| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2008-2012 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2008-2012 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2008-2012 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2008-2012 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2008-2012 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008-2012 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008-2012 |
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| United States | 204,336,017 | 175,156,198 | 58,205,022 | 85.7% | 28.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,137,010 | 14,408,287 | 3,653,400 | 84.1% | 21.3% | 98.1% | 74.8% |
| Mississippi | 1,904,849 | 1,543,349 | 380,481 | 81.0% | 20.0% | 94.5% | 70.1% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 405,470 | 313,877 | 67,787 | 77.4% | 16.7% | 90.3% | 58.7% |
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| County |
| Alcorn | 24,975 | 19,641 | 4,276 | 78.6% | 17.1% | 91.7% | 60.1% |
| Benton | 5,740 | 4,353 | 659 | 75.8% | 11.5% | 88.5% | 40.3% |
| Calhoun | 9,961 | 6,810 | 998 | 68.4% | 10.0% | 79.8% | 35.2% |
| Chickasaw | 11,346 | 8,283 | 1,318 | 73.0% | 11.6% | 85.2% | 40.8% |
| Choctaw | 5,809 | 4,607 | 729 | 79.3% | 12.5% | 92.5% | 44.1% |
| Clay | 13,476 | 10,671 | 2,313 | 79.2% | 17.2% | 92.4% | 60.3% |
| Itawamba | 15,431 | 11,561 | 2,071 | 74.9% | 13.4% | 87.4% | 47.1% |
| Kemper | 6,989 | 5,269 | 729 | 75.4% | 10.4% | 87.9% | 36.6% |
| Lee | 53,938 | 44,787 | 11,557 | 83.0% | 21.4% | 96.9% | 75.2% |
| Lowndes | 38,149 | 30,850 | 7,668 | 80.9% | 20.1% | 94.3% | 70.6% |
| Marshall | 24,631 | 17,513 | 2,643 | 71.1% | 10.7% | 82.9% | 37.7% |
| Monroe | 24,789 | 19,055 | 3,200 | 76.9% | 12.9% | 89.7% | 45.3% |
| Montgomery | 7,001 | 5,150 | 930 | 73.6% | 13.3% | 85.8% | 46.6% |
| Noxubee | 7,332 | 4,727 | 817 | 64.5% | 11.1% | 75.2% | 39.1% |
| Oktibbeha | 24,016 | 20,817 | 10,362 | 86.7% | 43.1% | 101.1% | 151.5% |
| Panola | 22,090 | 16,391 | 3,295 | 74.2% | 14.9% | 86.6% | 52.4% |
| Pontotoc | 19,364 | 14,537 | 2,297 | 75.1% | 11.9% | 87.6% | 41.6% |
| Prentiss | 16,583 | 12,143 | 1,903 | 73.2% | 11.5% | 85.4% | 40.3% |
| Tippah | 14,487 | 11,065 | 1,612 | 76.4% | 11.1% | 89.1% | 39.1% |
| Tishomingo | 13,527 | 10,313 | 1,430 | 76.2% | 10.6% | 88.9% | 37.1% |
| Union | 17,886 | 13,522 | 2,654 | 75.6% | 14.8% | 88.2% | 52.1% |
| Webster | 6,781 | 5,347 | 1,233 | 78.9% | 18.2% | 92.0% | 63.8% |
| Winston | 12,733 | 10,118 | 2,132 | 79.5% | 16.7% | 92.7% | 58.8% |
| Yalobusha | 8,436 | 6,347 | 961 | 75.2% | 11.4% | 87.8% | 40.0% |
