah County 197
67 Hancock County 194
68 Calhoun County 174
69 Benton County 144
70 Prentiss County 120
71 Smith County 118
72 Perry County 106
73 Greene County 101
74 Webster County 94
75 George County 83
76 Stone County 75
77 Choctaw County 56
78 Itawamba County 53
79 Tishomingo County 24
80 Issaquena County 0