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

Alachua County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 67 counties in 2021, at 22%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 8.5% and the figure for Florida was 11.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22Alachua County
Lowest1.5Lafayette County
Median8.567 counties
Florida11.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 22 %Baker County: 6 %Bay County: 9.2 %Bradford County: 4.5 %Brevard County: 12.2 %Broward County: 13.1 %Calhoun County: 2.6 %Charlotte County: 9 %Citrus County: 7.5 %Clay County: 8.6 %Collier County: 15.5 %Columbia County: 4.8 %DeSoto County: 3.9 %Dixie County: 4.9 %Duval County: 10.5 %Escambia County: 10 %Flagler County: 9.4 %Franklin County: 8.9 %Gadsden County: 6.8 %Gilchrist County: 3.1 %Glades County: 3.9 %Gulf County: 8.5 %Hamilton County: 2.2 %Hardee County: 3.1 %Hendry County: 2.7 %Hernando County: 6.5 %Highlands County: 6.6 %Hillsborough County: 13 %Holmes County: 2.9 %Indian River County: 12.6 %Jackson County: 5.4 %Jefferson County: 7 %Lafayette County: 1.5 %Lake County: 9.2 %Lee County: 11.3 %Leon County: 20.4 %Levy County: 4.6 %Liberty County: 5.2 %Madison County: 4.3 %Manatee County: 12.7 %Marion County: 7.7 %Martin County: 12.3 %Miami-Dade County: 11.9 %Monroe County: 14 %Nassau County: 11.3 %Okaloosa County: 12.5 %Okeechobee County: 5.3 %Orange County: 12.7 %Osceola County: 7.8 %Palm Beach County: 15 %Pasco County: 9.1 %Pinellas County: 12.1 %Polk County: 7 %Putnam County: 4.1 %St. Johns County: 17.9 %St. Lucie County: 8.3 %Santa Rosa County: 10.4 %Sarasota County: 16 %Seminole County: 14.2 %Sumter County: 13.5 %Suwannee County: 6.7 %Taylor County: 3.6 %Union County: 3.4 %Volusia County: 8.6 %Wakulla County: 7.8 %Walton County: 11.4 %Washington County: 4.6 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Alachua County: 22 %Alachua County22Leon County: 20.4 %Leon County20.4St. Johns County: 17.9 %St. Johns County17.9Sarasota County: 16 %Sarasota County16Collier County: 15.5 %Collier County15.5Palm Beach County: 15 %Palm Beach County15Seminole County: 14.2 %Seminole County14.2Monroe County: 14 %Monroe County14Sumter County: 13.5 %Sumter County13.5Broward County: 13.1 %Broward County13.1Hillsborough County: 13 %Hillsborough County13Orange County: 12.7 %Orange County12.7Manatee County: 12.7 %Manatee County12.7Indian River County: 12.6 %Indian River County12.6Okaloosa County: 12.5 %Okaloosa County12.5Martin County: 12.3 %Martin County12.3Brevard County: 12.2 %Brevard County12.2Pinellas County: 12.1 %Pinellas County12.1Miami-Dade County: 11.9 %Miami-Dade County11.9Walton County: 11.4 %Walton County11.4Nassau County: 11.3 %Nassau County11.3Lee County: 11.3 %Lee County11.3Duval County: 10.5 %Duval County10.5Santa Rosa County: 10.4 %Santa Rosa County10.4Escambia County: 10 %Escambia County10Flagler County: 9.4 %Flagler County9.4Lake County: 9.2 %Lake County9.2Bay County: 9.2 %Bay County9.2Pasco County: 9.1 %Pasco County9.1Charlotte County: 9 %Charlotte County9Franklin County: 8.9 %Franklin County8.9Volusia County: 8.6 %Volusia County8.6Clay County: 8.6 %Clay County8.6Gulf County: 8.5 %Gulf County8.5St. Lucie County: 8.3 %St. Lucie County8.3Osceola County: 7.8 %Osceola County7.8Wakulla County: 7.8 %Wakulla County7.8Marion County: 7.7 %Marion County7.7Citrus County: 7.5 %Citrus County7.5Jefferson County: 7 %Jefferson County7Alachua County: 22 %Alachua County22Leon County: 20.4 %Leon County20.4St. Johns County: 17.9 %St. Johns County17.9Sarasota County: 16 %Sarasota County16Collier County: 15.5 %Collier County15.5Palm Beach County: 15 %Palm Beach County15Seminole County: 14.2 %Seminole County14.2Monroe County: 14 %Monroe County14Sumter County: 13.5 %Sumter County13.5Broward County: 13.1 %Broward County13.1Hillsborough County: 13 %Hillsborough County13Orange County: 12.7 %Orange County12.7Manatee County: 12.7 %Manatee County12.7Indian River County: 12.6 %Indian River County12.6Okaloosa County: 12.5 %Okaloosa County12.5Martin County: 12.3 %Martin County12.3Brevard County: 12.2 %Brevard County12.2Pinellas County: 12.1 %Pinellas County12.1Miami-Dade County: 11.9 %Miami-Dade County11.9Walton County: 11.4 %Walton County11.4Nassau County: 11.3 %Nassau County11.3Lee County: 11.3 %Lee County11.3Duval County: 10.5 %Duval County10.5Santa Rosa County: 10.4 %Santa Rosa County10.4Escambia County: 10 %Escambia County10Flagler County: 9.4 %Flagler County9.4Lake County: 9.2 %Lake County9.2Bay County: 9.2 %Bay County9.2Pasco County: 9.1 %Pasco County9.1Charlotte County: 9 %Charlotte County9Franklin County: 8.9 %Franklin County8.9Volusia County: 8.6 %Volusia County8.6Clay County: 8.6 %Clay County8.6Gulf County: 8.5 %Gulf County8.5St. Lucie County: 8.3 %St. Lucie County8.3Osceola County: 7.8 %Osceola County7.8Wakulla County: 7.8 %Wakulla County7.8Marion County: 7.7 %Marion County7.7Citrus County: 7.5 %Citrus County7.5Jefferson County: 7 %Jefferson County7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Alachua County22
2Leon County20.4
3St. Johns County17.9
4Sarasota County16
5Collier County15.5
6Palm Beach County15
7Seminole County14.2
8Monroe County14
9Sumter County13.5
10Broward County13.1
11Hillsborough County13
12Orange County12.7
13Manatee County12.7
14Indian River County12.6
15Okaloosa County12.5
16Martin County12.3
17Brevard County12.2
18Pinellas County12.1
19Miami-Dade County11.9
20Walton County11.4
21Nassau County11.3
22Lee County11.3
23Duval County10.5
24Santa Rosa County10.4
25Escambia County10
26Flagler County9.4
27Lake County9.2
28Bay County9.2
29Pasco County9.1
30Charlotte County9
31Franklin County8.9
32Volusia County8.6
33Clay County8.6
34Gulf County8.5
35St. Lucie County8.3
36Osceola County7.8
37Wakulla County7.8
38Marion County7.7
39Citrus County7.5
40Jefferson County7
41Polk County7
42Gadsden County6.8
43Suwannee County6.7
44Highlands County6.6
45Hernando County6.5
46Baker County6
47Jackson County5.4
48Okeechobee County5.3
49Liberty County5.2
50Dixie County4.9
51Columbia County4.8
52Levy County4.6
53Washington County4.6
54Bradford County4.5
55Madison County4.3
56Putnam County4.1
57DeSoto County3.9
58Glades County3.9
59Taylor County3.6
60Union County3.4
61Gilchrist County3.1
62Hardee County3.1
63Holmes County2.9
64Hendry County2.7
65Calhoun County2.6
66Hamilton County2.2
67Lafayette County1.5

Other periods

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/florida-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/florida-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/florida-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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