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

Tega Cay, SC had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 43 cities in 2022, at 66.8%. Conway, SC had the lowest, at 17.2%. The median was 35.2% and the figure for South Carolina was 30.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest66.8Tega Cay, SC

Lowest17.2Conway, SC

Median35.243 cities

South Carolina30.6History

All cities, 2022

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Tega Cay, SC	66.8	+0.9 pts
2	Mount Pleasant, SC	65.4	+0.1 pts
3	Clemson, SC	63.2	+1.8 pts
4	Forest Acres, SC	60.6	-2.1 pts
5	Charleston, SC	57.4	+1.7 pts
6	Fort Mill, SC	55.5	+0.7 pts
7	Hilton Head Island, SC	53.8	+1.3 pts
8	Greenville, SC	53.7	+1.2 pts
9	James Island, SC	51.1	-0.5 pts
10	Bluffton, SC	46.6	-0.4 pts
11	Lexington, SC	45.8	-0.3 pts
12	Columbia, SC	44.8	+0.1 pts
13	Aiken, SC	43.1	+1.8 pts
14	Hardeeville, SC	42.6	-0.4 pts
15	North Myrtle Beach, SC	39.1	+2.5 pts
16	Greer, SC	38.5	+1.3 pts
17	Hanahan, SC	37.2	+0.8 pts
18	North Augusta, SC	37.1	+0.5 pts
19	Port Royal, SC	36.9	-0.7 pts
20	West Columbia, SC	36.6	+1.8 pts
21	Mauldin, SC	36.6	+2.8 pts
22	Simpsonville, SC	35.2	+0.8 pts
23	Beaufort, SC	35	+0.3 pts
24	Irmo, SC	34.3	-3.7 pts
25	Rock Hill, SC	33.2	+0.4 pts
26	Spartanburg, SC	33	+0.3 pts
27	Cayce, SC	32.4	+0.4 pts
28	Myrtle Beach, SC	32.2	+1.7 pts
29	Easley, SC	31.9	+2.7 pts
30	Fountain Inn, SC	31.4	+3.2 pts
31	Summerville, SC	31.1	+1.1 pts
32	Florence, SC	31	-0.6 pts
33	Orangeburg, SC	28.5	+0.1 pts
34	Sumter, SC	27.8	+1.3 pts
35	Moncks Corner, SC	27.6	+1.9 pts
36	Goose Creek, SC	27.5	+0.3 pts
37	North Charleston, SC	26.7	+0.2 pts
38	Anderson, SC	25.7	+1.7 pts
39	Greenwood, SC	21.4	+0.8 pts
40	Newberry, SC	20.3	+0.6 pts
41	Gaffney, SC	19.1	+2.4 pts
42	York, SC	17.7	+0.6 pts
43	Conway, SC	17.2	+0.2 pts

Other periods

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/south-carolina-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/south-carolina-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/south-carolina-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Tega Cay, SC, with 66.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Conway, SC, with 17.2% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.