RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

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%+2.0 pts

02Leon County, FLFL299,04817.7%+2.1 pts

03St. Johns County, FLFL346,32811.3%+3.0 pts

04Sarasota County, FLFL479,95810.3%+2.4 pts

05Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72610.1%+2.5 pts

06Seminole County, FLFL491,88410.0%+2.2 pts

07Collier County, FLFL417,1319.7%+2.3 pts

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

09Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8109.3%+1.7 pts

10Martin County, FLFL166,2728.9%+2.4 pts

11Monroe County, FLFL80,4068.7%+1.7 pts

12Broward County, FLFL2,013,3178.7%+2.3 pts

13Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1158.4%+1.9 pts

14Brevard County, FLFL663,9828.4%+2.0 pts

15Indian River County, FLFL172,7997.9%+2.0 pts

16Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1157.9%+2.3 pts

17Orange County, FLFL1,528,0027.9%+1.7 pts

18Pinellas County, FLFL948,5637.9%+1.8 pts

19Flagler County, FLFL140,3607.8%+1.0 pts

20Lee County, FLFL875,6077.6%+1.9 pts

21Escambia County, FLFL333,8347.3%+1.4 pts

22Manatee County, FLFL468,2007.3%+1.9 pts

23Duval County, FLFL1,062,9636.9%+1.6 pts

24Clay County, FLFL239,5936.7%+0.8 pts

25Charlotte County, FLFL217,2126.7%+1.5 pts

26Bay County, FLFL204,4796.6%+1.3 pts

27Nassau County, FLFL106,8796.6%+2.7 pts

28Franklin County, FLFL13,0296.2%+1.1 pts

29Volusia County, FLFL606,5736.1%+1.2 pts

30Walton County, FLFL93,2886.1%+1.6 pts

31Jefferson County, FLFL16,0075.9%+0.3 pts

32Wakulla County, FLFL38,0895.6%+1.8 pts

33Lake County, FLFL456,0685.3%+1.0 pts

34Highlands County, FLFL111,1225.2%+1.2 pts

35St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4495.2%+1.0 pts

36Marion County, FLFL442,6605.1%+0.9 pts

37Gadsden County, FLFL44,2984.9%+1.1 pts

38Jackson County, FLFL49,6294.9%+0.5 pts

39Polk County, FLFL874,7904.9%+0.7 pts

40Citrus County, FLFL171,6664.9%+1.3 pts

41Osceola County, FLFL481,7184.8%+1.5 pts

42Hernando County, FLFL221,7014.6%+1.2 pts

43Sumter County, FLFL157,7724.5%+1.9 pts

44Pasco County, FLFL674,5164.3%+1.3 pts

45Glades County, FLFL13,2704.3%+1.5 pts

46Columbia County, FLFL74,0944.0%−0.6 pts

47Levy County, FLFL48,5203.8%+1.2 pts

48Madison County, FLFL18,7593.7%+0.7 pts

49Putnam County, FLFL77,7343.7%+0.7 pts

50Gulf County, FLFL15,9433.5%+1.7 pts

51Taylor County, FLFL21,2103.5%+0.5 pts

52Washington County, FLFL26,6953.5%+1.3 pts

53Liberty County, FLFL8,0353.4%+1.4 pts

54Bradford County, FLFL28,3073.3%+0.7 pts

55Suwannee County, FLFL48,1493.3%+0.6 pts

56DeSoto County, FLFL37,0783.2%−0.4 pts

57Holmes County, FLFL20,1193.2%+0.3 pts

58Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4883.1%+1.3 pts

59Dixie County, FLFL18,0383.0%+0.4 pts

60Calhoun County, FLFL13,2893.0%−0.1 pts

61Hardee County, FLFL25,9322.9%−0.2 pts

62Baker County, FLFL29,7372.9%+0.6 pts

63Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6082.8%−1.2 pts

64Lafayette County, FLFL8,7922.7%+1.6 pts

65Union County, FLFL16,2502.7%−0.6 pts

66Hendry County, FLFL48,2762.2%−0.9 pts

67Hamilton County, FLFL14,1802.1%+0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS