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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Sarasota

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 133 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 4, 2026
Education & commute · Sarasota Sarasota County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 41.8% +0.0 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 133 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +11.1 pp
vs Sarasota County +0.9 pp Sarasota County: 40.8% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Sarasota · Sarasota County · Florida · United States
+11.1 pp since 2014
Sarasota Sarasota 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
Sarasota
41.8%
Sarasota County
40.8%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance Sarasota · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 41.8% · 2024
First value 30.5% · 2013
Highest 41.8% · 2024
Lowest 30.5% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSarasotaChange Sarasota CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 41.8% +0.0 pp 40.8% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 41.7% +0.9 pp 39.7% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 40.8% +2.5 pp 38.3% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 38.3% +1.1 pp 37.3% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 37.2% +0.7 pp 36.4% 30.5% —
2019estimate 36.4% +1.3 pp 35.4% 29.9% —
2018estimate 35.1% +0.4 pp 34.7% 29.2% —
2017estimate 34.8% +0.7 pp 33.9% 28.5% —
2016estimate 34.0% +0.9 pp 33.1% 27.9% —
2015estimate 33.1% +2.4 pp 32.4% 27.3% —
2014estimate 30.7% +0.2 pp 31.1% 26.8% —
2013estimate 30.5% 30.8% 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
391 Panacea 4.2%
390 Century 4.4%
389 Dover 4.4%
388 Ebro 5.1%
387 Indiantown 5.4%
386 Mangonia Park 6.1%
385 South Bay 6.7%
384 Carrabelle 6.8%
383 Florida City 7.0%
382 Goulding 7.3%
381 Opa-locka 7.4%
380 Homosassa Springs 7.6%
379 Immokalee 7.7%
378 Crystal Springs 7.9%
377 Laurel Hill 8.2%
376 Chokoloskee 8.5%
375 Beverly Hills 8.9%
374 Chiefland 9.2%
373 Cross City 9.2%
372 Medley 9.4%
371 Jay 9.5%
370 Baldwin 9.8%
369 Wimauma 10.0%
368 Pierson 10.0%
367 Ellenton 10.5%
…
148 Crystal River 37.5%
147 Virginia Gardens 37.5%
146 The Crossings 38.0%
145 Sarasota 38.3%
144 Cudjoe Key 38.3%
143 Madeira Beach 38.4%
142 Punta Gorda 38.4%
…

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.