Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Education: At least high school
Ages 25+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
South Carolina
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,234,677.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 34 of 52
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 204,204,444.
- Rank within US : N/A
Allendale County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 79.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,449.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2950 of 3143
McCormick County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 6,853.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2417 of 3143
Bamberg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 76.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 6,879.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3040 of 3143
Calhoun County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 9,351.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1917 of 3143
Lee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 81.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 9,525.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2876 of 3143
Hampton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 82.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 10,867.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2748 of 3143
Saluda County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,202.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2577 of 3143
Barnwell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,252.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2892 of 3143
Fairfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 12,983.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2495 of 3143
Abbeville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 14,860.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2265 of 3143
Dillon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 81.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 15,134.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2827 of 3143
Marlboro County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 81.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 15,429.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2836 of 3143
Union County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 15,646.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2896 of 3143
Edgefield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 81.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 16,075.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2814 of 3143
Marion County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 16,955.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2577 of 3143
Williamsburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 18,531.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2644 of 3143
Clarendon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 81.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 18,535.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2803 of 3143
Chester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 19,017.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2522 of 3143
Jasper County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 20,187.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1491 of 3143
Newberry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 22,464.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2250 of 3143
Colleton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 23,101.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2357 of 3143
Chesterfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 82.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 25,044.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2795 of 3143
Cherokee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 32,881.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2378 of 3143
Darlington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 37,362.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2224 of 3143
Laurens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 39,577.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2618 of 3143
Kershaw County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 41,383.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1722 of 3143
Greenwood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 41,446.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1791 of 3143
Georgetown County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 91.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 44,809.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1019 of 3143
Orangeburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 83.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 47,066.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2656 of 3143
Oconee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.1 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 51,020.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2120 of 3143
Sumter County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.1 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 61,971.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1750 of 3143
Lancaster County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 64,889.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1771 of 3143
Pickens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 73,302.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2089 of 3143
Florence County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 81,261.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2012 of 3143
Dorchester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 91.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 101,924.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1204 of 3143
Aiken County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 109,347.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1589 of 3143
Anderson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 125,414.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1996 of 3143
Beaufort County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 94.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 130,557.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 393 of 3143
Berkeley County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 144,889.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1382 of 3143
York County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 92.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 181,550.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 846 of 3143
Lexington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 91.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 190,653.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1131 of 3143
Spartanburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 201,075.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1996 of 3143
Richland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 92.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 244,548.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 984 of 3143
Horry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 91.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 252,963.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1163 of 3143
Charleston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 92.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 277,750.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 723 of 3143
Greenville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 332,701.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1408 of 3143
Notes:
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Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.