RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Fewest graduate degrees, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 3.6%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01McCormick County, SCSC10,2151.3%–

02Saluda County, SCSC19,6801.9%–

03Lee County, SCSC15,7301.9%–

04Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402.2%–

05Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402.3%–

06Jasper County, SCSC38,5332.4%–

07Colleton County, SCSC39,3822.4%–

08Union County, SCSC26,7992.4%–

09Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.5%–

10Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432.8%–

11Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.8%–

12Marion County, SCSC28,2422.8%–

13Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.9%–

14Cherokee County, SCSC58,2752.9%–

15Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.9%–

16Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663.0%–

17Chester County, SCSC33,0013.1%–

18Laurens County, SCSC71,8483.3%–

19Calhoun County, SCSC14,1883.3%–

20Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533.4%–

21Dillon County, SCSC27,4583.4%–

22Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963.4%–

23Newberry County, SCSC39,5613.6%–

24Darlington County, SCSC62,8883.6%–

25Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363.8%–

26Anderson County, SCSC219,9303.9%–

27Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664.1%–

28Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084.2%–

29Oconee County, SCSC83,7754.5%–

30Florence County, SCSC138,5044.6%–

31Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8574.7%–

32Horry County, SCSC427,5514.8%–

33Bamberg County, SCSC12,7964.8%–

34Sumter County, SCSC105,0675.1%–

35Georgetown County, SCSC65,9125.2%–

36Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.3%–

37Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1775.3%–

38York County, SCSC306,8875.5%–

39Aiken County, SCSC181,5155.5%–

40Dorchester County, SCSC178,3976.0%–

41Greenville County, SCSC583,1256.3%–

42Lexington County, SCSC317,5886.9%–

43Pickens County, SCSC139,1987.1%–

44Charleston County, SCSC436,2007.8%–

45Beaufort County, SCSC204,4338.0%–

46Richland County, SCSC434,9569.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS