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.
| # | City | Bachelor's+ | Graduate+ | Median Income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |