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Most graduate degrees, South Carolina cities · 2000

South Carolina cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 97 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Clemson, SCSC18,94132.1%−0.8 pts

02Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46918.9%+4.3 pts

03Forest Acres, SCSC10,39018.2%+1.8 pts

04Tega Cay, SCSC14,45716.2%+8.7 pts

05Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19615.1%+3.1 pts

06Central, SCSC5,29814.5%+1.0 pts

07Aiken, SCSC33,80814.4%+2.2 pts

08Columbia, SCSC147,03514.3%+2.7 pts

09Charleston, SCSC159,42313.9%+2.4 pts

10Five Forks, SCSC18,65613.5%–

11Orangeburg, SCSC13,38312.7%+3.0 pts

12Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,02312.7%–

13Camden, SCSC9,20112.5%+5.4 pts

14Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92112.2%–

15Beaufort, SCSC15,77512.2%+3.0 pts

16Greenville, SCSC75,31012.1%+1.9 pts

17Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89811.8%–

18Irmo, SCSC12,20411.7%+4.1 pts

19Lexington, SCSC25,72911.0%+3.7 pts

20Lake Wylie, SCSC16,00610.9%−2.2 pts

21Spartanburg, SCSC39,97810.5%+2.1 pts

22Blythewood, SCSC7,2339.8%+2.2 pts

23Red Hill, SCSC15,9209.5%+3.0 pts

24Seneca, SCSC9,4249.5%+5.5 pts

25Florence, SCSC41,2319.4%+1.8 pts

26St. Andrews, SCSC19,8689.4%+0.2 pts

27Dentsville, SCSC15,2099.3%+1.2 pts

28Fort Mill, SCSC38,6739.1%+2.2 pts

29Mauldin, SCSC31,4659.0%+1.8 pts

30North Augusta, SCSC26,9828.9%+1.3 pts

31Rock Hill, SCSC75,9118.8%+2.3 pts

32Summerville, SCSC53,1778.7%+0.8 pts

33Lancaster, SCSC9,6238.6%+2.7 pts

34Conway, SCSC30,6278.3%+1.0 pts

35Hartsville, SCSC7,3748.1%+2.0 pts

36Sumter, SCSC43,0948.1%+0.4 pts

37Easley, SCSC27,3197.8%+2.6 pts

38Boiling Springs, SCSC12,9367.5%+3.9 pts

39Taylors, SCSC24,5057.5%−1.1 pts

40North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,3467.4%−0.8 pts

41Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,0447.3%+1.7 pts

42Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9377.1%+1.2 pts

43Newberry, SCSC10,8916.9%+1.8 pts

44Walterboro, SCSC5,4856.9%+0.7 pts

45Darlington, SCSC6,0756.9%+2.4 pts

46Port Royal, SCSC16,6486.7%+1.9 pts

47Valley Falls, SCSC8,2396.7%+1.4 pts

48Garden City, SCSC11,5916.7%+1.5 pts

49Gaffney, SCSC12,5836.6%+2.7 pts

50Woodfield, SCSC9,4656.5%−0.2 pts

51Goose Creek, SCSC52,0106.3%+3.5 pts

52Clinton, SCSC7,9186.3%–

53West Columbia, SCSC18,4896.2%+1.1 pts

54Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1356.0%+4.4 pts

55Union, SCSC8,0776.0%+2.7 pts

56Anderson, SCSC31,3235.9%+0.6 pts

57Greer, SCSC50,0075.7%+3.3 pts

58Cayce, SCSC13,6805.6%+1.1 pts

59Marion, SCSC6,0285.6%+0.5 pts

60York, SCSC10,6205.5%+2.3 pts

61Lugoff, SCSC9,7865.5%+3.1 pts

62Oak Grove, SCSC12,2565.4%–

63Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6125.3%+0.6 pts

64Laurens, SCSC9,3275.3%+0.5 pts

65Georgetown, SCSC8,8695.3%−0.5 pts

66Red Bank, SCSC11,3145.2%+1.9 pts

67Burton, SCSC6,9125.2%+1.1 pts

68Simpsonville, SCSC28,4595.2%+0.5 pts

69Gantt, SCSC15,4015.1%+0.2 pts

70Dillon, SCSC6,2275.0%−1.5 pts

71Bennettsville, SCSC7,5654.9%+0.7 pts

72Hanahan, SCSC22,4154.9%−0.8 pts

73Little River, SCSC11,7714.9%−2.5 pts

74Centerville, SCSC7,0494.8%−1.3 pts

75Forestbrook, SCSC7,4794.8%−0.8 pts

76Bluffton, SCSC36,8074.7%−1.0 pts

77Hollywood, SCSC5,6524.7%+2.3 pts

78Greenwood, SCSC22,7454.6%+0.7 pts

79Woodruff, SCSC6,0264.5%+1.8 pts

80Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,3464.5%–

81Lyman, SCSC7,1034.4%+0.1 pts

82North Charleston, SCSC129,2454.1%+1.4 pts

83Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7224.1%+0.5 pts

84Clover, SCSC7,6594.0%+1.9 pts

85Chester, SCSC5,3243.8%−0.9 pts

86Lake City, SCSC5,9403.7%−0.7 pts

87Belvedere, SCSC5,1803.6%+1.4 pts

88Socastee, SCSC23,7963.1%−0.2 pts

89Sans Souci, SCSC7,6653.0%+1.1 pts

90Berea, SCSC16,8622.7%+0.7 pts

91Laurel Bay, SCSC5,8822.5%−0.0 pts

92Hardeeville, SCSC16,4592.3%+0.6 pts

93Ladson, SCSC16,1402.1%+0.3 pts

94Homeland Park, SCSC6,6321.1%+0.6 pts

95Welcome, SCSC6,5271.0%+0.3 pts

96Parker, SCSC12,8981.0%+0.7 pts

97Piedmont, SCSC5,4620.6%−0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS