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Education & commute Statistics · Area estimate

High school diploma or higher in Hernando County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 29 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

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

High school diploma or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Hernando County · Florida · United States
+3.8 pp since 2014
Hernando 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
Hernando County
90.4%
Florida
89.9%

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

The series at a glance Hernando County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 90.4% · 2024
First value 86.5% · 2013
Highest 90.4% · 2024
Lowest 86.5% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearHernando CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 90.4% +0.4 pp 89.9% 89.6%
2023estimate 90.1% +0.7 pp 89.6% 89.4%
2022estimate 89.4% +0.4 pp 89.3% 89.1%
2021estimate 89.0% +0.6 pp 89.0% 88.9%
2020estimate 88.4% +0.5 pp 88.5% —
2019estimate 87.9% +0.5 pp 88.2% —
2018estimate 87.4% −0.4 pp 88.0% —
2017estimate 87.8% +0.7 pp 87.6% —
2016estimate 87.0% −0.1 pp 87.2% —
2015estimate 87.1% +0.5 pp 86.9% —
2014estimate 86.6% +0.1 pp 86.5% —
2013estimate 86.5% 86.1% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryHigh school diploma or higher
5 Alachua County 92.5%
44 Baker County 82.1%
20 Bay County 88.7%
59 Bradford County 76.8%
7 Brevard County 91.2%
22 Broward County 88.3%
58 Calhoun County 76.9%
17 Charlotte County 89.4%
32 Citrus County 86.7%
11 Clay County 90.8%
37 Collier County 85.7%
34 Columbia County 86.2%
65 DeSoto County 70.5%
57 Dixie County 77.8%
19 Duval County 88.9%
16 Escambia County 89.9%
8 Flagler County 91.1%
49 Franklin County 79.6%
52 Gadsden County 78.8%
42 Gilchrist County 82.7%
62 Glades County 74.4%
43 Gulf County 82.5%
60 Hamilton County 75.0%
66 Hardee County 68.9%
67 Hendry County 62.9%
30 Hernando County 87.0%
40 Highlands County 83.3%
25 Hillsborough County 87.8%
56 Holmes County 78.3%
…

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

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.