Educational Attainment for the Population Age 18 & Older by County 2016-2020
| County | Count/ Percent of Population | Population 18 to 24 years | Population age 18 to 24 years Less than high school graduate | Population age 18 to 24 -High school graduate or higher | Population age 18 to 24 -Bachelor's degree or higher | Population age 25 and older | Population age 25 and older - Less than high school graduate | Population age 25 and older - High school graduate or higher | Population age 25 and older - Bachelor's degree or higher |
| South Carolina Statewide Totals | Count | 470,286 | 59,395 | 410,891 | 45,831 | 3,512,626 | 410,334 | 3,102,292 | 1,018,306 |
| Percent | (X) | 12.60% | 87.37% | 9.70% | (X) | 11.68% | 88.30% | 29.00% | |
| Abbeville | Count | 2,372 | 337 | 2,035 | 72 | 17,236 | 2,947 | 14,289 | 3,157 |
| Percent | (X) | 14.20% | 85.79% | 3.00% | (X) | 17.10% | 82.90% | 18.30% | |
| Aiken | Count | 13,442 | 1,779 | 11,663 | 1,203 | 119,689 | 12,964 | 106,725 | 33,248 |
| Percent | (X) | 13.20% | 86.77% | 8.90% | (X) | 10.83% | 89.20% | 27.80% | |
| Allendale | Count | 958 | 351 | 607 | 2 | 6,161 | 1,412 | 4,749 | 643 |
| Percent | (X) | 36.60% | 63.36% | 0.20% | (X) | 22.92% | 77.10% | 10.40% | |
| Anderson | Count | 16,542 | 2,353 | 14,189 | 1,169 | 137,952 | 19,804 | 118,148 | 33,261 |
| Percent | (X) | 14.20% | 85.78% | 7.10% | (X) | 14.36% | 85.60% | 24.10% | |
| Bamberg | Count | 1,989 | 243 | 1,746 | 22 | 9,440 | 1,942 | 7,498 | 1,712 |
| Percent | (X) | 12.20% | 87.78% | 1.10% | (X) | 20.57% | 79.40% | 18.10% | |
| Barnwell | Count | 2,074 | 544 | 1,530 | 238 | 14,129 | 2,501 | 11,628 | 2,070 |
| Percent | (X) | 26.20% | 73.77% | 11.50% | (X) | 17.70% | 82.30% | 14.70% | |
| Beaufort | Count | 16,959 | 2179 | 14,780 | 903 | 137,396 | 9,005 | 128,391 | 57,762 |
| Percent | (X) | 12.80% | 87.15% | 5.30% | (X) | 6.55% | 93.40% | 42.00% | |
| Berkeley | Count | 20,735 | 2,371 | 18,364 | 2,587 | 148,412 | 16,242 | 132,170 | 37,671 |
| Percent | (X) | 11.40% | 88.57% | 12.50% | (X) | 10.94% | 89.10% | 25.40% | |
| Calhoun | Count | 1,047 | 53 | 994 | 63 | 10,770 | 1,465 | 9,305 | 2,026 |
| Percent | (X) | 5.10% | 94.94% | 6.00% | (X) | 13.60% | 86.40% | 18.80% | |
| Charleston | Count | 35,972 | 3,696 | 32,276 | 6,895 | 291,568 | 22,035 | 269,533 | 132,075 |
| Percent | (X) | 10.30% | 89.73% | 19.20% | (X) | 7.56% | 92.40% | 45.30% | |
| Cherokee | Count | 5,178 | 1142 | 4,036 | 329 | 38,769 | 7,182 | 31,587 | 5,576 |
| Percent | (X) | 22.10% | 77.95% | 6.40% | (X) | 18.53% | 81.50% | 14.40% | |
| Chester | Count | 2,528 | 323 | 2,205 | 80 | 22,513 | 3,666 | 18,847 | 3,087 |
| Percent | (X) | 12.80% | 87.22% | 3.20% | (X) | 16.28% | 83.70% | 13.70% | |
| Chesterfield | Count | 3,752 | 653 | 3,099 | 127 | 31,901 | 7,089 | 24,812 | 3,953 |
| Percent | (X) | 17.40% | 82.60% | 3.40% | (X) | 22.22% | 77.80% | 12.40% | |
| Clarendon | Count | 2,970 | 642 | 2,328 | 93 | 24,395 | 4,829 | 19,566 | 3,850 |
| Percent | (X) | 21.60% | 78.38% | 3.10% | (X) | 19.80% | 80.20% | 15.80% | |
| Colleton | Count | 2,922 | 470 | 2,452 | 217 | 26,244 | 3,263 | 22,981 | 4,276 |
| Percent | (X) | 16.10% | 83.92% | 7.40% | (X) | 12.43% | 87.60% | 16.30% | |
| Darlington | Count | 5,748 | 1,069 | 4,679 | 581 | 46,243 | 7,828 | 38,415 | 8,142 |
| Percent | (X) | 18.60% | 81.40% | 10.10% | (X) | 16.93% | 83.10% | 17.60% | |
| Dillon | Count | 2,543 | 257 | 2,286 | 14 | 20,249 | 4,328 | 15,921 | 2,622 |
| Percent | (X) | 10.10% | 89.89% | 0.60% | (X) | 21.37% | 78.60% | 12.90% | |
| Dorchester | Count | 12,893 | 2,322 | 10,571 | 810 | 108,828 | 11,995 | 96,833 | 30,700 |
| Percent | (X) | 18.00% | 81.99% | 6.30% | (X) | 11.02% | 89.00% | 28.20% | |
| Edgefield | Count | 2,442 | 486 | 1,956 | 102 | 19,691 | 3,381 | 16,310 | 3,535 |
| Percent | (X) | 19.90% | 80.10% | 4.20% | (X) | 17.17% | 82.80% | 18.00% | |
| Fairfield | Count | 1,853 | 299 | 1,554 | 148 | 16,269 | 2,248 | 14,021 | 2,895 |
| Percent Female | (X) | 13.90% | 86.10% | 17.40% | (X) | 12.84% | 87.20% | 19.10% | |
| Florence | Count | 11,892 | 1815 | 10,077 | 1049 | 93,617 | 13,216 | 80,401 | 22,629 |
| Percent | (X) | 15.30% | 84.74% | 8.80% | (X) | 14.12% | 85.90% | 24.20% | |
| Georgetown | Count | 4,380 | 840 | 3,540 | 169 | 46,485 | 5,034 | 41,451 | 13,814 |
| Percent | (X) | 19.20% | 80.82% | 3.90% | (X) | 10.83% | 89.20% | 29.70% | |
| Greenville | Count | 44,983 | 5662 | 39,321 | 5927 | 352,123 | 38,391 | 313,732 | 128,015 |
| Percent | (X) | 12.60% | 87.41% | 13.20% | (X) | 10.90% | 89.10% | 36.40% | |
| Greenwood | Count | 6,604 | 879 | 5,725 | 384 | 48,073 | 6,975 | 41,098 | 11,584 |
| Percent | (X) | 13.30% | 86.69% | 5.80% | (X) | 14.51% | 85.50% | 24.10% | |
| Hampton | Count | 1,515 | 271 | 1,244 | 5 | 13,557 | 2,538 | 11,019 | 1,531 |
| Percent | (X) | 17.90% | 82.11% | 0.30% | (X) | 18.72% | 81.30% | 11.30% | |
| Horry | Count | 24,947 | 2,855 | 22,092 | 1,858 | 257,221 | 24,234 | 232,987 | 62,135 |
| Percent | (X) | 11.40% | 88.56% | 7.40% | (X) | 9.42% | 90.60% | 24.20% | |
| Jasper | Count | 2,656 | 856 | 1,800 | 128 | 20,964 | 2,823 | 18,141 | 4,483 |
| Percent | (X) | 32.20% | 67.77% | 4.80% | (X) | 13.47% | 86.50% | 21.40% | |
| Kershaw | Count | 4,680 | 767 | 3,913 | 348 | 46,070 | 4,954 | 41,116 | 9,700 |
| Percent | (X) | 16.40% | 83.61% | 7.40% | (X) | 10.75% | 89.20% | 21.10% | |
| Lancaster | Count | 6,300 | 810 | 5,490 | 761 | 68,504 | 8,714 | 59,790 | 19,542 |
| Percent | (X) | 12.90% | 87.14% | 12.10% | (X) | 12.72% | 87.30% | 28.50% | |
| Laurens | Count | 5,995 | 795 | 5,200 | 428 | 46,312 | 8,295 | 38,017 | 7,956 |
| Percent | (X) | 13.30% | 86.74% | 7.10% | (X) | 17.91% | 82.10% | 17.20% | |
| Lee | Count | 1,879 | 247 | 1,632 | 69 | 11,965 | 2,173 | 9,792 | 1,782 |
| Percent | (X) | 13.10% | 86.85% | 3.70% | (X) | 18.16% | 81.80% | 14.90% | |
| Lexington | Count | 22,327 | 3,222 | 19,105 | 2,533 | 204,428 | 20,745 | 183,683 | 62,880 |
| Percent | (X) | 14.40% | 85.57% | 11.30% | (X) | 10.15% | 89.90% | 30.80% | |
| McCormick | Count | 507 | 128 | 379 | 8 | 7,859 | 1,282 | 6,577 | 1,648 |
| Percent | (X) | 25.20% | 74.75% | 1.60% | (X) | 16.31% | 83.70% | 21.00% | |
| Marion | Count | 2,377 | 309 | 2,068 | 190 | 21,437 | 4,466 | 16,971 | 2,782 |
| Percent | (X) | 13.00% | 87.00% | 8.00% | (X) | 20.83% | 79.20% | 13.00% | |
| Marlboro | Count | 2,221 | 643 | 1,578 | 6 | 18,863 | 4,219 | 14,644 | 1,449 |
| Percent | (X) | 29.00% | 71.05% | 0.30% | (X) | 22.37% | 77.60% | 7.70% | |
| Newberry | Count | 3,587 | 480 | 3,107 | 264 | 26,422 | 4,226 | 22,196 | 5,062 |
| Percent | (X) | 13.40% | 86.62% | 7.40% | (X) | 15.99% | 84.00% | 19.20% | |
| Oconee | Count | 5,714 | 635 | 5,079 | 585 | 56,987 | 8,124 | 48,863 | 15,594 |
| Percent | (X) | 11.10% | 88.89% | 10.20% | (X) | 14.26% | 85.70% | 27.40% | |
| Orangeburg | Count | 8,798 | 1,114 | 7,684 | 260 | 59,028 | 8,251 | 50,777 | 11,500 |
| Percent | (X) | 12.70% | 87.34% | 3.00% | (X) | 13.98% | 86.00% | 19.50% | |
| Pickens | Count | 22,206 | 1501 | 20,705 | 2446 | 79,510 | 10,971 | 68,539 | 21,311 |
| Percent | (X) | 6.80% | 93.24% | 11.00% | (X) | 13.80% | 86.20% | 26.80% | |
| Richland | Count | 64,013 | 5,181 | 58,832 | 7,077 | 261,665 | 22,052 | 239,613 | 102,411 |
| Percent | (X) | 8.10% | 91.91% | 11.10% | (X) | 8.43% | 91.60% | 39.10% | |
| Saluda | Count | 1,485 | 371 | 1,114 | 65 | 14,384 | 2,977 | 11,407 | 2,629 |
| Percent | (X) | 25.00% | 75.02% | 4.40% | (X) | 20.70% | 79.30% | 18.30% | |
| Spartanburg | Count | 28,455 | 3,382 | 25,073 | 2,338 | 212,581 | 27,370 | 185,211 | 52,780 |
| Percent | (X) | 11.90% | 88.11% | 8.20% | (X) | 12.88% | 87.10% | 24.80% | |
| Sumter | Count | 10,819 | 1353 | 9,466 | 590 | 70,231 | 9,123 | 61,108 | 14,634 |
| Percent | (X) | 12.50% | 87.49% | 5.50% | (X) | 12.99% | 87.00% | 20.80% | |
| Union | Count | 2,018 | 440 | 1,578 | 111 | 19,474 | 3,078 | 16,396 | 2,625 |
| Percent | (X) | 21.80% | 78.20% | 5.50% | (X) | 15.81% | 84.20% | 13.50% | |
| Williamsburg | Count | 2,398 | 441 | 1,957 | 191 | 22,010 | 3,680 | 18,330 | 3,151 |
| Percent | (X) | 18.40% | 81.61% | 8.00% | (X) | 16.72% | 83.30% | 14.30% | |
| York | Count | 22,611 | 2,829 | 19,782 | 2,386 | 185,001 | 16,297 | 168,704 | 62,418 |
| Percent | (X) | 12.50% | 87.49% | 10.60% | (X) | 8.81% | 91.20% | 33.70% |
Note: Values represent an average over the 5-year period from 2016-2020.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2016-2020 American Community 5-Year Estimates, Table S1501.
Additional Notes:
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Survey/Program: American Community Survey
Year: 2020
Estimates: 5-Year
Table ID: S1501
Although the American Community Survey (ACS) produces population, demographic and housing unit estimates, for 2020, the 2020 Census provides the official counts of the population and housing units for the nation, states, counties, cities, and towns. For 2016 to 2019, the Population Estimates Program provides estimates of the population for the nation, states, counties, cities, and towns and intercensal housing unit estimates for the nation, states, and counties.
Supporting documentation on code lists, subject definitions, data accuracy, and statistical testing can be found on the American Community Survey website in the Technical Documentation section.
Sample size and data quality measures (including coverage rates, allocation rates, and response rates) can be found on the American Community Survey website in the Methodology section.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016-2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see ACS Technical Documentation). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.
The 2016-2020 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the September 2018 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delineations of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas. In certain instances, the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB delineation lists due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.
Estimates of urban and rural populations, housing units, and characteristics reflect boundaries of urban areas defined based on Census 2010 data. As a result, data for urban and rural areas from the ACS do not necessarily reflect the results of ongoing urbanization.
Explanation of Symbols:
-The estimate could not be computed because there were an insufficient number of sample observations. For a ratio of medians estimate, one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or highest interval of an open-ended distribution.
(X)The estimate or margin of error is not applicable or not available.