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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Fort Lauderdale

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 140 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026
Education & commute · Fort Lauderdale Broward County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 40.8% +1.0 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 140 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +6.9 pp
vs Broward County +4.1 pp Broward County: 36.7% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Lauderdale · Broward County · Florida · United States
+6.9 pp since 2014
Fort Lauderdale Broward 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
Fort Lauderdale
40.8%
Broward County
36.7%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance Fort Lauderdale · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 40.8% · 2024
First value 33.0% · 2013
Highest 40.8% · 2024
Lowest 33.0% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort LauderdaleChange Broward CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 40.8% +1.0 pp 36.7% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 39.8% −0.5 pp 35.8% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 40.3% +1.0 pp 34.9% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 39.3% +1.8 pp 34.3% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 37.5% +0.5 pp 33.1% 30.5% —
2019estimate 37.0% +0.5 pp 32.4% 29.9% —
2018estimate 36.5% +1.6 pp 31.9% 29.2% —
2017estimate 34.9% −0.0 pp 31.5% 28.5% —
2016estimate 34.9% +0.3 pp 31.0% 27.9% —
2015estimate 34.6% +0.8 pp 30.8% 27.3% —
2014estimate 33.9% +0.9 pp 30.2% 26.8% —
2013estimate 33.0% 29.9% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

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
391 Chokoloskee 0.0%
390 Ebro 4.5%
389 Hastings 4.9%
388 Century 5.3%
387 Immokalee 6.0%
386 Carrabelle 7.2%
385 Tice 7.6%
384 Opa-locka 7.9%
383 Goulding 8.3%
382 South Bay 8.8%
381 Cross City 9.1%
380 Homosassa Springs 9.3%
379 Indiantown 9.9%
378 Laurel Hill 10.6%
377 Dover 10.6%
376 Pinewood 10.6%
375 Medley 10.7%
374 Bell 11.0%
373 Bronson 11.3%
372 Florida City 11.3%
371 Hilliard 11.7%
370 Chiefland 11.8%
369 Fellsmere 12.1%
368 Pierson 12.4%
367 Crystal Springs 12.6%
…
143 Jupiter Farms 40.6%
142 Cudjoe Key 40.6%
141 Miami Springs 40.8%
140 Fort Lauderdale 40.8%
139 Citrus Park 40.9%
138 Merritt Island 41.0%
137 Key West 41.3%
…

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.