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Most college graduates, South Carolina cities · 2020

South Carolina cities with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 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. The median across all 104 is 2,106.

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01Charleston, SCSC159,42353,141–

02Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46941,635–

03Columbia, SCSC147,03532,653–

04Greenville, SCSC75,31025,036–

05North Charleston, SCSC129,24518,950–

06Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19618,017–

07Rock Hill, SCSC75,91114,625–

08Summerville, SCSC53,17710,638–

09Aiken, SCSC33,8089,576–

10Florence, SCSC41,2318,238–

11Spartanburg, SCSC39,9788,171–

12Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9377,567–

13Greer, SCSC50,0077,525–

14Bluffton, SCSC36,8077,454–

15Goose Creek, SCSC52,0107,256–

16Five Forks, SCSC18,6567,221–

17Lexington, SCSC25,7296,710–

18Wade Hampton, SCSC20,8986,406–

19Fort Mill, SCSC38,6736,376–

20Sumter, SCSC43,0946,278–

21North Augusta, SCSC26,9826,163–

22Hanahan, SCSC22,4156,147–

23Mauldin, SCSC31,4656,016–

24Taylors, SCSC24,5055,736–

25Simpsonville, SCSC28,4595,210–

26Carolina Forest, SCSC26,2635,182–

27Clemson, SCSC18,9415,137–

28North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,3464,952–

29Seven Oaks, SCSC15,9214,767–

30Tega Cay, SCSC14,4574,732–

31James Island, SCSC12,6604,636–

32West Columbia, SCSC18,4894,502–

33Forest Acres, SCSC10,3904,427–

34Lake Wylie, SCSC16,0064,259–

35Easley, SCSC27,3194,258–

36Socastee, SCSC23,7964,167–

37Anderson, SCSC31,3234,082–

38Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,0443,556–

39Irmo, SCSC12,2043,289–

40Beaufort, SCSC15,7753,247–

41St. Andrews, SCSC19,8683,002–

42Conway, SCSC30,6272,999–

43Greenwood, SCSC22,7452,950–

44Cayce, SCSC13,6802,885–

45Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,0442,780–

46Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,0232,678–

47Dentsville, SCSC15,2092,668–

48Port Royal, SCSC16,6482,490–

49Red Hill, SCSC15,9202,459–

50Hardeeville, SCSC16,4592,256–

51Orangeburg, SCSC13,3832,123–

52Camden, SCSC9,2012,106–

53Garden City, SCSC11,5912,094–

54Oak Grove, SCSC12,2562,064–

55Powdersville, SCSC10,7712,054–

56Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7221,825–

57Seneca, SCSC9,4241,807–

58Little River, SCSC11,7711,707–

59Gantt, SCSC15,4011,693–

60Boiling Springs, SCSC12,9361,598–

61Ladson, SCSC16,1401,592–

62Lugoff, SCSC9,7861,581–

63Berea, SCSC16,8621,557–

64Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6121,557–

65Forestbrook, SCSC7,4791,548–

66Clinton, SCSC7,9181,487–

67Gaffney, SCSC12,5831,415–

68Georgetown, SCSC8,8691,381–

69Red Bank, SCSC11,3141,339–

70Newberry, SCSC10,8911,328–

71Hartsville, SCSC7,3741,293–

72Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1351,270–

73Hollywood, SCSC5,6521,214–

74Parker, SCSC12,8981,096–

75Woodfield, SCSC9,4651,090–

76Sans Souci, SCSC7,6651,069–

77Blythewood, SCSC7,2331,065–

78Laurens, SCSC9,3271,046–

79Valley Falls, SCSC8,2391,020–

80Centerville, SCSC7,0491,001–

81York, SCSC10,620991–

82Union, SCSC8,077954–

83Marion, SCSC6,028923–

84Central, SCSC5,298922–

85Clover, SCSC7,659920–

86Walterboro, SCSC5,485898–

87Woodruff, SCSC6,026891–

88White Knoll, SCSC8,310884–

89Darlington, SCSC6,075850–

90Lake City, SCSC5,940848–

91Lancaster, SCSC9,623846–

92Sangaree, SCSC8,681796–

93Welcome, SCSC6,527785–

94Burton, SCSC6,912619–

95Dillon, SCSC6,227599–

96Piedmont, SCSC5,462580–

97Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,346565–

98Belvedere, SCSC5,180560–

99Lyman, SCSC7,103494–

100Bennettsville, SCSC7,565475–

101Laurel Bay, SCSC5,882423–

102Chester, SCSC5,324381–

103Homeland Park, SCSC6,632374–

104Clemson University, SCSC7,01523–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS