County-Level Education Data for SC

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		Persons 25 and over
			Measures of rurality		Percent completing less than high school4
	FIPS1	Name	2003 Rural-urban Continuum Code2	2003 Urban influence Code3	1970	1980	1990	2000
1	45000	South Carolina			62.2	46.3	31.7	23.7
2	45001	Abbeville County	6	6	71.5	57.5	41.1	29.9
3	45003	Aiken County	2	2	56.6	45.1	29.3	22.3
4	45005	Allendale County	6	6	70.2	56.8	47.7	40.0
5	45007	Anderson County	3	2	68.3	52.7	36.0	26.6
6	45009	Bamberg County	7	9	72.5	56.8	40.8	35.3
7	45011	Barnwell County	6	6	71.1	54.7	40.1	32.5
8	45013	Beaufort County	5	8	49.7	28.0	16.6	12.2
9	45015	Berkeley County	2	2	60.7	38.6	24.6	19.8
10	45017	Calhoun County	2	2	73.1	52.5	38.1	27.2
11	45019	Charleston County	2	2	49.6	36.4	24.5	18.5
12	45021	Cherokee County	4	5	73.1	57.0	42.8	33.3
13	45023	Chester County	6	3	72.9	58.4	43.1	32.9
14	45025	Chesterfield County	6	4	71.5	59.4	46.1	34.8
15	45027	Clarendon County	6	6	78.3	58.3	45.1	34.7
16	45029	Colleton County	6	5	73.8	54.9	38.3	30.4
17	45031	Darlington County	3	2	67.8	53.0	37.7	30.7
18	45033	Dillon County	6	5	70.4	60.7	47.5	39.3
19	45035	Dorchester County	2	2	56.0	35.7	23.3	17.8
20	45037	Edgefield County	2	2	72.4	58.7	37.4	28.6
21	45039	Fairfield County	2	2	73.0	56.7	41.9	33.0
22	45041	Florence County	3	2	64.4	48.5	35.7	26.9
23	45043	Georgetown County	4	5	71.4	49.4	36.1	24.8
24	45045	Greenville County	2	2	57.8	43.9	28.4	20.5
25	45047	Greenwood County	4	5	64.5	50.8	35.9	26.9
26	45049	Hampton County	6	6	72.1	57.3	41.1	33.1
27	45051	Horry County	3	2	62.8	41.5	25.7	18.9
28	45053	Jasper County	6	5	75.0	53.8	45.5	34.8
29	45055	Kershaw County	2	2	59.7	48.4	32.2	24.6
30	45057	Lancaster County	4	3	69.4	53.8	40.0	30.2
31	45059	Laurens County	2	2	73.8	59.7	42.6	32.3
32	45061	Lee County	6	6	72.1	60.2	46.5	38.6
33	45063	Lexington County	2	2	55.8	35.8	22.7	17.0
34	45065	McCormick County	8	7	76.6	57.9	47.5	33.9
35	45067	Marion County	6	6	68.3	56.4	44.7	32.0
36	45069	Marlboro County	6	5	74.9	60.3	49.1	39.1
37	45071	Newberry County	6	5	68.9	54.2	37.9	30.9
38	45073	Oconee County	6	5	74.0	54.0	36.6	26.1
39	45075	Orangeburg County	4	5	67.4	50.7	37.6	28.5
40	45077	Pickens County	2	2	64.4	49.5	34.6	26.3
41	45079	Richland County	2	2	46.7	32.6	20.6	14.8
42	45081	Saluda County	2	2	71.3	57.6	40.2	30.7
43	45083	Spartanburg County	2	2	64.8	50.5	37.0	26.9
44	45085	Sumter County	3	2	57.6	45.6	30.2	25.7
45	45087	Union County	6	5	72.2	58.6	45.0	33.1
46	45089	Williamsburg County	6	6	74.1	56.5	44.4	34.5
47	45091	York County	1	1	66.3	47.4	32.5	22.8

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¹See the Census Bureau web site for a description of FIPS codes.

²The 2003 Rural-urban continuum codes classify metropolitan counties (codes 1 through 3) by size of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and nonmetropolitan counties (codes 4 through 9) by degree of urbanization and proximity to metro areas. See the Rural-urban continuum codes for precise definitions of each code.

³The 2003 Urban influence codes classify metropolitan counties (codes 1 through 2) by size of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and nonmetropolitan counties (codes 3 through 12) by the size of the largest city or town and proximity to metro and micro areas. See the Urban influence codes for precise definitions of each code.

⁴For 1970 and 1980, the share of adults with less than high school includes those who had not completed the 12th grade. In 1990 and 2000, the share includes those who did not receive a high school diploma or its equivalent (such as a GED).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population.