Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the South Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 34.57%. Among all South Carolina counties, Charleston County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (58.21%), followed by Richland County (51.82%), and Beaufort County (49.94%).
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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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston County | 58.21 |
| 2 | Richland County | 51.82 |
| 3 | Beaufort County | 49.94 |
| 4 | Greenville County | 43.65 |
| 5 | Georgetown County | 38.48 |
| 6 | York County | 37.71 |
| 7 | Aiken County | 33.15 |
| 8 | Jasper County | 33.05 |
| 9 | Lexington County | 32.97 |
| 10 | Lancaster County | 32.49 |
| 11 | Dorchester County | 32.48 |
| 12 | Greenwood County | 30.75 |
| 13 | Berkeley County | 30.50 |
| 14 | Oconee County | 29.56 |
| 15 | Florence County | 29.36 |
| 16 | Spartanburg County | 27.98 |
| 17 | Calhoun County | 27.16 |
| 18 | Anderson County | 26.93 |
| 19 | Bamberg County | 26.74 |
| 20 | Horry County | 26.66 |
| 20 | Sumter County | 26.66 |
| 21 | Pickens County | 26.60 |
| 22 | Newberry County | 26.56 |
| 23 | Fairfield County | 26.37 |
| 24 | McCormick County | 26.32 |
| 25 | Edgefield County | 24.67 |
| 26 | Saluda County | 24.63 |
| 27 | Darlington County | 24.36 |
| 28 | Kershaw County | 22.98 |
| 29 | Abbeville County | 20.81 |
| 30 | Orangeburg County | 20.05 |
| 31 | Colleton County | 19.95 |
| 32 | Allendale County | 19.54 |
| 33 | Clarendon County | 19.53 |
| 34 | Laurens County | 19.27 |
| 35 | Hampton County | 17.21 |
| 36 | Lee County | 16.55 |
| 37 | Williamsburg County | 16.47 |
| 38 | Union County | 16.34 |
| 39 | Barnwell County | 16.01 |
| 40 | Marion County | 15.54 |
| 41 | Cherokee County | 15.42 |
| 42 | Chester County | 15.31 |
| 43 | Chesterfield County | 14.63 |
| 44 | Dillon County | 12.56 |
| 45 | Marlboro County | 8.64 |