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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Fort Pierce

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 326 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 2, 2026

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

Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Pierce · St. Lucie County · Florida · United States
+4.8 pp since 2014
Fort Pierce St. Lucie 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 Pierce
18.7%
Florida
34.1%

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

The series at a glance Fort Pierce · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 18.7% · 2024
First value 13.9% · 2013
Highest 20.1% · 2022
Lowest 13.9% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort PierceChange St. Lucie CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 18.7% −0.1 pp 26.7% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 18.8% −1.3 pp 25.4% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 20.1% +2.6 pp 25.0% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 17.6% +2.0 pp 24.2% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 15.6% −0.5 pp 22.5% 30.5% —
2019estimate 16.1% +1.1 pp 21.6% 29.9% —
2018estimate 15.0% +0.3 pp 20.3% 29.2% —
2017estimate 14.7% +0.6 pp 19.6% 28.5% —
2016estimate 14.1% −0.0 pp 19.8% 27.9% —
2015estimate 14.1% +0.2 pp 19.9% 27.3% —
2014estimate 13.9% +0.0 pp 19.0% 26.8% —
2013estimate 13.9% 19.5% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBachelor's degree or higher
386 Otter Creek 0.0%
385 Steinhatchee 1.2%
384 Goulding 3.2%
383 Canal Point 3.4%
382 Dover 4.4%
381 Immokalee 4.8%
380 South Bay 5.2%
379 Century 5.8%
378 Florida City 6.0%
377 Wimauma 6.6%
376 Tice 7.1%
375 Fort Denaud 7.2%
374 Ebro 7.4%
373 Opa-locka 7.7%
372 Gladeview 7.8%
371 Crystal Springs 7.8%
370 Eastpoint 7.8%
369 Elfers 8.1%
368 Pierson 8.3%
367 Beverly Hills 8.3%
366 Homosassa Springs 8.5%
365 Chiefland 8.6%
364 Cross City 8.9%
363 Pahokee 9.0%
362 Mangonia Park 9.1%
…
326 Citrus Springs 13.8%
325 Lecanto 13.8%
324 West Park 13.9%
323 Fort Pierce 14.1%
322 Edgewater 14.1%
321 Jay 14.1%
320 Ridge Manor 14.2%
…

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

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.