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Most educated, South Carolina counties · 2000

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 14.4%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,43333.2%+6.7 pts

02Richland County, SCSC434,95632.5%+4.5 pts

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20030.7%+8.4 pts

04Greenville County, SCSC583,12526.2%+5.2 pts

05Lexington County, SCSC317,58824.6%+3.7 pts

06Dorchester County, SCSC178,39721.4%+4.1 pts

07York County, SCSC306,88720.9%+4.0 pts

08Georgetown County, SCSC65,91220.0%+4.4 pts

09Aiken County, SCSC181,51519.9%+2.7 pts

10Pickens County, SCSC139,19819.1%+2.2 pts

11Greenwood County, SCSC70,37918.9%+2.9 pts

12Horry County, SCSC427,55118.7%+2.7 pts

13Florence County, SCSC138,50418.7%+3.9 pts

14Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85718.2%+3.9 pts

15Oconee County, SCSC83,77518.2%+4.8 pts

16Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17716.3%+2.6 pts

17Kershaw County, SCSC73,16616.3%+3.8 pts

18McCormick County, SCSC10,21516.0%+8.8 pts

19Anderson County, SCSC219,93015.9%+3.1 pts

20Sumter County, SCSC105,06715.8%+0.9 pts

21Bamberg County, SCSC12,79615.4%+4.2 pts

22Newberry County, SCSC39,56114.8%+2.4 pts

23Berkeley County, SCSC274,66614.4%+2.8 pts

24Calhoun County, SCSC14,18814.2%+2.5 pts

25Darlington County, SCSC62,88813.5%+1.1 pts

26Abbeville County, SCSC24,83612.8%+1.9 pts

27Edgefield County, SCSC29,80812.5%+0.3 pts

28Saluda County, SCSC19,68011.9%+4.0 pts

29Cherokee County, SCSC58,27511.8%+2.5 pts

30Fairfield County, SCSC20,34011.7%+2.1 pts

31Laurens County, SCSC71,84811.7%+0.3 pts

32Barnwell County, SCSC20,65311.6%−0.2 pts

33Colleton County, SCSC39,38211.5%+2.0 pts

34Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66211.5%+1.6 pts

35Clarendon County, SCSC31,04311.4%+1.2 pts

36Lancaster County, SCSC114,29610.2%+0.6 pts

37Marion County, SCSC28,24210.2%+1.0 pts

38Hampton County, SCSC18,17410.1%+1.3 pts

39Union County, SCSC26,7999.8%+2.6 pts

40Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7409.7%+1.9 pts

41Chester County, SCSC33,0019.6%+0.5 pts

42Allendale County, SCSC7,3559.3%−0.1 pts

43Lee County, SCSC15,7309.2%+1.7 pts

44Dillon County, SCSC27,4589.2%+0.6 pts

45Jasper County, SCSC38,5338.7%+3.9 pts

46Marlboro County, SCSC25,4888.3%+0.4 pts

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