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Most educated, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Charleston County, SCSC436,20037.5%+6.8 pts
02Beaufort County, SCSC204,43337.4%+4.1 pts
03Richland County, SCSC434,95636.5%+4.0 pts
04Greenville County, SCSC583,12530.0%+3.7 pts
05Lexington County, SCSC317,58827.6%+3.0 pts
06York County, SCSC306,88726.9%+6.0 pts
07Dorchester County, SCSC178,39724.1%+2.7 pts
08Pickens County, SCSC139,19823.5%+4.5 pts
09Aiken County, SCSC181,51523.5%+3.6 pts
10Greenwood County, SCSC70,37922.0%+3.1 pts
11Horry County, SCSC427,55121.8%+3.1 pts
12Georgetown County, SCSC65,91221.8%+1.8 pts
13Oconee County, SCSC83,77521.4%+3.3 pts
14Florence County, SCSC138,50420.8%+2.1 pts
15Calhoun County, SCSC14,18820.3%+6.1 pts
16Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85719.9%+1.8 pts
17Newberry County, SCSC39,56119.3%+4.4 pts
18Kershaw County, SCSC73,16618.5%+2.2 pts
19Berkeley County, SCSC274,66618.3%+3.9 pts
20Anderson County, SCSC219,93018.0%+2.0 pts
21Sumter County, SCSC105,06717.4%+1.6 pts
22Bamberg County, SCSC12,79617.4%+2.0 pts
23Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17716.7%+0.4 pts
24Edgefield County, SCSC29,80816.3%+3.8 pts
25McCormick County, SCSC10,21516.0%+0.1 pts
26Darlington County, SCSC62,88815.9%+2.4 pts
27Fairfield County, SCSC20,34015.9%+4.2 pts
28Lancaster County, SCSC114,29615.4%+5.2 pts
29Abbeville County, SCSC24,83615.3%+2.5 pts
30Laurens County, SCSC71,84814.5%+2.8 pts
31Colleton County, SCSC39,38213.6%+2.1 pts
32Allendale County, SCSC7,35513.2%+3.8 pts
33Clarendon County, SCSC31,04313.2%+1.8 pts
34Union County, SCSC26,79912.9%+3.1 pts
35Marion County, SCSC28,24212.9%+2.7 pts
36Saluda County, SCSC19,68012.6%+0.6 pts
37Cherokee County, SCSC58,27511.7%−0.1 pts
38Barnwell County, SCSC20,65311.5%−0.2 pts
39Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66211.3%−0.3 pts
40Chester County, SCSC33,00111.2%+1.7 pts
41Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74011.1%+1.4 pts
42Hampton County, SCSC18,17411.0%+0.9 pts
43Jasper County, SCSC38,5339.4%+0.7 pts
44Dillon County, SCSC27,4589.2%+0.0 pts
45Marlboro County, SCSC25,4888.6%+0.3 pts
46Lee County, SCSC15,7308.5%−0.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS