Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic 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 South Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 811,095. Among all South Carolina counties, Charleston County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (115,139), followed by Greenville County (109,806), and Richland County (59,319).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Charleston County
Greenville County
Richland County
Horry County
Lexington County
York County
Beaufort County
Spartanburg County
Berkeley County
Anderson County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Charleston County 115139
2 Greenville County 109806
3 Richland County 59319
4 Horry County 56125
5 Lexington County 51492
6 York County 51219
7 Beaufort County 49794
8 Spartanburg County 43264
9 Berkeley County 30108
10 Anderson County 29848
11 Aiken County 27213
12 Dorchester County 23311
13 Pickens County 19055
14 Lancaster County 16143
15 Florence County 14857
16 Oconee County 14621
17 Georgetown County 12578
18 Greenwood County 9217
19 Sumter County 8793
20 Kershaw County 7291
21 Laurens County 6265
22 Darlington County 6135
23 Cherokee County 4448
23 Newberry County 4448
24 Orangeburg County 4268
25 Jasper County 3390
26 Colleton County 3180
27 Chesterfield County 2811
28 Edgefield County 2785
29 Abbeville County 2474
30 Clarendon County 2283
31 Chester County 2123
32 Union County 2121
33 Saluda County 2106
34 Fairfield County 1689
35 Calhoun County 1594
36 Marion County 1325
37 Williamsburg County 1243
38 Barnwell County 1218
39 Dillon County 1174
40 McCormick County 1153
41 Hampton County 998
42 Bamberg County 981
43 Lee County 689
44 Marlboro County 682
45 Allendale County 319