Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of South Carolina (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 30.20%. Among all South Carolina counties, Dorchester County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (34.87%), followed by Sumter County (33.95%), and Horry County (33.74%).

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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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Dorchester County
Sumter County
Horry County
Orangeburg County
Kershaw County
Berkeley County
Calhoun County
York County
Spartanburg County
Lexington County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Dorchester County 34.87
2 Sumter County 33.95
3 Horry County 33.74
4 Orangeburg County 33.61
5 Kershaw County 32.92
6 Berkeley County 32.81
7 Calhoun County 32.18
8 York County 31.93
9 Spartanburg County 31.82
10 Lexington County 31.65
11 Georgetown County 31.45
12 Bamberg County 31.44
13 Cherokee County 31.29
14 Newberry County 31.09
14 Union County 31.09
15 Barnwell County 30.97
16 Anderson County 30.59
17 Richland County 30.51
18 Chester County 30.16
19 Greenwood County 30.10
20 Pickens County 29.90
21 Lancaster County 29.85
22 Oconee County 29.80
23 Darlington County 29.65
24 Florence County 29.23
25 Laurens County 29.22
26 Beaufort County 29.01
27 Aiken County 28.87
28 Jasper County 28.82
29 Abbeville County 28.51
29 Greenville County 28.51
30 Edgefield County 28.25
31 Chesterfield County 28.19
32 Clarendon County 28.05
33 McCormick County 27.55
34 Colleton County 27.23
35 Lee County 27.10
36 Saluda County 27.01
37 Fairfield County 26.46
38 Hampton County 26.35
39 Allendale County 26.25
40 Williamsburg County 25.61
41 Charleston County 25.16
42 Dillon County 24.09
43 Marlboro County 23.76
44 Marion County 20.47