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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Gainesville: Bachelor's degree or higher

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 1 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 22, 2026
Education & commute · Gainesville 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 53.7% +2.0 pp since 2023
Towns of Gainesville · 2024 1 of 8 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +11.1 pp
vs Alachua County +4.9 pp Alachua County: 48.8% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Gainesville · Alachua County · Florida · United States
+11.1 pp since 2014
Gainesville 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
Gainesville
53.7%
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 Gainesville · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 53.7% · 2024
First value 43.2% · 2013
Highest 53.7% · 2024
Lowest 42.6% · 2014
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearGainesvilleChange Alachua CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 53.7% +2.0 pp 48.8% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 51.7% +1.7 pp 47.7% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 50.0% +1.0 pp 46.7% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 49.0% +1.1 pp 45.2% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 47.9% +2.8 pp 44.1% 30.5% —
2019estimate 45.1% +0.5 pp 43.3% 29.9% —
2018estimate 44.6% +1.5 pp 42.5% 29.2% —
2017estimate 43.1% −0.0 pp 41.4% 28.5% —
2016estimate 43.2% +0.2 pp 41.5% 27.9% —
2015estimate 43.0% +0.4 pp 41.6% 27.3% —
2014estimate 42.6% −0.7 pp 40.8% 26.8% —
2013estimate 43.2% 40.5% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Gainesville

2024 · 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
1 Gainesville 53.7%
2 Tallahassee 51.3%
3 Alachua 41.2%
4 Newberry 38.3%
5 Micanopy 34.5%
6 Hawthorne 28.1%
7 Ellenton 15.0%
8 Hastings 4.9%

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

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.