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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 (2010 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Richland County, SCSC434,95614.4%+2.5 pts
02Beaufort County, SCSC204,43314.1%+2.5 pts
03Charleston County, SCSC436,20013.4%+2.4 pts
04Greenville County, SCSC583,1259.9%+1.8 pts
05Pickens County, SCSC139,1989.8%+2.0 pts
06Lexington County, SCSC317,5889.5%+1.9 pts
07Oconee County, SCSC83,7758.8%+1.7 pts
08Aiken County, SCSC181,5158.6%+1.8 pts
09York County, SCSC306,8878.6%+1.8 pts
10Georgetown County, SCSC65,9128.1%+1.4 pts
11Dorchester County, SCSC178,3978.0%+0.7 pts
12Horry County, SCSC427,5517.6%+1.7 pts
13Florence County, SCSC138,5047.6%+1.4 pts
14Newberry County, SCSC39,5617.3%+3.1 pts
15Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1777.0%+0.6 pts
16Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8576.9%+0.6 pts
17Greenwood County, SCSC70,3796.8%+1.1 pts
18Kershaw County, SCSC73,1666.6%+1.7 pts
19Calhoun County, SCSC14,1886.5%+2.0 pts
20Sumter County, SCSC105,0676.2%+1.1 pts
21Anderson County, SCSC219,9306.0%+1.1 pts
22McCormick County, SCSC10,2156.0%+0.2 pts
23Berkeley County, SCSC274,6665.5%+1.2 pts
24Bamberg County, SCSC12,7965.4%−0.0 pts
25Lancaster County, SCSC114,2965.3%+1.9 pts
26Darlington County, SCSC62,8885.3%+1.2 pts
27Abbeville County, SCSC24,8365.2%+0.6 pts
28Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.2%+1.7 pts
29Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6625.1%+1.6 pts
30Edgefield County, SCSC29,8085.1%+1.6 pts
31Laurens County, SCSC71,8484.4%+0.7 pts
32Colleton County, SCSC39,3824.2%+0.0 pts
33Clarendon County, SCSC31,0434.0%+0.3 pts
34Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533.9%+0.7 pts
35Marion County, SCSC28,2423.9%+0.7 pts
36Allendale County, SCSC7,3553.8%+1.8 pts
37Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7403.8%+0.7 pts
38Union County, SCSC26,7993.7%+0.6 pts
39Cherokee County, SCSC58,2753.4%−0.8 pts
40Hampton County, SCSC18,1743.3%+0.5 pts
41Saluda County, SCSC19,6803.2%+0.1 pts
42Lee County, SCSC15,7303.1%+0.5 pts
43Chester County, SCSC33,0013.0%−0.4 pts
44Dillon County, SCSC27,4583.0%−0.2 pts
45Jasper County, SCSC38,5332.7%+0.1 pts
46Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.5%−1.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS