RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 66 SHOWN OF 66

Fewest graduate degrees, Florida counties · 1990

Florida counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 4.2%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Lafayette County, FLFL8,7921.1%–

02Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4881.8%–

03Gulf County, FLFL15,9431.8%–

04Hamilton County, FLFL14,1801.9%–

05Liberty County, FLFL8,0351.9%–

06Washington County, FLFL26,6952.2%–

07Baker County, FLFL29,7372.2%–

08Levy County, FLFL48,5202.5%–

09Bradford County, FLFL28,3072.6%–

10Dixie County, FLFL18,0382.6%–

11Suwannee County, FLFL48,1492.6%–

12Sumter County, FLFL157,7722.7%–

13Glades County, FLFL13,2702.7%–

14Holmes County, FLFL20,1192.9%–

15Madison County, FLFL18,7593.0%–

16Putnam County, FLFL77,7343.0%–

17Pasco County, FLFL674,5163.0%–

18Hardee County, FLFL25,9323.1%–

19Taylor County, FLFL21,2103.1%–

20Calhoun County, FLFL13,2893.1%–

21Hendry County, FLFL48,2763.2%–

22Union County, FLFL16,2503.3%–

23Hernando County, FLFL221,7013.4%–

24Osceola County, FLFL481,7183.4%–

25Citrus County, FLFL171,6663.6%–

26DeSoto County, FLFL37,0783.6%–

27Gadsden County, FLFL44,2983.8%–

28Wakulla County, FLFL38,0893.8%–

29Nassau County, FLFL106,8793.8%–

30Highlands County, FLFL111,1224.0%–

31Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6084.1%–

32St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4494.2%–

33Marion County, FLFL442,6604.2%–

34Polk County, FLFL874,7904.2%–

35Lake County, FLFL456,0684.3%–

36Jackson County, FLFL49,6294.4%–

37Walton County, FLFL93,2884.5%–

38Columbia County, FLFL74,0944.6%–

39Volusia County, FLFL606,5734.9%–

40Franklin County, FLFL13,0295.0%–

41Charlotte County, FLFL217,2125.2%–

42Bay County, FLFL204,4795.3%–

43Manatee County, FLFL468,2005.3%–

44Duval County, FLFL1,062,9635.3%–

45Jefferson County, FLFL16,0075.5%–

46Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1155.6%–

47Lee County, FLFL875,6075.7%–

48Clay County, FLFL239,5935.9%–

49Escambia County, FLFL333,8345.9%–

50Indian River County, FLFL172,7995.9%–

51Pinellas County, FLFL948,5636.0%–

52Orange County, FLFL1,528,0026.2%–

53Broward County, FLFL2,013,3176.4%–

54Brevard County, FLFL663,9826.4%–

55Martin County, FLFL166,2726.5%–

56Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1156.5%–

57Flagler County, FLFL140,3606.9%–

58Monroe County, FLFL80,4067.0%–

59Collier County, FLFL417,1317.4%–

60Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7267.6%–

61Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8107.6%–

62Seminole County, FLFL491,8847.8%–

63Sarasota County, FLFL479,9587.9%–

64St. Johns County, FLFL346,3288.3%–

65Leon County, FLFL299,04815.6%–

66Alachua County, FLFL290,02817.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS