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)
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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| 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 |