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Education & commute Statistics · Area estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Sarasota County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 5 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 21, 2026
Education & commute · 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 40.8% +1.2 pp since 2023
Regions of Florida · 2024 5 of 67 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +9.7 pp
vs Florida +6.7 pp Florida: 34.1% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Sarasota County · Florida · United States
+9.7 pp since 2014
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 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 County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 40.8% · 2024
First value 30.8% · 2013
Highest 40.8% · 2024
Lowest 30.8% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSarasota CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 40.8% +1.2 pp 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 39.7% +1.4 pp 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 38.3% +1.0 pp 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 37.3% +0.9 pp 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 36.4% +1.0 pp 30.5% —
2019estimate 35.4% +0.7 pp 29.9% —
2018estimate 34.7% +0.8 pp 29.2% —
2017estimate 33.9% +0.8 pp 28.5% —
2016estimate 33.1% +0.6 pp 27.9% —
2015estimate 32.4% +1.3 pp 27.3% —
2014estimate 31.1% +0.3 pp 26.8% —
2013estimate 30.8% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2024 · 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
1 St. Johns County 50.9%
2 Leon County 48.9%
3 Alachua County 48.8%
4 Seminole County 42.7%
5 Sarasota County 40.8%
6 Palm Beach County 40.5%
7 Collier County 40.3%
8 Orange County 39.3%
9 Monroe County 38.6%
10 Hillsborough County 38.1%
11 Martin County 37.1%
12 Pinellas County 36.8%
13 Broward County 36.7%
14 Nassau County 35.6%
15 Manatee County 35.4%
16 Sumter County 35.3%
17 Walton County 35.0%
18 Okaloosa County 34.8%
19 Duval County 34.4%
20 Miami-Dade County 34.4%
21 Brevard County 34.2%
22 Indian River County 33.8%
23 Santa Rosa County 32.0%
24 Flagler County 31.3%
25 Lee County 31.2%
…

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

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.