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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

High school diploma or higher in Fort Walton Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 209 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026
Education & commute · Fort Walton Beach 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 91.9% +0.2 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 209 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +3.4 pp
vs Okaloosa County −1.4 pp Okaloosa County: 93.3% · 2024
High school diploma or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
+3.4 pp since 2014
Fort Walton Beach 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
Fort Walton Beach
91.9%
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 Fort Walton Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 91.9% · 2024
First value 88.6% · 2013
Highest 92.4% · 2020
Lowest 88.5% · 2014
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Walton BeachChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 91.9% +0.2 pp 93.3% 89.9% 89.6%
2023estimate 91.7% −0.5 pp 93.4% 89.6% 89.4%
2022estimate 92.1% +0.3 pp 93.0% 89.3% 89.1%
2021estimate 91.8% −0.6 pp 92.9% 89.0% 88.9%
2020estimate 92.4% +0.5 pp 92.6% 88.5% —
2019estimate 91.9% +1.4 pp 92.4% 88.2% —
2018estimate 90.5% +0.1 pp 91.8% 88.0% —
2017estimate 90.4% +1.1 pp 91.6% 87.6% —
2016estimate 89.4% +0.2 pp 91.3% 87.2% —
2015estimate 89.2% +0.7 pp 91.2% 86.9% —
2014estimate 88.5% −0.1 pp 91.0% 86.5% —
2013estimate 88.6% 90.9% 86.1% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2014 · 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 Captiva 100.0%
3 Layton 100.0%
4 Chokoloskee 100.0%
5 Jupiter Island 100.0%
6 Navarre Beach 100.0%
7 Sawgrass 99.7%
8 South Beach 99.6%
9 Ocean Ridge 99.3%
10 Matlacha 99.1%
11 Holmes Beach 98.9%
12 Sea Ranch Lakes 98.8%
13 Palm Beach Shores 98.8%
14 Sanibel 98.8%
15 Tierra Verde 98.6%
16 St Augustine Beach 98.5%
17 Shalimar 98.4%
18 Anna Maria 98.3%
19 Ponce Inlet 98.3%
20 Neptune Beach 98.1%
21 Indian Shores 97.9%
22 Gulf Breeze 97.7%
23 Westchase 97.7%
24 South Palm Beach 97.7%
25 Key Biscayne 97.7%
…
211 South Gate Ridge 88.6%
212 Clearwater 88.6%
213 St. Petersburg 88.6%
214 Fort Walton Beach 88.5%
215 North Fort Myers 88.4%
216 Sarasota 88.3%
217 El Portal 88.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

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.