Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Mississippi Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 32.14%. Among all Mississippi counties, George County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (49.31%), followed by Jackson County (43.86%), and Pearl River County (41.90%).
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 | George County | 49.31 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 43.86 |
| 3 | Pearl River County | 41.90 |
| 4 | Benton County | 40.20 |
| 5 | Coahoma County | 40.07 |
| 6 | Covington County | 40.02 |
| 7 | DeSoto County | 38.40 |
| 8 | Simpson County | 37.49 |
| 9 | Prentiss County | 37.28 |
| 10 | Pontotoc County | 37.15 |
| 11 | Hinds County | 36.92 |
| 12 | Newton County | 36.83 |
| 13 | Warren County | 36.54 |
| 14 | Forrest County | 36.22 |
| 15 | Hancock County | 35.53 |
| 16 | Bolivar County | 34.88 |
| 17 | Lee County | 34.05 |
| 18 | Harrison County | 33.96 |
| 19 | Alcorn County | 33.88 |
| 20 | Rankin County | 33.74 |
| 21 | Lauderdale County | 33.33 |
| 22 | Lamar County | 33.00 |
| 23 | Neshoba County | 32.19 |
| 24 | Scott County | 32.16 |
| 25 | Attala County | 32.11 |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 32.06 |
| 27 | Carroll County | 31.60 |
| 28 | Adams County | 31.59 |
| 28 | Claiborne County | 31.59 |
| 29 | Tallahatchie County | 31.30 |
| 30 | Stone County | 31.29 |
| 31 | Copiah County | 31.20 |
| 32 | Jones County | 30.83 |
| 33 | Marion County | 30.70 |
| 34 | Winston County | 30.61 |
| 35 | Oktibbeha County | 30.50 |
| 36 | Grenada County | 30.16 |
| 37 | Tate County | 29.44 |
| 38 | Franklin County | 29.42 |
| 39 | Montgomery County | 29.40 |
| 40 | Chickasaw County | 29.19 |
| 41 | Lafayette County | 28.93 |
| 42 | Itawamba County | 28.88 |
| 43 | Marshall County | 28.59 |
| 44 | Calhoun County | 28.51 |
| 45 | Madison County | 28.49 |
| 45 | Quitman County | 28.49 |
| 46 | Washington County | 28.46 |
| 47 | Pike County | 28.30 |
| 48 | Jefferson Davis County | 28.11 |
| 49 | Lowndes County | 28.08 |
| 50 | Clay County | 27.94 |
| 51 | Clarke County | 27.91 |
| 52 | Holmes County | 27.72 |
| 53 | Lawrence County | 27.59 |
| 53 | Union County | 27.59 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 27.50 |
| 55 | Panola County | 27.29 |
| 56 | Tunica County | 27.04 |
| 57 | Walthall County | 26.97 |
| 58 | Leflore County | 26.66 |
| 59 | Kemper County | 26.42 |
| 60 | Jasper County | 25.83 |
| 61 | Amite County | 25.43 |
| 62 | Perry County | 25.41 |
| 63 | Humphreys County | 25.01 |
| 64 | Sunflower County | 24.85 |
| 65 | Monroe County | 24.71 |
| 65 | Yazoo County | 24.71 |
| 66 | Noxubee County | 24.53 |
| 67 | Yalobusha County | 23.38 |
| 68 | Smith County | 23.28 |
| 69 | Sharkey County | 22.62 |
| 70 | Wayne County | 22.55 |
| 71 | Leake County | 22.15 |
| 72 | Webster County | 21.28 |
| 73 | Choctaw County | 20.47 |
| 74 | Tippah County | 19.86 |
| 75 | Greene County | 17.62 |
| 76 | Wilkinson County | 15.75 |
| 77 | Tishomingo County | 14.39 |
| 78 | Issaquena County | 11.98 |