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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Destin

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 104 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
Education & commute · Destin Okaloosa County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 46.2% +0.2 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 104 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +8.1 pp
vs Okaloosa County +11.4 pp Okaloosa County: 34.8% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Destin · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
+8.1 pp since 2014
Destin Okaloosa 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
Destin
46.2%
Okaloosa County
34.8%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance Destin · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 46.2% · 2024
First value 36.1% · 2013
Highest 46.2% · 2024
Lowest 36.1% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearDestinChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 46.2% +0.2 pp 34.8% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 46.0% +0.5 pp 34.2% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 45.5% +2.3 pp 33.3% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 43.2% +0.8 pp 33.2% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 42.4% +0.8 pp 32.2% 30.5% —
2019estimate 41.6% +1.0 pp 31.1% 29.9% —
2018estimate 40.6% −2.0 pp 30.6% 29.2% —
2017estimate 42.7% +2.8 pp 29.8% 28.5% —
2016estimate 39.9% +0.1 pp 29.4% 27.9% —
2015estimate 39.8% +1.7 pp 28.8% 27.3% —
2014estimate 38.1% +2.0 pp 28.1% 26.8% —
2013estimate 36.1% 27.4% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2017 · 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 Golden Beach 74.6%
2 Key Biscayne 74.4%
3 Sea Ranch Lakes 71.7%
4 Indian River Shores 70.0%
5 Navarre Beach 69.7%
6 South Beach 67.1%
7 Ocean Ridge 64.1%
8 Longboat Key 63.5%
9 Sanibel 63.5%
10 Coral Gables 62.7%
11 Belleair 62.6%
12 Palm Beach 62.1%
13 Pinecrest 61.6%
14 Surfside 61.5%
15 Wabasso Beach 61.4%
16 Tierra Verde 60.8%
17 Sawgrass 60.3%
18 Highland Beach 60.2%
19 Weston 60.0%
20 Parkland 59.3%
21 Siesta Key 58.9%
22 Jupiter Island 58.9%
23 St George Island 58.7%
24 Sewall's Point 58.0%
25 Nocatee 57.7%
…
79 Melbourne Village 43.1%
80 Cocoa Beach 43.0%
81 Plantation 42.8%
82 Destin 42.7%
83 Bloomingdale 42.7%
84 Treasure Island 42.4%
85 Carrollwood 42.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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.