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

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of South Carolina (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 1,046,424. Among all South Carolina counties, Charleston County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (135,620), followed by Greenville County (134,247), and Richland County (103,938).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Charleston County
Greenville County
Richland County
York County
Lexington County
Horry County
Beaufort County
Spartanburg County
Berkeley County
Anderson County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By 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 135620
2 Greenville County 134247
3 Richland County 103938
4 York County 67120
5 Lexington County 63734
6 Horry County 63411
7 Beaufort County 57252
8 Spartanburg County 54415
9 Berkeley County 41090
10 Anderson County 34413
11 Aiken County 34139
12 Dorchester County 31933
13 Florence County 22558
14 Pickens County 22346
15 Lancaster County 20389
16 Oconee County 15868
17 Sumter County 15564
18 Georgetown County 14485
19 Greenwood County 11341
20 Orangeburg County 10977
21 Kershaw County 9617
22 Darlington County 8156
23 Laurens County 7991
24 Cherokee County 5558
25 Newberry County 5461
26 Jasper County 4779
27 Colleton County 4376
28 Chesterfield County 3837
29 Edgefield County 3669
30 Clarendon County 3557
31 Williamsburg County 3498
32 Abbeville County 3121
33 Chester County 2921
34 Union County 2639
35 Saluda County 2586
36 Marion County 2524
37 Fairfield County 2423
38 Dillon County 2301
39 Barnwell County 1944
40 Lee County 1893
41 Calhoun County 1885
42 McCormick County 1649
43 Bamberg County 1571
44 Marlboro County 1540
45 Hampton County 1479
46 Allendale County 609