RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

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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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Charleston County, SCSC436,20037.5%+22%

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,43337.4%+12%

03Richland County, SCSC434,95636.5%+12%

04Greenville County, SCSC583,12530.0%+14%

05Lexington County, SCSC317,58827.6%+12%

06York County, SCSC306,88726.9%+29%

07Dorchester County, SCSC178,39724.1%+13%

08Pickens County, SCSC139,19823.5%+24%

09Aiken County, SCSC181,51523.5%+18%

10Greenwood County, SCSC70,37922.0%+16%

11Horry County, SCSC427,55121.8%+17%

12Georgetown County, SCSC65,91221.8%+9%

13Oconee County, SCSC83,77521.4%+18%

14Florence County, SCSC138,50420.8%+11%

15Calhoun County, SCSC14,18820.3%+43%

16Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85719.9%+10%

17Newberry County, SCSC39,56119.3%+30%

18Kershaw County, SCSC73,16618.5%+14%

19Berkeley County, SCSC274,66618.3%+27%

20Anderson County, SCSC219,93018.0%+13%

21Sumter County, SCSC105,06717.4%+10%

22Bamberg County, SCSC12,79617.4%+13%

23Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17716.7%+3%

24Edgefield County, SCSC29,80816.3%+30%

25McCormick County, SCSC10,21516.0%+0%

26Darlington County, SCSC62,88815.9%+18%

27Fairfield County, SCSC20,34015.9%+36%

28Lancaster County, SCSC114,29615.4%+51%

29Abbeville County, SCSC24,83615.3%+20%

30Laurens County, SCSC71,84814.5%+24%

31Colleton County, SCSC39,38213.6%+18%

32Allendale County, SCSC7,35513.2%+41%

33Clarendon County, SCSC31,04313.2%+16%

34Union County, SCSC26,79912.9%+32%

35Marion County, SCSC28,24212.9%+27%

36Saluda County, SCSC19,68012.6%+5%

37Cherokee County, SCSC58,27511.7%−1%

38Barnwell County, SCSC20,65311.5%−1%

39Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66211.3%−2%

40Chester County, SCSC33,00111.2%+17%

41Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74011.1%+15%

42Hampton County, SCSC18,17411.0%+9%

43Jasper County, SCSC38,5339.4%+8%

44Dillon County, SCSC27,4589.2%+0%

45Marlboro County, SCSC25,4888.6%+4%

46Lee County, SCSC15,7308.5%−7%

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