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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 2022, at 23%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 8.7% and the figure for Florida was 12.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23Alachua County
Lowest2.4Lafayette County
Median8.767 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Alachua County: 23 %Baker County: 5.6 %Bay County: 9.5 %Bradford County: 5.2 %Brevard County: 12.8 %Broward County: 13.3 %Calhoun County: 3.4 %Charlotte County: 9.4 %Citrus County: 7.5 %Clay County: 9.1 %Collier County: 15.9 %Columbia County: 5.1 %DeSoto County: 3.8 %Dixie County: 2.7 %Duval County: 10.8 %Escambia County: 10.4 %Flagler County: 9.9 %Franklin County: 9.4 %Gadsden County: 7.1 %Gilchrist County: 4.7 %Glades County: 3.5 %Gulf County: 8.6 %Hamilton County: 2.6 %Hardee County: 3.3 %Hendry County: 2.9 %Hernando County: 6.5 %Highlands County: 6.4 %Hillsborough County: 13.4 %Holmes County: 3.3 %Indian River County: 12.8 %Jackson County: 5.5 %Jefferson County: 6.4 %Lafayette County: 2.4 %Lake County: 9.4 %Lee County: 11.6 %Leon County: 20.9 %Levy County: 4.9 %Liberty County: 7.5 %Madison County: 4.2 %Manatee County: 12.9 %Marion County: 8.1 %Martin County: 12.7 %Miami-Dade County: 12.3 %Monroe County: 14.4 %Nassau County: 11.6 %Okaloosa County: 12.7 %Okeechobee County: 5.6 %Orange County: 13.4 %Osceola County: 8.6 %Palm Beach County: 15.2 %Pasco County: 9.5 %Pinellas County: 12.6 %Polk County: 7 %Putnam County: 4 %St. Johns County: 18.1 %St. Lucie County: 8.7 %Santa Rosa County: 10.5 %Sarasota County: 16.4 %Seminole County: 14.6 %Sumter County: 13.5 %Suwannee County: 6.8 %Taylor County: 4.2 %Union County: 3.9 %Volusia County: 9 %Wakulla County: 7.7 %Walton County: 10.5 %Washington County: 5.3 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Alachua County: 23 %Alachua County23Leon County: 20.9 %Leon County20.9St. Johns County: 18.1 %St. Johns County18.1Sarasota County: 16.4 %Sarasota County16.4Collier County: 15.9 %Collier County15.9Palm Beach County: 15.2 %Palm Beach County15.2Seminole County: 14.6 %Seminole County14.6Monroe County: 14.4 %Monroe County14.4Sumter County: 13.5 %Sumter County13.5Orange County: 13.4 %Orange County13.4Hillsborough County: 13.4 %Hillsborough County13.4Broward County: 13.3 %Broward County13.3Manatee County: 12.9 %Manatee County12.9Brevard County: 12.8 %Brevard County12.8Indian River County: 12.8 %Indian River County12.8Okaloosa County: 12.7 %Okaloosa County12.7Martin County: 12.7 %Martin County12.7Pinellas County: 12.6 %Pinellas County12.6Miami-Dade County: 12.3 %Miami-Dade County12.3Nassau County: 11.6 %Nassau County11.6Lee County: 11.6 %Lee County11.6Duval County: 10.8 %Duval County10.8Santa Rosa County: 10.5 %Santa Rosa County10.5Walton County: 10.5 %Walton County10.5Escambia County: 10.4 %Escambia County10.4Flagler County: 9.9 %Flagler County9.9Pasco County: 9.5 %Pasco County9.5Bay County: 9.5 %Bay County9.5Franklin County: 9.4 %Franklin County9.4Charlotte County: 9.4 %Charlotte County9.4Lake County: 9.4 %Lake County9.4Clay County: 9.1 %Clay County9.1Volusia County: 9 %Volusia County9St. Lucie County: 8.7 %St. Lucie County8.7Gulf County: 8.6 %Gulf County8.6Osceola County: 8.6 %Osceola County8.6Marion County: 8.1 %Marion County8.1Wakulla County: 7.7 %Wakulla County7.7Citrus County: 7.5 %Citrus County7.5Liberty County: 7.5 %Liberty County7.5Alachua County: 23 %Alachua County23Leon County: 20.9 %Leon County20.9St. Johns County: 18.1 %St. Johns County18.1Sarasota County: 16.4 %Sarasota County16.4Collier County: 15.9 %Collier County15.9Palm Beach County: 15.2 %Palm Beach County15.2Seminole County: 14.6 %Seminole County14.6Monroe County: 14.4 %Monroe County14.4Sumter County: 13.5 %Sumter County13.5Orange County: 13.4 %Orange County13.4Hillsborough County: 13.4 %Hillsborough County13.4Broward County: 13.3 %Broward County13.3Manatee County: 12.9 %Manatee County12.9Brevard County: 12.8 %Brevard County12.8Indian River County: 12.8 %Indian River County12.8Okaloosa County: 12.7 %Okaloosa County12.7Martin County: 12.7 %Martin County12.7Pinellas County: 12.6 %Pinellas County12.6Miami-Dade County: 12.3 %Miami-Dade County12.3Nassau County: 11.6 %Nassau County11.6Lee County: 11.6 %Lee County11.6Duval County: 10.8 %Duval County10.8Santa Rosa County: 10.5 %Santa Rosa County10.5Walton County: 10.5 %Walton County10.5Escambia County: 10.4 %Escambia County10.4Flagler County: 9.9 %Flagler County9.9Pasco County: 9.5 %Pasco County9.5Bay County: 9.5 %Bay County9.5Franklin County: 9.4 %Franklin County9.4Charlotte County: 9.4 %Charlotte County9.4Lake County: 9.4 %Lake County9.4Clay County: 9.1 %Clay County9.1Volusia County: 9 %Volusia County9St. Lucie County: 8.7 %St. Lucie County8.7Gulf County: 8.6 %Gulf County8.6Osceola County: 8.6 %Osceola County8.6Marion County: 8.1 %Marion County8.1Wakulla County: 7.7 %Wakulla County7.7Citrus County: 7.5 %Citrus County7.5Liberty County: 7.5 %Liberty County7.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Alachua County23+0.9 pts
2Leon County20.9+0.5 pts
3St. Johns County18.1+0.3 pts
4Sarasota County16.4+0.4 pts
5Collier County15.9+0.5 pts
6Palm Beach County15.2+0.3 pts
7Seminole County14.6+0.3 pts
8Monroe County14.4+0.3 pts
9Sumter County13.50 pts
10Orange County13.4+0.7 pts
11Hillsborough County13.4+0.4 pts
12Broward County13.3+0.2 pts
13Manatee County12.9+0.2 pts
14Brevard County12.8+0.6 pts
15Indian River County12.8+0.2 pts
16Okaloosa County12.7+0.2 pts
17Martin County12.7+0.4 pts
18Pinellas County12.6+0.5 pts
19Miami-Dade County12.3+0.4 pts
20Nassau County11.6+0.3 pts
21Lee County11.6+0.3 pts
22Duval County10.8+0.3 pts
23Santa Rosa County10.5+0.2 pts
24Walton County10.5-0.8 pts
25Escambia County10.4+0.5 pts
26Flagler County9.9+0.5 pts
27Pasco County9.5+0.4 pts
28Bay County9.5+0.3 pts
29Franklin County9.4+0.5 pts
30Charlotte County9.4+0.4 pts
31Lake County9.4+0.1 pts
32Clay County9.1+0.5 pts
33Volusia County9+0.3 pts
34St. Lucie County8.7+0.3 pts
35Gulf County8.6+0.2 pts
36Osceola County8.6+0.7 pts
37Marion County8.1+0.4 pts
38Wakulla County7.7-0.1 pts
39Citrus County7.5+0.1 pts
40Liberty County7.5+2.3 pts
41Gadsden County7.1+0.2 pts
42Polk County7-0 pts
43Suwannee County6.8+0.1 pts
44Hernando County6.5-0 pts
45Highlands County6.4-0.2 pts
46Jefferson County6.4-0.7 pts
47Baker County5.6-0.4 pts
48Okeechobee County5.6+0.3 pts
49Jackson County5.5+0.1 pts
50Washington County5.3+0.7 pts
51Bradford County5.2+0.7 pts
52Columbia County5.1+0.3 pts
53Levy County4.9+0.3 pts
54Gilchrist County4.7+1.6 pts
55Taylor County4.2+0.6 pts
56Madison County4.2-0.1 pts
57Putnam County4-0.1 pts
58Union County3.9+0.5 pts
59DeSoto County3.8-0.2 pts
60Glades County3.5-0.4 pts
61Calhoun County3.4+0.9 pts
62Hardee County3.3+0.3 pts
63Holmes County3.3+0.4 pts
64Hendry County2.9+0.2 pts
65Dixie County2.7-2.2 pts
66Hamilton County2.6+0.4 pts
67Lafayette County2.4+0.9 pts

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/florida-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/florida-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/florida-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Alachua County, with 23% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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