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Levels of education for Florida residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Florida

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Florida education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Florida PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	32.7%	674,430	2,063,668	86,794	270,137	550,778	481,529	192,773	353,252	128,405
Alachua	57.8%	18,207	31,517	287	1,839	4,962	6,222	4,115	8,462	5,630
Leon	53.9%	18,767	34,843	293	2,487	5,231	8,065	3,713	10,262	4,792
Seminole	43.7%	22,872	52,367	952	4,141	11,759	12,643	6,048	13,020	3,804
St. Johns	41.2%	5,394	13,103	293	1,328	3,108	2,980	1,185	3,427	782
Orange	39.4%	58,087	147,518	4,336	17,155	33,836	34,104	14,912	33,897	9,278
Broward	37.6%	86,556	230,024	6,660	24,319	58,170	54,319	23,230	45,749	17,577
Hillsborough	37.5%	56,328	150,167	6,267	18,117	35,724	33,731	14,807	30,822	10,699
Palm Beach	35.6%	46,841	131,476	7,811	16,380	30,926	29,518	11,541	26,112	9,188
Pinellas	34.9%	37,219	106,756	2,270	11,767	29,295	26,205	11,156	19,986	6,077
Brevard	34.3%	17,232	50,205	725	5,110	13,486	13,652	6,085	8,139	3,008
Santa Rosa	33.7%	5,188	15,372	314	1,703	4,154	4,013	1,602	2,800	786
Miami-Dade	33.0%	109,969	333,423	18,262	54,820	80,242	70,130	29,518	51,425	29,026
Sarasota	32.7%	9,240	28,289	1,151	3,210	8,345	6,343	2,596	5,018	1,626
Escambia	32.0%	12,788	39,918	621	4,651	10,949	10,909	3,888	7,123	1,777
Okaloosa	31.3%	7,389	23,583	521	1,784	5,990	7,899	2,739	3,493	1,157
Duval	31.2%	37,391	120,011	2,463	13,561	34,768	31,828	10,595	20,692	6,104
Monroe	30.2%	3,048	10,077	326	1,173	3,080	2,450	879	1,757	412
Clay	28.5%	5,045	17,705	279	1,710	5,586	5,085	1,734	2,567	744
Martin	28.5%	3,079	10,819	922	1,401	3,061	2,356	920	1,611	548
Volusia	28.2%	13,334	47,218	1,902	5,927	13,414	12,641	5,223	6,456	1,655
Manatee	26.4%	7,819	29,626	2,447	4,486	8,060	6,814	2,137	4,515	1,167
Flagler	26.1%	1,020	3,901	28	324	1,306	1,223	463	512	45
Collier	25.8%	7,311	28,288	4,207	4,262	7,295	5,213	1,847	4,135	1,329
Osceola	25.6%	6,399	25,007	693	3,507	7,788	6,620	2,284	3,234	881
Indian River	25.3%	2,614	10,339	816	1,645	2,973	2,291	1,012	1,283	319
Lee	25.2%	11,642	46,232	2,761	6,980	14,148	10,701	3,839	6,187	1,616
Pasco	25.2%	8,950	35,547	1,183	4,932	11,896	8,586	3,474	4,411	1,065
Lake	24.9%	5,333	21,414	981	3,422	6,504	5,174	1,982	2,775	576
Nassau	24.7%	1,728	6,993	164	889	2,502	1,710	609	864	255
Bay	24.1%	4,738	19,657	558	2,636	6,162	5,563	1,792	2,161	785
Charlotte	23.1%	2,475	10,696	323	1,474	3,650	2,774	990	1,128	357
Polk	22.2%	12,865	57,978	3,705	9,954	18,874	12,580	4,294	7,023	1,548
Wakulla	21.6%	649	3,001	115	479	965	793	190	405	54
Marion	21.1%	5,436	25,748	957	4,082	9,111	6,162	2,432	2,253	751
St. Lucie	20.6%	4,163	20,202	1,146	3,263	6,942	4,688	1,811	1,789	563
Hernando	19.7%	2,161	10,981	301	1,699	3,988	2,832	880	976	305
Walton	19.5%	984	5,034	285	889	1,671	1,205	413	424	147
Columbia	18.9%	1,251	6,615	280	1,298	2,409	1,377	670	406	175
Jackson	18.7%	1,180	6,300	216	1,468	1,999	1,437	379	584	217
Citrus	18.2%	1,593	8,736	243	1,226	3,342	2,332	664	690	239
Jefferson	17.8%	282	1,584	40	393	493	376	109	129	44
Gilchrist	17.7%	278	1,574	64	250	579	403	110	109	59
Highlands	16.2%	1,167	7,222	745	1,298	2,185	1,827	391	608	168
Suwannee	15.3%	595	3,894	207	790	1,467	835	272	236	87
Levy	14.2%	543	3,812	195	736	1,435	903	200	274	69
Okeechobee	13.9%	604	4,361	738	892	1,412	715	137	389	78
Baker	13.8%	435	3,145	143	601	1,584	382	217	185	33
Glades	13.6%	178	1,305	123	212	588	204	110	58	10
Bradford	13.6%	519	3,818	206	792	1,632	669	341	141	37
Gadsden	13.3%	758	5,702	296	1,309	2,327	1,012	292	365	101
Holmes	13.0%	348	2,667	162	658	1,039	460	92	206	50
Calhoun	11.3%	237	2,093	56	332	1,145	323	99	115	23
Putnam	11.3%	844	7,474	476	1,723	2,923	1,508	300	424	120
Sumter	11.1%	610	5,498	196	994	2,388	1,310	268	283	59
Madison	10.3%	254	2,475	63	567	1,142	449	92	128	34
Taylor	10.2%	238	2,330	70	568	1,054	400	94	89	55
Washington	9.7%	244	2,521	142	412	1,042	681	102	86	56
Lafayette	9.5%	122	1,278	189	299	438	230	45	54	23
Union	9.0%	215	2,401	90	572	990	534	109	73	33
Liberty	8.8%	111	1,261	103	262	588	197	57	41	13
Franklin	8.6%	130	1,509	63	519	574	223	50	68	12
Hendry	8.5%	478	5,595	1,584	1,318	1,545	670	182	249	47
Dixie	8.3%	133	1,598	60	379	754	272	58	55	20
Gulf	8.2%	136	1,667	101	399	654	377	80	48	8
Hardee	8.0%	305	3,811	1,009	772	1,156	569	127	130	48
Hamilton	7.3%	145	1,973	158	750	599	321	74	67	4
DeSoto	5.3%	236	4,414	1,451	842	1,374	511	117	69	50

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