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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.0%−0.8 pts
02Jasper County, SCSC38,5332.6%+0.2 pts
03Lee County, SCSC15,7302.6%+0.7 pts
04Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.9%−0.0 pts
05Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7403.0%+0.9 pts
06Dillon County, SCSC27,4583.1%−0.2 pts
07Union County, SCSC26,7993.1%+0.7 pts
08Saluda County, SCSC19,6803.1%+1.3 pts
09Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533.2%−0.1 pts
10Marion County, SCSC28,2423.3%+0.5 pts
11Chester County, SCSC33,0013.4%+0.3 pts
12Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963.4%+0.0 pts
13Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.5%+1.2 pts
14Edgefield County, SCSC29,8083.5%−0.7 pts
15Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6623.5%+0.7 pts
16Marlboro County, SCSC25,4883.6%+1.2 pts
17Clarendon County, SCSC31,0433.7%+0.9 pts
18Laurens County, SCSC71,8483.7%+0.4 pts
19Darlington County, SCSC62,8884.1%+0.5 pts
20Colleton County, SCSC39,3824.2%+1.8 pts
21Newberry County, SCSC39,5614.2%+0.6 pts
22Cherokee County, SCSC58,2754.2%+1.4 pts
23Berkeley County, SCSC274,6664.3%+1.3 pts
24Calhoun County, SCSC14,1884.5%+1.2 pts
25Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364.6%+0.8 pts
26Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664.9%+0.8 pts
27Anderson County, SCSC219,9304.9%+1.0 pts
28Sumter County, SCSC105,0675.1%+0.0 pts
29Bamberg County, SCSC12,7965.5%+0.7 pts
30Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.7%+0.4 pts
31McCormick County, SCSC10,2155.8%+4.4 pts
32Horry County, SCSC427,5515.9%+1.1 pts
33Florence County, SCSC138,5046.2%+1.6 pts
34Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1776.4%+1.1 pts
35Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8576.4%+1.6 pts
36Georgetown County, SCSC65,9126.7%+1.5 pts
37York County, SCSC306,8876.8%+1.3 pts
38Aiken County, SCSC181,5156.9%+1.3 pts
39Oconee County, SCSC83,7757.1%+2.6 pts
40Dorchester County, SCSC178,3977.3%+1.3 pts
41Lexington County, SCSC317,5887.6%+0.7 pts
42Pickens County, SCSC139,1987.8%+0.7 pts
43Greenville County, SCSC583,1258.2%+1.9 pts
44Charleston County, SCSC436,20011.0%+3.2 pts
45Beaufort County, SCSC204,43311.6%+3.6 pts
46Richland County, SCSC434,95611.9%+2.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS