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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 2023, at 24.8%. Hendry County had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 9.1% and the figure for Florida was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.8Alachua County
Lowest2.5Hendry County
Median9.167 counties
Florida12.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Alachua County: 24.8 %Baker County: 6.2 %Bay County: 10.2 %Bradford County: 5.5 %Brevard County: 13.3 %Broward County: 13.8 %Calhoun County: 3.9 %Charlotte County: 9.8 %Citrus County: 7.7 %Clay County: 9.8 %Collier County: 16.4 %Columbia County: 5.1 %DeSoto County: 3.6 %Dixie County: 3 %Duval County: 10.9 %Escambia County: 10.5 %Flagler County: 10.4 %Franklin County: 11.3 %Gadsden County: 7.1 %Gilchrist County: 5.7 %Glades County: 2.8 %Gulf County: 9.1 %Hamilton County: 3.3 %Hardee County: 3.8 %Hendry County: 2.5 %Hernando County: 6.7 %Highlands County: 7.3 %Hillsborough County: 14 %Holmes County: 3.8 %Indian River County: 13.3 %Jackson County: 6.3 %Jefferson County: 7.1 %Lafayette County: 3.3 %Lake County: 9.6 %Lee County: 12 %Leon County: 21 %Levy County: 5 %Liberty County: 7.2 %Madison County: 4.4 %Manatee County: 13.3 %Marion County: 8.1 %Martin County: 13.1 %Miami-Dade County: 12.8 %Monroe County: 15.1 %Nassau County: 13.1 %Okaloosa County: 13 %Okeechobee County: 4.7 %Orange County: 13.9 %Osceola County: 8.7 %Palm Beach County: 15.6 %Pasco County: 9.9 %Pinellas County: 13 %Polk County: 7.3 %Putnam County: 4.1 %St. Johns County: 18.4 %St. Lucie County: 9 %Santa Rosa County: 11.2 %Sarasota County: 16.9 %Seminole County: 14.6 %Sumter County: 13.8 %Suwannee County: 6.1 %Taylor County: 4.3 %Union County: 3.5 %Volusia County: 9.5 %Wakulla County: 7.6 %Walton County: 11.6 %Washington County: 5.4 %
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  • 4.3 to 6.7
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  • 14 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Alachua County: 24.8 %Alachua County24.8Leon County: 21 %Leon County21St. Johns County: 18.4 %St. Johns County18.4Sarasota County: 16.9 %Sarasota County16.9Collier County: 16.4 %Collier County16.4Palm Beach County: 15.6 %Palm Beach County15.6Monroe County: 15.1 %Monroe County15.1Seminole County: 14.6 %Seminole County14.6Hillsborough County: 14 %Hillsborough County14Orange County: 13.9 %Orange County13.9Sumter County: 13.8 %Sumter County13.8Broward County: 13.8 %Broward County13.8Brevard County: 13.3 %Brevard County13.3Indian River County: 13.3 %Indian River County13.3Manatee County: 13.3 %Manatee County13.3Nassau County: 13.1 %Nassau County13.1Martin County: 13.1 %Martin County13.1Okaloosa County: 13 %Okaloosa County13Pinellas County: 13 %Pinellas County13Miami-Dade County: 12.8 %Miami-Dade County12.8Lee County: 12 %Lee County12Walton County: 11.6 %Walton County11.6Franklin County: 11.3 %Franklin County11.3Santa Rosa County: 11.2 %Santa Rosa County11.2Duval County: 10.9 %Duval County10.9Escambia County: 10.5 %Escambia County10.5Flagler County: 10.4 %Flagler County10.4Bay County: 10.2 %Bay County10.2Pasco County: 9.9 %Pasco County9.9Clay County: 9.8 %Clay County9.8Charlotte County: 9.8 %Charlotte County9.8Lake County: 9.6 %Lake County9.6Volusia County: 9.5 %Volusia County9.5Gulf County: 9.1 %Gulf County9.1St. Lucie County: 9 %St. Lucie County9Osceola County: 8.7 %Osceola County8.7Marion County: 8.1 %Marion County8.1Citrus County: 7.7 %Citrus County7.7Wakulla County: 7.6 %Wakulla County7.6Polk County: 7.3 %Polk County7.3Alachua County: 24.8 %Alachua County24.8Leon County: 21 %Leon County21St. Johns County: 18.4 %St. Johns County18.4Sarasota County: 16.9 %Sarasota County16.9Collier County: 16.4 %Collier County16.4Palm Beach County: 15.6 %Palm Beach County15.6Monroe County: 15.1 %Monroe County15.1Seminole County: 14.6 %Seminole County14.6Hillsborough County: 14 %Hillsborough County14Orange County: 13.9 %Orange County13.9Sumter County: 13.8 %Sumter County13.8Broward County: 13.8 %Broward County13.8Brevard County: 13.3 %Brevard County13.3Indian River County: 13.3 %Indian River County13.3Manatee County: 13.3 %Manatee County13.3Nassau County: 13.1 %Nassau County13.1Martin County: 13.1 %Martin County13.1Okaloosa County: 13 %Okaloosa County13Pinellas County: 13 %Pinellas County13Miami-Dade County: 12.8 %Miami-Dade County12.8Lee County: 12 %Lee County12Walton County: 11.6 %Walton County11.6Franklin County: 11.3 %Franklin County11.3Santa Rosa County: 11.2 %Santa Rosa County11.2Duval County: 10.9 %Duval County10.9Escambia County: 10.5 %Escambia County10.5Flagler County: 10.4 %Flagler County10.4Bay County: 10.2 %Bay County10.2Pasco County: 9.9 %Pasco County9.9Clay County: 9.8 %Clay County9.8Charlotte County: 9.8 %Charlotte County9.8Lake County: 9.6 %Lake County9.6Volusia County: 9.5 %Volusia County9.5Gulf County: 9.1 %Gulf County9.1St. Lucie County: 9 %St. Lucie County9Osceola County: 8.7 %Osceola County8.7Marion County: 8.1 %Marion County8.1Citrus County: 7.7 %Citrus County7.7Wakulla County: 7.6 %Wakulla County7.6Polk County: 7.3 %Polk County7.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Alachua County24.8+1.8 pts
2Leon County21+0.1 pts
3St. Johns County18.4+0.3 pts
4Sarasota County16.9+0.5 pts
5Collier County16.4+0.5 pts
6Palm Beach County15.6+0.3 pts
7Monroe County15.1+0.8 pts
8Seminole County14.60 pts
9Hillsborough County14+0.6 pts
10Orange County13.9+0.5 pts
11Sumter County13.8+0.3 pts
12Broward County13.8+0.4 pts
13Brevard County13.3+0.4 pts
14Indian River County13.3+0.4 pts
14Manatee County13.3+0.4 pts
16Nassau County13.1+1.5 pts
17Martin County13.1+0.4 pts
18Okaloosa County13+0.3 pts
19Pinellas County13+0.4 pts
20Miami-Dade County12.8+0.5 pts
21Lee County12+0.4 pts
22Walton County11.6+1.1 pts
23Franklin County11.3+1.9 pts
24Santa Rosa County11.2+0.7 pts
25Duval County10.9+0.1 pts
26Escambia County10.5+0.1 pts
27Flagler County10.4+0.5 pts
28Bay County10.2+0.7 pts
29Pasco County9.9+0.4 pts
30Clay County9.8+0.7 pts
31Charlotte County9.8+0.4 pts
32Lake County9.6+0.2 pts
33Volusia County9.5+0.5 pts
34Gulf County9.1+0.4 pts
35St. Lucie County9+0.3 pts
36Osceola County8.7+0.1 pts
37Marion County8.10 pts
38Citrus County7.7+0.2 pts
39Wakulla County7.6-0.1 pts
40Polk County7.3+0.3 pts
41Highlands County7.3+0.9 pts
42Liberty County7.2-0.2 pts
43Gadsden County7.10 pts
44Jefferson County7.1+0.7 pts
45Hernando County6.7+0.2 pts
46Jackson County6.3+0.7 pts
47Baker County6.2+0.5 pts
48Suwannee County6.1-0.7 pts
49Gilchrist County5.7+1 pts
50Bradford County5.5+0.3 pts
51Washington County5.4+0.2 pts
52Columbia County5.1-0 pts
53Levy County5+0.1 pts
54Okeechobee County4.7-0.9 pts
55Madison County4.4+0.2 pts
56Taylor County4.3+0.1 pts
57Putnam County4.1+0.1 pts
58Calhoun County3.9+0.5 pts
59Hardee County3.8+0.5 pts
60Holmes County3.8+0.5 pts
61DeSoto County3.6-0.2 pts
62Union County3.5-0.4 pts
63Hamilton County3.3+0.8 pts
64Lafayette County3.3+0.9 pts
65Dixie County3+0.3 pts
66Glades County2.8-0.6 pts
67Hendry County2.5-0.4 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/florida-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/florida-counties?period=2023.

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/florida-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Alachua County, with 24.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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