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

Beaufort County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 46 counties in 2022, at 18.5%. Marlboro County had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 8.1% and the figure for South Carolina was 11.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.5Beaufort County
Lowest2.9Marlboro County
Median8.146 counties
South Carolina11.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 5.6 %Aiken County: 10.8 %Allendale County: 4.6 %Anderson County: 9.7 %Bamberg County: 7.9 %Barnwell County: 5.3 %Beaufort County: 18.5 %Berkeley County: 10 %Calhoun County: 6.5 %Charleston County: 18.4 %Cherokee County: 7.1 %Chester County: 5.2 %Chesterfield County: 4.8 %Clarendon County: 5.9 %Colleton County: 5.4 %Darlington County: 7.1 %Dillon County: 4.9 %Dorchester County: 10.2 %Edgefield County: 8.1 %Fairfield County: 5.7 %Florence County: 9 %Georgetown County: 11.6 %Greenville County: 14.4 %Greenwood County: 8.7 %Hampton County: 4.3 %Horry County: 8.9 %Jasper County: 6.3 %Kershaw County: 8.5 %Lancaster County: 10.7 %Laurens County: 6.1 %Lee County: 5.3 %Lexington County: 12 %McCormick County: 6.7 %Marion County: 5.1 %Marlboro County: 2.9 %Newberry County: 9.1 %Oconee County: 11.3 %Orangeburg County: 9 %Pickens County: 12.5 %Richland County: 17 %Saluda County: 8.1 %Spartanburg County: 9.7 %Sumter County: 9.4 %Union County: 3.6 %Williamsburg County: 6.4 %York County: 13.4 %
  • Under 5.2
  • 5.2 to 6.3
  • 6.3 to 8.1
  • 8.1 to 9.4
  • 9.4 to 11
  • 11 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Beaufort County: 18.5 %Beaufort County18.5Charleston County: 18.4 %Charleston County18.4Richland County: 17 %Richland County17Greenville County: 14.4 %Greenville County14.4York County: 13.4 %York County13.4Pickens County: 12.5 %Pickens County12.5Lexington County: 12 %Lexington County12Georgetown County: 11.6 %Georgetown County11.6Oconee County: 11.3 %Oconee County11.3Aiken County: 10.8 %Aiken County10.8Lancaster County: 10.7 %Lancaster County10.7Dorchester County: 10.2 %Dorchester County10.2Berkeley County: 10 %Berkeley County10Anderson County: 9.7 %Anderson County9.7Spartanburg County: 9.7 %Spartanburg County9.7Sumter County: 9.4 %Sumter County9.4Newberry County: 9.1 %Newberry County9.1Orangeburg County: 9 %Orangeburg County9Florence County: 9 %Florence County9Horry County: 8.9 %Horry County8.9Greenwood County: 8.7 %Greenwood County8.7Kershaw County: 8.5 %Kershaw County8.5Saluda County: 8.1 %Saluda County8.1Edgefield County: 8.1 %Edgefield County8.1Bamberg County: 7.9 %Bamberg County7.9Darlington County: 7.1 %Darlington County7.1Cherokee County: 7.1 %Cherokee County7.1McCormick County: 6.7 %McCormick County6.7Calhoun County: 6.5 %Calhoun County6.5Williamsburg County: 6.4 %Williamsburg County6.4Jasper County: 6.3 %Jasper County6.3Laurens County: 6.1 %Laurens County6.1Clarendon County: 5.9 %Clarendon County5.9Fairfield County: 5.7 %Fairfield County5.7Abbeville County: 5.6 %Abbeville County5.6Colleton County: 5.4 %Colleton County5.4Lee County: 5.3 %Lee County5.3Barnwell County: 5.3 %Barnwell County5.3Chester County: 5.2 %Chester County5.2Marion County: 5.1 %Marion County5.1Dillon County: 4.9 %Dillon County4.9Chesterfield County: 4.8 %Chesterfield County4.8Allendale County: 4.6 %Allendale County4.6Hampton County: 4.3 %Hampton County4.3Union County: 3.6 %Union County3.6Marlboro County: 2.9 %Marlboro County2.9Beaufort County: 18.5 %Beaufort County18.5Charleston County: 18.4 %Charleston County18.4Richland County: 17 %Richland County17Greenville County: 14.4 %Greenville County14.4York County: 13.4 %York County13.4Pickens County: 12.5 %Pickens County12.5Lexington County: 12 %Lexington County12Georgetown County: 11.6 %Georgetown County11.6Oconee County: 11.3 %Oconee County11.3Aiken County: 10.8 %Aiken County10.8Lancaster County: 10.7 %Lancaster County10.7Dorchester County: 10.2 %Dorchester County10.2Berkeley County: 10 %Berkeley County10Anderson County: 9.7 %Anderson County9.7Spartanburg County: 9.7 %Spartanburg County9.7Sumter County: 9.4 %Sumter County9.4Newberry County: 9.1 %Newberry County9.1Orangeburg County: 9 %Orangeburg County9Florence County: 9 %Florence County9Horry County: 8.9 %Horry County8.9Greenwood County: 8.7 %Greenwood County8.7Kershaw County: 8.5 %Kershaw County8.5Saluda County: 8.1 %Saluda County8.1Edgefield County: 8.1 %Edgefield County8.1Bamberg County: 7.9 %Bamberg County7.9Darlington County: 7.1 %Darlington County7.1Cherokee County: 7.1 %Cherokee County7.1McCormick County: 6.7 %McCormick County6.7Calhoun County: 6.5 %Calhoun County6.5Williamsburg County: 6.4 %Williamsburg County6.4Jasper County: 6.3 %Jasper County6.3Laurens County: 6.1 %Laurens County6.1Clarendon County: 5.9 %Clarendon County5.9Fairfield County: 5.7 %Fairfield County5.7Abbeville County: 5.6 %Abbeville County5.6Colleton County: 5.4 %Colleton County5.4Lee County: 5.3 %Lee County5.3Barnwell County: 5.3 %Barnwell County5.3Chester County: 5.2 %Chester County5.2Marion County: 5.1 %Marion County5.1Dillon County: 4.9 %Dillon County4.9Chesterfield County: 4.8 %Chesterfield County4.8Allendale County: 4.6 %Allendale County4.6Hampton County: 4.3 %Hampton County4.3Union County: 3.6 %Union County3.6Marlboro County: 2.9 %Marlboro County2.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Beaufort County18.5+0.8 pts
2Charleston County18.4+0.7 pts
3Richland County17+0.7 pts
4Greenville County14.4+0.5 pts
5York County13.4+0.9 pts
6Pickens County12.5+0.3 pts
7Lexington County12+0.7 pts
8Georgetown County11.6-0.1 pts
9Oconee County11.3+0.3 pts
10Aiken County10.8+0.3 pts
11Lancaster County10.70 pts
12Dorchester County10.2+0.1 pts
13Berkeley County10+0.6 pts
14Anderson County9.7+0.6 pts
15Spartanburg County9.7+0.3 pts
16Sumter County9.4+0.5 pts
17Newberry County9.1+1.9 pts
18Orangeburg County9+0.3 pts
19Florence County9-0.1 pts
20Horry County8.9+0.3 pts
21Greenwood County8.7-0.2 pts
22Kershaw County8.5+0.4 pts
23Saluda County8.1+0.9 pts
24Edgefield County8.1-0.2 pts
25Bamberg County7.9+1.2 pts
26Darlington County7.1+0.1 pts
27Cherokee County7.1+0.8 pts
28McCormick County6.7-0.7 pts
29Calhoun County6.5+0.8 pts
30Williamsburg County6.4+0.8 pts
31Jasper County6.3-0.6 pts
32Laurens County6.1+0.3 pts
33Clarendon County5.9-0.4 pts
34Fairfield County5.7+0.5 pts
35Abbeville County5.6+0.1 pts
36Colleton County5.4-0.7 pts
37Lee County5.3-0.5 pts
38Barnwell County5.3+0.8 pts
39Chester County5.2+0.9 pts
40Marion County5.1+0.5 pts
41Dillon County4.9+0.9 pts
42Chesterfield County4.8+0.2 pts
43Allendale County4.60 pts
44Hampton County4.3+0.9 pts
45Union County3.6-0.3 pts
46Marlboro County2.9-0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 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/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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in South Carolina by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Carolina by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/south-carolina-counties?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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in South Carolina by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/south-carolina-counties?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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Carolina by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/south-carolina-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Beaufort County, with 18.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Marlboro County, with 2.9% in 2022.

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