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Education & commute Statistics · Area estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Alachua County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 3 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026
Education & commute · Alachua County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 48.8% +1.1 pp since 2023
Regions of Florida · 2024 3 of 67 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +8.0 pp
vs Florida +14.6 pp Florida: 34.1% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Alachua County · Florida · United States
+8.0 pp since 2014
Alachua County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Bachelor's degree or higher · percent
Alachua County
48.8%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Alachua County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 48.8% · 2024
First value 40.5% · 2013
Highest 48.8% · 2024
Lowest 40.5% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearAlachua CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 48.8% +1.1 pp 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 47.7% +1.0 pp 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 46.7% +1.5 pp 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 45.2% +1.1 pp 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 44.1% +0.8 pp 30.5% —
2019estimate 43.3% +0.8 pp 29.9% —
2018estimate 42.5% +1.2 pp 29.2% —
2017estimate 41.4% −0.1 pp 28.5% —
2016estimate 41.5% −0.1 pp 27.9% —
2015estimate 41.6% +0.8 pp 27.3% —
2014estimate 40.8% +0.2 pp 26.8% —
2013estimate 40.5% 26.4% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBachelor's degree or higher
67 Hamilton County 8.2%
66 Hendry County 8.2%
65 Calhoun County 9.1%
64 Hardee County 9.1%
63 Lafayette County 9.3%
62 Dixie County 9.5%
61 Holmes County 9.9%
60 Bradford County 10.3%
59 Union County 10.5%
58 Taylor County 10.8%
57 Glades County 11.5%
56 Washington County 12.1%
55 DeSoto County 12.2%
54 Gilchrist County 12.3%
53 Jackson County 12.9%
52 Putnam County 13.6%
51 Liberty County 13.6%
50 Madison County 13.8%
49 Levy County 14.1%
48 Okeechobee County 14.3%
47 Baker County 14.4%
46 Columbia County 14.9%
45 Suwannee County 15.7%
44 Highlands County 17.5%
43 Gadsden County 18.2%
…
6 Sarasota County 36.4%
5 Palm Beach County 37.1%
4 Seminole County 41.0%
3 Alachua County 44.1%
2 St. Johns County 44.5%
1 Leon County 46.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

What it means

The share of adults with at least a bachelor's degree.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's, master's, professional or doctoral degree, from the survey.