| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2012-2016 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016 |
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| United States | 213,649,147 | 185,830,767 | 64,767,787 | 87.0% | 30.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,493,439 | 15,029,537 | 4,050,275 | 85.9% | 23.2% | 98.8% | 76.4% |
| South Carolina | 3,269,424 | 2,813,337 | 865,057 | 86.0% | 26.5% | 98.9% | 87.3% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 818,500 | 693,981 | 214,175 | 84.8% | 26.2% | 97.5% | 86.3% |
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| County |
| Anderson | 131,561 | 110,410 | 26,338 | 83.9% | 20.0% | 96.5% | 66.0% |
| Cherokee | 37,210 | 29,114 | 5,942 | 78.2% | 16.0% | 90.0% | 52.7% |
| Greenville | 324,486 | 281,941 | 106,698 | 86.9% | 32.9% | 99.9% | 108.5% |
| Oconee | 53,965 | 45,168 | 12,690 | 83.7% | 23.5% | 96.2% | 77.6% |
| Pickens | 75,105 | 63,255 | 17,724 | 84.2% | 23.6% | 96.8% | 77.8% |
| Spartanburg | 196,173 | 164,093 | 44,783 | 83.6% | 22.8% | 96.2% | 75.3% |
