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Counties in Florida by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

Alachua County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 67 counties in 2024, at 25.5%. Glades County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 9.5% and the figure for Florida was 12.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.5Alachua County
Lowest2.7Glades County
Median9.567 counties
Florida12.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Alachua County: 25.5 %Baker County: 6.1 %Bay County: 10.7 %Bradford County: 4.3 %Brevard County: 13.8 %Broward County: 14.3 %Calhoun County: 4.4 %Charlotte County: 10.7 %Citrus County: 7.5 %Clay County: 9.6 %Collier County: 16.8 %Columbia County: 5.3 %DeSoto County: 3.3 %Dixie County: 3.1 %Duval County: 11.4 %Escambia County: 10.7 %Flagler County: 10.9 %Franklin County: 12.6 %Gadsden County: 6.9 %Gilchrist County: 5.9 %Glades County: 2.7 %Gulf County: 9.5 %Hamilton County: 3.7 %Hardee County: 4.5 %Hendry County: 3.8 %Hernando County: 6.9 %Highlands County: 7.5 %Hillsborough County: 14.6 %Holmes County: 3.6 %Indian River County: 14 %Jackson County: 6.1 %Jefferson County: 7.5 %Lafayette County: 3.7 %Lake County: 9.8 %Lee County: 12.2 %Leon County: 21.2 %Levy County: 5 %Liberty County: 6.9 %Madison County: 5.1 %Manatee County: 13.4 %Marion County: 8.4 %Martin County: 13.2 %Miami-Dade County: 13.2 %Monroe County: 15.3 %Nassau County: 13.4 %Okaloosa County: 13.8 %Okeechobee County: 5.3 %Orange County: 14.2 %Osceola County: 9 %Palm Beach County: 16 %Pasco County: 10.6 %Pinellas County: 13.6 %Polk County: 7.6 %Putnam County: 4.3 %St. Johns County: 19.4 %St. Lucie County: 9.4 %Santa Rosa County: 11.7 %Sarasota County: 17.1 %Seminole County: 14.7 %Sumter County: 14.2 %Suwannee County: 6.5 %Taylor County: 4.1 %Union County: 3.7 %Volusia County: 10 %Wakulla County: 8.5 %Walton County: 12.7 %Washington County: 4.6 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Alachua County: 25.5 %Alachua County25.5Leon County: 21.2 %Leon County21.2St. Johns County: 19.4 %St. Johns County19.4Sarasota County: 17.1 %Sarasota County17.1Collier County: 16.8 %Collier County16.8Palm Beach County: 16 %Palm Beach County16Monroe County: 15.3 %Monroe County15.3Seminole County: 14.7 %Seminole County14.7Hillsborough County: 14.6 %Hillsborough County14.6Broward County: 14.3 %Broward County14.3Orange County: 14.2 %Orange County14.2Sumter County: 14.2 %Sumter County14.2Indian River County: 14 %Indian River County14Okaloosa County: 13.8 %Okaloosa County13.8Brevard County: 13.8 %Brevard County13.8Pinellas County: 13.6 %Pinellas County13.6Nassau County: 13.4 %Nassau County13.4Manatee County: 13.4 %Manatee County13.4Martin County: 13.2 %Martin County13.2Miami-Dade County: 13.2 %Miami-Dade County13.2Walton County: 12.7 %Walton County12.7Franklin County: 12.6 %Franklin County12.6Lee County: 12.2 %Lee County12.2Santa Rosa County: 11.7 %Santa Rosa County11.7Duval County: 11.4 %Duval County11.4Flagler County: 10.9 %Flagler County10.9Charlotte County: 10.7 %Charlotte County10.7Escambia County: 10.7 %Escambia County10.7Bay County: 10.7 %Bay County10.7Pasco County: 10.6 %Pasco County10.6Volusia County: 10 %Volusia County10Lake County: 9.8 %Lake County9.8Clay County: 9.6 %Clay County9.6Gulf County: 9.5 %Gulf County9.5St. Lucie County: 9.4 %St. Lucie County9.4Osceola County: 9 %Osceola County9Wakulla County: 8.5 %Wakulla County8.5Marion County: 8.4 %Marion County8.4Polk County: 7.6 %Polk County7.6Citrus County: 7.5 %Citrus County7.5Alachua County: 25.5 %Alachua County25.5Leon County: 21.2 %Leon County21.2St. Johns County: 19.4 %St. Johns County19.4Sarasota County: 17.1 %Sarasota County17.1Collier County: 16.8 %Collier County16.8Palm Beach County: 16 %Palm Beach County16Monroe County: 15.3 %Monroe County15.3Seminole County: 14.7 %Seminole County14.7Hillsborough County: 14.6 %Hillsborough County14.6Broward County: 14.3 %Broward County14.3Orange County: 14.2 %Orange County14.2Sumter County: 14.2 %Sumter County14.2Indian River County: 14 %Indian River County14Okaloosa County: 13.8 %Okaloosa County13.8Brevard County: 13.8 %Brevard County13.8Pinellas County: 13.6 %Pinellas County13.6Nassau County: 13.4 %Nassau County13.4Manatee County: 13.4 %Manatee County13.4Martin County: 13.2 %Martin County13.2Miami-Dade County: 13.2 %Miami-Dade County13.2Walton County: 12.7 %Walton County12.7Franklin County: 12.6 %Franklin County12.6Lee County: 12.2 %Lee County12.2Santa Rosa County: 11.7 %Santa Rosa County11.7Duval County: 11.4 %Duval County11.4Flagler County: 10.9 %Flagler County10.9Charlotte County: 10.7 %Charlotte County10.7Escambia County: 10.7 %Escambia County10.7Bay County: 10.7 %Bay County10.7Pasco County: 10.6 %Pasco County10.6Volusia County: 10 %Volusia County10Lake County: 9.8 %Lake County9.8Clay County: 9.6 %Clay County9.6Gulf County: 9.5 %Gulf County9.5St. Lucie County: 9.4 %St. Lucie County9.4Osceola County: 9 %Osceola County9Wakulla County: 8.5 %Wakulla County8.5Marion County: 8.4 %Marion County8.4Polk County: 7.6 %Polk County7.6Citrus County: 7.5 %Citrus County7.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Alachua County25.5+0.8 pts
2Leon County21.2+0.2 pts
3St. Johns County19.4+0.9 pts
4Sarasota County17.1+0.2 pts
5Collier County16.8+0.4 pts
6Palm Beach County16+0.4 pts
7Monroe County15.3+0.1 pts
8Seminole County14.7+0.1 pts
9Hillsborough County14.6+0.6 pts
10Broward County14.3+0.5 pts
11Orange County14.2+0.3 pts
12Sumter County14.2+0.4 pts
13Indian River County14+0.7 pts
14Okaloosa County13.8+0.8 pts
15Brevard County13.8+0.5 pts
16Pinellas County13.6+0.6 pts
17Nassau County13.4+0.3 pts
18Manatee County13.4+0.2 pts
19Martin County13.2+0.2 pts
20Miami-Dade County13.2+0.4 pts
21Walton County12.7+1.1 pts
22Franklin County12.6+1.3 pts
23Lee County12.2+0.2 pts
24Santa Rosa County11.7+0.5 pts
25Duval County11.4+0.5 pts
26Flagler County10.9+0.5 pts
27Charlotte County10.7+1 pts
28Escambia County10.7+0.2 pts
29Bay County10.7+0.5 pts
30Pasco County10.6+0.7 pts
31Volusia County10+0.5 pts
32Lake County9.8+0.2 pts
33Clay County9.6-0.2 pts
34Gulf County9.5+0.4 pts
35St. Lucie County9.4+0.4 pts
36Osceola County9+0.3 pts
37Wakulla County8.5+0.9 pts
38Marion County8.4+0.3 pts
39Polk County7.6+0.3 pts
40Citrus County7.5-0.2 pts
41Highlands County7.5+0.2 pts
41Jefferson County7.5+0.4 pts
43Hernando County6.9+0.2 pts
44Liberty County6.9-0.3 pts
45Gadsden County6.9-0.2 pts
46Suwannee County6.5+0.4 pts
47Jackson County6.1-0.1 pts
48Baker County6.1-0.1 pts
49Gilchrist County5.9+0.2 pts
50Columbia County5.3+0.2 pts
50Okeechobee County5.3+0.6 pts
52Madison County5.1+0.7 pts
53Levy County50 pts
54Washington County4.6-0.8 pts
55Hardee County4.5+0.8 pts
56Calhoun County4.4+0.4 pts
57Bradford County4.3-1.2 pts
58Putnam County4.3+0.1 pts
59Taylor County4.1-0.2 pts
60Hendry County3.8+1.3 pts
61Union County3.7+0.2 pts
62Hamilton County3.7+0.4 pts
63Lafayette County3.7+0.4 pts
64Holmes County3.6-0.2 pts
65DeSoto County3.3-0.3 pts
66Dixie County3.1+0.2 pts
67Glades County2.7-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Florida by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Florida by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/florida-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Florida by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/florida-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Florida by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/florida-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Alachua County, with 25.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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