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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

2022 · 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 Steinhatchee 100.0%
2 Hurlburt Field 100.0%
3 Goodland 100.0%
4 Matlacha 100.0%
5 Layton 100.0%
6 Chokoloskee 100.0%
7 Wabasso Beach 100.0%
8 Jupiter Island 99.6%
9 St George Island 99.5%
10 Manasota Key 99.5%
11 St Leo 99.5%
12 South Beach 99.4%
13 Surfside 99.4%
14 Sanibel 99.4%
15 Sea Ranch Lakes 99.4%
16 Golden Beach 99.2%
17 Sewall's Point 99.0%
18 Hillsboro Beach 99.0%
19 Westlake 98.9%
20 North Redington Beach 98.8%
21 Satellite Beach 98.7%
22 South Palm Beach 98.7%
23 Miramar Beach 98.7%
24 Indian River Shores 98.6%
25 Belleair 98.5%
…
46 Redington Beach 97.7%
47 Palm Beach 97.7%
48 Ponce Inlet 97.7%
49 Cortez 97.7%
50 Odessa 97.6%
51 Indialantic 97.6%
52 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea 97.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.