Educational Attainment for the Population Age 18 & Older by County 2016-2020

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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%
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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.