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28.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Socastee in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 10 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 25,846.

87.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,397	12.3
Regular high school diploma	5,202	26.7
GED or alternative credential	491	2.5
Some college, less than 1 year	1,717	8.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,030	20.7
Associate's degree	1,452	7.5
Bachelor's degree	2,859	14.7
Master's degree	880	4.5
Professional school degree	326	1.7
Doctorate degree	102	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.