| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2007-2011 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2007-2011 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2007-2011 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2007-2011 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2007-2011 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007-2011 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007-2011 |
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| United States | 202,048,123 | 172,529,188 | 56,973,624 | 85.4% | 28.2% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,036,098 | 14,227,028 | 3,580,838 | 83.5% | 21.0% | 97.8% | 74.5% |
| Mississippi | 1,892,687 | 1,520,747 | 372,126 | 80.3% | 19.7% | 94.1% | 69.7% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 404,459 | 310,969 | 65,041 | 76.9% | 16.1% | 90.0% | 57.0% |
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| County |
| Alcorn | 25,017 | 19,443 | 3,823 | 77.7% | 15.3% | 91.0% | 54.2% |
| Benton | 5,801 | 4,218 | 553 | 72.7% | 9.5% | 85.2% | 33.8% |
| Calhoun | 10,014 | 6,851 | 990 | 68.4% | 9.9% | 80.1% | 35.1% |
| Chickasaw | 11,229 | 8,067 | 1,221 | 71.8% | 10.9% | 84.1% | 38.6% |
| Choctaw | 5,932 | 4,688 | 672 | 79.0% | 11.3% | 92.6% | 40.2% |
| Clay | 13,493 | 10,779 | 2,228 | 79.9% | 16.5% | 93.6% | 58.6% |
| Itawamba | 15,425 | 11,414 | 1,748 | 74.0% | 11.3% | 86.7% | 40.2% |
| Kemper | 7,022 | 5,187 | 766 | 73.9% | 10.9% | 86.5% | 38.7% |
| Lee | 53,415 | 44,077 | 11,143 | 82.5% | 20.9% | 96.6% | 74.0% |
| Lowndes | 38,023 | 30,722 | 7,526 | 80.8% | 19.8% | 94.6% | 70.2% |
| Marshall | 24,503 | 17,147 | 2,598 | 70.0% | 10.6% | 82.0% | 37.6% |
| Monroe | 24,790 | 18,936 | 3,215 | 76.4% | 13.0% | 89.5% | 46.0% |
| Montgomery | 7,161 | 5,295 | 1,115 | 73.9% | 15.6% | 86.6% | 55.2% |
| Noxubee | 7,369 | 4,770 | 890 | 64.7% | 12.1% | 75.8% | 42.8% |
| Oktibbeha | 23,606 | 20,272 | 9,832 | 85.9% | 41.7% | 100.6% | 147.7% |
| Panola | 22,084 | 16,072 | 3,096 | 72.8% | 14.0% | 85.2% | 49.7% |
| Pontotoc | 19,139 | 14,173 | 2,027 | 74.1% | 10.6% | 86.7% | 37.6% |
| Prentiss | 16,543 | 12,213 | 1,814 | 73.8% | 11.0% | 86.5% | 38.9% |
| Tippah | 14,505 | 10,783 | 1,645 | 74.3% | 11.3% | 87.1% | 40.2% |
| Tishomingo | 13,542 | 10,359 | 1,592 | 76.5% | 11.8% | 89.6% | 41.7% |
| Union | 17,719 | 13,485 | 2,403 | 76.1% | 13.6% | 89.1% | 48.1% |
| Webster | 6,792 | 5,180 | 1,150 | 76.3% | 16.9% | 89.3% | 60.0% |
| Winston | 12,948 | 10,434 | 1,977 | 80.6% | 15.3% | 94.4% | 54.1% |
| Yalobusha | 8,387 | 6,404 | 1,017 | 76.4% | 12.1% | 89.4% | 43.0% |