◼ HERE’S HOW FLORIDA STACKS UP
36.5%
Current % of adults with
college degrees (2010)
60%
Goal for 2025
42.6%
Projected rate in 2025
17.4%
Projected gap for 2025
31st
Rank among states in terms of college attainment
59%
Percentage of jobs requiring a college credential by 2018
◼ TRACKING THE TREND IN FLORIDA
36.5% of the state’s 9.8 million working-age adults
(25-64 years old) hold at
least a two-year degree.
The national average is 38.3%
(According to 2010 Census data).
Average
Projected Degree Gap
◼ THE QUICK BREAKDOWN
60%
Goal for 2025
17.4%
Projected gap
2,131,330
Additional degrees required
to meet workforce needs in 2025
42.6%
Projected rate in 2025
Levels of Education
FOR FLORIDA 2010 | AGE 25-64
◼ THE QUICK BREAKDOWN
Graduate or professional degree
Bachelor's degree
Associate degree
Some college, no degree
High school graduate (including equivalency)
Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
Less than ninth grade
Adults With College Degrees
FOR FLORIDA 2010 | AGE 25-64
◼ THE QUICK BREAKDOWN
36.5%
Adults with college
degrees (2010):
Of the 36.5% of adults with college degrees, this is the breakdown by various ethnic groups in the state's population.
Reaching the Big Goal
PERCENTAGE OF FLORIDA ADULTS (AGES 25-64) WITH AT LEAST AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE, BY COUNTY
Sort by: County | Attainment Rate
| Alachua | 54.14 | Baker | 15.75 | Bay | 31.95 |
| Bradford | 16.5 | Brevard | 40.01 | Broward | 41.79 |
| Calhoun | 16.4 | Charlotte | 31.98 | Citrus | 25.5 |
| Clay | 35.5 | Collier | 34.93 | Columbia | 24.43 |
| DeSoto | 15.8 | Dixie | 10.83 | Duval | 35.44 |
| Escambia | 34.67 | Flagler | 33.42 | Franklin | 21.85 |
| Gadsden | 17.56 | Gilchrist | 17.29 | Glades | 17.05 |
| Gulf | 20.48 | Hamilton | 14.36 | Hardee | 12.09 |
| Hendry | 12.47 | Hernando | 26.59 | Highlands | 23.55 |
| Hillsborough | 41.05 | Holmes | 16.08 | Indian River | 34.36 |
| Jackson | 21.21 | Jefferson | 21.06 | Lafayette | 20.84 |
| Lake | 30.62 | Lee | 33.06 | Leon | 51.52 |
| Levy | 21.01 | Liberty | 19.31 | Madison | 16.74 |
| Manatee | 36.24 | Marion | 27.56 | Martin | 41.36 |
| Miami-Dade | 37.72 | Monroe | 38.54 | Nassau | 30.48 |
| Okaloosa | 38.69 | Okeechobee | 18.43 | Orange | 42.79 |
| Osceola | 30.49 | Palm Beach | 41.96 | Pasco | 33.13 |
| Pinellas | 39.08 | Polk | 27.71 | Putnam | 19.1 |
| St. Johns | 49.86 | St. Lucie | 27.24 | Santa Rosa | 37.18 |
| Sarasota | 38.18 | Seminole | 46.18 | Sumter | 23.07 |
| Suwannee | 17.87 | Taylor | 18.75 | Union | 14.69 |
| Volusia | 32.97 | Wakulla | 25.76 | Walton | 31.68 |
| Washington | 18.73 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
◼ THE QUICK BREAKDOWN
Highest Attainment Rate
Alachua: 54.14%
Lowest Attainment Rate
Dixie: 10.83%
