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Cities in South Carolina by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over

Tega Cay, SC had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 43 cities in 2023, at 98.8%. Orangeburg, SC had the lowest, at 81.7%. The median was 93.1% and the figure for South Carolina was 89.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.8Tega Cay, SC
Lowest81.7Orangeburg, SC
Median93.143 cities
South Carolina89.6History

All cities, 2023

Tega Cay, SC: 98.8 %Tega Cay, SC98.8Mount Pleasant, SC: 97.7 %Mount Pleasant, SC97.7Fort Mill, SC: 97.6 %Fort Mill, SC97.6Beaufort, SC: 96.4 %Beaufort, SC96.4Forest Acres, SC: 96.4 %Forest Acres, SC96.4Bluffton, SC: 96.1 %Bluffton, SC96.1Charleston, SC: 95.9 %Charleston, SC95.9Irmo, SC: 95.9 %Irmo, SC95.9Port Royal, SC: 95 %Port Royal, SC95Simpsonville, SC: 94.6 %Simpsonville, SC94.6Hardeeville, SC: 94.5 %Hardeeville, SC94.5Clemson, SC: 94.5 %Clemson, SC94.5Lexington, SC: 94.4 %Lexington, SC94.4Cayce, SC: 94.4 %Cayce, SC94.4Mauldin, SC: 94 %Mauldin, SC94James Island, SC: 93.9 %James Island, SC93.9Hanahan, SC: 93.6 %Hanahan, SC93.6Summerville, SC: 93.6 %Summerville, SC93.6North Myrtle Beach, SC: 93.5 %North Myrtle Beach, SC93.5Aiken, SC: 93.1 %Aiken, SC93.1North Augusta, SC: 93.1 %North Augusta, SC93.1Hilton Head Island, SC: 93.1 %Hilton Head Island, SC93.1Greenville, SC: 92.7 %Greenville, SC92.7Goose Creek, SC: 92.4 %Goose Creek, SC92.4Rock Hill, SC: 92.1 %Rock Hill, SC92.1Greer, SC: 91.8 %Greer, SC91.8Myrtle Beach, SC: 91.5 %Myrtle Beach, SC91.5Columbia, SC: 90.9 %Columbia, SC90.9Conway, SC: 90 %Conway, SC90Moncks Corner, SC: 89.9 %Moncks Corner, SC89.9Fountain Inn, SC: 89.6 %Fountain Inn, SC89.6Florence, SC: 89.4 %Florence, SC89.4West Columbia, SC: 89.4 %West Columbia, SC89.4Sumter, SC: 88.6 %Sumter, SC88.6Anderson, SC: 87.9 %Anderson, SC87.9Easley, SC: 87.4 %Easley, SC87.4Spartanburg, SC: 86.9 %Spartanburg, SC86.9North Charleston, SC: 86.7 %North Charleston, SC86.7Gaffney, SC: 84.8 %Gaffney, SC84.8Newberry, SC: 83.6 %Newberry, SC83.6Greenwood, SC: 83.4 %Greenwood, SC83.4York, SC: 82 %York, SC82Orangeburg, SC: 81.7 %Orangeburg, SC81.7Tega Cay, SC: 98.8 %Tega Cay, SC98.8Mount Pleasant, SC: 97.7 %Mount Pleasant, SC97.7Fort Mill, SC: 97.6 %Fort Mill, SC97.6Beaufort, SC: 96.4 %Beaufort, SC96.4Forest Acres, SC: 96.4 %Forest Acres, SC96.4Bluffton, SC: 96.1 %Bluffton, SC96.1Charleston, SC: 95.9 %Charleston, SC95.9Irmo, SC: 95.9 %Irmo, SC95.9Port Royal, SC: 95 %Port Royal, SC95Simpsonville, SC: 94.6 %Simpsonville, SC94.6Hardeeville, SC: 94.5 %Hardeeville, SC94.5Clemson, SC: 94.5 %Clemson, SC94.5Lexington, SC: 94.4 %Lexington, SC94.4Cayce, SC: 94.4 %Cayce, SC94.4Mauldin, SC: 94 %Mauldin, SC94James Island, SC: 93.9 %James Island, SC93.9Hanahan, SC: 93.6 %Hanahan, SC93.6Summerville, SC: 93.6 %Summerville, SC93.6North Myrtle Beach, SC: 93.5 %North Myrtle Beach, SC93.5Aiken, SC: 93.1 %Aiken, SC93.1North Augusta, SC: 93.1 %North Augusta, SC93.1Hilton Head Island, SC: 93.1 %Hilton Head Island, SC93.1Greenville, SC: 92.7 %Greenville, SC92.7Goose Creek, SC: 92.4 %Goose Creek, SC92.4Rock Hill, SC: 92.1 %Rock Hill, SC92.1Greer, SC: 91.8 %Greer, SC91.8Myrtle Beach, SC: 91.5 %Myrtle Beach, SC91.5Columbia, SC: 90.9 %Columbia, SC90.9Conway, SC: 90 %Conway, SC90Moncks Corner, SC: 89.9 %Moncks Corner, SC89.9Fountain Inn, SC: 89.6 %Fountain Inn, SC89.6Florence, SC: 89.4 %Florence, SC89.4West Columbia, SC: 89.4 %West Columbia, SC89.4Sumter, SC: 88.6 %Sumter, SC88.6Anderson, SC: 87.9 %Anderson, SC87.9Easley, SC: 87.4 %Easley, SC87.4Spartanburg, SC: 86.9 %Spartanburg, SC86.9North Charleston, SC: 86.7 %North Charleston, SC86.7Gaffney, SC: 84.8 %Gaffney, SC84.8Newberry, SC: 83.6 %Newberry, SC83.6Greenwood, SC: 83.4 %Greenwood, SC83.4York, SC: 82 %York, SC82Orangeburg, SC: 81.7 %Orangeburg, SC81.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Tega Cay, SC98.8-0.4 pts
2Mount Pleasant, SC97.7-0 pts
3Fort Mill, SC97.6+0.9 pts
4Beaufort, SC96.4+2 pts
5Forest Acres, SC96.4+0.6 pts
6Bluffton, SC96.1-0.7 pts
7Charleston, SC95.9+0.2 pts
8Irmo, SC95.9+1.9 pts
9Port Royal, SC95+0.7 pts
10Simpsonville, SC94.6+0.5 pts
11Hardeeville, SC94.5-0.3 pts
12Clemson, SC94.5-0.5 pts
13Lexington, SC94.4+0.1 pts
14Cayce, SC94.4-0.3 pts
15Mauldin, SC94-0.5 pts
16James Island, SC93.9-1.7 pts
17Hanahan, SC93.6+0.6 pts
18Summerville, SC93.6-0 pts
19North Myrtle Beach, SC93.5-1 pts
20Aiken, SC93.1+1.1 pts
21North Augusta, SC93.1+0.2 pts
22Hilton Head Island, SC93.1+1.7 pts
23Greenville, SC92.7+0.3 pts
24Goose Creek, SC92.4-0.4 pts
25Rock Hill, SC92.1+0.7 pts
26Greer, SC91.8+1.4 pts
27Myrtle Beach, SC91.5-0.2 pts
28Columbia, SC90.9-0.3 pts
29Conway, SC90-0.3 pts
30Moncks Corner, SC89.9-1.7 pts
31Fountain Inn, SC89.6+0.8 pts
32Florence, SC89.4+0.2 pts
33West Columbia, SC89.4-0.9 pts
34Sumter, SC88.6-0.2 pts
35Anderson, SC87.9+0.3 pts
36Easley, SC87.4+0.1 pts
37Spartanburg, SC86.9+0.3 pts
38North Charleston, SC86.7-0.6 pts
39Gaffney, SC84.8+3.3 pts
40Newberry, SC83.6+3.9 pts
41Greenwood, SC83.4+2 pts
42York, SC82-0.9 pts
43Orangeburg, SC81.7-3.2 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, 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.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which 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 high school diploma, GED 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/south-carolina-cities?period=2023. 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 high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/south-carolina-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/south-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Tega Cay, SC, with 98.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Orangeburg, SC, with 81.7% in 2023.

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