Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Lafayette County, MS

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
46.5% +38.0% vs nat'l
Rank #144 of 3,222
96th percentile

How Lafayette County Compares

Lafayette County
46.5%
Mississippi Average
46.5%
Rank #3 of 82 in state
National
33.7%
38.0% above

National Distribution

Where Lafayette County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for bachelor's degree or higher.

0.0% 80.5%

■ Lafayette County: 46.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#141 Platte County, MO 46.5%
#142 Henrico County, VA 46.5%
#143 Arapahoe County, CO 46.5%
#144 Lafayette County, MS 46.5%
#145 Madison County, AL 46.4%
#146 Albany County, NY 46.4%
#147 Oldham County, KY 46.4%
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Lafayette County, Mississippi

Lafayette County, Mississippi has a bachelor's degree or higher of 46.5%, which ranks #144 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 38.0% above the national value of 33.7%.

Within Mississippi, Lafayette County ranks #3 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 96th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.