Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Mississippi Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 26.96%. Among all Mississippi counties, Madison County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (62.04%), followed by Oktibbeha County (58.16%), and Lafayette County (51.25%).
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 | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison County | 62.04 |
| 2 | Oktibbeha County | 58.16 |
| 3 | Lafayette County | 51.25 |
| 4 | Hinds County | 47.06 |
| 5 | Bolivar County | 41.85 |
| 6 | Tunica County | 34.93 |
| 7 | Forrest County | 34.85 |
| 8 | Lowndes County | 34.06 |
| 9 | Lamar County | 33.50 |
| 10 | Leflore County | 32.48 |
| 11 | Rankin County | 32.34 |
| 12 | Lee County | 32.20 |
| 13 | Claiborne County | 31.53 |
| 14 | Coahoma County | 30.05 |
| 15 | Warren County | 28.99 |
| 16 | Washington County | 27.94 |
| 17 | Harrison County | 27.77 |
| 18 | Jefferson County | 27.70 |
| 19 | Clay County | 27.18 |
| 20 | DeSoto County | 26.73 |
| 21 | Sharkey County | 26.22 |
| 22 | Sunflower County | 25.98 |
| 23 | Lauderdale County | 25.84 |
| 24 | Kemper County | 25.64 |
| 25 | Hancock County | 25.37 |
| 26 | Jackson County | 25.13 |
| 27 | Choctaw County | 24.69 |
| 28 | Humphreys County | 24.15 |
| 29 | Jones County | 24.00 |
| 30 | Wayne County | 23.77 |
| 31 | Winston County | 22.62 |
| 32 | Montgomery County | 22.03 |
| 33 | Grenada County | 21.99 |
| 34 | Adams County | 21.40 |
| 35 | Copiah County | 21.16 |
| 36 | Holmes County | 21.06 |
| 37 | Monroe County | 20.79 |
| 38 | Tate County | 20.73 |
| 39 | Alcorn County | 20.69 |
| 40 | Pike County | 20.17 |
| 40 | Wilkinson County | 20.17 |
| 41 | Lincoln County | 19.93 |
| 42 | Webster County | 19.88 |
| 43 | Yazoo County | 18.81 |
| 44 | Jasper County | 18.68 |
| 45 | Panola County | 18.51 |
| 46 | Pontotoc County | 18.47 |
| 47 | Prentiss County | 18.08 |
| 48 | Attala County | 17.87 |
| 49 | Smith County | 17.85 |
| 50 | Newton County | 17.77 |
| 51 | Union County | 17.66 |
| 52 | Covington County | 17.58 |
| 53 | Stone County | 17.47 |
| 54 | Walthall County | 17.35 |
| 55 | Noxubee County | 17.30 |
| 56 | Simpson County | 17.22 |
| 57 | Neshoba County | 16.90 |
| 58 | Scott County | 16.26 |
| 59 | Carroll County | 16.12 |
| 60 | Tippah County | 15.87 |
| 61 | Franklin County | 15.76 |
| 62 | Pearl River County | 15.74 |
| 63 | Leake County | 15.71 |
| 64 | Quitman County | 15.63 |
| 65 | Chickasaw County | 15.56 |
| 66 | Itawamba County | 15.19 |
| 67 | Lawrence County | 15.14 |
| 68 | Calhoun County | 14.75 |
| 69 | Yalobusha County | 14.57 |
| 70 | Jefferson Davis County | 14.36 |
| 71 | Tallahatchie County | 14.01 |
| 72 | Marshall County | 13.87 |
| 73 | George County | 13.54 |
| 74 | Greene County | 13.53 |
| 75 | Tishomingo County | 13.04 |
| 76 | Marion County | 12.65 |
| 77 | Amite County | 12.62 |
| 78 | Issaquena County | 12.08 |
| 79 | Clarke County | 11.50 |
| 80 | Benton County | 10.55 |
| 81 | Perry County | 10.24 |
