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Most graduate degrees, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Charleston County, SCSC436,20019.8%+80%

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,43319.2%+65%

03Richland County, SCSC434,95617.3%+45%

04Greenville County, SCSC583,12515.3%+87%

05York County, SCSC306,88714.8%+119%

06Lexington County, SCSC317,58813.1%+73%

07Pickens County, SCSC139,19812.5%+60%

08Aiken County, SCSC181,51512.1%+76%

09Georgetown County, SCSC65,91211.6%+73%

10Lancaster County, SCSC114,29611.6%+239%

11Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.5%+58%

12Oconee County, SCSC83,77511.3%+59%

13Berkeley County, SCSC274,66610.6%+145%

14Florence County, SCSC138,5049.9%+60%

15Newberry County, SCSC39,5619.7%+134%

16Anderson County, SCSC219,9309.7%+97%

17Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8579.6%+51%

18Horry County, SCSC427,5519.6%+62%

19Greenwood County, SCSC70,3799.4%+64%

20Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1779.2%+45%

21Kershaw County, SCSC73,1668.9%+83%

22Sumter County, SCSC105,0678.9%+74%

23Saluda County, SCSC19,6808.8%+180%

24Edgefield County, SCSC29,8088.4%+140%

25Calhoun County, SCSC14,1888.1%+79%

26Darlington County, SCSC62,8888.1%+95%

27Allendale County, SCSC7,3557.9%+299%

28McCormick County, SCSC10,2157.5%+30%

29Jasper County, SCSC38,5337.5%+193%

30Bamberg County, SCSC12,7967.4%+34%

31Cherokee County, SCSC58,2757.1%+66%

32Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6626.8%+93%

33Abbeville County, SCSC24,8366.6%+43%

34Marion County, SCSC28,2426.2%+89%

35Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7406.1%+100%

36Clarendon County, SCSC31,0436.1%+65%

37Colleton County, SCSC39,3825.8%+38%

38Laurens County, SCSC71,8485.7%+53%

39Dillon County, SCSC27,4585.5%+76%

40Barnwell County, SCSC20,6535.4%+67%

41Chester County, SCSC33,0015.4%+58%

42Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.4%+56%

43Hampton County, SCSC18,1744.7%+65%

44Lee County, SCSC15,7304.5%+73%

45Union County, SCSC26,7993.6%+15%

46Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.9%−21%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES