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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

High school diploma or higher in Panama City Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 113 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026
Education & commute · Panama City Beach Bay County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 95.5% +1.0 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 113 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +3.3 pp
vs Bay County +4.1 pp Bay County: 91.4% · 2024
High school diploma or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Panama City Beach · Bay County · Florida · United States
+3.3 pp since 2014
Panama City Beach Bay 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
Panama City Beach
95.5%
Bay County
91.4%
Florida
89.9%
United States
89.6%

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

The series at a glance Panama City Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 95.5% · 2024
First value 91.6% · 2013
Highest 95.5% · 2024
Lowest 90.7% · 2021
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPanama City BeachChange Bay CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 95.5% +1.0 pp 91.4% 89.9% 89.6%
2023estimate 94.5% +2.4 pp 90.8% 89.6% 89.4%
2022estimate 92.1% +1.4 pp 90.4% 89.3% 89.1%
2021estimate 90.7% −0.8 pp 90.1% 89.0% 88.9%
2020estimate 91.5% −1.2 pp 90.9% 88.5% —
2019estimate 92.7% −0.1 pp 90.7% 88.2% —
2018estimate 92.7% +0.6 pp 90.3% 88.0% —
2017estimate 92.1% −0.2 pp 89.1% 87.6% —
2016estimate 92.3% −0.5 pp 88.7% 87.2% —
2015estimate 92.9% +0.7 pp 88.0% 86.9% —
2014estimate 92.2% +0.5 pp 87.6% 86.5% —
2013estimate 91.6% 87.0% 86.1% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2018 · 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 St Leo 100.0%
3 Chokoloskee 100.0%
4 Nocatee 99.5%
5 Ocean Ridge 99.3%
6 Sawgrass 99.1%
7 Eglin AFB 99.1%
8 Wabasso Beach 99.0%
9 Navarre Beach 98.6%
10 St George Island 98.5%
11 Juno Beach 98.5%
12 Matlacha 98.5%
13 Key Biscayne 98.5%
14 Holmes Beach 98.5%
15 Lake Clarke Shores 98.4%
16 Melbourne Beach 98.4%
17 Indian Shores 98.3%
18 The Meadows 98.2%
19 Hillsboro Beach 98.1%
20 Pineland 98.1%
21 Palm Beach 98.0%
22 Fruit Cove 97.8%
23 Bay Harbor Islands 97.8%
24 Sanibel 97.7%
25 Satellite Beach 97.7%
…
152 Seminole 92.8%
153 Bokeelia 92.7%
154 Palm Beach Shores 92.7%
155 Panama City Beach 92.7%
156 Coral Springs 92.7%
157 Coconut Creek 92.6%
158 New Smyrna Beach 92.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

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.