RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Fewest graduate degrees, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 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 2000

01Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.5%−31%

02Jasper County, SCSC38,5332.7%+6%

03Dillon County, SCSC27,4583.0%−5%

04Chester County, SCSC33,0013.0%−13%

05Lee County, SCSC15,7303.1%+19%

06Saluda County, SCSC19,6803.2%+2%

07Hampton County, SCSC18,1743.3%+16%

08Cherokee County, SCSC58,2753.4%−20%

09Union County, SCSC26,7993.7%+18%

10Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7403.8%+24%

11Allendale County, SCSC7,3553.8%+91%

12Marion County, SCSC28,2423.9%+20%

13Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533.9%+22%

14Clarendon County, SCSC31,0434.0%+9%

15Colleton County, SCSC39,3824.2%+0%

16Laurens County, SCSC71,8484.4%+19%

17Edgefield County, SCSC29,8085.1%+46%

18Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6625.1%+45%

19Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.2%+50%

20Abbeville County, SCSC24,8365.2%+12%

21Darlington County, SCSC62,8885.3%+28%

22Lancaster County, SCSC114,2965.3%+55%

23Bamberg County, SCSC12,7965.4%−1%

24Berkeley County, SCSC274,6665.5%+27%

25McCormick County, SCSC10,2156.0%+4%

26Anderson County, SCSC219,9306.0%+23%

27Sumter County, SCSC105,0676.2%+21%

28Calhoun County, SCSC14,1886.5%+45%

29Kershaw County, SCSC73,1666.6%+36%

30Greenwood County, SCSC70,3796.8%+19%

31Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8576.9%+9%

32Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1777.0%+10%

33Newberry County, SCSC39,5617.3%+74%

34Florence County, SCSC138,5047.6%+23%

35Horry County, SCSC427,5517.6%+29%

36Dorchester County, SCSC178,3978.0%+9%

37Georgetown County, SCSC65,9128.1%+21%

38York County, SCSC306,8878.6%+27%

39Aiken County, SCSC181,5158.6%+26%

40Oconee County, SCSC83,7758.8%+24%

41Lexington County, SCSC317,5889.5%+25%

42Pickens County, SCSC139,1989.8%+26%

43Greenville County, SCSC583,1259.9%+22%

44Charleston County, SCSC436,20013.4%+22%

45Beaufort County, SCSC204,43314.1%+22%

46Richland County, SCSC434,95614.4%+21%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES