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Most college graduates, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 104 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Charleston, SCSC159,42363,834+20%

02Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46947,090+13%

03Columbia, SCSC147,03536,541+12%

04Greenville, SCSC75,31028,540+14%

05North Charleston, SCSC129,24523,233+23%

06Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19617,919−1%

07Rock Hill, SCSC75,91117,457+19%

08Bluffton, SCSC36,80712,433+67%

09Summerville, SCSC53,17712,012+13%

10Greer, SCSC50,00711,649+55%

11Fort Mill, SCSC38,67311,620+82%

12Aiken, SCSC33,80811,269+18%

13Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9379,943+31%

14Goose Creek, SCSC52,0109,154+26%

15Lexington, SCSC25,7298,720+30%

16Spartanburg, SCSC39,9788,332+2%

17Florence, SCSC41,2318,313+1%

18Five Forks, SCSC18,6568,218+14%

19Sumter, SCSC43,0947,751+23%

20Mauldin, SCSC31,4657,704+28%

21Taylors, SCSC24,5057,674+34%

22North Augusta, SCSC26,9827,016+14%

23North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,3466,829+38%

24Simpsonville, SCSC28,4596,740+29%

25Wade Hampton, SCSC20,8986,701+5%

26Carolina Forest, SCSC26,2636,506+26%

27Tega Cay, SCSC14,4576,412+36%

28Easley, SCSC27,3195,802+36%

29Hanahan, SCSC22,4155,588−9%

30Anderson, SCSC31,3235,443+33%

31Clemson, SCSC18,9415,307+3%

32West Columbia, SCSC18,4895,301+18%

33Lake Wylie, SCSC16,0064,927+16%

34Seven Oaks, SCSC15,9214,762−0%

35Forest Acres, SCSC10,3904,633+5%

36James Island, SCSC12,6604,475−3%

37Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,0444,012+13%

38Hardeeville, SCSC16,4593,961+76%

39Socastee, SCSC23,7963,855−7%

40Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,0443,579+29%

41St. Andrews, SCSC19,8683,544+18%

42Beaufort, SCSC15,7753,518+8%

43Irmo, SCSC12,2043,280−0%

44Conway, SCSC30,6273,070+2%

45Port Royal, SCSC16,6483,005+21%

46Cayce, SCSC13,6802,931+2%

47Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6122,916+87%

48Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,0232,838+6%

49Oak Grove, SCSC12,2562,772+34%

50Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7222,689+47%

51Powdersville, SCSC10,7712,669+30%

52Little River, SCSC11,7712,573+51%

53Red Hill, SCSC15,9202,557+4%

54Greenwood, SCSC22,7452,372−20%

55Berea, SCSC16,8622,363+52%

56Garden City, SCSC11,5912,323+11%

57Camden, SCSC9,2012,315+10%

58Boiling Springs, SCSC12,9362,254+41%

59Dentsville, SCSC15,2092,057−23%

60Orangeburg, SCSC13,3832,054−3%

61Ladson, SCSC16,1402,007+26%

62Lugoff, SCSC9,7861,993+26%

63Seneca, SCSC9,4241,963+9%

64Blythewood, SCSC7,2331,916+80%

65Gantt, SCSC15,4011,848+9%

66Gaffney, SCSC12,5831,816+28%

67Forestbrook, SCSC7,4791,759+14%

68Sans Souci, SCSC7,6651,649+54%

69Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1351,611+27%

70Hartsville, SCSC7,3741,473+14%

71Red Bank, SCSC11,3141,464+9%

72Central, SCSC5,2981,463+59%

73White Knoll, SCSC8,3101,430+62%

74Hollywood, SCSC5,6521,383+14%

75Georgetown, SCSC8,8691,373−1%

76Woodfield, SCSC9,4651,367+25%

77Clinton, SCSC7,9181,347−9%

78Lancaster, SCSC9,6231,337+58%

79Parker, SCSC12,8981,334+22%

80Clover, SCSC7,6591,308+42%

81Lyman, SCSC7,1031,252+153%

82Newberry, SCSC10,8911,181−11%

83Centerville, SCSC7,0491,145+14%

84York, SCSC10,6201,071+8%

85Sangaree, SCSC8,6811,011+27%

86Walterboro, SCSC5,485942+5%

87Laurens, SCSC9,327934−11%

88Union, SCSC8,077923−3%

89Marion, SCSC6,028918−1%

90Valley Falls, SCSC8,239918−10%

91Burton, SCSC6,912898+45%

92Welcome, SCSC6,527850+8%

93Darlington, SCSC6,075824−3%

94Lake City, SCSC5,940815−4%

95Bennettsville, SCSC7,565741+56%

96Belvedere, SCSC5,180727+30%

97Piedmont, SCSC5,462659+14%

98Woodruff, SCSC6,026612−31%

99Dillon, SCSC6,227538−10%

100Chester, SCSC5,324489+28%

101Laurel Bay, SCSC5,882463+9%

102Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,346425−25%

103Homeland Park, SCSC6,632422+13%

104Clemson University, SCSC7,0155−78%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES