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Most college graduates, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties 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 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Greenville County, SCSC583,125155,091+21%

02Charleston County, SCSC436,200152,817+16%

03Richland County, SCSC434,956109,402+7%

04York County, SCSC306,88778,825+26%

05Horry County, SCSC427,55178,211+26%

06Lexington County, SCSC317,58872,134+15%

07Beaufort County, SCSC204,43365,436+13%

08Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85759,037+12%

09Berkeley County, SCSC274,66651,376+36%

10Aiken County, SCSC181,51539,469+19%

11Anderson County, SCSC219,93038,444+16%

12Dorchester County, SCSC178,39733,939+11%

13Lancaster County, SCSC114,29625,247+29%

14Pickens County, SCSC139,19824,411+15%

15Florence County, SCSC138,50422,648+0%

16Oconee County, SCSC83,77516,949+9%

17Sumter County, SCSC105,06716,407+12%

18Georgetown County, SCSC65,91216,082+16%

19Greenwood County, SCSC70,37911,607+0%

20Kershaw County, SCSC73,16611,415+18%

21Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17710,931−5%

22Darlington County, SCSC62,8888,574+5%

23Laurens County, SCSC71,8488,430+6%

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,2757,144+28%

25Jasper County, SCSC38,5336,204+38%

26Newberry County, SCSC39,5616,053+20%

27Colleton County, SCSC39,3824,738+11%

28Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084,681+32%

29Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7404,177+6%

30Clarendon County, SCSC31,0434,144+8%

31Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6623,850+22%

32Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363,521+12%

33Chester County, SCSC33,0013,145+2%

34Marion County, SCSC28,2422,920+5%

35Union County, SCSC26,7992,902+11%

36Saluda County, SCSC19,6802,743+4%

37Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882,596+28%

38Dillon County, SCSC27,4582,551−3%

39Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402,313−20%

40Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531,952−6%

41McCormick County, SCSC10,2151,949+18%

42Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881,681+16%

43Bamberg County, SCSC12,7961,616−6%

44Hampton County, SCSC18,1741,524−0%

45Lee County, SCSC15,7301,323−26%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,355805+25%

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