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

Charleston County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 46 counties in 2024, at 50.3%. Marlboro County had the lowest, at 9%. The median was 23.4% and the figure for South Carolina was 32.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest50.3Charleston County
Lowest9Marlboro County
Median23.446 counties
South Carolina32.1History

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Charleston CountyCharleston County: 50.3 %50.3Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 46 %46Greenville CountyGreenville County: 41.3 %41.3Richland CountyRichland County: 40.7 %40.7York CountyYork County: 39.3 %39.3Lexington CountyLexington County: 34.1 %34.1Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 33.6 %33.6Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 32.8 %32.8Aiken CountyAiken County: 31.9 %31.9Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 31 %31Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 29.8 %29.8Oconee CountyOconee County: 28.7 %28.7Pickens CountyPickens County: 28.5 %28.5Horry CountyHorry County: 27.2 %27.2Anderson CountyAnderson County: 26.5 %26.5Jasper CountyJasper County: 26 %26Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 25.1 %25.1Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 24.7 %24.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 24.5 %24.5Florence CountyFlorence County: 24.4 %24.4Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 24 %24McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 24 %24Sumter CountySumter County: 23.6 %23.6Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 23.3 %23.3Newberry CountyNewberry County: 23.1 %23.1Saluda CountySaluda County: 20.4 %20.4Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 20.4 %20.4Darlington CountyDarlington County: 19.9 %19.9Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 19.4 %19.4Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 18.4 %18.4Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 18.2 %18.2Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 17.9 %17.9Laurens CountyLaurens County: 17.6 %17.6Colleton CountyColleton County: 17.4 %17.4Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 17.4 %17.4Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 15.2 %15.2Union CountyUnion County: 15 %15Marion CountyMarion County: 14.5 %14.5Allendale CountyAllendale County: 14.3 %14.3Chester CountyChester County: 14 %14Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 13.9 %13.9Dillon CountyDillon County: 13.8 %13.8Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 13.6 %13.6Hampton CountyHampton County: 12.1 %12.1Lee CountyLee County: 11.6 %11.6Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 9 %9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Charleston County50.3+1.3 pts
2Beaufort County46+1.2 pts
3Greenville County41.3+1.2 pts
4Richland County40.7-0.4 pts
5York County39.3+1.2 pts
6Lexington County34.1+1 pts
7Lancaster County33.6+2.4 pts
8Georgetown County32.8+0.3 pts
9Aiken County31.9+0.9 pts
10Berkeley County31+1 pts
11Dorchester County29.8-0.2 pts
12Oconee County28.7+0.1 pts
13Pickens County28.5+1.2 pts
14Horry County27.2+0.5 pts
15Anderson County26.5+0.1 pts
16Jasper County26+0.1 pts
17Spartanburg County25.1-0.7 pts
18Greenwood County24.7-0.9 pts
19Calhoun County24.5+2.7 pts
20Florence County24.4+0.7 pts
21Kershaw County24+1.2 pts
22McCormick County24+0.9 pts
23Sumter County23.6+0.4 pts
24Edgefield County23.3+1.9 pts
25Newberry County23.1-0.4 pts
26Saluda County20.4+0.6 pts
27Abbeville County20.4+1 pts
28Darlington County19.9+0.2 pts
29Orangeburg County19.40 pts
30Cherokee County18.40 pts
31Clarendon County18.2+0.5 pts
32Bamberg County17.9-0.9 pts
33Laurens County17.6-0.3 pts
34Colleton County17.4+0.8 pts
35Williamsburg County17.4+2 pts
36Fairfield County15.2-0.1 pts
37Union County15+1.5 pts
38Marion County14.5+0.7 pts
39Allendale County14.3+0.9 pts
40Chester County14+0.3 pts
41Barnwell County13.9+1.1 pts
42Dillon County13.8+2.1 pts
43Chesterfield County13.6+0.4 pts
44Hampton County12.1+0.3 pts
45Lee County11.6-1.2 pts
46Marlboro County9+0.2 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. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

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

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Charleston County, with 50.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Marlboro County, with 9% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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