# Counties in South Carolina by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

All 46 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `graduate_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/south-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Charleston County | 19.8 |
| 2 | Beaufort County | 19.2 |
| 3 | Richland County | 17.3 |
| 4 | Greenville County | 15.3 |
| 5 | York County | 14.8 |
| 6 | Lexington County | 13.1 |
| 7 | Pickens County | 12.5 |
| 8 | Aiken County | 12.1 |
| 9 | Georgetown County | 11.6 |
| 10 | Lancaster County | 11.6 |
| 11 | Dorchester County | 11.5 |
| 12 | Oconee County | 11.3 |
| 13 | Berkeley County | 10.6 |
| 14 | Florence County | 9.9 |
| 15 | Newberry County | 9.8 |
| 16 | Anderson County | 9.7 |
| 17 | Spartanburg County | 9.6 |
| 18 | Horry County | 9.6 |
| 19 | Greenwood County | 9.4 |
| 20 | Orangeburg County | 9.2 |
| 21 | Kershaw County | 9 |
| 22 | Sumter County | 8.9 |
| 23 | Saluda County | 8.8 |
| 24 | Edgefield County | 8.4 |
| 25 | Calhoun County | 8.1 |
| 26 | Darlington County | 8.1 |
| 27 | Allendale County | 7.9 |
| 28 | McCormick County | 7.6 |
| 29 | Jasper County | 7.5 |
| 30 | Bamberg County | 7.4 |
| 31 | Cherokee County | 7.1 |
| 32 | Williamsburg County | 6.8 |
| 33 | Abbeville County | 6.6 |
| 34 | Marion County | 6.2 |
| 35 | Chesterfield County | 6.1 |
| 36 | Clarendon County | 6.1 |
| 37 | Colleton County | 5.8 |
| 38 | Laurens County | 5.7 |
| 39 | Dillon County | 5.5 |
| 40 | Barnwell County | 5.4 |
| 40 | Chester County | 5.4 |
| 40 | Fairfield County | 5.4 |
| 43 | Hampton County | 4.7 |
| 44 | Lee County | 4.5 |
| 45 | Union County | 3.6 |
| 46 | Marlboro County | 2.9 |