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Levels of education for Mississippi residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Mississippi

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Mississippi education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Mississippi PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	26.4%	99,155	375,302	11,816	58,800	110,052	95,479	30,327	52,346	16,482
Oktibbeha	51.3%	2,864	5,587	46	488	870	1,319	422	1,591	851
Madison	50.8%	5,711	11,234	158	1,150	1,825	2,390	755	3,682	1,274
Lafayette	48.3%	2,461	5,097	140	350	967	1,179	406	1,256	799
Lamar	39.4%	2,208	5,606	126	523	1,168	1,581	485	1,330	393
Rankin	36.7%	6,481	17,671	450	1,873	4,293	4,574	1,457	3,896	1,128
Hinds	36.0%	12,436	34,520	593	4,029	7,324	10,138	2,633	7,277	2,526
Forrest	35.3%	3,566	10,091	246	1,074	2,209	2,996	900	2,024	642
Lowndes	32.7%	2,777	8,489	223	1,017	2,355	2,117	561	1,773	443
Claiborne	29.1%	316	1,086	33	145	274	318	152	127	37
Lee	28.3%	3,080	10,898	263	1,703	2,922	2,930	925	1,622	533
Lauderdale	28.2%	2,857	10,142	290	1,504	2,785	2,706	1,074	1,398	385
Warren	27.1%	1,665	6,150	153	892	1,635	1,805	559	845	261
Bolivar	26.8%	1,417	5,295	216	951	1,428	1,283	390	735	292
DeSoto	26.7%	4,442	16,632	273	1,692	4,845	5,380	1,553	2,391	498
Alcorn	26.5%	1,197	4,516	196	722	1,544	857	466	550	181
Harrison	25.9%	7,041	27,147	676	3,434	7,740	8,256	2,423	3,563	1,055
Jackson	25.2%	4,399	17,428	354	2,069	5,327	5,279	1,646	2,066	687
Adams	24.8%	875	3,525	62	502	1,132	954	277	449	149
Hancock	24.6%	1,225	4,987	188	863	1,382	1,329	536	472	217
Clay	24.6%	671	2,733	109	430	896	627	175	398	98
Stone	24.4%	422	1,731	98	289	489	433	263	144	15
Kemper	23.9%	302	1,264	70	317	394	181	167	118	17
Copiah	23.9%	803	3,363	45	608	1,179	728	314	380	109
Pearl River	23.2%	1,394	5,996	270	912	1,775	1,645	669	587	138
Webster	23.2%	280	1,205	24	192	442	267	97	148	35
Winston	23.1%	559	2,424	86	330	922	527	169	305	85
Washington	22.9%	1,805	7,872	303	1,473	2,714	1,577	420	1,141	244
Newton	22.9%	621	2,715	77	384	848	785	311	244	66
Franklin	22.8%	211	924	39	156	316	202	94	103	14
Tate	22.8%	682	2,992	41	458	935	876	284	322	76
Union	22.5%	779	3,460	161	719	1,160	641	239	377	163
Grenada	22.3%	614	2,749	75	524	802	734	172	327	115
Lawrence	21.9%	353	1,611	25	308	536	389	189	138	26
Pontotoc	21.7%	817	3,757	168	681	1,171	920	312	413	92
Lincoln	21.6%	892	4,121	85	556	1,385	1,203	358	428	106
Coahoma	21.1%	748	3,550	192	755	942	913	238	434	76
Tishomingo	20.8%	513	2,461	81	474	958	435	297	157	59
Humphreys	20.7%	277	1,341	134	392	302	236	92	147	38
Attala	20.6%	483	2,339	53	511	766	526	174	261	48
Carroll	20.5%	248	1,207	77	196	388	298	99	129	20
Itawamba	20.3%	623	3,066	160	537	984	762	318	256	49
Jones	20.0%	1,624	8,105	487	1,311	2,598	2,085	659	707	258
Quitman	20.0%	253	1,265	37	305	459	211	104	114	35
Choctaw	19.8%	193	976	49	126	395	213	69	108	16
Marion	19.7%	623	3,164	127	548	1,125	741	241	256	126
Leflore	19.6%	965	4,918	267	1,333	1,413	940	209	574	182
Jasper	19.5%	428	2,192	68	439	786	471	191	197	40
Neshoba	19.5%	678	3,481	129	601	1,217	856	343	194	141
Walthall	19.2%	326	1,700	74	370	575	355	152	107	67
Prentiss	19.0%	645	3,389	208	674	1,083	779	339	196	110
Benton	18.9%	190	1,004	50	186	435	143	100	88	2
Yalobusha	18.8%	294	1,566	41	228	698	305	110	142	42
Simpson	18.7%	626	3,346	171	551	1,227	771	221	353	52
Leake	18.6%	496	2,661	99	590	922	554	194	265	37
Issaquena	18.4%	60	326	42	58	111	55	27	28	5
Covington	18.2%	454	2,493	119	459	899	562	212	179	63
Jefferson Davis	18.1%	290	1,598	38	317	623	330	99	133	58
Tippah	18.1%	514	2,837	129	599	959	636	241	225	48
Clarke	17.9%	374	2,089	45	390	788	492	168	143	63
Amite	17.8%	277	1,554	38	308	568	363	87	155	35
Holmes	17.8%	442	2,490	107	545	722	674	146	233	63
Tallahatchie	17.6%	314	1,786	92	501	545	334	108	163	43
Monroe	17.3%	821	4,739	204	842	1,761	1,111	307	434	80
Sunflower	17.3%	907	5,246	285	1,564	1,468	1,022	309	482	116
Calhoun	17.3%	360	2,085	112	385	790	438	154	165	41
Smith	17.2%	353	2,057	90	302	877	435	181	130	42
Montgomery	17.1%	225	1,314	48	347	436	258	58	130	37
Perry	17.1%	256	1,500	42	235	613	354	181	64	11
Panola	16.9%	713	4,221	202	821	1,497	988	292	354	67
Sharkey	16.0%	116	726	17	156	283	154	38	66	12
Wayne	15.4%	409	2,655	62	584	1,100	500	170	177	62
Noxubee	15.3%	240	1,570	91	454	520	265	85	122	33
Pike	14.9%	634	4,248	116	742	1,651	1,105	191	333	110
Yazoo	14.3%	529	3,701	175	930	1,235	832	198	252	79
Jefferson	14.1%	175	1,239	23	326	331	384	63	76	36
George	13.8%	372	2,699	110	578	1,129	510	187	127	58
Chickasaw	12.9%	325	2,526	137	636	889	539	200	114	11
Scott	12.2%	456	3,738	226	939	1,455	662	199	230	27
Greene	12.1%	263	2,167	101	543	837	423	125	105	33
Marshall	12.1%	535	4,414	166	1,120	1,725	868	201	288	46
Tunica	11.4%	131	1,149	62	226	469	261	40	62	29
Wilkinson	11.1%	154	1,386	71	448	509	204	57	71	26

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