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Counties in Florida by share of adults with a bachelor's degree

Leon County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 67 counties in 2021, at 47.1%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 7.3%. The median was 24.2% and the figure for Florida was 31.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest47.1Leon County
Lowest7.3Lafayette County
Median24.267 counties
Florida31.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Leon CountyLeon County: 47.1 %47.1St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 46 %46Alachua CountyAlachua County: 45.2 %45.2Seminole CountySeminole County: 41.9 %41.9Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 38 %38Collier CountyCollier County: 37.9 %37.9Sarasota CountySarasota County: 37.3 %37.3Orange CountyOrange County: 35.7 %35.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 35.7 %35.7Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 35.5 %35.5Broward CountyBroward County: 34.3 %34.3Martin CountyMartin County: 34.2 %34.2Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 34.1 %34.1Okaloosa CountyOkaloosa County: 33.2 %33.2Sumter CountySumter County: 32.9 %32.9Walton CountyWalton County: 32.5 %32.5Manatee CountyManatee County: 32.2 %32.2Indian River CountyIndian River County: 32 %32Nassau CountyNassau County: 31.8 %31.8Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 31.8 %31.8Brevard CountyBrevard County: 31.7 %31.7Duval CountyDuval County: 31.5 %31.5Santa Rosa CountySanta Rosa County: 29.2 %29.2Lee CountyLee County: 29 %29Escambia CountyEscambia County: 27.4 %27.4Flagler CountyFlagler County: 27.2 %27.2Clay CountyClay County: 26.8 %26.8Pasco CountyPasco County: 26.1 %26.1Bay CountyBay County: 25.6 %25.6Volusia CountyVolusia County: 25.4 %25.4Lake CountyLake County: 25.3 %25.3Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 24.5 %24.5Osceola CountyOsceola County: 24.3 %24.3St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 24.2 %24.2Gulf CountyGulf County: 23.1 %23.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 21.5 %21.5Marion CountyMarion County: 21.5 %21.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 21.1 %21.1Polk CountyPolk County: 21 %21Wakulla CountyWakulla County: 20 %20
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Leon County47.1
2St. Johns County46
3Alachua County45.2
4Seminole County41.9
5Palm Beach County38
6Collier County37.9
7Sarasota County37.3
8Orange County35.7
9Monroe County35.7
10Hillsborough County35.5
11Broward County34.3
12Martin County34.2
13Pinellas County34.1
14Okaloosa County33.2
15Sumter County32.9
16Walton County32.5
17Manatee County32.2
18Indian River County32
19Nassau County31.8
20Miami-Dade County31.8
21Brevard County31.7
22Duval County31.5
23Santa Rosa County29.2
24Lee County29
25Escambia County27.4
26Flagler County27.2
27Clay County26.8
28Pasco County26.1
29Bay County25.6
30Volusia County25.4
31Lake County25.3
32Charlotte County24.5
33Osceola County24.3
34St. Lucie County24.2
35Gulf County23.1
36Jefferson County21.5
37Marion County21.5
38Franklin County21.1
39Polk County21
40Wakulla County20
41Gadsden County19.6
42Hernando County19.4
43Citrus County19.4
44Highlands County18.8
45Okeechobee County16.6
46Suwannee County16
47Columbia County15.4
48Baker County15.2
49Levy County15.1
50Liberty County13.5
51Glades County13.4
52Jackson County13.2
53Madison County13.1
54Putnam County12.8
55DeSoto County12.7
56Gilchrist County12.5
57Washington County12.5
58Taylor County11.9
59Bradford County11.8
60Union County11
61Dixie County10.9
62Hardee County10.2
63Calhoun County10
64Holmes County9.5
65Hamilton County9.1
66Hendry County8.5
67Lafayette County7.3

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Leon County, with 47.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Lafayette County, with 7.3% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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