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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 (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 23.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lee County, SC, up 10 places to #2.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Marlboro County, SCSC25,4889.0%+0.6 pts
02▲10Lee County, SCSC15,73011.6%+2.4 pts
03Hampton County, SCSC18,17412.1%+2.0 pts
04Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74013.6%+4.0 pts
05Dillon County, SCSC27,45813.8%+4.6 pts
06▲5Barnwell County, SCSC20,65313.9%+2.3 pts
07▲1Chester County, SCSC33,00114.0%+4.4 pts
08▼6Allendale County, SCSC7,35514.3%+4.9 pts
09▼3Marion County, SCSC28,24214.5%+4.3 pts
10▼3Union County, SCSC26,79915.0%+5.2 pts
11▲6Fairfield County, SCSC20,34015.2%+3.6 pts
12▼3Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66217.4%+5.9 pts
13▲1Colleton County, SCSC39,38217.4%+5.9 pts
14▲1Laurens County, SCSC71,84817.6%+5.9 pts
15▲4Bamberg County, SCSC12,79617.9%+2.6 pts
16▼3Clarendon County, SCSC31,04318.2%+6.8 pts
17▼7Cherokee County, SCSC58,27518.4%+6.6 pts
18▲6Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17719.4%+3.1 pts
19▼3Darlington County, SCSC62,88819.9%+6.3 pts
20▲1Abbeville County, SCSC24,83620.4%+7.6 pts
21▼1Saluda County, SCSC19,68020.4%+8.5 pts
22▲1Newberry County, SCSC39,56123.1%+8.3 pts
23▼5Edgefield County, SCSC29,80823.3%+10.8 pts
24▲1Sumter County, SCSC105,06723.5%+7.7 pts
25▲1McCormick County, SCSC10,21524.0%+8.0 pts
26▲1Kershaw County, SCSC73,16624.0%+7.8 pts
27▲5Florence County, SCSC138,50424.4%+5.7 pts
28▼6Calhoun County, SCSC14,18824.5%+10.3 pts
29Greenwood County, SCSC70,37924.7%+5.8 pts
30▲3Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85725.1%+6.9 pts
31▼3Jasper County, SCSC38,53326.0%+17.3 pts
32▼2Anderson County, SCSC219,93026.5%+10.5 pts
33▼2Horry County, SCSC427,55127.1%+8.4 pts
34▲1Pickens County, SCSC139,19828.5%+9.5 pts
35▲1Oconee County, SCSC83,77528.7%+10.5 pts
36▲2Dorchester County, SCSC178,39729.8%+8.4 pts
37▼3Berkeley County, SCSC274,66631.0%+16.6 pts
38▼1Aiken County, SCSC181,51531.9%+12.0 pts
39▲1Georgetown County, SCSC65,91232.8%+12.7 pts
40▼1Lancaster County, SCSC114,29633.6%+23.4 pts
41Lexington County, SCSC317,58834.1%+9.4 pts
42York County, SCSC306,88739.3%+18.4 pts
43▲1Richland County, SCSC434,95640.7%+8.2 pts
44▼1Greenville County, SCSC583,12541.3%+15.0 pts
45Beaufort County, SCSC204,43346.0%+12.8 pts
46Charleston County, SCSC436,20050.3%+19.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES