| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2005-2009 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2005-2009 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2005-2009 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2005-2009 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2005-2009 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005-2009 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005-2009 |
|
| United States | 197,440,772 | 166,995,595 | 54,365,177 | 84.6% | 27.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 16,656,836 | 13,701,141 | 3,396,708 | 82.3% | 20.4% | 97.3% | 74.1% |
| Mississippi | 1,842,950 | 1,454,413 | 351,552 | 78.9% | 19.1% | 93.3% | 69.3% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 394,781 | 295,912 | 62,187 | 75.0% | 15.8% | 88.6% | 57.2% |
|
| County |
| Alcorn | 24,259 | 18,547 | 3,634 | 76.5% | 15.0% | 90.4% | 54.4% |
| Benton | 5,234 | 3,606 | 533 | 68.9% | 10.2% | 81.5% | 37.0% |
| Calhoun | 9,774 | 6,766 | 981 | 69.2% | 10.0% | 81.8% | 36.5% |
| Chickasaw | 11,871 | 8,554 | 1,177 | 72.1% | 9.9% | 85.2% | 36.0% |
| Choctaw | 5,979 | 4,706 | 692 | 78.7% | 11.6% | 93.1% | 42.0% |
| Clay | 13,428 | 10,375 | 1,919 | 77.3% | 14.3% | 91.4% | 51.9% |
| Itawamba | 15,120 | 10,583 | 1,833 | 70.0% | 12.1% | 82.8% | 44.0% |
| Kemper | 6,458 | 4,604 | 701 | 71.3% | 10.9% | 84.3% | 39.4% |
| Lee | 51,655 | 41,560 | 11,085 | 80.5% | 21.5% | 95.1% | 77.9% |
| Lowndes | 37,276 | 29,905 | 7,642 | 80.2% | 20.5% | 94.9% | 74.5% |
| Marshall | 23,435 | 15,858 | 2,448 | 67.7% | 10.4% | 80.0% | 37.9% |
| Monroe | 24,561 | 17,856 | 3,121 | 72.7% | 12.7% | 86.0% | 46.1% |
| Montgomery | 7,489 | 5,446 | 1,179 | 72.7% | 15.7% | 86.0% | 57.2% |
| Noxubee | 7,306 | 4,704 | 723 | 64.4% | 9.9% | 76.1% | 35.9% |
| Oktibbeha | 20,618 | 17,266 | 8,186 | 83.7% | 39.7% | 99.0% | 144.2% |
| Panola | 22,106 | 15,789 | 2,824 | 71.4% | 12.8% | 84.4% | 46.4% |
| Pontotoc | 18,263 | 13,590 | 2,069 | 74.4% | 11.3% | 88.0% | 41.1% |
| Prentiss | 16,686 | 12,414 | 2,328 | 74.4% | 14.0% | 88.0% | 50.7% |
| Tippah | 14,082 | 9,786 | 1,409 | 69.5% | 10.0% | 82.2% | 36.3% |
| Tishomingo | 13,320 | 9,791 | 1,592 | 73.5% | 12.0% | 86.9% | 43.4% |
| Union | 17,421 | 12,793 | 2,319 | 73.4% | 13.3% | 86.8% | 48.3% |
| Webster | 6,636 | 4,931 | 934 | 74.3% | 14.1% | 87.9% | 51.1% |
| Winston | 12,793 | 9,972 | 1,773 | 77.9% | 13.9% | 92.2% | 50.3% |
| Yalobusha | 9,011 | 6,510 | 1,085 | 72.2% | 12.0% | 85.4% | 43.7% |
