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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 (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

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,43317.6%+51%

02Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.7%+51%

03Richland County, SCSC434,95616.2%+36%

04Greenville County, SCSC583,12513.3%+63%

05York County, SCSC306,88711.7%+72%

06Georgetown County, SCSC65,91211.7%+73%

07Pickens County, SCSC139,19811.6%+49%

08Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.0%+45%

09Oconee County, SCSC83,77510.9%+53%

10Lancaster County, SCSC114,29610.8%+216%

11Aiken County, SCSC181,51510.3%+50%

12Dorchester County, SCSC178,3979.7%+33%

13Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8579.3%+46%

14Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1779.1%+43%

15Florence County, SCSC138,5049.0%+46%

16Anderson County, SCSC219,9309.0%+82%

17Berkeley County, SCSC274,6668.6%+98%

18Horry County, SCSC427,5518.5%+44%

19McCormick County, SCSC10,2158.5%+47%

20Greenwood County, SCSC70,3798.3%+45%

21Sumter County, SCSC105,0678.1%+59%

22Bamberg County, SCSC12,7968.1%+48%

23Edgefield County, SCSC29,8087.8%+124%

24Kershaw County, SCSC73,1667.7%+57%

25Saluda County, SCSC19,6806.9%+120%

26Barnwell County, SCSC20,6536.5%+101%

27Darlington County, SCSC62,8886.4%+56%

28Jasper County, SCSC38,5336.3%+145%

29Fairfield County, SCSC20,3406.0%+74%

30Clarendon County, SCSC31,0435.7%+55%

31Cherokee County, SCSC58,2755.7%+34%

32Lee County, SCSC15,7305.7%+116%

33Laurens County, SCSC71,8485.6%+52%

34Colleton County, SCSC39,3825.6%+34%

35Newberry County, SCSC39,5615.5%+32%

36Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6625.4%+54%

37Abbeville County, SCSC24,8365.3%+15%

38Marion County, SCSC28,2425.2%+61%

39Calhoun County, SCSC14,1885.2%+15%

40Dillon County, SCSC27,4584.6%+46%

41Chester County, SCSC33,0014.3%+26%

42Allendale County, SCSC7,3554.3%+116%

43Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7404.2%+37%

44Union County, SCSC26,7993.7%+19%

45Hampton County, SCSC18,1743.2%+12%

46Marlboro County, SCSC25,4883.0%−17%

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