RANKING · 2024 ACS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

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. The median across all 46 is 8,430.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01▲1Greenville County, SCSC583,125155,091+21%

02▼1Charleston County, SCSC436,200152,817+16%

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

04▲1York County, SCSC306,88778,825+26%

05▲1Horry County, SCSC427,55178,211+26%

06▼2Lexington County, SCSC317,58872,134+15%

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

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

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

10▲1Aiken County, SCSC181,51539,469+19%

11▼1Anderson County, SCSC219,93038,444+16%

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

13▲2Lancaster County, SCSC114,29625,247+29%

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

15▼2Florence County, SCSC138,50422,6480%

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

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

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

19Greenwood County, SCSC70,37911,6070%

20▲1Kershaw County, SCSC73,16611,415+18%

21▼1Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17710,931−5%

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

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

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

25▲1Jasper County, SCSC38,5336,204+38%

26▼1Newberry County, SCSC39,5616,053+20%

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

28▲2Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084,681+32%

29▼1Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7404,177+6%

30▼1Clarendon County, SCSC31,0434,144+8%

31▲1Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6623,850+22%

32▼1Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363,521+12%

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

34▲1Marion County, SCSC28,2422,920+5%

35▲2Union County, SCSC26,7992,902+11%

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

37▲3Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882,596+28%

38Dillon County, SCSC27,4582,551−3%

39▼5Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402,313−20%

40▼1Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531,952−6%

41▲2McCormick County, SCSC10,2151,949+18%

42▲3Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881,681+16%

43▼1Bamberg County, SCSC12,7961,616−6%

44Hampton County, SCSC18,1741,5240%

45▼4Lee County, SCSC15,7301,323−26%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,355805+25%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES