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Most graduate degrees, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Beaufort County, SCSC204,43317.6%+5.9 pts
02Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.7%+5.6 pts
03Richland County, SCSC434,95616.2%+4.3 pts
04Greenville County, SCSC583,12513.3%+5.1 pts
05York County, SCSC306,88711.7%+4.9 pts
06Georgetown County, SCSC65,91211.7%+4.9 pts
07Pickens County, SCSC139,19811.6%+3.8 pts
08Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.0%+3.4 pts
09Oconee County, SCSC83,77510.9%+3.8 pts
10Lancaster County, SCSC114,29610.8%+7.4 pts
11Aiken County, SCSC181,51510.3%+3.4 pts
12Dorchester County, SCSC178,3979.7%+2.4 pts
13Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8579.3%+2.9 pts
14Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1779.1%+2.7 pts
15Florence County, SCSC138,5049.0%+2.9 pts
16Anderson County, SCSC219,9309.0%+4.0 pts
17Berkeley County, SCSC274,6668.6%+4.2 pts
18Horry County, SCSC427,5518.5%+2.6 pts
19McCormick County, SCSC10,2158.5%+2.7 pts
20Greenwood County, SCSC70,3798.3%+2.6 pts
21Sumter County, SCSC105,0678.1%+3.0 pts
22Bamberg County, SCSC12,7968.1%+2.6 pts
23Edgefield County, SCSC29,8087.8%+4.3 pts
24Kershaw County, SCSC73,1667.7%+2.8 pts
25Saluda County, SCSC19,6806.9%+3.8 pts
26Barnwell County, SCSC20,6536.5%+3.3 pts
27Darlington County, SCSC62,8886.4%+2.3 pts
28Jasper County, SCSC38,5336.3%+3.7 pts
29Fairfield County, SCSC20,3406.0%+2.6 pts
30Clarendon County, SCSC31,0435.7%+2.0 pts
31Cherokee County, SCSC58,2755.7%+1.5 pts
32Lee County, SCSC15,7305.7%+3.0 pts
33Laurens County, SCSC71,8485.6%+1.9 pts
34Colleton County, SCSC39,3825.6%+1.4 pts
35Newberry County, SCSC39,5615.5%+1.4 pts
36Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6625.4%+1.9 pts
37Abbeville County, SCSC24,8365.3%+0.7 pts
38Marion County, SCSC28,2425.2%+2.0 pts
39Calhoun County, SCSC14,1885.2%+0.7 pts
40Dillon County, SCSC27,4584.6%+1.4 pts
41Chester County, SCSC33,0014.3%+0.9 pts
42Allendale County, SCSC7,3554.3%+2.3 pts
43Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7404.2%+1.1 pts
44Union County, SCSC26,7993.7%+0.6 pts
45Hampton County, SCSC18,1743.2%+0.3 pts
46Marlboro County, SCSC25,4883.0%−0.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS