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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Tampa

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 107 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
Education & commute · Tampa Hillsborough County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 45.7% +1.2 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 107 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +12.0 pp
vs Hillsborough County +7.6 pp Hillsborough County: 38.1% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Tampa · Hillsborough County · Florida · United States
+12.0 pp since 2014
Tampa Hillsborough 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
Tampa
45.7%
Hillsborough County
38.1%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance Tampa · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 45.7% · 2024
First value 33.1% · 2013
Highest 45.7% · 2024
Lowest 33.1% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearTampaChange Hillsborough CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 45.7% +1.2 pp 38.1% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 44.6% +1.3 pp 37.2% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 43.3% +1.5 pp 36.2% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 41.8% +1.9 pp 35.5% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 39.9% +1.3 pp 34.5% 30.5% —
2019estimate 38.6% +1.3 pp 33.5% 29.9% —
2018estimate 37.3% +1.1 pp 32.7% 29.2% —
2017estimate 36.2% +0.6 pp 32.0% 28.5% —
2016estimate 35.5% +0.7 pp 31.4% 27.9% —
2015estimate 34.8% +1.0 pp 30.6% 27.3% —
2014estimate 33.7% +0.6 pp 29.8% 26.8% —
2013estimate 33.1% 29.5% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Towns 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 Sea Ranch Lakes 81.6%
2 Ocean Ridge 80.2%
3 Indian River Shores 79.3%
4 Key Biscayne 77.2%
5 Golden Beach 74.2%
6 Coral Gables 73.6%
7 Pinecrest 72.4%
8 Nocatee 71.8%
9 Parkland 71.0%
10 Longboat Key 70.3%
11 Palm Beach 70.0%
12 Anna Maria 69.9%
13 Melbourne Beach 69.5%
14 Indialantic 69.0%
15 Captiva 68.0%
16 Weston 67.6%
17 Siesta Key 67.0%
18 Jupiter Island 66.5%
19 South Beach 66.5%
20 Highland Beach 65.4%
21 Westchase 64.4%
22 Naples 64.3%
23 Miami Shores 64.1%
24 Sawgrass 64.1%
25 St George Island 63.8%
…
104 Destin 46.2%
105 Valparaiso 45.9%
106 Plantation 45.9%
107 Tampa 45.7%
108 South Palm Beach 45.6%
109 Wilton Manors 45.2%
110 Goodland 45.2%
…

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.