RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Most educated, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 11.9%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Richland County, SCSC434,95628.0%–

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,43326.5%–

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20022.4%–

04Greenville County, SCSC583,12521.0%–

05Lexington County, SCSC317,58821.0%–

06Dorchester County, SCSC178,39717.3%–

07Aiken County, SCSC181,51517.2%–

08York County, SCSC306,88716.9%–

09Pickens County, SCSC139,19816.9%–

10Greenwood County, SCSC70,37916.0%–

11Horry County, SCSC427,55116.0%–

12Georgetown County, SCSC65,91215.6%–

13Sumter County, SCSC105,06715.0%–

14Florence County, SCSC138,50414.8%–

15Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85714.3%–

16Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17713.7%–

17Oconee County, SCSC83,77513.3%–

18Anderson County, SCSC219,93012.9%–

19Kershaw County, SCSC73,16612.5%–

20Newberry County, SCSC39,56112.5%–

21Darlington County, SCSC62,88812.4%–

22Edgefield County, SCSC29,80812.2%–

23Barnwell County, SCSC20,65311.9%–

24Calhoun County, SCSC14,18811.7%–

25Berkeley County, SCSC274,66611.6%–

26Laurens County, SCSC71,84811.3%–

27Bamberg County, SCSC12,79611.2%–

28Abbeville County, SCSC24,83610.8%–

29Clarendon County, SCSC31,04310.2%–

30Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6629.9%–

31Lancaster County, SCSC114,2969.6%–

32Colleton County, SCSC39,3829.6%–

33Fairfield County, SCSC20,3409.6%–

34Allendale County, SCSC7,3559.5%–

35Cherokee County, SCSC58,2759.3%–

36Marion County, SCSC28,2429.1%–

37Chester County, SCSC33,0019.1%–

38Hampton County, SCSC18,1748.8%–

39Dillon County, SCSC27,4588.5%–

40Saluda County, SCSC19,6808.0%–

41Marlboro County, SCSC25,4887.9%–

42Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7407.7%–

43Lee County, SCSC15,7307.5%–

44Union County, SCSC26,7997.2%–

45McCormick County, SCSC10,2157.1%–

46Jasper County, SCSC38,5334.8%–

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