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Education & commute Statistics · Area estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Bay County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 28 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 2, 2026
Education & commute · 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 29.6% +1.6 pp since 2023
Regions of Florida · 2024 28 of 67 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +8.1 pp
vs Florida −4.5 pp Florida: 34.1% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Bay County · Florida · United States
+8.1 pp since 2014
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
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 Bay County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 29.6% · 2024
First value 21.1% · 2013
Highest 29.6% · 2024
Lowest 21.1% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearBay CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 29.6% +1.6 pp 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 28.0% +1.4 pp 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 26.6% +1.0 pp 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 25.6% +1.1 pp 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 24.5% +0.8 pp 30.5% —
2019estimate 23.7% +0.9 pp 29.9% —
2018estimate 22.8% +0.5 pp 29.2% —
2017estimate 22.4% −0.2 pp 28.5% —
2016estimate 22.5% +0.3 pp 27.9% —
2015estimate 22.2% +0.6 pp 27.3% —
2014estimate 21.6% +0.5 pp 26.8% —
2013estimate 21.1% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2015 · 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
67 Union County 7.8%
66 Dixie County 7.9%
65 Glades County 8.4%
64 Taylor County 9.0%
63 DeSoto County 9.7%
62 Hendry County 9.8%
61 Hamilton County 9.9%
60 Calhoun County 10.5%
59 Okeechobee County 10.6%
58 Hardee County 10.7%
57 Bradford County 10.9%
56 Levy County 10.9%
55 Washington County 11.1%
54 Liberty County 11.2%
53 Madison County 11.3%
52 Holmes County 11.3%
51 Gilchrist County 11.4%
50 Baker County 11.5%
49 Lafayette County 11.6%
48 Suwannee County 11.6%
47 Putnam County 11.8%
46 Jackson County 13.7%
45 Columbia County 15.1%
44 Franklin County 15.5%
43 Hernando County 15.6%
…
31 Pasco County 21.4%
30 Lake County 21.5%
29 Volusia County 21.6%
28 Bay County 22.2%
27 Flagler County 23.0%
26 Nassau County 23.0%
25 Clay County 23.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2015

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.