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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Panama City

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 263 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 5, 2026
Education & commute · Panama City 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 26.4% +0.9 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 263 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +5.7 pp
vs Bay County −3.2 pp Bay County: 29.6% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Panama City · Bay County · Florida · United States
+5.7 pp since 2014
Panama City Bay 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
Panama City
26.4%
Bay County
29.6%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance Panama City · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 26.4% · 2024
First value 20.9% · 2013
Highest 26.7% · 2021
Lowest 20.8% · 2014
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPanama CityChange Bay CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 26.4% +0.9 pp 29.6% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 25.5% −0.2 pp 28.0% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 25.7% −1.0 pp 26.6% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 26.7% +1.5 pp 25.6% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 25.3% +1.0 pp 24.5% 30.5% —
2019estimate 24.2% +0.9 pp 23.7% 29.9% —
2018estimate 23.3% +0.7 pp 22.8% 29.2% —
2017estimate 22.6% +0.2 pp 22.4% 28.5% —
2016estimate 22.5% −0.4 pp 22.5% 27.9% —
2015estimate 22.9% +2.1 pp 22.2% 27.3% —
2014estimate 20.8% −0.1 pp 21.6% 26.8% —
2013estimate 20.9% 21.1% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · 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
386 Otter Creek 0.0%
385 Steinhatchee 1.2%
384 Goulding 3.2%
383 Canal Point 3.4%
382 Dover 4.4%
381 Immokalee 4.8%
380 South Bay 5.2%
379 Century 5.8%
378 Florida City 6.0%
377 Wimauma 6.6%
376 Tice 7.1%
375 Fort Denaud 7.2%
374 Ebro 7.4%
373 Opa-locka 7.7%
372 Gladeview 7.8%
371 Crystal Springs 7.8%
370 Eastpoint 7.8%
369 Elfers 8.1%
368 Pierson 8.3%
367 Beverly Hills 8.3%
366 Homosassa Springs 8.5%
365 Chiefland 8.6%
364 Cross City 8.9%
363 Pahokee 9.0%
362 Mangonia Park 9.1%
…
242 Virginia Gardens 21.9%
241 Cape Coral 22.1%
240 Apalachicola 22.4%
239 Panama City 22.5%
238 Homosassa 22.5%
237 Lantana 22.6%
236 North Weeki Wachee 22.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.