Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Polk County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Education Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's bachelor's degree or higher of 23.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 80.5%.
Distribution of Bachelor's Degree or Higher Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Polk County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,433 | Washington County, IL | 23.5% |
| #1,434 | Burleson County, TX | 23.5% |
| #1,435 | Aibonito Municipio, PR | 23.5% |
| #1,436 | Polk County, FL | 23.5% |
| #1,437 | Hoke County, NC | 23.5% |
| #1,438 | Aroostook County, ME | 23.4% |
| #1,439 | Cherokee County, IA | 23.4% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Polk County, Florida has a bachelor's degree or higher of 23.5%, ranking #1,436 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.4% below the national value of 33.7%. Within Florida, it ranks #37 of 67. This places it in the 55th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.