RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,43333.2%+25%

02Richland County, SCSC434,95632.5%+16%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20030.7%+37%

04Greenville County, SCSC583,12526.2%+25%

05Lexington County, SCSC317,58824.6%+17%

06Dorchester County, SCSC178,39721.4%+24%

07York County, SCSC306,88720.9%+24%

08Georgetown County, SCSC65,91220.0%+28%

09Aiken County, SCSC181,51519.9%+16%

10Pickens County, SCSC139,19819.1%+13%

11Greenwood County, SCSC70,37918.9%+18%

12Horry County, SCSC427,55118.7%+17%

13Florence County, SCSC138,50418.7%+26%

14Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85718.2%+27%

15Oconee County, SCSC83,77518.2%+36%

16Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17716.3%+19%

17Kershaw County, SCSC73,16616.3%+30%

18McCormick County, SCSC10,21516.0%+123%

19Anderson County, SCSC219,93015.9%+24%

20Sumter County, SCSC105,06715.8%+6%

21Bamberg County, SCSC12,79615.4%+37%

22Newberry County, SCSC39,56114.8%+19%

23Berkeley County, SCSC274,66614.4%+24%

24Calhoun County, SCSC14,18814.2%+21%

25Darlington County, SCSC62,88813.5%+9%

26Abbeville County, SCSC24,83612.8%+18%

27Edgefield County, SCSC29,80812.5%+3%

28Saluda County, SCSC19,68011.9%+50%

29Cherokee County, SCSC58,27511.8%+27%

30Fairfield County, SCSC20,34011.7%+22%

31Laurens County, SCSC71,84811.7%+3%

32Barnwell County, SCSC20,65311.6%−2%

33Colleton County, SCSC39,38211.5%+21%

34Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66211.5%+16%

35Clarendon County, SCSC31,04311.4%+12%

36Lancaster County, SCSC114,29610.2%+6%

37Marion County, SCSC28,24210.2%+11%

38Hampton County, SCSC18,17410.1%+14%

39Union County, SCSC26,7999.8%+36%

40Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7409.7%+25%

41Chester County, SCSC33,0019.6%+5%

42Allendale County, SCSC7,3559.3%−2%

43Lee County, SCSC15,7309.2%+23%

44Dillon County, SCSC27,4589.2%+7%

45Jasper County, SCSC38,5338.7%+82%

46Marlboro County, SCSC25,4888.3%+5%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS