Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 191,197. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (17,775), followed by Spartanburg County (14,732), and Horry County (14,138).

The chart below shows the top 10 South Carolina counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Greenville County
Spartanburg County
Horry County
Anderson County
Lexington County
Pickens County
York County
Berkeley County
Aiken County
Oconee County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Greenville County 17775
2 Spartanburg County 14732
3 Horry County 14138
4 Anderson County 13994
5 Lexington County 11878
6 Pickens County 9155
7 York County 9030
8 Berkeley County 7830
9 Aiken County 6474
10 Oconee County 6124
11 Charleston County 6056
12 Laurens County 4948
13 Richland County 4878
14 Lancaster County 4853
15 Florence County 4706
16 Cherokee County 4674
17 Dorchester County 4327
18 Chesterfield County 3210
19 Beaufort County 2996
20 Greenwood County 2892
21 Sumter County 2833
22 Kershaw County 2729
23 Orangeburg County 2596
24 Darlington County 2547
25 Georgetown County 2451
26 Dillon County 2054
27 Union County 1883
28 Colleton County 1879
29 Chester County 1855
30 Marion County 1672
31 Abbeville County 1594
32 Marlboro County 1527
33 Clarendon County 1471
34 Edgefield County 1200
35 Newberry County 1168
36 Barnwell County 985
37 Williamsburg County 978
38 Hampton County 976
39 Saluda County 861
40 Jasper County 747
41 Fairfield County 668
42 McCormick County 485
43 Bamberg County 429
44 Calhoun County 414
45 Lee County 352
46 Allendale County 173