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Levels of education for South Carolina residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for South Carolina

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

South Carolina education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: South Carolina PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	30.3%	167,708	553,641	15,269	77,493	166,824	126,347	42,691	94,722	30,295
Richland	44.8%	22,030	49,122	547	3,943	10,667	11,935	3,503	13,149	5,378
Charleston	44.7%	20,410	45,681	1,215	4,478	8,883	10,695	2,938	13,044	4,428
Greenville	38.0%	21,655	57,007	1,818	6,931	13,392	13,211	4,424	12,990	4,241
Lexington	35.5%	11,038	31,081	808	3,401	8,815	7,019	2,708	6,382	1,948
Beaufort	31.8%	5,177	16,289	363	1,520	4,614	4,615	1,166	3,147	864
Greenwood	31.4%	2,805	8,930	306	1,312	2,669	1,838	879	1,480	446
Florence	30.2%	5,061	16,768	439	2,400	5,246	3,622	1,350	2,755	956
Dorchester	30.0%	3,997	13,318	229	1,415	4,072	3,605	1,015	2,327	655
York	29.6%	6,995	23,652	675	3,292	7,290	5,400	1,959	3,818	1,218
Pickens	28.6%	4,192	14,655	484	2,223	4,554	3,202	1,199	2,111	882
Horry	28.0%	7,647	27,276	801	3,510	8,104	7,214	2,256	4,352	1,039
Aiken	27.7%	4,986	18,021	458	2,559	5,778	4,240	1,488	2,680	818
Bamberg	27.1%	485	1,790	52	296	552	405	220	191	74
Anderson	26.9%	5,905	21,935	536	3,424	7,494	4,576	2,111	2,983	811
Orangeburg	26.8%	2,761	10,307	139	1,482	3,562	2,363	995	1,293	473
Kershaw	26.8%	1,728	6,451	121	1,161	2,175	1,266	453	997	278
Spartanburg	26.6%	9,756	36,719	1,442	5,914	11,606	8,001	2,864	5,340	1,552
Oconee	26.1%	2,220	8,521	307	1,394	2,963	1,637	691	1,073	456
Sumter	25.1%	3,532	14,056	289	1,922	4,380	3,933	1,238	1,866	428
Calhoun	25.0%	443	1,774	45	265	657	364	162	212	69
Georgetown	24.2%	1,505	6,222	228	885	2,215	1,389	455	768	282
Berkeley	23.6%	4,854	20,544	356	2,371	6,974	5,989	1,476	2,871	507
Saluda	23.5%	578	2,456	253	383	889	353	245	271	62
Darlington	23.2%	2,007	8,647	179	1,538	3,015	1,908	666	1,113	228
Abbeville	22.5%	693	3,081	48	423	1,319	598	288	299	106
Newberry	22.3%	1,027	4,601	288	938	1,595	753	426	521	80
Colleton	20.8%	966	4,650	140	823	1,829	892	274	504	188
Barnwell	20.4%	578	2,838	60	554	1,010	636	216	308	54
Union	19.6%	726	3,704	98	662	1,499	719	359	281	86
Williamsburg	19.3%	807	4,172	59	812	1,716	778	344	346	117
McCormick	18.8%	250	1,329	9	472	438	160	130	91	29
Lancaster	18.4%	1,611	8,745	203	1,798	3,223	1,910	783	666	162
Clarendon	18.4%	667	3,626	141	938	1,293	587	195	375	97
Chester	18.4%	831	4,525	49	884	1,824	937	305	379	147
Edgefield	16.6%	601	3,615	286	521	1,472	735	210	319	72
Laurens	16.6%	1,541	9,279	509	1,868	3,678	1,683	610	744	187
Cherokee	16.0%	1,231	7,706	307	1,679	3,242	1,247	478	506	247
Chesterfield	15.8%	915	5,788	166	1,357	2,123	1,227	372	363	180
Dillon	15.5%	594	3,822	156	890	1,616	566	260	281	53
Hampton	15.3%	453	2,953	87	644	1,220	549	146	262	45
Fairfield	15.3%	437	2,850	44	657	1,130	582	131	232	74
Lee	14.7%	372	2,532	125	640	965	430	139	194	39
Marion	14.1%	609	4,312	134	675	1,938	956	215	292	102
Allendale	14.0%	209	1,492	29	455	458	341	89	104	16
Jasper	12.9%	396	3,062	141	835	1,102	588	87	267	42
Marlboro	11.4%	427	3,737	100	949	1,568	693	173	175	79

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