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Most graduate degrees, South Carolina counties · 2000

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 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

01Richland County, SCSC434,95611.9%+0%

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,43311.6%+0%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20011.0%+0%

04Greenville County, SCSC583,1258.2%+0%

05Pickens County, SCSC139,1987.8%+0%

06Lexington County, SCSC317,5887.6%+0%

07Dorchester County, SCSC178,3977.3%+0%

08Oconee County, SCSC83,7757.1%+0%

09Aiken County, SCSC181,5156.9%+0%

10York County, SCSC306,8876.8%+0%

11Georgetown County, SCSC65,9126.7%+0%

12Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8576.4%+0%

13Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1776.4%+0%

14Florence County, SCSC138,5046.2%+0%

15Horry County, SCSC427,5515.9%+0%

16McCormick County, SCSC10,2155.8%+0%

17Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.7%+0%

18Bamberg County, SCSC12,7965.5%+0%

19Sumter County, SCSC105,0675.1%+0%

20Anderson County, SCSC219,9304.9%+0%

21Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664.9%+0%

22Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364.6%+0%

23Calhoun County, SCSC14,1884.5%+0%

24Berkeley County, SCSC274,6664.3%+0%

25Cherokee County, SCSC58,2754.2%+0%

26Newberry County, SCSC39,5614.2%+0%

27Colleton County, SCSC39,3824.2%+0%

28Darlington County, SCSC62,8884.1%+0%

29Laurens County, SCSC71,8483.7%+0%

30Clarendon County, SCSC31,0433.7%+0%

31Marlboro County, SCSC25,4883.6%+0%

32Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6623.5%+0%

33Edgefield County, SCSC29,8083.5%+0%

34Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.5%+0%

35Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963.4%+0%

36Chester County, SCSC33,0013.4%+0%

37Marion County, SCSC28,2423.3%+0%

38Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533.2%+0%

39Saluda County, SCSC19,6803.1%+0%

40Union County, SCSC26,7993.1%+0%

41Dillon County, SCSC27,4583.1%+0%

42Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7403.0%+0%

43Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.9%+0%

44Lee County, SCSC15,7302.6%+0%

45Jasper County, SCSC38,5332.6%+0%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.0%+0%

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