Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Mississippi (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 458,928. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (46,316), followed by Madison County (36,177), and Rankin County (34,022).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Hinds County
Madison County
Rankin County
Harrison County
DeSoto County
Jackson County
Lee County
Lafayette County
Forrest County
Lamar County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Hinds County 46316
2 Madison County 36177
3 Rankin County 34022
4 Harrison County 33822
5 DeSoto County 31380
6 Jackson County 22530
7 Lee County 15682
8 Lafayette County 14645
9 Forrest County 14043
10 Lamar County 13990
11 Oktibbeha County 11828
12 Lauderdale County 10313
13 Lowndes County 9834
14 Jones County 9073
15 Hancock County 7987
16 Warren County 7430
17 Washington County 6168
18 Pearl River County 5555
19 Bolivar County 5190
20 Alcorn County 4804
21 Pike County 4245
22 Monroe County 4004
23 Lincoln County 3860
24 Adams County 3758
25 Panola County 3533
26 Pontotoc County 3512
27 Tate County 3489
28 Copiah County 3392
29 Leflore County 3322
30 Marshall County 3048
31 Grenada County 3047
32 Union County 3039
33 Sunflower County 2874
34 Simpson County 2853
35 Prentiss County 2834
36 Wayne County 2694
37 Clay County 2538
38 Coahoma County 2532
39 Neshoba County 2376
40 Itawamba County 2364
41 Yazoo County 2323
42 Leake County 2311
43 Scott County 2190
44 George County 2172
45 Tippah County 2135
46 Newton County 2043
47 Winston County 1965
48 Covington County 1918
49 Marion County 1899
50 Stone County 1806
51 Tishomingo County 1714
52 Jasper County 1680
53 Walthall County 1654
54 Attala County 1576
55 Smith County 1477
56 Chickasaw County 1423
57 Holmes County 1385
58 Clarke County 1345
59 Montgomery County 1256
60 Lawrence County 1219
61 Webster County 1175
62 Calhoun County 1139
63 Jefferson Davis County 1110
64 Tallahatchie County 1106
65 Carroll County 1084
65 Choctaw County 1084
66 Claiborne County 1077
67 Greene County 1067
68 Yalobusha County 1027
69 Tunica County 1021
70 Amite County 986
71 Humphreys County 939
72 Jefferson County 882
73 Wilkinson County 855
74 Franklin County 851
75 Kemper County 835
76 Noxubee County 827
77 Perry County 769
78 Benton County 514
79 Quitman County 484
80 Sharkey County 460
81 Issaquena County 42