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Most college graduates, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties 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 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 7,956.

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01Charleston County, SCSC436,200132,075–

02Greenville County, SCSC583,125128,015–

03Richland County, SCSC434,956102,411–

04Lexington County, SCSC317,58862,880–

05York County, SCSC306,88762,418–

06Horry County, SCSC427,55162,135–

07Beaufort County, SCSC204,43357,762–

08Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85752,780–

09Berkeley County, SCSC274,66637,671–

10Anderson County, SCSC219,93033,261–

11Aiken County, SCSC181,51533,248–

12Dorchester County, SCSC178,39730,700–

13Florence County, SCSC138,50422,629–

14Pickens County, SCSC139,19821,311–

15Lancaster County, SCSC114,29619,542–

16Oconee County, SCSC83,77515,594–

17Sumter County, SCSC105,06714,634–

18Georgetown County, SCSC65,91213,814–

19Greenwood County, SCSC70,37911,584–

20Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17711,500–

21Kershaw County, SCSC73,1669,700–

22Darlington County, SCSC62,8888,142–

23Laurens County, SCSC71,8487,956–

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,2755,576–

25Newberry County, SCSC39,5615,062–

26Jasper County, SCSC38,5334,483–

27Colleton County, SCSC39,3824,276–

28Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7403,953–

29Clarendon County, SCSC31,0433,850–

30Edgefield County, SCSC29,8083,535–

31Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363,157–

32Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6623,151–

33Chester County, SCSC33,0013,087–

34Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402,895–

35Marion County, SCSC28,2422,782–

36Saluda County, SCSC19,6802,629–

37Union County, SCSC26,7992,625–

38Dillon County, SCSC27,4582,622–

39Barnwell County, SCSC20,6532,070–

40Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882,026–

41Lee County, SCSC15,7301,782–

42Bamberg County, SCSC12,7961,712–

43McCormick County, SCSC10,2151,648–

44Hampton County, SCSC18,1741,531–

45Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881,449–

46Allendale County, SCSC7,355643–

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