Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 30.81%. Among all South Carolina counties, Orangeburg County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (40.71%), followed by Dorchester County (36.01%), and Sumter County (35.71%).

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 Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Orangeburg County
Dorchester County
Sumter County
Barnwell County
Horry County
Calhoun County
Newberry County
Kershaw County
Lee County
Clarendon County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Orangeburg County 40.71
2 Dorchester County 36.01
3 Sumter County 35.71
4 Barnwell County 35.70
5 Horry County 35.15
6 Calhoun County 35.08
7 Newberry County 34.07
8 Kershaw County 33.48
9 Lee County 33.14
10 Clarendon County 32.97
11 Lexington County 32.87
12 Berkeley County 32.84
13 Darlington County 32.67
14 York County 32.34
15 Cherokee County 32.24
16 Spartanburg County 31.83
17 Georgetown County 31.80
18 Union County 31.69
19 Greenwood County 31.40
20 Florence County 31.37
21 Pickens County 31.13
22 Chesterfield County 31.05
23 Jasper County 30.95
24 Saluda County 30.91
25 Lancaster County 30.65
26 Anderson County 30.59
27 Laurens County 30.17
28 Williamsburg County 30.13
29 Fairfield County 30.06
30 Chester County 30.05
31 Edgefield County 30.01
32 Aiken County 29.87
33 Oconee County 29.65
34 Beaufort County 29.52
34 McCormick County 29.52
35 Abbeville County 29.43
36 Greenville County 28.59
37 Colleton County 28.53
38 Bamberg County 27.66
39 Richland County 27.05
40 Marlboro County 26.38
41 Dillon County 25.55
42 Hampton County 23.87
43 Charleston County 23.79
44 Marion County 23.58
45 Allendale County 20.09