Projected Degree Gap: 14.4%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for South Carolina
AGES 25-64- 90,558 | 3.8%Less than ninth grade
- 233,432 | 9.8%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 730,390 | 31.0%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 496,677 | 21.0%Some college, no degree
- 225,180 | 9.5%Associate degree
- 384,859 | 16.3%Bachelor’s degree
- 204,649 | 8.6%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for South Carolina
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 39.6%White
- 20.5%Black
- 16.8%Hispanic
- 55.0%Asian
- 24.7%Native American
Percentage of South Carolina adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:
| Abbeville | 28.4 | Dorchester | 35.0 | Marion | 21.8 |
| Aiken | 31.9 | Edgefield | 25.0 | Marlboro | 13.9 |
| Anderson | 29.2 | Fairfield | 21.0 | Newberry | 27.0 |
| Barnwell | 23.3 | Florence | 31.4 | Oconee | 31.1 |
| Beaufort | 42.4 | Georgetown | 31.0 | Orangeburg | 24.2 |
| Berkeley | 28.3 | Greenville | 39.3 | Pickens | 31.9 |
| Charleston | 46.5 | Greenwood | 34.1 | Richland | 46.8 |
| Cherokee | 19.0 | Hampton | 17.5 | Spartanburg | 31.5 |
| Chester | 21.5 | Horry | 32.3 | Sumter | 29.4 |
| Chesterfield | 20.6 | Jasper | 11.8 | Union | 23.2 |
| Clarendon | 20.3 | Kershaw | 30.7 | Williamsburg | 16.0 |
| Colleton | 18.7 | Lancaster | 23.4 | York | 36.9 |
| Darlington | 24.8 | Laurens | 24.4 | Other counties | 22.2* |
| Dillon | 18.4 | Lexington | 38.1 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
