| | Population 25 Years and Over, 2000 | Persons with High School Diploma or Higher, 2000 | Persons with College Degree or Higher, 2000 | Percent Completed High School, 2000 | Percent Completed College, 2000 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 |
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| United States | 182,211,639 | 146,496,014 | 44,462,605 | 80.4% | 24.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 15,802,239 | 12,140,835 | 2,783,320 | 76.8% | 17.6% | 95.6% | 72.2% |
| South Carolina | 2,596,010 | 1,981,731 | 530,055 | 76.3% | 20.4% | 94.9% | 83.7% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 676,063 | 508,932 | 138,953 | 75.3% | 20.6% | 93.6% | 84.2% |
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| County |
| Anderson | 111,037 | 81,454 | 17,709 | 73.4% | 15.9% | 91.2% | 65.4% |
| Cherokee | 34,283 | 22,883 | 4,044 | 66.7% | 11.8% | 83.0% | 48.3% |
| Greenville | 250,258 | 198,846 | 65,651 | 79.5% | 26.2% | 98.8% | 107.5% |
| Oconee | 45,896 | 33,901 | 8,331 | 73.9% | 18.2% | 91.9% | 74.4% |
| Pickens | 66,787 | 49,189 | 12,732 | 73.7% | 19.1% | 91.6% | 78.1% |
| Spartanburg | 167,802 | 122,659 | 30,486 | 73.1% | 18.2% | 90.9% | 74.5% |
