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Fewest graduate degrees, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Marlboro County, SCSC25,4883.0%−0.6 pts
02Hampton County, SCSC18,1743.2%+0.3 pts
03Union County, SCSC26,7993.7%+0.6 pts
04Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7404.2%+1.1 pts
05Allendale County, SCSC7,3554.3%+2.3 pts
06Chester County, SCSC33,0014.3%+0.9 pts
07Dillon County, SCSC27,4584.6%+1.4 pts
08Calhoun County, SCSC14,1885.2%+0.7 pts
09Marion County, SCSC28,2425.2%+2.0 pts
10Abbeville County, SCSC24,8365.3%+0.7 pts
11Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6625.4%+1.9 pts
12Newberry County, SCSC39,5615.5%+1.4 pts
13Colleton County, SCSC39,3825.6%+1.4 pts
14Laurens County, SCSC71,8485.6%+1.9 pts
15Lee County, SCSC15,7305.7%+3.0 pts
16Cherokee County, SCSC58,2755.7%+1.5 pts
17Clarendon County, SCSC31,0435.7%+2.0 pts
18Fairfield County, SCSC20,3406.0%+2.6 pts
19Jasper County, SCSC38,5336.3%+3.7 pts
20Darlington County, SCSC62,8886.4%+2.3 pts
21Barnwell County, SCSC20,6536.5%+3.3 pts
22Saluda County, SCSC19,6806.9%+3.8 pts
23Kershaw County, SCSC73,1667.7%+2.8 pts
24Edgefield County, SCSC29,8087.8%+4.3 pts
25Bamberg County, SCSC12,7968.1%+2.6 pts
26Sumter County, SCSC105,0678.1%+3.0 pts
27Greenwood County, SCSC70,3798.3%+2.6 pts
28McCormick County, SCSC10,2158.5%+2.7 pts
29Horry County, SCSC427,5518.5%+2.6 pts
30Berkeley County, SCSC274,6668.6%+4.2 pts
31Anderson County, SCSC219,9309.0%+4.0 pts
32Florence County, SCSC138,5049.0%+2.9 pts
33Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1779.1%+2.7 pts
34Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8579.3%+2.9 pts
35Dorchester County, SCSC178,3979.7%+2.4 pts
36Aiken County, SCSC181,51510.3%+3.4 pts
37Lancaster County, SCSC114,29610.8%+7.4 pts
38Oconee County, SCSC83,77510.9%+3.8 pts
39Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.0%+3.4 pts
40Pickens County, SCSC139,19811.6%+3.8 pts
41Georgetown County, SCSC65,91211.7%+4.9 pts
42York County, SCSC306,88711.7%+4.9 pts
43Greenville County, SCSC583,12513.3%+5.1 pts
44Richland County, SCSC434,95616.2%+4.3 pts
45Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.7%+5.6 pts
46Beaufort County, SCSC204,43317.6%+5.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS