Projected Degree Gap: 21.2%

Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher

Levels of Education

for Mississippi

AGES 25-64
  • 70,404 | 4.7%Less than ninth grade
  • 178,372 | 11.9%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
  • 445,266 | 29.8%High school graduate (or equivalency)
  • 362,397 | 24.3%Some college, no degree
  • 134,091 | 9.0%Associate degree
  • 200,223 | 13.4%Bachelor’s degree
  • 103,099 | 6.9%Graduate or professional degree
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Attainment Rates

for Mississippi

By Population Group AGES 25-64
  • 33.8%White
  • 20.0%Black
  • 18.2%Hispanic
  • 48.0%Asian
  • 16.6%Native American
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Percentage of Mississippi adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:

Adams 29.1 Jones 25.9 Pearl River 27.1
Alcorn 26.2 Lafayette 46.9 Pike 25.2
Bolivar 31.2 Lamar 44.0 Pontotoc 19.8
Clay 25.4 Lauderdale 28.7 Prentiss 25.8
Coahoma 25.6 Leake 15.2 Rankin 39.8
Copiah 27.4 Lee 30.3 Scott 15.5
Covington 23.1 Leflore 21.6 Simpson 20.1
DeSoto 31.6 Lincoln 24.5 Sunflower 21.3
Forrest 37.6 Lowndes 27.7 Tate 22.4
George 18.3 Madison 55.8 Tippah 19.6
Grenada 28.9 Marion 20.9 Union 17.9
Hancock 28.0 Marshall 16.8 Warren 33.5
Harrison 28.2 Monroe 19.1 Washington 24.5
Hinds 37.1 Neshoba 19.8 Wayne 19.8
Holmes 17.0 Newton 23.1 Yazoo 17.8
Itawamba 18.9 Oktibbeha 45.1 Other counties 21.4*
Jackson 28.2 Panola 25.4    

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey

*This percentage is an average for the 33 Mississippi counties with fewer than 20,000 residents.