South Carolina Male Population Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 19, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the South Carolina Male population aged 25 years and above was 1,669,228. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 209,489 males without a high school diploma (ie. 12.55% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 52.74% White Alone, and 34.77% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 502,804 males with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 30.12% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 63.06% White Alone, and 31.41% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 473,326 males with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 28.36% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 72.17% White Alone, and 22.70% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 483,609 males with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 28.97% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 82.01% White Alone, and 11.10% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

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Educational Attainment of South Carolina Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of South Carolina Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
South Carolina Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 110478 52.74
Black Alone 72845 34.77
Asian Alone 2748 1.31
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1878 0.90
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 121 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 13773 6.58
Two or More Races 7646 3.65
South Carolina Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 100517 47.98
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 29962 14.30
All Other Ethnicities 79010 37.72
South Carolina Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 317044 63.06
Black Alone 157916 31.41
Asian Alone 3986 0.79
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1605 0.32
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 466 0.09
Some Other Race Alone 9780 1.95
Two or More Races 12007 2.39
South Carolina Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 306839 61.03
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 25394 5.05
All Other Ethnicities 170571 33.92
South Carolina Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 341615 72.17
Black Alone 107433 22.70
Asian Alone 4114 0.87
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1467 0.31
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 405 0.09
Some Other Race Alone 6243 1.32
Two or More Races 12049 2.55
South Carolina Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 333969 70.56
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 16600 3.51
All Other Ethnicities 122757 25.94
South Carolina Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 396611 82.01
Black Alone 53668 11.10
Asian Alone 15358 3.18
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 647 0.13
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 231 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 5323 1.10
Two or More Races 11771 2.43
South Carolina Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 389892 80.62
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 14884 3.08
All Other Ethnicities 78833 16.30