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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 (2000 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 1990

01Richland County, SCSC434,95611.9%+2.2 pts

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,43311.6%+3.6 pts

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20011.0%+3.2 pts

04Greenville County, SCSC583,1258.2%+1.9 pts

05Pickens County, SCSC139,1987.8%+0.7 pts

06Lexington County, SCSC317,5887.6%+0.7 pts

07Dorchester County, SCSC178,3977.3%+1.3 pts

08Oconee County, SCSC83,7757.1%+2.6 pts

09Aiken County, SCSC181,5156.9%+1.3 pts

10York County, SCSC306,8876.8%+1.3 pts

11Georgetown County, SCSC65,9126.7%+1.5 pts

12Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8576.4%+1.6 pts

13Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1776.4%+1.1 pts

14Florence County, SCSC138,5046.2%+1.6 pts

15Horry County, SCSC427,5515.9%+1.1 pts

16McCormick County, SCSC10,2155.8%+4.4 pts

17Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.7%+0.4 pts

18Bamberg County, SCSC12,7965.5%+0.7 pts

19Sumter County, SCSC105,0675.1%+0.0 pts

20Anderson County, SCSC219,9304.9%+1.0 pts

21Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664.9%+0.8 pts

22Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364.6%+0.8 pts

23Calhoun County, SCSC14,1884.5%+1.2 pts

24Berkeley County, SCSC274,6664.3%+1.3 pts

25Cherokee County, SCSC58,2754.2%+1.4 pts

26Newberry County, SCSC39,5614.2%+0.6 pts

27Colleton County, SCSC39,3824.2%+1.8 pts

28Darlington County, SCSC62,8884.1%+0.5 pts

29Laurens County, SCSC71,8483.7%+0.4 pts

30Clarendon County, SCSC31,0433.7%+0.9 pts

31Marlboro County, SCSC25,4883.6%+1.2 pts

32Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6623.5%+0.7 pts

33Edgefield County, SCSC29,8083.5%−0.7 pts

34Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.5%+1.2 pts

35Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963.4%+0.0 pts

36Chester County, SCSC33,0013.4%+0.3 pts

37Marion County, SCSC28,2423.3%+0.5 pts

38Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533.2%−0.1 pts

39Saluda County, SCSC19,6803.1%+1.3 pts

40Union County, SCSC26,7993.1%+0.7 pts

41Dillon County, SCSC27,4583.1%−0.2 pts

42Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7403.0%+0.9 pts

43Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.9%−0.0 pts

44Lee County, SCSC15,7302.6%+0.7 pts

45Jasper County, SCSC38,5332.6%+0.2 pts

46Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.0%−0.8 pts

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