Demographics Table
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 Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least High School)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | N/A | 89.6 | 3,234,677 | 34 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 89.4 | 204,204,444 | N/A |
| Beaufort County | Urban | 94.2 | 130,557 | 393 |
| Charleston County | Urban | 92.9 | 277,750 | 723 |
| York County | Urban | 92.5 | 181,550 | 846 |
| Richland County | Urban | 92.0 | 244,548 | 984 |
| Georgetown County | Rural | 91.9 | 44,809 | 1,019 |
| Lexington County | Urban | 91.5 | 190,653 | 1,131 |
| Horry County | Urban | 91.4 | 252,963 | 1,163 |
| Dorchester County | Urban | 91.3 | 101,924 | 1,204 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 90.6 | 144,889 | 1,382 |
| Greenville County | Urban | 90.5 | 332,701 | 1,408 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 90.2 | 20,187 | 1,491 |
| Aiken County | Urban | 89.8 | 109,347 | 1,589 |
| Kershaw County | Urban | 89.2 | 41,383 | 1,722 |
| Sumter County | Urban | 89.1 | 61,971 | 1,750 |
| Lancaster County | Urban | 89.0 | 64,889 | 1,771 |
| Greenwood County | Rural | 88.9 | 41,446 | 1,791 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 88.3 | 9,351 | 1,917 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 87.8 | 125,414 | 1,996 |
| Spartanburg County | Urban | 87.8 | 201,075 | 1,996 |
| Florence County | Urban | 87.7 | 81,261 | 2,012 |
| Pickens County | Urban | 87.3 | 73,302 | 2,089 |
| Oconee County | Rural | 87.1 | 51,020 | 2,120 |
| Darlington County | Urban | 86.5 | 37,362 | 2,224 |
| Newberry County | Rural | 86.3 | 22,464 | 2,250 |
| Abbeville County | Rural | 86.2 | 14,860 | 2,265 |
| Colleton County | Rural | 85.6 | 23,101 | 2,357 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 85.5 | 32,881 | 2,378 |
| McCormick County | Rural | 85.2 | 6,853 | 2,417 |
| Fairfield County | Urban | 84.6 | 12,983 | 2,495 |
| Chester County | Urban | 84.4 | 19,017 | 2,522 |
| Marion County | Rural | 84.0 | 16,955 | 2,577 |
| Saluda County | Urban | 84.0 | 11,202 | 2,577 |
| Laurens County | Urban | 83.7 | 39,577 | 2,618 |
| Williamsburg County | Rural | 83.4 | 18,531 | 2,644 |
| Orangeburg County | Rural | 83.3 | 47,066 | 2,656 |
| Hampton County | Rural | 82.5 | 10,867 | 2,748 |
| Chesterfield County | Rural | 82.0 | 25,044 | 2,795 |
| Clarendon County | Rural | 81.9 | 18,535 | 2,803 |
| Edgefield County | Urban | 81.8 | 16,075 | 2,814 |
| Dillon County | Rural | 81.6 | 15,134 | 2,827 |
| Marlboro County | Rural | 81.5 | 15,429 | 2,836 |
| Lee County | Rural | 81.0 | 9,525 | 2,876 |
| Barnwell County | Rural | 80.8 | 11,252 | 2,892 |
| Union County | Urban | 80.7 | 15,646 | 2,896 |
| Allendale County | Rural | 79.6 | 4,449 | 2,950 |
| Bamberg County | Rural | 76.9 | 6,879 | 3,040 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/11/2025 11:34 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 high school, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/11/2025 11:34 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 high school, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.