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Most Educated Cities in Mississippi

Cities with at least 1,000 residents, ranked by percentage of adults (25+) with a bachelor's degree or higher.

#CityBachelor's+Graduate+Median IncomePopulation
1 University 80.0% 30.0% N/A 5,315
2 Columbus AFB 72.3% 17.6% $69,539 1,293
3 Gluckstadt 69.0% 43.0% $124,348 3,236
4 Madison 64.2% 27.3% $119,338 27,946
5 Oak Grove 59.7% 29.9% $82,411 2,098
6 Oxford 57.5% 29.2% $64,451 26,411
7 Flowood 55.0% 21.6% $83,880 10,587
8 Mooreville 52.2% 12.1% $118,333 2,154
9 Ridgeland 51.6% 20.1% $66,038 24,587
10 Starkville 50.5% 26.9% $42,125 25,721
11 Clinton 47.8% 20.7% $74,745 27,195
12 Pass Christian 46.8% 15.4% $78,212 6,097
13 Raymond 46.5% 20.7% $40,060 1,663
14 Ocean Springs 46.3% 19.1% $79,712 18,646
15 Diamondhead 42.3% 18.8% $87,407 9,338
16 Brandon 41.3% 14.1% $92,783 25,542
17 Bridgetown 39.3% 17.5% $139,224 3,195
18 New Hope 38.7% 11.7% $79,577 3,952
19 Bay St. Louis 38.3% 15.8% $67,442 10,188
20 Hattiesburg 37.3% 17.7% $46,342 48,619
21 Gulf Hills 37.0% 13.1% $72,839 8,451
22 Beechwood 37.0% 10.9% $91,600 4,168
23 Terry 36.9% 25.5% $47,734 1,620
24 DeLisle 35.8% 17.1% $71,917 1,906
25 Long Beach 35.6% 11.5% $70,332 17,009
26 Gulf Park Estates 34.8% 13.7% $65,556 6,264
27 Cleveland 34.8% 15.1% $44,074 10,623
28 Saltillo 34.6% 12.7% $80,640 4,952
29 Hernando 34.5% 12.6% $76,950 17,949
30 Tupelo 34.4% 13.0% $66,257 37,791
31 Guntown 33.4% 10.8% $95,625 2,594
32 Byram 32.2% 16.4% $70,445 12,799
33 Olive Branch 31.4% 10.3% $100,606 47,019
34 Biloxi 30.6% 11.7% $57,204 48,861
35 West Hattiesburg 30.6% 14.0% $39,366 6,715
36 Caledonia 30.1% 9.7% $82,806 1,414
37 Batesville 29.9% 12.3% $51,727 7,387
38 Senatobia 29.0% 11.8% $54,167 8,380
39 Southaven 28.8% 10.3% $78,483 56,226
40 Jackson 28.8% 12.5% $42,071 146,631
41 Collinsville 28.7% 10.4% $78,750 1,725
42 Vancleave 28.6% 6.2% $70,313 5,078
43 Arnold Line 28.4% 5.4% $53,750 1,859
44 Booneville 28.4% 16.7% $50,879 9,246
45 Pearl 28.1% 11.0% $61,695 27,737
46 Petal 27.8% 9.5% $74,750 11,294
47 Natchez 27.3% 9.9% $36,735 14,192
48 Cleary 27.3% 6.5% N/A 2,295
49 Vicksburg 27.1% 12.0% $45,781 20,589
50 Marion 26.9% 7.8% $46,500 2,030
51 Hide-A-Way Lake 26.6% 7.5% $69,621 2,569
52 Columbus 26.2% 9.9% $42,235 23,348
53 Port Gibson 26.1% 11.5% $42,656 1,261
54 Philadelphia 25.9% 15.9% $50,788 6,996
55 D'Iberville 25.9% 9.7% $66,016 13,203
56 Hazlehurst 25.9% 7.8% $43,552 3,520
57 New Albany 25.8% 11.7% $51,332 7,663
58 Canton 25.5% 15.2% $38,337 10,811
59 Pontotoc 25.4% 11.9% $46,167 5,806
60 Grenada 25.3% 10.3% $46,303 12,375
61 Corinth 25.1% 8.6% $44,226 14,323
62 Pelahatchie 25.1% 15.4% $56,322 1,423
63 Hurley 25.1% 10.6% $133,216 1,305
64 Lexington 24.9% 9.5% $48,417 1,350
65 Belzoni 24.7% 10.7% $34,318 1,306
66 Leland 24.5% 8.3% $37,406 3,777
67 Greenwood 24.5% 9.8% $35,473 14,086
68 Metcalfe 24.5% 1.1% N/A 1,068
69 Marks 24.5% 6.6% $32,132 1,377
70 Lynchburg 24.3% 10.3% $88,750 2,161
71 Waveland 23.7% 9.4% $68,693 7,062
72 Gulfport 23.6% 9.6% $49,919 73,003
73 Ecru 23.5% 13.7% $65,000 1,550
74 Water Valley 23.1% 7.8% $42,684 3,376
75 Crystal Springs 23.0% 6.5% $49,291 4,752
76 Lyman 22.9% 4.4% $75,455 2,298
77 Richton 22.8% 6.2% $35,057 1,220
78 Fulton 22.7% 14.1% $52,727 4,576
79 Purvis 22.4% 6.2% $45,667 1,914
80 Mendenhall 22.3% 8.6% $40,141 2,103
81 Charleston 22.3% 14.3% $36,892 1,979
82 Tchula 22.2% 5.5% $35,417 1,802
83 Ellisville 22.1% 6.1% $32,100 4,521
84 Shelby 22.0% 7.9% $25,948 1,700
85 Greenville 22.0% 10.5% $40,083 28,166
86 Gautier 21.9% 8.5% $61,926 19,046
87 Laurel 21.8% 8.4% $47,661 17,679
88 Meridian 21.8% 9.7% $36,562 34,137
89 Florence 21.8% 8.9% $86,308 4,696
90 Pascagoula 21.8% 7.2% $52,222 21,710
91 Ripley 21.7% 5.6% $55,444 5,377
92 Poplarville 21.6% 7.8% $53,603 2,847
93 Farmington 21.6% 10.3% $57,151 2,312
94 Quitman 21.5% 11.3% $47,538 2,161
95 Brookhaven 21.3% 7.6% $36,685 11,650
96 Decatur 21.3% 13.2% $50,128 1,929
97 Indianola 21.0% 10.6% $41,708 9,062
98 Sumrall 20.6% 4.9% $70,382 1,674
99 Richland 20.5% 7.2% $66,558 7,346
100 Walls 20.5% 11.5% $58,920 1,426
101 Winona 20.1% 9.3% $31,932 4,183
102 Forest 19.9% 10.5% $49,724 5,357
103 Moorhead 19.7% 6.8% $34,625 1,439
104 Houston 19.6% 7.3% $44,023 3,741
105 Carthage 19.6% 11.9% $42,254 4,866
106 Ackerman 19.5% 8.2% $48,083 1,792
107 Clarksdale 19.4% 8.2% $36,382 14,231
108 Kosciusko 19.4% 8.9% $40,085 6,933
109 Eupora 19.3% 8.0% $53,793 2,250
110 Glendale 19.1% 9.4% $56,818 1,257
111 Newton 19.0% 9.8% $32,157 3,116
112 Amory 18.6% 9.9% $52,901 6,500
113 Summit 18.4% 13.8% $29,375 2,451
114 Courtland 18.2% 2.4% $46,544 1,205
115 Tylertown 17.9% 10.5% $33,333 2,024
116 Nellieburg 17.7% 9.0% $60,577 1,197
117 Monticello 17.5% 5.8% $34,250 1,351
118 St. Martin 17.3% 3.7% $55,000 8,139
119 Wiggins 17.1% 5.5% $49,870 4,293
120 Iuka 17.0% 2.3% $49,290 3,110
121 Latimer 17.0% 5.0% $70,237 6,756
122 Woodville 16.9% 7.3% $52,894 1,037
123 Waynesboro 16.7% 7.6% $31,684 4,518
124 Hollandale 16.6% 6.2% $25,508 2,378
125 Horn Lake 16.5% 5.5% $53,311 26,647
126 Shaw 16.3% 7.6% $30,469 1,508
127 West Point 16.2% 7.5% $38,064 9,900
128 Picayune 16.2% 4.4% $41,213 11,900
129 Louisville 16.2% 4.0% $36,985 5,983
130 Baldwyn 16.1% 6.1% $43,841 3,138
131 Conehatta 16.0% 6.8% N/A 1,166
132 Escatawpa 15.8% 1.7% $40,109 3,494
133 Mound Bayou 15.7% 6.6% $23,732 1,449
134 Vaiden 15.5% 8.2% N/A 1,158
135 Bay Springs 15.3% 7.1% $50,306 1,855
136 Union 15.1% 6.3% $44,643 2,090
137 Flora 14.9% 4.3% $36,513 2,331
138 Morgantown 14.8% 8.2% $52,308 1,038
139 Columbia 14.8% 7.9% $38,507 6,632
140 Wesson 14.8% 6.8% $65,179 2,250
141 Mantachie 14.8% 3.1% $65,568 1,950
142 Aberdeen 14.6% 4.7% $33,285 4,890
143 McComb 14.6% 5.7% $40,707 12,049
144 Wade 14.5% 9.9% N/A 1,183
145 Byhalia 14.2% 2.7% $38,500 1,588
146 Sharon 14.1% 5.5% $102,188 1,910
147 Holly Springs 13.8% 5.1% $45,462 6,704
148 Taylorsville 13.8% 2.8% $37,885 1,650
149 Shannon 13.8% 3.7% $42,297 1,383
150 Bruce 13.7% 2.6% $26,923 1,483
151 Moss Point 13.7% 4.3% $44,296 11,957
152 Macon 13.4% 8.0% $31,774 3,333
153 Yazoo City 13.4% 3.7% $28,157 10,219
154 Itta Bena 13.3% 8.2% $36,033 1,967
155 Drew 13.2% 5.7% $23,973 2,132
156 Ruleville 13.1% 2.5% $33,480 2,632
157 Lucedale 13.1% 5.6% $40,668 2,995
158 Belmont 12.7% 5.4% $46,512 2,028
159 Sardis 12.5% 5.0% $32,205 2,445
160 Pearl River 12.4% 7.7% $50,922 4,047
161 Raleigh 11.2% 5.7% $61,667 1,118
162 Vardaman 11.0% 1.3% $38,456 1,100
163 Tutwiler 10.9% 1.4% $34,073 2,073
164 Pearlington 10.8% 4.8% $44,507 1,278
165 Blue Mountain 10.5% 7.6% $49,667 1,232
166 Rawls Springs 10.2% 6.5% $47,022 1,499
167 Centreville 10.2% 4.3% $42,000 2,263
168 Morton 10.0% 0.8% $41,863 3,656
169 Rosedale 10.0% 3.4% $18,696 1,703
170 Durant 9.8% 2.1% $30,130 2,103
171 Rolling Fork 9.7% 1.4% $45,587 2,038
172 Leakesville 9.6% 4.2% $68,428 4,959
173 Magnolia 9.4% 5.8% $55,057 3,059
174 Victoria 9.4% 0.0% $70,143 1,121
175 Verona 9.2% 2.6% $46,148 2,748
176 Okolona 8.6% 2.4% $26,042 2,430
177 Como 8.6% 2.8% $21,404 1,258
178 Lumberton 8.5% 3.3% $38,147 1,320
179 Tunica Resorts 8.4% 0.0% $45,661 2,281
180 Fayette 8.3% 4.3% $28,567 1,691
181 Robinhood 8.3% 4.5% $69,875 1,298
182 Kiln 8.1% 2.5% $71,875 2,016
183 Magee 8.1% 2.4% $44,488 3,943
184 Calhoun City 8.0% 3.3% $40,078 1,745
185 Nicholson 7.3% 4.1% $50,114 3,146
186 Coldwater 7.3% 4.3% $44,054 1,156
187 Maben 7.2% 2.5% $29,158 1,231
188 Collins 6.6% 3.7% $37,944 2,455
189 Nettleton 6.4% 3.1% $41,842 1,853
190 Saucier 6.4% 0.0% $50,183 1,014
191 Goodman 5.5% 2.4% $15,039 1,177
192 Mount Olive 5.4% 2.6% N/A 1,110
193 State Line 4.1% 3.1% N/A 1,016
194 Mississippi State 0.0% 0.0% N/A 4,655