Projected Degree Gap: 13.9%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for Florida
AGES 25-64- 400,630 | 4.2%Less than ninth grade
- 778,036 | 8.2%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 2,761,499 | 29.0%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 2,075,930 | 21.8%Some college, no degree
- 919,194 | 9.7%Associate degree
- 1,728,759 | 18.2%Bachelor’s degree
- 852,501 | 8.9%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for Florida
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 40.7%White
- 25.0%Black
- 31.9%Hispanic
- 55.6%Asian
- 27.3%Native American
Percentage of Florida adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:
| Alachua | 55.9 | Highlands | 21.5 | Pasco | 31.5 |
| Baker | 15.3 | Hillsborough | 41.4 | Pinellas | 38.9 |
| Bay | 33.6 | Indian River | 34.7 | Polk | 27.0 |
| Bradford | 17.9 | Jackson | 19.6 | Putnam | 19.5 |
| Brevard | 40.3 | Lake | 30.8 | Santa Rosa | 35.4 |
| Broward | 41.5 | Lee | 33.6 | Sarasota | 37.7 |
| Charlotte | 30.8 | Leon | 51.2 | Seminole | 44.4 |
| Citrus | 25.1 | Levy | 19.8 | St. Johns | 47.4 |
| Clay | 33.6 | Manatee | 36.5 | St. Lucie | 26.6 |
| Collier | 34.8 | Marion | 27.1 | Sumter | 16.6 |
| Columbia | 23.6 | Martin | 41.2 | Suwannee | 15.0 |
| DeSoto | 14.6 | Miami-Dade | 38.3 | Taylor | 19.3 |
| Duval | 34.7 | Monroe | 39.4 | Volusia | 33.0 |
| Escambia | 35.1 | Nassau | 28.7 | Wakulla | 23.3 |
| Flagler | 31.9 | Okaloosa | 40.1 | Walton | 31.7 |
| Gadsden | 15.1 | Okeechobee | 16.1 | Washington | 16.6 |
| Hardee | 14.8 | Orange | 42.8 | Other Counties | 18.5* |
| Hendry | 10.4 | Osceola | 30.7 | ||
| Hernando | 25.9 | Palm Beach | 42.1 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
