Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 130,007. 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 Less than High School Diploma (14,793), followed by Lauderdale County (4,985), and Harrison County (4,707).

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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Hinds County
Lauderdale County
Harrison County
Washington County
Madison County
Sunflower County
Rankin County
Yazoo County
DeSoto County
Lowndes County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Hinds County 14793
2 Lauderdale County 4985
3 Harrison County 4707
4 Washington County 4312
5 Madison County 3630
6 Sunflower County 3421
7 Rankin County 3317
8 Yazoo County 3271
9 DeSoto County 3095
10 Lowndes County 3074
11 Lee County 3015
12 Forrest County 2763
13 Bolivar County 2761
14 Panola County 2569
15 Leflore County 2463
16 Jackson County 2442
17 Warren County 2404
18 Marshall County 2262
19 Holmes County 2177
20 Pike County 2150
21 Adams County 2119
22 Coahoma County 2105
23 Jones County 2043
24 Monroe County 1853
25 Copiah County 1625
26 Oktibbeha County 1448
27 Grenada County 1436
28 Scott County 1413
29 Simpson County 1403
30 Attala County 1387
31 Clay County 1362
32 Chickasaw County 1302
33 Tallahatchie County 1257
34 Lafayette County 1238
35 Leake County 1201
36 Lincoln County 1195
37 Wayne County 1155
38 Greene County 1123
39 Winston County 1107
40 Lamar County 1096
41 Humphreys County 1084
42 Noxubee County 1068
43 Marion County 1001
44 Wilkinson County 978
45 Newton County 959
46 Amite County 956
47 Montgomery County 939
48 Tunica County 932
49 Jasper County 925
50 Tate County 882
51 Claiborne County 858
52 Kemper County 840
53 Jefferson County 829
54 Quitman County 800
55 Walthall County 791
56 Jefferson Davis County 754
57 Neshoba County 729
58 Alcorn County 728
59 Union County 721
60 Covington County 716
61 Pontotoc County 710
62 Calhoun County 696
63 Stone County 660
64 Pearl River County 625
65 Carroll County 609
66 Tippah County 608
67 Lawrence County 570
68 Yalobusha County 560
69 Clarke County 537
70 Choctaw County 521
71 Hancock County 505
72 Webster County 501
73 Smith County 492
74 Franklin County 400
75 Issaquena County 337
76 Sharkey County 328
77 Benton County 298
78 Prentiss County 284
79 Itawamba County 280
80 George County 207
81 Perry County 185
82 Tishomingo County 125