Most college-educated in South Carolina

South Carolina counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of South Carolina by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Charleston County leads at 49.0%.

Among cities & places, Clemson University leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Charleston County	49.0%
2	Beaufort County	44.8%
3	Richland County	41.1%
4	Greenville County	40.0%
5	York County	38.1%
6	Lexington County	33.1%
7	Georgetown County	32.5%
8	Lancaster County	31.2%
9	Aiken County	31.1%
10	Dorchester County	30.0%
11	Berkeley County	29.9%
12	Oconee County	28.5%
13	Pickens County	27.3%
14	Horry County	26.6%
15	Anderson County	26.4%
16	Jasper County	25.9%
17	Spartanburg County	25.7%
18	Greenwood County	25.6%
19	Florence County	23.6%
20	Newberry County	23.5%
21	Sumter County	23.2%
22	McCormick County	23.1%
23	Kershaw County	22.8%
24	Calhoun County	21.8%
25	Edgefield County	21.4%
26	Saluda County	19.8%
27	Darlington County	19.7%
28	Orangeburg County	19.4%
29	Abbeville County	19.3%
30	Bamberg County	18.8%
31	Cherokee County	18.4%
32	Laurens County	17.9%
33	Clarendon County	17.7%
34	Colleton County	16.7%
35	Williamsburg County	15.4%
36	Fairfield County	15.3%
37	Marion County	13.8%
38	Chester County	13.7%
39	Union County	13.5%
40	Allendale County	13.3%
41	Chesterfield County	13.2%
42	Barnwell County	12.8%
43	Lee County	12.8%
44	Hampton County	11.8%
45	Dillon County	11.7%
46	Marlboro County	8.7%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Clemson University	100.0%
2	Sullivan's Island	87.2%
3	Kiawah Island	86.5%
4	Daufuskie Island	83.9%
5	Seabrook Island	82.1%
6	Pawleys Island	81.6%
7	DeBordieu Colony	80.9%
8	Harbor Island	80.8%
9	Baxter Village	71.1%
10	Isle of Palms	69.7%
11	Arcadia Lakes	69.3%
12	Rockville	67.4%
13	Mount Pleasant	66.2%
14	Tega Cay	65.7%
15	Keowee Key	64.8%
16	Five Forks	64.7%
17	Forest Acres	63.1%
18	Briarcliffe Acres	61.4%
19	Folly Beach	60.5%
20	Clemson	59.0%
21	Plum Branch	58.4%
22	Fort Mill	58.1%
23	Charleston	57.7%
24	Fripp Island	57.3%
25	Tigerville	57.0%
26	Edisto Beach	55.9%
27	McClellanville	55.8%
28	Six Mile	55.7%
29	Hilton Head Island	55.3%
30	Greenville	55.0%
31	Pendleton	51.0%
32	Litchfield Beach	49.5%
33	Central	48.6%
34	Lexington	48.0%
35	James Island	48.0%
36	Bluffton	47.9%
37	Lake Murray of Richland	46.9%
38	Lake Wylie	46.4%
39	Meggett	46.4%
40	Columbia	46.1%
41	Wade Hampton	45.7%
42	Hardeeville	45.6%
43	Ulmer	45.5%
44	Travelers Rest	45.4%
45	Aiken	45.1%
46	India Hook	44.5%
47	Taylors	44.4%
48	Blythewood	44.3%
49	The Cliffs Valley	43.8%
50	Due West	43.4%
51	Glenn Springs	43.3%
52	Caesars Head	43.2%
53	Stateburg	42.4%
54	Murrells Inlet	42.1%
55	Pomaria	42.1%
56	Reevesville	42.1%
57	Seven Oaks	41.7%
58	Govan	40.9%
59	Greer	40.8%
60	Reidville	40.5%
61	Surfside Beach	40.4%
62	North Myrtle Beach	39.4%
63	Summerton	39.3%
64	Chickasaw Point	38.7%
65	Newport	38.6%
66	Awendaw	38.6%
67	West Columbia	38.1%
68	Beaufort	38.1%
69	Hanahan	38.0%
70	North Augusta	37.9%
71	Mauldin	37.5%
72	Irmo	37.3%
73	Port Royal	37.3%
74	Rembert	36.7%
75	Trenton	36.5%
76	Camden	36.3%
77	Elliott	36.0%
78	Little Mountain	34.7%
79	Rock Hill	34.5%
80	Carolina Forest	34.2%
81	Windsor	34.1%
82	Myrtle Beach	34.1%
83	Simpsonville	34.0%
84	Promised Land	34.0%
85	Duncan	34.0%
86	Powdersville	33.6%
87	Hollywood	33.6%
88	Oak Grove	33.5%
89	Spartanburg	33.3%
90	Hartsville	33.1%
91	Northlake	33.1%
92	Ehrhardt	32.2%
93	North Hartsville	32.0%
94	Summerville	31.7%
95	Easley	31.5%
96	Waterloo	31.4%
97	Lowrys	31.3%
98	Ketchuptown	31.3%
99	Lowndesville	31.0%
100	Fountain Inn	30.8%

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