Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the South Carolina White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 34.23%. Among all South Carolina counties, Charleston County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (57.37%), followed by Richland County (51.30%), and Beaufort County (48.59%).
The chart below shows the top 10 South Carolina counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston County | 57.37 |
| 2 | Richland County | 51.30 |
| 3 | Beaufort County | 48.59 |
| 4 | Greenville County | 42.95 |
| 5 | Georgetown County | 38.46 |
| 6 | York County | 37.52 |
| 7 | Aiken County | 32.67 |
| 8 | Lexington County | 32.59 |
| 9 | Dorchester County | 32.34 |
| 10 | Lancaster County | 32.08 |
| 11 | Jasper County | 31.73 |
| 12 | Greenwood County | 30.51 |
| 13 | Berkeley County | 30.38 |
| 14 | Oconee County | 29.32 |
| 15 | Florence County | 29.23 |
| 16 | Fairfield County | 28.09 |
| 17 | Spartanburg County | 27.63 |
| 18 | Anderson County | 26.78 |
| 19 | Bamberg County | 26.74 |
| 20 | Pickens County | 26.62 |
| 21 | Calhoun County | 26.43 |
| 22 | McCormick County | 26.40 |
| 23 | Horry County | 26.35 |
| 24 | Sumter County | 26.33 |
| 25 | Newberry County | 26.15 |
| 26 | Darlington County | 24.31 |
| 27 | Saluda County | 24.05 |
| 28 | Edgefield County | 23.91 |
| 29 | Kershaw County | 22.93 |
| 30 | Abbeville County | 20.62 |
| 31 | Orangeburg County | 20.15 |
| 32 | Colleton County | 19.88 |
| 33 | Clarendon County | 19.80 |
| 34 | Allendale County | 19.45 |
| 35 | Laurens County | 19.43 |
| 36 | Hampton County | 16.96 |
| 37 | Lee County | 16.59 |
| 38 | Union County | 16.21 |
| 38 | Williamsburg County | 16.21 |
| 39 | Barnwell County | 15.80 |
| 40 | Marion County | 15.45 |
| 41 | Cherokee County | 15.44 |
| 42 | Chester County | 15.23 |
| 43 | Chesterfield County | 14.66 |
| 44 | Dillon County | 12.52 |
| 45 | Marlboro County | 8.49 |