Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Education: At least bachelor's degree
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least Bachelor's Degree)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 35.0 | 79,954,302 | N/A |
| South Carolina | N/A | 31.5 | 1,136,208 | 34 of 52 |
| Charleston County | Urban | 49.0 | 146,599 | 95 |
| Beaufort County | Urban | 44.8 | 62,063 | 160 |
| Richland County | Urban | 41.1 | 109,332 | 229 |
| Greenville County | Urban | 40.0 | 147,181 | 251 |
| York County | Urban | 38.1 | 74,771 | 305 |
| Lexington County | Urban | 33.1 | 68,974 | 523 |
| Georgetown County | Rural | 32.5 | 15,840 | 553 |
| Lancaster County | Urban | 31.2 | 22,733 | 629 |
| Aiken County | Urban | 31.1 | 37,801 | 635 |
| Dorchester County | Urban | 30.0 | 33,468 | 710 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 29.9 | 47,902 | 713 |
| Oconee County | Rural | 28.5 | 16,697 | 799 |
| Pickens County | Urban | 27.3 | 22,947 | 887 |
| Horry County | Urban | 26.6 | 73,626 | 956 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 26.4 | 37,722 | 975 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 25.9 | 5,805 | 1,014 |
| Spartanburg County | Urban | 25.7 | 58,913 | 1,028 |
| Greenwood County | Rural | 25.6 | 11,922 | 1,044 |
| Florence County | Urban | 23.6 | 21,902 | 1,293 |
| Newberry County | Rural | 23.5 | 6,114 | 1,303 |
| Sumter County | Urban | 23.2 | 16,103 | 1,334 |
| McCormick County | Rural | 23.1 | 1,857 | 1,342 |
| Kershaw County | Urban | 22.8 | 10,595 | 1,387 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 21.8 | 2,305 | 1,515 |
| Edgefield County | Urban | 21.4 | 4,213 | 1,570 |
| Saluda County | Urban | 19.8 | 2,646 | 1,871 |
| Darlington County | Urban | 19.7 | 8,507 | 1,884 |
| Orangeburg County | Rural | 19.4 | 10,938 | 1,932 |
| Abbeville County | Rural | 19.3 | 3,332 | 1,953 |
| Bamberg County | Rural | 18.8 | 1,685 | 2,043 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 18.4 | 7,077 | 2,116 |
| Laurens County | Urban | 17.9 | 8,447 | 2,211 |
| Clarendon County | Rural | 17.7 | 3,997 | 2,246 |
| Colleton County | Rural | 16.7 | 4,500 | 2,392 |
| Williamsburg County | Rural | 15.4 | 3,416 | 2,613 |
| Fairfield County | Urban | 15.3 | 2,355 | 2,629 |
| Marion County | Rural | 13.8 | 2,781 | 2,821 |
| Chester County | Urban | 13.7 | 3,097 | 2,830 |
| Union County | Urban | 13.5 | 2,608 | 2,856 |
| Allendale County | Rural | 13.3 | 745 | 2,877 |
| Chesterfield County | Rural | 13.2 | 4,033 | 2,886 |
| Barnwell County | Rural | 12.8 | 1,788 | 2,914 |
| Lee County | Rural | 12.8 | 1,503 | 2,914 |
| Hampton County | Rural | 11.8 | 1,549 | 3,003 |
| Dillon County | Rural | 11.7 | 2,167 | 3,012 |
| Marlboro County | Rural | 8.7 | 1,652 | 3,120 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 3:52 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 3:52 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.