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)
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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| 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 |