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Education & commute Statistics · Area estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Manatee County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 15 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 30, 2026
Education & commute · Manatee County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 35.4% +1.1 pp since 2023
Regions of Florida · 2024 15 of 67 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +7.9 pp
vs Florida +1.3 pp Florida: 34.1% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Manatee County · Florida · United States
+7.9 pp since 2014
Manatee 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
Manatee County
35.4%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance Manatee County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 35.4% · 2024
First value 26.6% · 2013
Highest 35.4% · 2024
Lowest 26.6% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearManatee CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 35.4% +1.1 pp 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 34.3% +1.5 pp 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 32.8% +0.6 pp 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 32.2% +2.0 pp 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 30.2% +0.4 pp 30.5% —
2019estimate 29.8% +0.4 pp 29.9% —
2018estimate 29.3% +0.3 pp 29.2% —
2017estimate 29.1% +1.2 pp 28.5% —
2016estimate 27.9% +0.2 pp 27.9% —
2015estimate 27.7% +0.1 pp 27.3% —
2014estimate 27.5% +1.0 pp 26.8% —
2013estimate 26.6% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2017 · 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
3 Alachua County 41.4%
49 Baker County 13.1%
32 Bay County 22.4%
61 Bradford County 10.4%
18 Brevard County 28.4%
12 Broward County 31.5%
63 Calhoun County 9.6%
30 Charlotte County 22.4%
40 Citrus County 17.8%
26 Clay County 23.7%
5 Collier County 34.9%
44 Columbia County 16.4%
54 DeSoto County 11.5%
64 Dixie County 9.1%
17 Duval County 28.7%
25 Escambia County 26.0%
27 Flagler County 23.6%
39 Franklin County 18.4%
45 Gadsden County 16.3%
52 Gilchrist County 12.4%
59 Glades County 10.9%
38 Gulf County 18.5%
62 Hamilton County 10.2%
60 Hardee County 10.5%
66 Hendry County 8.4%
…
53 Levy County 11.9%
57 Liberty County 11.1%
50 Madison County 12.5%
16 Manatee County 29.1%
36 Marion County 19.4%
9 Martin County 32.3%
20 Miami-Dade County 27.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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.