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Most graduate degrees, Florida counties · 2000

Florida counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Alachua County, FLFL290,02819.0%+11%

02Leon County, FLFL299,04817.7%+14%

03St. Johns County, FLFL346,32811.3%+36%

04Sarasota County, FLFL479,95810.3%+31%

05Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72610.1%+33%

06Seminole County, FLFL491,88410.0%+28%

07Collier County, FLFL417,1319.7%+31%

08Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0299.3%–

09Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8109.3%+22%

10Martin County, FLFL166,2728.9%+37%

11Monroe County, FLFL80,4068.7%+25%

12Broward County, FLFL2,013,3178.7%+37%

13Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1158.4%+29%

14Brevard County, FLFL663,9828.4%+30%

15Indian River County, FLFL172,7997.9%+33%

16Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1157.9%+42%

17Orange County, FLFL1,528,0027.9%+27%

18Pinellas County, FLFL948,5637.9%+31%

19Flagler County, FLFL140,3607.8%+14%

20Lee County, FLFL875,6077.6%+33%

21Escambia County, FLFL333,8347.3%+24%

22Manatee County, FLFL468,2007.3%+36%

23Duval County, FLFL1,062,9636.9%+29%

24Clay County, FLFL239,5936.7%+13%

25Charlotte County, FLFL217,2126.7%+28%

26Bay County, FLFL204,4796.6%+25%

27Nassau County, FLFL106,8796.6%+71%

28Franklin County, FLFL13,0296.2%+22%

29Volusia County, FLFL606,5736.1%+25%

30Walton County, FLFL93,2886.1%+35%

31Jefferson County, FLFL16,0075.9%+6%

32Wakulla County, FLFL38,0895.6%+46%

33Lake County, FLFL456,0685.3%+23%

34Highlands County, FLFL111,1225.2%+30%

35St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4495.2%+25%

36Marion County, FLFL442,6605.1%+21%

37Gadsden County, FLFL44,2984.9%+30%

38Jackson County, FLFL49,6294.9%+13%

39Polk County, FLFL874,7904.9%+16%

40Citrus County, FLFL171,6664.9%+35%

41Osceola County, FLFL481,7184.8%+44%

42Hernando County, FLFL221,7014.6%+35%

43Sumter County, FLFL157,7724.5%+69%

44Pasco County, FLFL674,5164.3%+42%

45Glades County, FLFL13,2704.3%+56%

46Columbia County, FLFL74,0944.0%−12%

47Levy County, FLFL48,5203.8%+48%

48Madison County, FLFL18,7593.7%+25%

49Putnam County, FLFL77,7343.7%+23%

50Gulf County, FLFL15,9433.5%+96%

51Taylor County, FLFL21,2103.5%+15%

52Washington County, FLFL26,6953.5%+60%

53Liberty County, FLFL8,0353.4%+74%

54Bradford County, FLFL28,3073.3%+28%

55Suwannee County, FLFL48,1493.3%+24%

56DeSoto County, FLFL37,0783.2%−12%

57Holmes County, FLFL20,1193.2%+11%

58Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4883.1%+75%

59Dixie County, FLFL18,0383.0%+16%

60Calhoun County, FLFL13,2893.0%−2%

61Hardee County, FLFL25,9322.9%−5%

62Baker County, FLFL29,7372.9%+29%

63Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6082.8%−30%

64Lafayette County, FLFL8,7922.7%+138%

65Union County, FLFL16,2502.7%−18%

66Hendry County, FLFL48,2762.2%−30%

67Hamilton County, FLFL14,1802.1%+9%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS