Ranking of Mississippi Counties By 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 Mississippi Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 317,021. Among all Mississippi counties, Rankin County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (26,135), followed by Madison County (26,044), and Harrison County (25,845).

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

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

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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Rankin County
Madison County
Harrison County
DeSoto County
Hinds County
Jackson County
Lee County
Lafayette County
Lamar County
Forrest County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Rankin County 26135
2 Madison County 26044
3 Harrison County 25845
4 DeSoto County 20965
5 Hinds County 19250
6 Jackson County 17388
7 Lee County 12182
8 Lafayette County 12059
9 Lamar County 10920
10 Forrest County 10254
11 Oktibbeha County 8562
12 Jones County 7325
13 Hancock County 7295
14 Lowndes County 7204
15 Lauderdale County 7165
16 Pearl River County 5034
17 Warren County 4502
18 Alcorn County 4175
19 Monroe County 3431
20 Lincoln County 3259
21 Pontotoc County 2938
22 Bolivar County 2913
23 Union County 2629
24 Tate County 2625
25 Prentiss County 2587
26 Pike County 2443
27 Washington County 2332
28 Itawamba County 2244
29 Panola County 2102
30 Neshoba County 1992
31 Simpson County 1961
32 Copiah County 1924
33 George County 1879
34 Wayne County 1854
35 Grenada County 1832
35 Tippah County 1832
36 Adams County 1792
37 Marshall County 1667
38 Stone County 1649
39 Tishomingo County 1606
40 Newton County 1582
41 Scott County 1570
42 Winston County 1506
43 Clay County 1486
44 Leflore County 1454
45 Marion County 1426
46 Covington County 1377
47 Smith County 1355
48 Yazoo County 1340
49 Sunflower County 1233
50 Attala County 1214
51 Leake County 1151
52 Webster County 1074
53 Jasper County 1009
54 Coahoma County 1006
55 Choctaw County 1000
56 Greene County 949
57 Chickasaw County 938
58 Calhoun County 929
59 Walthall County 896
60 Montgomery County 872
61 Clarke County 828
62 Lawrence County 822
63 Carroll County 798
64 Yalobusha County 793
65 Amite County 696
66 Perry County 655
67 Kemper County 579
68 Franklin County 555
69 Tunica County 510
70 Tallahatchie County 471
71 Jefferson Davis County 470
72 Holmes County 396
73 Wilkinson County 388
74 Benton County 356
75 Noxubee County 322
76 Humphreys County 299
77 Claiborne County 250
78 Sharkey County 236
79 Jefferson County 208
80 Quitman County 191
81 Issaquena County 36