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

St. Johns County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 67 counties in 2023, at 48.6%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 7.9%. The median was 25.3% and the figure for Florida was 33.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest48.6St. Johns County
Median25.367 counties
Florida33.2History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 48.6 %48.6Leon CountyLeon County: 48.6 %48.6Alachua CountyAlachua County: 47.7 %47.7Seminole CountySeminole County: 42.4 %42.4Sarasota CountySarasota County: 39.7 %39.7Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 39.6 %39.6Collier CountyCollier County: 39.5 %39.5Orange CountyOrange County: 38.4 %38.4Monroe CountyMonroe County: 37.8 %37.8Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 37.2 %37.2Martin CountyMartin County: 36.6 %36.6Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 35.8 %35.8Broward CountyBroward County: 35.8 %35.8Sumter CountySumter County: 35.1 %35.1Nassau CountyNassau County: 34.5 %34.5Manatee CountyManatee County: 34.3 %34.3Walton CountyWalton County: 34.2 %34.2Okaloosa CountyOkaloosa County: 34.2 %34.2Brevard CountyBrevard County: 33.5 %33.5Indian River CountyIndian River County: 33.4 %33.4Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 33.2 %33.2Duval CountyDuval County: 33.1 %33.1Santa Rosa CountySanta Rosa County: 31 %31Lee CountyLee County: 30.8 %30.8Flagler CountyFlagler County: 30.4 %30.4Escambia CountyEscambia County: 28.9 %28.9Clay CountyClay County: 28.7 %28.7Osceola CountyOsceola County: 28.3 %28.3Bay CountyBay County: 28 %28Pasco CountyPasco County: 28 %28Volusia CountyVolusia County: 27.2 %27.2Lake CountyLake County: 26.8 %26.8St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 25.4 %25.4Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 25.3 %25.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 25.3 %25.3Gulf CountyGulf County: 24.5 %24.5Polk CountyPolk County: 22.6 %22.6Marion CountyMarion County: 22.4 %22.4Wakulla CountyWakulla County: 21.3 %21.3Hernando CountyHernando County: 20.4 %20.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1St. Johns County48.6+1.3 pts
2Leon County48.6+1.1 pts
3Alachua County47.7+1 pts
4Seminole County42.4+0.7 pts
5Sarasota County39.7+1.4 pts
6Palm Beach County39.6+0.8 pts
7Collier County39.5+0.8 pts
8Orange County38.4+1.1 pts
9Monroe County37.8+1.5 pts
10Hillsborough County37.2+0.9 pts
11Martin County36.6+1.5 pts
12Pinellas County35.8+0.8 pts
13Broward County35.8+0.9 pts
14Sumter County35.1+1.4 pts
15Nassau County34.5+2.5 pts
16Manatee County34.3+1.5 pts
17Walton County34.2+1.1 pts
18Okaloosa County34.2+0.9 pts
19Brevard County33.5+0.6 pts
20Indian River County33.4+0.7 pts
21Miami-Dade County33.2+0.7 pts
22Duval County33.1+0.9 pts
23Santa Rosa County31+1.1 pts
24Lee County30.8+0.6 pts
25Flagler County30.4+2.1 pts
26Escambia County28.9+0.9 pts
27Clay County28.7+1.1 pts
28Osceola County28.3+1.7 pts
29Bay County28+1.4 pts
29Pasco County28+0.9 pts
31Volusia County27.2+1 pts
32Lake County26.8+1.1 pts
33St. Lucie County25.4+0.4 pts
34Charlotte County25.3+0.2 pts
35Franklin County25.3+4.3 pts
36Gulf County24.5+3.1 pts
37Polk County22.6+1.2 pts
38Marion County22.4+0.4 pts
39Wakulla County21.3+1.5 pts
40Hernando County20.4+0.4 pts
41Citrus County20.4+0.7 pts
42Gadsden County20.1+0.4 pts
43Highlands County19.7+1.4 pts
44Jefferson County18.8-0.7 pts
45Suwannee County16.4+0.5 pts
46Columbia County16.4+0.3 pts
47Levy County16.2+0.1 pts
48Okeechobee County16.1-0.7 pts
49Liberty County15.8-1.1 pts
50Baker County15.3+1.2 pts
51Taylor County15.1+1.1 pts
52Bradford County15+1.8 pts
53Jackson County14.6+0.8 pts
54Gilchrist County14.5-0.1 pts
55Putnam County14.1+0.8 pts
56Calhoun County13.1+2 pts
57Glades County12.7-0.3 pts
58Madison County12.5-0.4 pts
59Washington County12.5+0.1 pts
60Hardee County12.3+1.9 pts
61Holmes County12.1+1 pts
62Hamilton County11.2+2 pts
63DeSoto County11-0.6 pts
64Hendry County10.7+0.3 pts
65Union County10-0 pts
66Dixie County8.1+0.1 pts
67Lafayette County7.9-0.2 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

St. Johns County, with 48.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lafayette County, with 7.9% in 2023.

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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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