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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Palmetto

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 245 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 30, 2026
Education & commute · Palmetto 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 28.1% −2.1 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 245 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +7.7 pp
vs Manatee County −7.4 pp Manatee County: 35.4% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Palmetto · Manatee County · Florida · United States
+7.7 pp since 2014
Palmetto Manatee 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
Palmetto
28.1%
Manatee County
35.4%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance Palmetto · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 28.1% · 2024
First value 18.5% · 2013
Highest 30.2% · 2023
Lowest 18.5% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPalmettoChange Manatee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 28.1% −2.1 pp 35.4% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 30.2% +2.9 pp 34.3% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 27.3% +3.8 pp 32.8% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 23.5% +1.5 pp 32.2% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 22.0% +1.4 pp 30.2% 30.5% —
2019estimate 20.6% −1.0 pp 29.8% 29.9% —
2018estimate 21.6% +0.3 pp 29.3% 29.2% —
2017estimate 21.3% +0.7 pp 29.1% 28.5% —
2016estimate 20.6% +0.3 pp 27.9% 27.9% —
2015estimate 20.3% −0.0 pp 27.7% 27.3% —
2014estimate 20.4% +1.9 pp 27.5% 26.8% —
2013estimate 18.5% 26.6% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2021 · 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
1 Golden Beach 79.7%
2 Sea Ranch Lakes 77.4%
3 Indian River Shores 75.8%
4 South Beach 73.7%
5 Key Biscayne 73.7%
6 Ocean Ridge 73.1%
7 Highland Beach 72.2%
8 Coral Gables 71.5%
9 Pinecrest 69.9%
10 Palm Beach 68.6%
11 Longboat Key 66.8%
12 Parkland 66.7%
13 Atlantis 66.4%
14 Weston 66.1%
15 Nocatee 66.0%
16 Siesta Key 63.4%
17 Sawgrass 63.2%
18 Tierra Verde 63.0%
19 Sewall's Point 62.9%
20 Neptune Beach 62.3%
21 Naples 61.7%
22 Melbourne Beach 61.4%
23 Belleair 61.2%
24 Miami Shores 60.7%
25 Indian Shores 60.3%
…
258 Homestead 24.1%
259 Crestview 23.9%
260 Cape Coral 23.6%
261 Palmetto 23.5%
262 Grove City 23.4%
263 Pinellas Park 23.3%
264 Margate 23.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

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.