State Cancer Profiles

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
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 194,149,815.
• Rank within US : N/A

South Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,016,480.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52

Greenville County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 303,299.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1517 of 3146

Charleston County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 261,970.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2381 of 3146

Richland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 236,228.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2343 of 3146

Horry County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 220,942.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1884 of 3146

Lexington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 179,471.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1878 of 3146

Spartanburg County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 178,046.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1110 of 3146

York County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 162,346.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2185 of 3146

Berkeley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 127,738.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1816 of 3146

Beaufort County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 123,952.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2655 of 3146

Anderson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 116,051.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1050 of 3146

Aiken County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 103,863.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1505 of 3146

Dorchester County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 95,359.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1900 of 3146

Florence County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 79,493.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1007 of 3146

Pickens County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 66,663.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1060 of 3146

Sumter County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 59,935.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1082 of 3146

Lancaster County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 56,692.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1142 of 3146

Orangeburg County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 50,882.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1148 of 3146

Oconee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 47,634.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 984 of 3146

Greenwood County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 40,546.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1037 of 3146

Georgetown County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 40,070.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1358 of 3146

Kershaw County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 39,531.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1478 of 3146

Darlington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 82.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 38,001.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 682 of 3146

Laurens County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 37,262.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 525 of 3146

Cherokee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 30,964.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 461 of 3146

Chesterfield County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 76.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 24,456.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 198 of 3146

Colleton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 22,643.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1260 of 3146

Newberry County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 82.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 21,352.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 639 of 3146

Clarendon County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 19,039.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 295 of 3146

Chester County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 82.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 18,471.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 655 of 3146

Williamsburg County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 17,505.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 439 of 3146

Marion County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 17,079.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 327 of 3146

Jasper County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 16,507.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 612 of 3146

Edgefield County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 82.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 16,314.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 739 of 3146

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 15,867.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 550 of 3146

Dillon County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 75.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 15,287.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 145 of 3146

Marlboro County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 77.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 14,749.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 228 of 3146

Fairfield County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 14,026.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1208 of 3146

Abbeville County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 13,977.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 597 of 3146

Barnwell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 79.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,388.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 406 of 3146

Saluda County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,168.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 275 of 3146

Hampton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 11,143.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 529 of 3146

Lee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 9,949.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 585 of 3146

Calhoun County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 9,287.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1194 of 3146

Bamberg County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 7,724.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 472 of 3146

McCormick County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 6,547.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 797 of 3146

Allendale County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 79.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 5,064.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 407 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/30/2023 7:13 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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