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Most graduate degrees, Florida counties · 1990

Florida counties ranked by the 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 –

01Alachua County, FLFL290,02817.0%–

02Leon County, FLFL299,04815.6%–

03St. Johns County, FLFL346,3288.3%–

04Sarasota County, FLFL479,9587.9%–

05Seminole County, FLFL491,8847.8%–

06Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8107.6%–

07Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7267.6%–

08Collier County, FLFL417,1317.4%–

09Monroe County, FLFL80,4067.0%–

10Flagler County, FLFL140,3606.9%–

11Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1156.5%–

12Martin County, FLFL166,2726.5%–

13Brevard County, FLFL663,9826.4%–

14Broward County, FLFL2,013,3176.4%–

15Orange County, FLFL1,528,0026.2%–

16Pinellas County, FLFL948,5636.0%–

17Indian River County, FLFL172,7995.9%–

18Escambia County, FLFL333,8345.9%–

19Clay County, FLFL239,5935.9%–

20Lee County, FLFL875,6075.7%–

21Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1155.6%–

22Jefferson County, FLFL16,0075.5%–

23Duval County, FLFL1,062,9635.3%–

24Manatee County, FLFL468,2005.3%–

25Bay County, FLFL204,4795.3%–

26Charlotte County, FLFL217,2125.2%–

27Franklin County, FLFL13,0295.0%–

28Volusia County, FLFL606,5734.9%–

29Columbia County, FLFL74,0944.6%–

30Walton County, FLFL93,2884.5%–

31Jackson County, FLFL49,6294.4%–

32Lake County, FLFL456,0684.3%–

33Polk County, FLFL874,7904.2%–

34Marion County, FLFL442,6604.2%–

35St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4494.2%–

36Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6084.1%–

37Highlands County, FLFL111,1224.0%–

38Nassau County, FLFL106,8793.8%–

39Wakulla County, FLFL38,0893.8%–

40Gadsden County, FLFL44,2983.8%–

41DeSoto County, FLFL37,0783.6%–

42Citrus County, FLFL171,6663.6%–

43Osceola County, FLFL481,7183.4%–

44Hernando County, FLFL221,7013.4%–

45Union County, FLFL16,2503.3%–

46Hendry County, FLFL48,2763.2%–

47Calhoun County, FLFL13,2893.1%–

48Taylor County, FLFL21,2103.1%–

49Hardee County, FLFL25,9323.1%–

50Pasco County, FLFL674,5163.0%–

51Putnam County, FLFL77,7343.0%–

52Madison County, FLFL18,7593.0%–

53Holmes County, FLFL20,1192.9%–

54Glades County, FLFL13,2702.7%–

55Sumter County, FLFL157,7722.7%–

56Suwannee County, FLFL48,1492.6%–

57Dixie County, FLFL18,0382.6%–

58Bradford County, FLFL28,3072.6%–

59Levy County, FLFL48,5202.5%–

60Baker County, FLFL29,7372.2%–

61Washington County, FLFL26,6952.2%–

62Liberty County, FLFL8,0351.9%–

63Hamilton County, FLFL14,1801.9%–

64Gulf County, FLFL15,9431.8%–

65Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4881.8%–

66Lafayette County, FLFL8,7921.1%–

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