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.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Johns County | 48.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 2 | Leon County | 48.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 3 | Alachua County | 47.7 | +1 pts |
| 4 | Seminole County | 42.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 5 | Sarasota County | 39.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 6 | Palm Beach County | 39.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 7 | Collier County | 39.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 8 | Orange County | 38.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 9 | Monroe County | 37.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 10 | Hillsborough County | 37.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 11 | Martin County | 36.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 12 | Pinellas County | 35.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 13 | Broward County | 35.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 14 | Sumter County | 35.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 15 | Nassau County | 34.5 | +2.5 pts |
| 16 | Manatee County | 34.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 17 | Walton County | 34.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 18 | Okaloosa County | 34.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 19 | Brevard County | 33.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 20 | Indian River County | 33.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 21 | Miami-Dade County | 33.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 22 | Duval County | 33.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 23 | Santa Rosa County | 31 | +1.1 pts |
| 24 | Lee County | 30.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 25 | Flagler County | 30.4 | +2.1 pts |
| 26 | Escambia County | 28.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 27 | Clay County | 28.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 28 | Osceola County | 28.3 | +1.7 pts |
| 29 | Bay County | 28 | +1.4 pts |
| 29 | Pasco County | 28 | +0.9 pts |
| 31 | Volusia County | 27.2 | +1 pts |
| 32 | Lake County | 26.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 33 | St. Lucie County | 25.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 34 | Charlotte County | 25.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 35 | Franklin County | 25.3 | +4.3 pts |
| 36 | Gulf County | 24.5 | +3.1 pts |
| 37 | Polk County | 22.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 38 | Marion County | 22.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 39 | Wakulla County | 21.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 40 | Hernando County | 20.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 41 | Citrus County | 20.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 42 | Gadsden County | 20.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 43 | Highlands County | 19.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 44 | Jefferson County | 18.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 45 | Suwannee County | 16.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 46 | Columbia County | 16.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 47 | Levy County | 16.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 48 | Okeechobee County | 16.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 49 | Liberty County | 15.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 50 | Baker County | 15.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 51 | Taylor County | 15.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 52 | Bradford County | 15 | +1.8 pts |
| 53 | Jackson County | 14.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 54 | Gilchrist County | 14.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 55 | Putnam County | 14.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 56 | Calhoun County | 13.1 | +2 pts |
| 57 | Glades County | 12.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 58 | Madison County | 12.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 59 | Washington County | 12.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 60 | Hardee County | 12.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 61 | Holmes County | 12.1 | +1 pts |
| 62 | Hamilton County | 11.2 | +2 pts |
| 63 | DeSoto County | 11 | -0.6 pts |
| 64 | Hendry County | 10.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 65 | Union County | 10 | -0 pts |
| 66 | Dixie County | 8.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 67 | Lafayette County | 7.9 | -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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Questions
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.
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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