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Most graduate degrees, South Carolina counties · 2010

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, SCSC434,95614.4%+21%

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,43314.1%+22%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20013.4%+22%

04Greenville County, SCSC583,1259.9%+22%

05Pickens County, SCSC139,1989.8%+26%

06Lexington County, SCSC317,5889.5%+25%

07Oconee County, SCSC83,7758.8%+24%

08Aiken County, SCSC181,5158.6%+26%

09York County, SCSC306,8878.6%+27%

10Georgetown County, SCSC65,9128.1%+21%

11Dorchester County, SCSC178,3978.0%+9%

12Horry County, SCSC427,5517.6%+29%

13Florence County, SCSC138,5047.6%+23%

14Newberry County, SCSC39,5617.3%+74%

15Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1777.0%+10%

16Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8576.9%+9%

17Greenwood County, SCSC70,3796.8%+19%

18Kershaw County, SCSC73,1666.6%+36%

19Calhoun County, SCSC14,1886.5%+45%

20Sumter County, SCSC105,0676.2%+21%

21Anderson County, SCSC219,9306.0%+23%

22McCormick County, SCSC10,2156.0%+4%

23Berkeley County, SCSC274,6665.5%+27%

24Bamberg County, SCSC12,7965.4%−1%

25Lancaster County, SCSC114,2965.3%+55%

26Darlington County, SCSC62,8885.3%+28%

27Abbeville County, SCSC24,8365.2%+12%

28Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.2%+50%

29Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6625.1%+45%

30Edgefield County, SCSC29,8085.1%+46%

31Laurens County, SCSC71,8484.4%+19%

32Colleton County, SCSC39,3824.2%+0%

33Clarendon County, SCSC31,0434.0%+9%

34Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533.9%+22%

35Marion County, SCSC28,2423.9%+20%

36Allendale County, SCSC7,3553.8%+91%

37Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7403.8%+24%

38Union County, SCSC26,7993.7%+18%

39Cherokee County, SCSC58,2753.4%−20%

40Hampton County, SCSC18,1743.3%+16%

41Saluda County, SCSC19,6803.2%+2%

42Lee County, SCSC15,7303.1%+19%

43Chester County, SCSC33,0013.0%−13%

44Dillon County, SCSC27,4583.0%−5%

45Jasper County, SCSC38,5332.7%+6%

46Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.5%−31%

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