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

Charleston County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 46 counties in 2022, at 48.1%. Marlboro County had the lowest, at 8.3%. The median was 20.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 30.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest48.1Charleston County
Lowest8.3Marlboro County
Median20.646 counties
South Carolina30.6History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Charleston CountyCharleston County: 48.1 %48.1Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 43.4 %43.4Richland CountyRichland County: 40.2 %40.2Greenville CountyGreenville County: 39.3 %39.3York CountyYork County: 36.9 %36.9Lexington CountyLexington County: 32.6 %32.6Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 31 %31Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 30.1 %30.1Aiken CountyAiken County: 29.6 %29.6Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 29.4 %29.4Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 28.4 %28.4Oconee CountyOconee County: 27.8 %27.8Pickens CountyPickens County: 27.5 %27.5Anderson CountyAnderson County: 26.1 %26.1Horry CountyHorry County: 25.4 %25.4Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 25.2 %25.2Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 24.2 %24.2Florence CountyFlorence County: 23.8 %23.8Jasper CountyJasper County: 23.3 %23.3Sumter CountySumter County: 23.1 %23.1Newberry CountyNewberry County: 22.5 %22.5Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 21.3 %21.3McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 21.3 %21.3Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 19.9 %19.9Saluda CountySaluda County: 19.2 %19.2Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 19.2 %19.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 19.1 %19.1Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 19.1 %19.1Darlington CountyDarlington County: 19 %19Laurens CountyLaurens County: 17.9 %17.9Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 17.9 %17.9Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 17.2 %17.2Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 16.6 %16.6Colleton CountyColleton County: 15.7 %15.7Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 15.2 %15.2Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 14.7 %14.7Lee CountyLee County: 14.5 %14.5Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 14.3 %14.3Union CountyUnion County: 13.9 %13.9Chester CountyChester County: 13.9 %13.9Marion CountyMarion County: 13.7 %13.7Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 12.9 %12.9Dillon CountyDillon County: 11.9 %11.9Hampton CountyHampton County: 11.6 %11.6Allendale CountyAllendale County: 10.8 %10.8Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 8.3 %8.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Charleston County48.1+1.4 pts
2Beaufort County43.4+1 pts
3Richland County40.2+0.6 pts
4Greenville County39.3+1.4 pts
5York County36.9+1 pts
6Lexington County32.6+1.1 pts
7Georgetown County31+0.3 pts
8Lancaster County30.1+0.1 pts
9Aiken County29.6+0.8 pts
10Dorchester County29.4-0 pts
11Berkeley County28.4+1 pts
12Oconee County27.8-0.1 pts
13Pickens County27.5+0.3 pts
14Anderson County26.1+1.4 pts
15Horry County25.4+0.9 pts
16Spartanburg County25.2+0.3 pts
17Greenwood County24.2+0.1 pts
18Florence County23.8-0.5 pts
19Jasper County23.3-0.2 pts
20Sumter County23.1+0.7 pts
21Newberry County22.5+1.5 pts
22Kershaw County21.3+0.1 pts
23McCormick County21.3+0.5 pts
24Edgefield County19.9+0.5 pts
25Saluda County19.2-0.1 pts
26Orangeburg County19.2+0.1 pts
27Calhoun County19.1+1 pts
28Abbeville County19.1+0.8 pts
29Darlington County19+0.4 pts
30Laurens County17.9+0.7 pts
31Bamberg County17.9+0.4 pts
32Cherokee County17.2+2.6 pts
33Clarendon County16.6+1 pts
34Colleton County15.7-0.6 pts
35Williamsburg County15.2-0.4 pts
36Fairfield County14.7-1 pts
37Lee County14.5-1.4 pts
38Barnwell County14.3+0.4 pts
39Union County13.9+0.4 pts
40Chester County13.9+0.9 pts
41Marion County13.7+1.4 pts
42Chesterfield County12.9+0.3 pts
43Dillon County11.9-0.3 pts
44Hampton County11.6+0.5 pts
45Allendale County10.8+0.4 pts
46Marlboro County8.3+0.3 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. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Charleston County, with 48.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Marlboro County, with 8.3% in 2022.

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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