| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2005-2009 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2005-2009 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2005-2009 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2005-2009 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2005-2009 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005-2009 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005-2009 |
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| United States | 197,440,772 | 166,995,595 | 54,365,177 | 84.6% | 27.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 16,656,836 | 13,701,141 | 3,396,708 | 82.3% | 20.4% | 97.3% | 74.1% |
| South Carolina | 2,915,965 | 2,396,899 | 684,024 | 82.2% | 23.5% | 97.2% | 85.2% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 746,286 | 602,515 | 172,112 | 80.7% | 23.1% | 95.5% | 83.8% |
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| County |
| Anderson | 121,652 | 97,291 | 22,185 | 80.0% | 18.2% | 94.6% | 66.2% |
| Cherokee | 36,382 | 26,796 | 4,216 | 73.7% | 11.6% | 87.1% | 42.1% |
| Greenville | 284,566 | 236,272 | 82,949 | 83.0% | 29.1% | 98.2% | 105.9% |
| Oconee | 49,940 | 40,743 | 10,463 | 81.6% | 21.0% | 96.5% | 76.1% |
| Pickens | 69,924 | 56,643 | 15,978 | 81.0% | 22.9% | 95.8% | 83.0% |
| Spartanburg | 183,822 | 144,770 | 36,321 | 78.8% | 19.8% | 93.1% | 71.8% |
