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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 Nov 5, 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

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%
…
35 Polk County 19.5%
51 Putnam County 12.5%
23 Santa Rosa County 27.1%
7 Sarasota County 33.9%
4 Seminole County 37.6%
2 St. Johns County 43.0%
34 St. Lucie County 19.6%
…

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.