Educational Attainment for Persons 18 Years and Over by County (2000)
| County | Total | Less Than 9th Grade | High School | College | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th-12th Grade, No Diploma | Graduate1/ | Some College, No Degree | Associate Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Prof. Degreee | ||||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Abbeville | 19,566 | 2,121 | 10.8 | 3,535 | 18.1 | 7,091 | 36.2 | 3,365 | 17.2 | 1,150 | 5.9 | 1,512 | 7.7 | 792 | 4.0 |
| Aiken | 105,302 | 7,589 | 7.2 | 16,846 | 16.0 | 33,308 | 31.6 | 22,290 | 21.2 | 6,208 | 5.9 | 12,671 | 12.0 | 6,390 | 6.1 |
| Allendale | 8,247 | 1,035 | 12.6 | 2,309 | 28.0 | 2,578 | 31.3 | 1,280 | 15.5 | 350 | 4.2 | 555 | 6.7 | 140 | 1.7 |
| Anderson | 124,949 | 10,974 | 8.8 | 22,411 | 17.9 | 40,863 | 32.7 | 23,543 | 18.8 | 8,669 | 6.9 | 13,012 | 10.4 | 5,477 | 4.4 |
| Bamberg | 12,420 | 1,393 | 11.2 | 2,754 | 22.2 | 3,550 | 28.6 | 2,178 | 17.5 | 790 | 6.4 | 1,169 | 9.4 | 586 | 4.7 |
| Barnwell | 16,858 | 1,754 | 10.4 | 3,772 | 22.4 | 5,853 | 34.7 | 2,869 | 17.0 | 811 | 4.8 | 1,321 | 7.8 | 478 | 2.8 |
| Beaufort | 92,942 | 3,547 | 3.8 | 8,383 | 9.0 | 25,256 | 27.2 | 23,202 | 25.0 | 5,809 | 6.3 | 17,543 | 18.9 | 9,202 | 9.9 |
| Berkeley | 102,833 | 5,734 | 5.6 | 14,628 | 14.2 | 36,977 | 36.0 | 25,335 | 24.6 | 6,823 | 6.6 | 9,578 | 9.3 | 3,758 | 3.7 |
| Calhoun | 11,392 | 1,058 | 9.3 | 2,064 | 18.1 | 4,081 | 35.8 | 1,965 | 17.2 | 718 | 6.3 | 1,039 | 9.1 | 467 | 4.1 |
| Charleston | 236,441 | 12,651 | 5.4 | 31,409 | 13.3 | 54,563 | 23.1 | 57,132 | 24.2 | 14,297 | 6.0 | 44,032 | 18.6 | 22,357 | 9.5 |
| Cherokee | 38,948 | 4,741 | 12.2 | 8,262 | 21.2 | 14,261 | 36.6 | 5,794 | 14.9 | 1,641 | 4.2 | 2,774 | 7.1 | 1,475 | 3.8 |
| Chester | 24,915 | 2,508 | 10.1 | 5,790 | 23.2 | 9,028 | 36.2 | 4,130 | 16.6 | 1,270 | 5.1 | 1,437 | 5.8 | 752 | 3.0 |
| Chesterfield | 31,357 | 3,804 | 12.1 | 7,193 | 22.9 | 10,795 | 34.4 | 5,032 | 16.0 | 1,689 | 5.4 | 1,981 | 6.3 | 863 | 2.8 |
| Clarendon | 24,097 | 2,876 | 11.9 | 5,684 | 23.6 | 8,300 | 34.4 | 3,629 | 15.1 | 1,132 | 4.7 | 1,693 | 7.0 | 783 | 3.2 |
| Colleton | 27,801 | 2,601 | 9.4 | 5,958 | 21.4 | 10,402 | 37.4 | 4,569 | 16.4 | 1,383 | 5.0 | 1,859 | 6.7 | 1,029 | 3.7 |
| Darlington | 49,704 | 5,227 | 10.5 | 10,129 | 20.4 | 16,217 | 32.6 | 9,125 | 18.4 | 2,841 | 5.7 | 4,347 | 8.7 | 1,818 | 3.7 |
| Dillon | 21,792 | 3,128 | 14.4 | 5,512 | 25.3 | 7,368 | 33.8 | 3,014 | 13.8 | 976 | 4.5 | 1,195 | 5.5 | 599 | 2.7 |
| Dorchester | 68,634 | 4,018 | 5.9 | 8,933 | 13.0 | 20,764 | 30.3 | 16,210 | 23.6 | 5,167 | 7.5 | 9,064 | 13.2 | 4,478 | 6.5 |
| Edgefield | 18,681 | 2,162 | 11.6 | 3,618 | 19.4 | 6,473 | 34.7 | 3,407 | 18.2 | 919 | 4.9 | 1,536 | 8.2 | 566 | 3.0 |
| Fairfield | 17,315 | 1,841 | 10.6 | 3,939 | 22.7 | 6,331 | 36.6 | 2,663 | 15.4 | 703 | 4.1 | 1,311 | 7.6 | 527 | 3.0 |
| Florence | 93,175 | 8,027 | 8.6 | 17,082 | 18.3 | 28,858 | 31.0 | 18,125 | 19.5 | 5,201 | 5.6 | 10,845 | 11.6 | 5,037 | 5.4 |
| Georgetown | 41,752 | 3,586 | 8.6 | 7,072 | 16.9 | 13,125 | 31.4 | 8,088 | 19.4 | 2,216 | 5.3 | 5,134 | 12.3 | 2,531 | 6.1 |
| Greenville | 286,231 | 18,621 | 6.5 | 42,162 | 14.7 | 75,355 | 26.3 | 62,425 | 21.8 | 19,071 | 6.7 | 48,013 | 16.8 | 20,584 | 7.2 |
| Greenwood | 49,407 | 4,590 | 9.3 | 8,778 | 17.8 | 14,506 | 29.4 | 9,537 | 19.3 | 3,645 | 7.4 | 5,923 | 12.0 | 2,428 | 4.9 |
| Hampton | 15,465 | 1,634 | 10.6 | 3,608 | 23.3 | 5,769 | 37.3 | 2,391 | 15.5 | 630 | 4.1 | 1,034 | 6.7 | 399 | 2.6 |
| Horry | 154,697 | 8,205 | 5.3 | 22,483 | 14.5 | 49,638 | 32.1 | 37,393 | 24.2 | 10,237 | 6.6 | 18,601 | 12.0 | 8,140 | 5.3 |
| Jasper | 15,135 | 1,823 | 12.0 | 3,667 | 24.2 | 5,338 | 35.3 | 2,580 | 17.0 | 521 | 3.4 | 866 | 5.7 | 340 | 2.2 |
| Kershaw | 38,897 | 2,828 | 7.3 | 6,862 | 17.6 | 13,841 | 35.6 | 7,418 | 19.1 | 2,134 | 5.5 | 4,106 | 10.6 | 1,708 | 4.4 |
| Lancaster | 45,783 | 4,452 | 9.7 | 9,703 | 21.2 | 16,400 | 35.8 | 8,231 | 18.0 | 2,757 | 6.0 | 2,841 | 6.2 | 1,399 | 3.1 |
| Laurens | 51,935 | 6,104 | 11.8 | 10,720 | 20.6 | 17,798 | 34.3 | 8,964 | 17.3 | 2,803 | 5.4 | 3,845 | 7.4 | 1,701 | 3.3 |
| Lee | 14,954 | 2,006 | 13.4 | 3,801 | 25.4 | 5,264 | 35.2 | 2,094 | 14.0 | 562 | 3.8 | 888 | 5.9 | 339 | 2.3 |
| Lexington | 159,751 | 8,147 | 5.1 | 20,086 | 12.6 | 47,167 | 29.5 | 35,694 | 22.3 | 12,178 | 7.6 | 25,605 | 16.0 | 10,874 | 6.8 |
| McCormick | 8,022 | 1,074 | 13.4 | 1,858 | 23.2 | 2,357 | 29.4 | 1,143 | 14.2 | 421 | 5.2 | 750 | 9.3 | 419 | 5.2 |
| Marion | 25,666 | 2,822 | 11.0 | 5,620 | 21.9 | 9,747 | 38.0 | 4,048 | 15.8 | 1,042 | 4.1 | 1,661 | 6.5 | 726 | 2.8 |
| Marlboro | 21,261 | 2,762 | 13.0 | 5,732 | 27.0 | 7,417 | 34.9 | 2,927 | 13.8 | 845 | 4.0 | 906 | 4.3 | 672 | 3.2 |
| Newberry | 27,406 | 3,055 | 11.1 | 5,535 | 20.2 | 8,973 | 32.7 | 4,486 | 16.4 | 1,655 | 6.0 | 2,697 | 9.8 | 1,005 | 3.7 |
| Oconee | 51,089 | 5,289 | 10.4 | 8,298 | 16.2 | 16,862 | 33.0 | 8,825 | 17.3 | 3,133 | 6.1 | 5,391 | 10.6 | 3,291 | 6.4 |
| Orangeburg | 67,828 | 5,993 | 8.8 | 12,780 | 18.8 | 21,082 | 31.1 | 14,019 | 20.7 | 4,088 | 6.0 | 6,189 | 9.1 | 3,677 | 5.4 |
| Pickens | 86,090 | 6,505 | 7.6 | 13,823 | 16.1 | 24,295 | 28.2 | 22,592 | 26.2 | 4,743 | 5.5 | 8,821 | 10.2 | 5,311 | 6.2 |
| Richland | 243,057 | 10,077 | 4.1 | 27,089 | 11.1 | 56,715 | 23.3 | 63,422 | 26.1 | 16,448 | 6.8 | 45,393 | 18.7 | 23,913 | 9.8 |
| Saluda | 14,399 | 1,753 | 12.2 | 2,946 | 20.5 | 5,393 | 37.5 | 1,900 | 13.2 | 852 | 5.9 | 1,145 | 8.0 | 410 | 2.8 |
| Spartanburg | 190,868 | 17,585 | 9.2 | 34,548 | 18.1 | 56,963 | 29.8 | 37,923 | 19.9 | 12,154 | 6.4 | 20,927 | 11.0 | 10,768 | 5.6 |
| Sumter | 75,212 | 6,330 | 8.4 | 13,163 | 17.5 | 22,807 | 30.3 | 17,359 | 23.1 | 4,919 | 6.5 | 7,333 | 9.7 | 3,301 | 4.4 |
| Union | 22,761 | 2,786 | 12.2 | 4,675 | 20.5 | 8,351 | 36.7 | 3,661 | 16.1 | 1,248 | 5.5 | 1,405 | 6.2 | 635 | 2.8 |
| Williamsburg | 26,553 | 2,813 | 10.6 | 6,492 | 24.4 | 9,247 | 34.8 | 4,056 | 15.3 | 1,145 | 4.3 | 1,983 | 7.5 | 817 | 3.1 |
| York | 121,331 | 8,584 | 7.1 | 19,120 | 15.8 | 34,500 | 28.4 | 27,805 | 22.9 | 8,153 | 6.7 | 15,924 | 13.1 | 7,245 | 6.0 |
| South Carolina | 3,002,919 | 228,213 | 7.6 | 490,832 | 16.3 | 901,827 | 30.0 | 637,838 | 21.2 | 186,147 | 6.2 | 377,855 | 12.6 | 180,207 | 6.0 |
1:/ Includes Equivalency.
Note: For each category, percentages are calculated as a percent of the total for the county.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing; 2000.