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Cities in South Carolina by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Mount Pleasant, SC had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 43 cities in 2024, at 68.4%. Greenwood, SC had the lowest, at 17.6%. The median was 38.2% and the figure for South Carolina was 32.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.4Mount Pleasant, SC
Lowest17.6Greenwood, SC
Median38.243 cities
South Carolina32.1History

All cities, 2024

Mount Pleasant, SC: 68.4 %Mount Pleasant, SC68.4Tega Cay, SC: 67.1 %Tega Cay, SC67.1Forest Acres, SC: 62 %Forest Acres, SC62Clemson, SC: 59.4 %Clemson, SC59.4Charleston, SC: 58.3 %Charleston, SC58.3Fort Mill, SC: 57.6 %Fort Mill, SC57.6Hilton Head Island, SC: 56.2 %Hilton Head Island, SC56.2Greenville, SC: 55.5 %Greenville, SC55.5Bluffton, SC: 52 %Bluffton, SC52Lexington, SC: 50.7 %Lexington, SC50.7James Island, SC: 49.5 %James Island, SC49.5Aiken, SC: 47.7 %Aiken, SC47.7Columbia, SC: 45.9 %Columbia, SC45.9Hardeeville, SC: 42.6 %Hardeeville, SC42.6Greer, SC: 41.4 %Greer, SC41.4West Columbia, SC: 40.9 %West Columbia, SC40.9North Myrtle Beach, SC: 39.9 %North Myrtle Beach, SC39.9Beaufort, SC: 39.6 %Beaufort, SC39.6Irmo, SC: 39.2 %Irmo, SC39.2Mauldin, SC: 38.7 %Mauldin, SC38.7Port Royal, SC: 38.4 %Port Royal, SC38.4Hanahan, SC: 38.2 %Hanahan, SC38.2Simpsonville, SC: 37.9 %Simpsonville, SC37.9North Augusta, SC: 36.7 %North Augusta, SC36.7Rock Hill, SC: 35.1 %Rock Hill, SC35.1Myrtle Beach, SC: 33.5 %Myrtle Beach, SC33.5Summerville, SC: 33.5 %Summerville, SC33.5Fountain Inn, SC: 33.5 %Fountain Inn, SC33.5Spartanburg, SC: 32.6 %Spartanburg, SC32.6Easley, SC: 31.9 %Easley, SC31.9Cayce, SC: 31.1 %Cayce, SC31.1Florence, SC: 30.4 %Florence, SC30.4Goose Creek, SC: 29.7 %Goose Creek, SC29.7Moncks Corner, SC: 29.7 %Moncks Corner, SC29.7Sumter, SC: 28.7 %Sumter, SC28.7North Charleston, SC: 28.6 %North Charleston, SC28.6Anderson, SC: 28.3 %Anderson, SC28.3Orangeburg, SC: 26.3 %Orangeburg, SC26.3Gaffney, SC: 23.1 %Gaffney, SC23.1Newberry, SC: 19.7 %Newberry, SC19.7Conway, SC: 19.6 %Conway, SC19.6York, SC: 18.6 %York, SC18.6Greenwood, SC: 17.6 %Greenwood, SC17.6Mount Pleasant, SC: 68.4 %Mount Pleasant, SC68.4Tega Cay, SC: 67.1 %Tega Cay, SC67.1Forest Acres, SC: 62 %Forest Acres, SC62Clemson, SC: 59.4 %Clemson, SC59.4Charleston, SC: 58.3 %Charleston, SC58.3Fort Mill, SC: 57.6 %Fort Mill, SC57.6Hilton Head Island, SC: 56.2 %Hilton Head Island, SC56.2Greenville, SC: 55.5 %Greenville, SC55.5Bluffton, SC: 52 %Bluffton, SC52Lexington, SC: 50.7 %Lexington, SC50.7James Island, SC: 49.5 %James Island, SC49.5Aiken, SC: 47.7 %Aiken, SC47.7Columbia, SC: 45.9 %Columbia, SC45.9Hardeeville, SC: 42.6 %Hardeeville, SC42.6Greer, SC: 41.4 %Greer, SC41.4West Columbia, SC: 40.9 %West Columbia, SC40.9North Myrtle Beach, SC: 39.9 %North Myrtle Beach, SC39.9Beaufort, SC: 39.6 %Beaufort, SC39.6Irmo, SC: 39.2 %Irmo, SC39.2Mauldin, SC: 38.7 %Mauldin, SC38.7Port Royal, SC: 38.4 %Port Royal, SC38.4Hanahan, SC: 38.2 %Hanahan, SC38.2Simpsonville, SC: 37.9 %Simpsonville, SC37.9North Augusta, SC: 36.7 %North Augusta, SC36.7Rock Hill, SC: 35.1 %Rock Hill, SC35.1Myrtle Beach, SC: 33.5 %Myrtle Beach, SC33.5Summerville, SC: 33.5 %Summerville, SC33.5Fountain Inn, SC: 33.5 %Fountain Inn, SC33.5Spartanburg, SC: 32.6 %Spartanburg, SC32.6Easley, SC: 31.9 %Easley, SC31.9Cayce, SC: 31.1 %Cayce, SC31.1Florence, SC: 30.4 %Florence, SC30.4Goose Creek, SC: 29.7 %Goose Creek, SC29.7Moncks Corner, SC: 29.7 %Moncks Corner, SC29.7Sumter, SC: 28.7 %Sumter, SC28.7North Charleston, SC: 28.6 %North Charleston, SC28.6Anderson, SC: 28.3 %Anderson, SC28.3Orangeburg, SC: 26.3 %Orangeburg, SC26.3Gaffney, SC: 23.1 %Gaffney, SC23.1Newberry, SC: 19.7 %Newberry, SC19.7Conway, SC: 19.6 %Conway, SC19.6York, SC: 18.6 %York, SC18.6Greenwood, SC: 17.6 %Greenwood, SC17.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Mount Pleasant, SC68.4+2.2 pts
2Tega Cay, SC67.1+1.4 pts
3Forest Acres, SC62-1 pts
4Clemson, SC59.4+0.5 pts
5Charleston, SC58.3+0.6 pts
6Fort Mill, SC57.6-0.5 pts
7Hilton Head Island, SC56.2+0.9 pts
8Greenville, SC55.5+0.5 pts
9Bluffton, SC52+4.1 pts
10Lexington, SC50.7+2.6 pts
11James Island, SC49.5+1.5 pts
12Aiken, SC47.7+2.6 pts
13Columbia, SC45.9-0.2 pts
14Hardeeville, SC42.6-3 pts
15Greer, SC41.4+0.6 pts
16West Columbia, SC40.9+2.8 pts
17North Myrtle Beach, SC39.9+0.5 pts
18Beaufort, SC39.6+1.5 pts
19Irmo, SC39.2+1.9 pts
20Mauldin, SC38.7+1.2 pts
21Port Royal, SC38.4+1.1 pts
22Hanahan, SC38.2+0.2 pts
23Simpsonville, SC37.9+4 pts
24North Augusta, SC36.7-1.3 pts
25Rock Hill, SC35.1+0.6 pts
26Myrtle Beach, SC33.5-0.6 pts
27Summerville, SC33.5+1.8 pts
28Fountain Inn, SC33.5+2.7 pts
29Spartanburg, SC32.6-0.6 pts
30Easley, SC31.9+0.4 pts
31Cayce, SC31.1+0.6 pts
32Florence, SC30.4+0.5 pts
33Goose Creek, SC29.7+0.4 pts
34Moncks Corner, SC29.7+0.2 pts
35Sumter, SC28.7+0.1 pts
36North Charleston, SC28.6+0.6 pts
37Anderson, SC28.3+1 pts
38Orangeburg, SC26.3-0.8 pts
39Gaffney, SC23.1+1.3 pts
40Newberry, SC19.7-3 pts
41Conway, SC19.6+0.4 pts
42York, SC18.6+2.7 pts
43Greenwood, SC17.6-3.3 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in South Carolina by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/south-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in South Carolina by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/south-carolina-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Mount Pleasant, SC, with 68.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Greenwood, SC, with 17.6% in 2024.

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