Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 224,449. 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent (26,076), followed by Harrison County (10,883), and DeSoto County (8,943).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Hinds County
Harrison County
DeSoto County
Washington County
Lowndes County
Madison County
Lauderdale County
Jackson County
Pike County
Rankin County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Hinds County 26076
2 Harrison County 10883
3 DeSoto County 8943
4 Washington County 6988
5 Lowndes County 6645
6 Madison County 6615
7 Lauderdale County 6111
8 Jackson County 5826
9 Pike County 5677
10 Rankin County 5297
11 Leflore County 5066
12 Forrest County 4952
13 Sunflower County 4678
14 Jones County 4640
15 Lee County 4342
16 Yazoo County 4272
17 Marshall County 4015
18 Warren County 3954
19 Bolivar County 3422
20 Oktibbeha County 3412
21 Panola County 3411
22 Holmes County 3360
23 Adams County 3241
24 Copiah County 3078
25 Lincoln County 2990
26 Monroe County 2872
27 Clay County 2799
28 Jasper County 2647
29 Scott County 2389
30 Coahoma County 2380
31 Winston County 2251
32 Tunica County 2165
33 Marion County 2148
34 Leake County 2115
35 Wilkinson County 2107
36 Noxubee County 2101
37 Tate County 2072
38 Lafayette County 1969
39 Jefferson Davis County 1965
40 Grenada County 1924
41 Lamar County 1885
42 Yalobusha County 1723
43 Tallahatchie County 1721
44 Chickasaw County 1701
45 Neshoba County 1630
46 Pearl River County 1607
47 Simpson County 1586
48 Attala County 1549
49 Wayne County 1540
50 Kemper County 1483
51 Amite County 1479
52 Clarke County 1440
53 Newton County 1358
54 Jefferson County 1318
55 Walthall County 1286
56 Covington County 1246
57 Claiborne County 1181
58 Humphreys County 1172
59 Quitman County 1083
60 Smith County 1058
61 Union County 919
62 Tippah County 910
63 Lawrence County 903
64 Calhoun County 893
65 Greene County 861
66 Sharkey County 840
67 Prentiss County 757
68 Choctaw County 756
69 Carroll County 750
70 Pontotoc County 721
71 Montgomery County 624
72 Hancock County 620
73 Benton County 614
74 Stone County 611
75 Alcorn County 600
76 Franklin County 532
77 Perry County 484
78 George County 337
79 Itawamba County 300
80 Webster County 282
81 Issaquena County 214
82 Tishomingo County 77