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South Carolina Counties by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 46 counties ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1 Marlboro County, South Carolina 52.8%
2 Fairfield County, South Carolina 52.1%
3 Charleston County, South Carolina 49.0%
4 McCormick County, South Carolina 45.8%
5 Richland County, South Carolina 41.1%
6 Greenville County, South Carolina 40.0%
7 York County, South Carolina 38.1%
8 Horry County, South Carolina 37.9%
9 Lexington County, South Carolina 33.1%
10 Georgetown County, South Carolina 32.5%
11 Lancaster County, South Carolina 31.2%
12 Barnwell County, South Carolina 31.2%
13 Aiken County, South Carolina 30.5%
14 Dorchester County, South Carolina 30.0%
15 Oconee County, South Carolina 28.5%
16 Pickens County, South Carolina 27.3%
17 Anderson County, South Carolina 26.4%
18 Jasper County, South Carolina 26.3%
19 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 25.7%
20 Greenwood County, South Carolina 25.6%
21 Newberry County, South Carolina 23.5%
22 Sumter County, South Carolina 23.2%
23 Beaufort County, South Carolina 22.8%
24 Calhoun County, South Carolina 21.8%
25 Edgefield County, South Carolina 21.4%
26 Saluda County, South Carolina 19.8%
27 Darlington County, South Carolina 19.7%
28 Orangeburg County, South Carolina 19.4%
29 Bamberg County, South Carolina 18.8%
30 Cherokee County, South Carolina 18.4%
31 Marion County, South Carolina 18.3%
32 Allendale County, South Carolina 18.2%
33 Laurens County, South Carolina 17.9%
34 Clarendon County, South Carolina 17.7%
35 Colleton County, South Carolina 16.7%
36 Williamsburg County, South Carolina 15.4%
37 Chester County, South Carolina 13.7%
38 Union County, South Carolina 13.5%
39 Chesterfield County, South Carolina 13.2%
40 Lee County, South Carolina 12.8%
41 Dillon County, South Carolina 12.5%
42 Hampton County, South Carolina 11.8%
43 Berkeley County, South Carolina 11.4%
44 Abbeville County, South Carolina 7.7%
45 Florence County, South Carolina 0.0%
46 Kershaw County, South Carolina 0.0%