Upstate SC News

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

This was 22.1 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 175.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	15	14
Regular high school diploma	53	49.5
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	12	11.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	9	8.4
Associate's degree	6	5.6
Bachelor's degree	9	8.4
Master's degree	3	2.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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