Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 129,608. Among all Mississippi counties, Harrison County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (8,382), followed by Jackson County (7,142), and Rankin County (6,109).

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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Harrison County
Jackson County
Rankin County
DeSoto County
Pearl River County
Lee County
Alcorn County
Jones County
Lamar County
Pontotoc County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Non-Hispanic White 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 Harrison County 8382
2 Jackson County 7142
3 Rankin County 6109
4 DeSoto County 5353
5 Pearl River County 4479
6 Lee County 3940
7 Alcorn County 3564
8 Jones County 3358
9 Lamar County 3017
10 Pontotoc County 2958
11 Union County 2919
12 Hancock County 2891
13 Lauderdale County 2385
14 Prentiss County 2341
15 Tippah County 2271
16 Tishomingo County 2257
17 Itawamba County 2254
18 Lincoln County 2210
19 Hinds County 2170
20 Simpson County 2161
21 Forrest County 2145
22 George County 2029
23 Monroe County 2014
24 Pike County 1975
25 Neshoba County 1858
26 Marshall County 1748
27 Panola County 1745
28 Lowndes County 1718
29 Marion County 1660
30 Scott County 1612
31 Tate County 1576
32 Lafayette County 1407
33 Adams County 1344
34 Smith County 1317
35 Chickasaw County 1278
36 Grenada County 1223
37 Leake County 1213
38 Copiah County 1199
39 Covington County 1163
40 Newton County 1152
41 Stone County 1143
42 Warren County 1133
43 Washington County 1129
44 Wayne County 1094
45 Madison County 1089
46 Yazoo County 1088
47 Calhoun County 1069
48 Clarke County 1041
49 Greene County 1013
50 Bolivar County 967
51 Perry County 927
52 Benton County 860
53 Lawrence County 825
54 Oktibbeha County 813
55 Walthall County 803
56 Sunflower County 793
57 Carroll County 791
58 Yalobusha County 741
59 Attala County 735
60 Clay County 698
61 Winston County 608
62 Leflore County 590
63 Tallahatchie County 536
64 Choctaw County 531
65 Montgomery County 509
66 Jefferson Davis County 496
67 Jasper County 493
68 Webster County 490
69 Franklin County 429
70 Noxubee County 423
71 Amite County 402
72 Coahoma County 304
73 Quitman County 264
74 Holmes County 253
75 Sharkey County 213
76 Wilkinson County 205
77 Kemper County 201
78 Humphreys County 119
79 Tunica County 94
80 Jefferson County 74
81 Claiborne County 45
82 Issaquena County 40