Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Education: Less than High School
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
South Carolina
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.9 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 363,802.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 33 of 52
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 23,992,410.
- Rank within US : N/A
Beaufort County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 7,608.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 322 of 3143
Charleston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 19,757.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 630 of 3143
York County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 14,780.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 877 of 3143
Georgetown County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,773.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 983 of 3143
Richland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 20,854.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1011 of 3143
Dorchester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 8,949.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1041 of 3143
Lexington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 16,918.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1065 of 3143
Horry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 23,232.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1093 of 3143
Berkeley County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 14,646.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1292 of 3143
Jasper County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,118.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1319 of 3143
Greenville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 33,690.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1345 of 3143
Aiken County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 11,775.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1501 of 3143
Lancaster County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 7,518.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1620 of 3143
Sumter County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 7,230.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1712 of 3143
Kershaw County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 5,162.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1824 of 3143
Greenwood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 5,385.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1913 of 3143
Spartanburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 27,350.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1960 of 3143
Anderson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 17,297.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2012 of 3143
Florence County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 11,140.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2031 of 3143
Pickens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 10,432.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2063 of 3143
Abbeville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,188.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2133 of 3143
Oconee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 7,483.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2133 of 3143
Calhoun County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,381.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2213 of 3143
Darlington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 5,592.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2213 of 3143
Newberry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.2 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,472.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2244 of 3143
Marion County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,784.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2349 of 3143
McCormick County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,152.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2416 of 3143
Williamsburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,172.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2427 of 3143
Chester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.7 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,309.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2485 of 3143
Cherokee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 5,738.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2502 of 3143
Fairfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,260.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2514 of 3143
Colleton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.3 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 4,156.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2570 of 3143
Hampton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,947.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2579 of 3143
Clarendon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,576.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2610 of 3143
Orangeburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 8,929.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2630 of 3143
Saluda County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.9 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,134.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2640 of 3143
Barnwell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,262.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2656 of 3143
Laurens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 7,711.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2656 of 3143
Edgefield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,285.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2691 of 3143
Chesterfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.4 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 5,335.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2797 of 3143
Union County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.9 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,473.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2839 of 3143
Dillon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.2 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,548.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2920 of 3143
Lee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 2,228.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2936 of 3143
Allendale County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.5 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,155.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2979 of 3143
Marlboro County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.9 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 3,924.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2990 of 3143
Bamberg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
- People(Education: Less Than High School) : The number of people(education: less than high school) is 1,994.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3026 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 4:39 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: Less than High School, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.