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Fewest graduate degrees, South Carolina counties · 2000

South Carolina counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.0%−29%

02Jasper County, SCSC38,5332.6%+8%

03Lee County, SCSC15,7302.6%+39%

04Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.9%−0%

05Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7403.0%+41%

06Dillon County, SCSC27,4583.1%−7%

07Union County, SCSC26,7993.1%+30%

08Saluda County, SCSC19,6803.1%+67%

09Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533.2%−4%

10Marion County, SCSC28,2423.3%+16%

11Chester County, SCSC33,0013.4%+9%

12Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963.4%+0%

13Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.5%+53%

14Edgefield County, SCSC29,8083.5%−17%

15Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6623.5%+23%

16Marlboro County, SCSC25,4883.6%+47%

17Clarendon County, SCSC31,0433.7%+33%

18Laurens County, SCSC71,8483.7%+12%

19Darlington County, SCSC62,8884.1%+14%

20Colleton County, SCSC39,3824.2%+74%

21Newberry County, SCSC39,5614.2%+16%

22Cherokee County, SCSC58,2754.2%+48%

23Berkeley County, SCSC274,6664.3%+44%

24Calhoun County, SCSC14,1884.5%+35%

25Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364.6%+21%

26Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664.9%+19%

27Anderson County, SCSC219,9304.9%+27%

28Sumter County, SCSC105,0675.1%+0%

29Bamberg County, SCSC12,7965.5%+14%

30Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.7%+8%

31McCormick County, SCSC10,2155.8%+329%

32Horry County, SCSC427,5515.9%+23%

33Florence County, SCSC138,5046.2%+35%

34Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1776.4%+20%

35Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8576.4%+35%

36Georgetown County, SCSC65,9126.7%+30%

37York County, SCSC306,8876.8%+24%

38Aiken County, SCSC181,5156.9%+24%

39Oconee County, SCSC83,7757.1%+59%

40Dorchester County, SCSC178,3977.3%+22%

41Lexington County, SCSC317,5887.6%+10%

42Pickens County, SCSC139,1987.8%+9%

43Greenville County, SCSC583,1258.2%+30%

44Charleston County, SCSC436,20011.0%+41%

45Beaufort County, SCSC204,43311.6%+45%

46Richland County, SCSC434,95611.9%+22%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS