Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

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 cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Forest Acres city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (68.02%), followed by Mount Pleasant town (66.95%), and Greenville city (66.52%).

The chart below shows the top 10 South Carolina cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021

Forest Acres city

Mount Pleasant town

Greenville city

Clemson city

Tega Cay city

Charleston city

Columbia city

Five Forks CDP

Fort Mill town

Hilton Head Island town

Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Forest Acres city	68.02
2	Mount Pleasant town	66.95
3	Greenville city	66.52
4	Clemson city	65.51
5	Tega Cay city	63.80
6	Charleston city	63.73
7	Columbia city	63.40
8	Five Forks CDP	61.85
9	Fort Mill town	58.43
10	Hilton Head Island town	57.80
11	James Island town	55.61
12	Aiken city	52.59
13	Spartanburg city	51.88
14	Bluffton town	48.90
15	Lexington town	47.44
16	Lake Wylie CDP	47.24
17	Wade Hampton CDP	46.97
18	Seven Oaks CDP	44.11
19	Florence city	44.00
20	Taylors CDP	42.14
21	Gantt CDP	41.89
22	Beaufort city	40.34
23	Mauldin city	40.14
24	Hanahan city	40.12
25	North Augusta city	40.11
26	West Columbia city	39.59
27	Port Royal town	39.51
28	Rock Hill city	39.23
29	Simpsonville city	38.80
30	Greer city	38.15
31	Sumter city	37.92
32	North Myrtle Beach city	36.76
33	Orangeburg city	36.52
34	North Charleston city	35.95
35	Myrtle Beach city	35.40
36	Irmo town	34.02
37	Cayce city	33.83
38	Anderson city	33.36
39	Summerville town	32.80
40	Carolina Forest CDP	32.16
41	Newberry city	31.93
42	Fountain Inn city	31.48
43	Greenwood city	30.51
44	Easley city	29.83
45	Boiling Springs CDP	28.81
46	St. Andrews CDP	28.53
47	Dentsville CDP	28.19
48	Goose Creek city	27.37
49	Red Hill CDP	26.53
50	Oak Grove CDP	26.01
51	Moncks Corner town	22.83
52	Parker CDP	22.80
53	Socastee CDP	22.74
54	Berea CDP	22.18
55	Gaffney city	21.89
56	Conway city	21.68
57	Garden City CDP	21.28
58	Red Bank CDP	17.67
59	Ladson CDP	16.91