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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Alachua

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 3 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 22, 2026
Education & commute · Alachua Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 41.2% −2.2 pp since 2023
Towns of Gainesville · 2024 3 of 8 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +7.0 pp
vs Florida +7.1 pp Florida: 34.1% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Alachua · Florida · United States
+7.0 pp since 2014
Alachua Florida United States

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

Compared with Bachelor's degree or higher · percent
Alachua
41.2%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance Alachua · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 41.2% · 2024
First value 32.0% · 2013
Highest 44.1% · 2022
Lowest 32.0% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearAlachuaChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 41.2% −2.2 pp 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 43.4% −0.7 pp 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 44.1% +2.0 pp 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 42.2% +3.3 pp 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 38.9% +0.6 pp 30.5% —
2019estimate 38.3% +0.9 pp 29.9% —
2018estimate 37.4% +2.3 pp 29.2% —
2017estimate 35.1% +0.9 pp 28.5% —
2016estimate 34.2% −3.3 pp 27.9% —
2015estimate 37.6% +3.3 pp 27.3% —
2014estimate 34.3% +2.3 pp 26.8% —
2013estimate 32.0% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Gainesville

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
1 Tallahassee 48.0%
2 Gainesville 43.1%
3 Alachua 35.1%
4 Ellenton 28.5%
5 Newberry 26.4%
6 Micanopy 26.1%
7 Hawthorne 18.9%
8 Hastings 16.7%

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.