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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 (2023 ACS). This list covers the 97 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Clemson, SCSC18,94132.1%+0%

02Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46918.9%+0%

03Forest Acres, SCSC10,39018.2%+0%

04Tega Cay, SCSC14,45716.2%+0%

05Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19615.1%+0%

06Central, SCSC5,29814.5%+0%

07Aiken, SCSC33,80814.4%+0%

08Columbia, SCSC147,03514.3%+0%

09Charleston, SCSC159,42313.9%+0%

10Five Forks, SCSC18,65613.5%+0%

11Orangeburg, SCSC13,38312.7%+0%

12Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,02312.7%+0%

13Camden, SCSC9,20112.5%+0%

14Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92112.2%+0%

15Beaufort, SCSC15,77512.2%+0%

16Greenville, SCSC75,31012.1%+0%

17Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89811.8%+0%

18Irmo, SCSC12,20411.7%+0%

19Lexington, SCSC25,72911.0%+0%

20Lake Wylie, SCSC16,00610.9%+0%

21Spartanburg, SCSC39,97810.5%+0%

22Blythewood, SCSC7,2339.8%+0%

23Red Hill, SCSC15,9209.5%+0%

24Seneca, SCSC9,4249.5%+0%

25Florence, SCSC41,2319.4%+0%

26St. Andrews, SCSC19,8689.4%+0%

27Dentsville, SCSC15,2099.3%+0%

28Fort Mill, SCSC38,6739.1%+0%

29Mauldin, SCSC31,4659.0%+0%

30North Augusta, SCSC26,9828.9%+0%

31Rock Hill, SCSC75,9118.8%+0%

32Summerville, SCSC53,1778.7%+0%

33Lancaster, SCSC9,6238.6%+0%

34Conway, SCSC30,6278.3%+0%

35Hartsville, SCSC7,3748.1%+0%

36Sumter, SCSC43,0948.1%+0%

37Easley, SCSC27,3197.8%+0%

38Boiling Springs, SCSC12,9367.5%+0%

39Taylors, SCSC24,5057.5%+0%

40North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,3467.4%+0%

41Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,0447.3%+0%

42Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9377.1%+0%

43Newberry, SCSC10,8916.9%+0%

44Walterboro, SCSC5,4856.9%+0%

45Darlington, SCSC6,0756.9%+0%

46Port Royal, SCSC16,6486.7%+0%

47Valley Falls, SCSC8,2396.7%+0%

48Garden City, SCSC11,5916.7%+0%

49Gaffney, SCSC12,5836.6%+0%

50Woodfield, SCSC9,4656.5%+0%

51Goose Creek, SCSC52,0106.3%+0%

52Clinton, SCSC7,9186.3%+0%

53West Columbia, SCSC18,4896.2%+0%

54Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1356.0%+0%

55Union, SCSC8,0776.0%+0%

56Anderson, SCSC31,3235.9%+0%

57Greer, SCSC50,0075.7%+0%

58Cayce, SCSC13,6805.6%+0%

59Marion, SCSC6,0285.6%+0%

60York, SCSC10,6205.5%+0%

61Lugoff, SCSC9,7865.5%+0%

62Oak Grove, SCSC12,2565.4%+0%

63Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6125.3%+0%

64Laurens, SCSC9,3275.3%+0%

65Georgetown, SCSC8,8695.3%+0%

66Red Bank, SCSC11,3145.2%+0%

67Burton, SCSC6,9125.2%+0%

68Simpsonville, SCSC28,4595.2%+0%

69Gantt, SCSC15,4015.1%+0%

70Dillon, SCSC6,2275.0%+0%

71Bennettsville, SCSC7,5654.9%+0%

72Hanahan, SCSC22,4154.9%+0%

73Little River, SCSC11,7714.9%+0%

74Centerville, SCSC7,0494.8%+0%

75Forestbrook, SCSC7,4794.8%+0%

76Bluffton, SCSC36,8074.7%+0%

77Hollywood, SCSC5,6524.7%+0%

78Greenwood, SCSC22,7454.6%+0%

79Woodruff, SCSC6,0264.5%+0%

80Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,3464.5%+0%

81Lyman, SCSC7,1034.4%+0%

82North Charleston, SCSC129,2454.1%+0%

83Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7224.1%+0%

84Clover, SCSC7,6594.0%+0%

85Chester, SCSC5,3243.8%+0%

86Lake City, SCSC5,9403.7%+0%

87Belvedere, SCSC5,1803.6%+0%

88Socastee, SCSC23,7963.1%+0%

89Sans Souci, SCSC7,6653.0%+0%

90Berea, SCSC16,8622.7%+0%

91Laurel Bay, SCSC5,8822.5%+0%

92Hardeeville, SCSC16,4592.3%+0%

93Ladson, SCSC16,1402.1%+0%

94Homeland Park, SCSC6,6321.1%+0%

95Welcome, SCSC6,5271.0%+0%

96Parker, SCSC12,8981.0%+0%

97Piedmont, SCSC5,4620.6%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES