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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

High school diploma or higher in Cortez

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 80 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 28, 2026
Education & commute · Cortez Manatee County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 96.7% −0.9 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 80 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +2.8 pp
vs Manatee County +5.7 pp Manatee County: 90.9% · 2024
High school diploma or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Cortez · Manatee County · Florida · United States
+2.8 pp since 2014
Cortez Manatee 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
Cortez
96.7%
Manatee County
90.9%
Florida
89.9%
United States
89.6%

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

The series at a glance Cortez · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 96.7% · 2024
First value 95.3% · 2013
Highest 97.7% · 2022
Lowest 92.8% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearCortezChange Manatee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 96.7% −0.9 pp 90.9% 89.9% 89.6%
2023estimate 97.5% −0.1 pp 91.0% 89.6% 89.4%
2022estimate 97.7% +1.2 pp 90.7% 89.3% 89.1%
2021estimate 96.4% −0.2 pp 90.3% 89.0% 88.9%
2020estimate 96.7% +1.5 pp 89.4% 88.5% —
2019estimate 95.1% +1.2 pp 89.7% 88.2% —
2018estimate 94.0% +1.1 pp 89.2% 88.0% —
2017estimate 92.8% −0.5 pp 88.9% 87.6% —
2016estimate 93.3% −0.3 pp 88.5% 87.2% —
2015estimate 93.7% −0.1 pp 87.9% 86.9% —
2014estimate 93.8% −1.5 pp 87.7% 86.5% —
2013estimate 95.3% 87.4% 86.1% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2019 · 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 Westlake 100.0%
3 St Leo 100.0%
4 Chokoloskee 100.0%
5 Indian Shores 99.3%
6 Nocatee 99.2%
7 Wabasso Beach 99.1%
8 Eglin AFB 99.0%
9 Holmes Beach 98.9%
10 Surfside 98.8%
11 Hillsboro Beach 98.7%
12 St George Island 98.7%
13 Sawgrass 98.4%
14 Fruit Cove 98.3%
15 Matlacha 98.3%
16 Lake Clarke Shores 98.2%
17 Ocean Ridge 98.2%
18 Palm Beach 98.1%
19 Key Biscayne 98.1%
20 The Meadows 98.1%
21 Indian Harbour Beach 98.1%
22 Neptune Beach 98.0%
23 Pineland 97.8%
24 Manasota Key 97.8%
25 Sanibel 97.7%
…
91 Grant-Valkaria 95.3%
92 Hypoluxo 95.3%
93 Aventura 95.2%
94 Cortez 95.1%
95 Atlantic Beach 95.1%
96 Niceville 95.1%
97 Mexico Beach 95.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

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.