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Least educated, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Marlboro County, SCSC25,4889.0%+8%

02Lee County, SCSC15,73011.6%+26%

03Hampton County, SCSC18,17412.1%+20%

04Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74013.6%+41%

05Dillon County, SCSC27,45813.8%+51%

06Barnwell County, SCSC20,65313.9%+20%

07Chester County, SCSC33,00114.0%+46%

08Allendale County, SCSC7,35514.3%+53%

09Marion County, SCSC28,24214.5%+42%

10Union County, SCSC26,79915.0%+53%

11Fairfield County, SCSC20,34015.2%+30%

12Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66217.4%+51%

13Colleton County, SCSC39,38217.4%+51%

14Laurens County, SCSC71,84817.6%+51%

15Bamberg County, SCSC12,79617.9%+17%

16Clarendon County, SCSC31,04318.2%+60%

17Cherokee County, SCSC58,27518.4%+56%

18Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17719.4%+19%

19Darlington County, SCSC62,88819.9%+47%

20Abbeville County, SCSC24,83620.4%+60%

21Saluda County, SCSC19,68020.4%+71%

22Newberry County, SCSC39,56123.1%+56%

23Edgefield County, SCSC29,80823.3%+86%

24Sumter County, SCSC105,06723.5%+49%

25McCormick County, SCSC10,21524.0%+50%

26Kershaw County, SCSC73,16624.0%+48%

27Florence County, SCSC138,50424.4%+31%

28Calhoun County, SCSC14,18824.5%+72%

29Greenwood County, SCSC70,37924.7%+30%

30Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85725.1%+38%

31Jasper County, SCSC38,53326.0%+198%

32Anderson County, SCSC219,93026.5%+66%

33Horry County, SCSC427,55127.1%+45%

34Pickens County, SCSC139,19828.5%+50%

35Oconee County, SCSC83,77528.7%+58%

36Dorchester County, SCSC178,39729.8%+39%

37Berkeley County, SCSC274,66631.0%+115%

38Aiken County, SCSC181,51531.9%+60%

39Georgetown County, SCSC65,91232.8%+64%

40Lancaster County, SCSC114,29633.6%+229%

41Lexington County, SCSC317,58834.1%+38%

42York County, SCSC306,88739.3%+88%

43Richland County, SCSC434,95640.7%+25%

44Greenville County, SCSC583,12541.3%+57%

45Beaufort County, SCSC204,43346.0%+38%

46Charleston County, SCSC436,20050.3%+64%

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