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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

High school diploma or higher in Destin

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 133 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 94.7% −0.4 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 133 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.8 pp
vs Okaloosa County +1.4 pp Okaloosa County: 93.3% · 2024
High school diploma or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Destin · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
−0.8 pp since 2014
Destin Okaloosa County Florida United States

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

Compared with High school diploma or higher · percent
Destin
94.7%
Okaloosa County
93.3%
Florida
89.9%
United States
89.6%

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

The series at a glance Destin · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 94.7% · 2024
First value 93.3% · 2013
Highest 96.4% · 2015
Lowest 93.3% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearDestinChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 94.7% −0.4 pp 93.3% 89.9% 89.6%
2023estimate 95.1% +0.1 pp 93.4% 89.6% 89.4%
2022estimate 95.0% +1.0 pp 93.0% 89.3% 89.1%
2021estimate 93.9% +0.5 pp 92.9% 89.0% 88.9%
2020estimate 93.4% −2.7 pp 92.6% 88.5% —
2019estimate 96.1% +0.2 pp 92.4% 88.2% —
2018estimate 95.9% +0.1 pp 91.8% 88.0% —
2017estimate 95.8% −0.0 pp 91.6% 87.6% —
2016estimate 95.8% −0.5 pp 91.3% 87.2% —
2015estimate 96.4% +0.9 pp 91.2% 86.9% —
2014estimate 95.5% +2.2 pp 91.0% 86.5% —
2013estimate 93.3% 90.9% 86.1% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · 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
#TerritoryHigh school diploma or higher
1 Goodland 100.0%
2 Layton 100.0%
3 Chokoloskee 100.0%
4 Navarre Beach 100.0%
5 Nocatee 99.4%
6 St George Island 99.3%
7 Shalimar 99.0%
8 Sawgrass 98.8%
9 Holmes Beach 98.8%
10 St Augustine Beach 98.7%
11 Ocean Ridge 98.7%
12 Palm Beach 98.5%
13 Hillsboro Beach 98.5%
14 South Beach 98.2%
15 Matlacha 98.2%
16 Eglin AFB 98.1%
17 Neptune Beach 98.1%
18 Ponce Inlet 98.0%
19 Indian Shores 98.0%
20 Key Biscayne 97.9%
21 Wabasso Beach 97.8%
22 Sea Ranch Lakes 97.7%
23 Siesta Key 97.7%
24 The Meadows 97.5%
25 Melbourne Beach 97.4%
…
53 Boca Raton 95.9%
54 Longboat Key 95.9%
55 Indian River Shores 95.9%
56 Destin 95.8%
57 Belleair 95.8%
58 Gulf Breeze 95.7%
59 Redington Beach 95.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

What it means

The share of adults who finished high school.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or equivalent or more, from the survey.