Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Florida Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 15.38%. Among all Florida counties, Lafayette County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (46.37%), followed by Union County (44.14%), and Hardee County (43.78%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Florida counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Florida counties.

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Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Lafayette County
Union County
Hardee County
Gilchrist County
Glades County
Dixie County
DeSoto County
Franklin County
Hamilton County
Bradford County
Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Lafayette County 46.37
2 Union County 44.14
3 Hardee County 43.78
4 Gilchrist County 38.06
5 Glades County 36.20
6 Dixie County 35.86
7 DeSoto County 35.66
8 Franklin County 35.24
9 Hamilton County 34.97
10 Bradford County 31.11
11 Taylor County 30.39
12 Madison County 29.23
13 Liberty County 29.08
14 Jefferson County 28.90
15 Calhoun County 28.88
16 Gulf County 28.81
17 Washington County 28.69
18 Okeechobee County 28.38
19 Holmes County 27.05
20 Levy County 24.85
21 Jackson County 23.96
22 Sumter County 23.57
23 Walton County 23.17
24 Putnam County 22.94
25 Martin County 22.38
26 Gadsden County 22.01
27 Collier County 21.97
28 Indian River County 20.56
29 Highlands County 19.66
30 Miami-Dade County 19.28
31 Baker County 19.15
32 Lee County 18.96
33 Wakulla County 18.84
34 Santa Rosa County 18.41
35 Palm Beach County 18.17
36 Hendry County 18.01
37 Charlotte County 17.88
38 Polk County 17.85
39 St. Lucie County 17.52
40 Citrus County 16.88
41 Columbia County 16.70
42 Bay County 16.59
43 Sarasota County 16.01
44 Marion County 15.96
45 Orange County 15.87
46 Suwannee County 15.06
47 Escambia County 14.93
48 Manatee County 14.04
49 Brevard County 13.92
50 Osceola County 13.73
51 St. Johns County 13.55
52 Okaloosa County 13.29
53 Broward County 13.26
54 Pinellas County 12.98
55 Monroe County 12.97
56 Lake County 12.96
57 Leon County 12.77
58 Volusia County 12.62
59 Alachua County 12.31
60 Hernando County 11.88
61 Duval County 11.84
62 Hillsborough County 10.64
63 Pasco County 10.55
64 Flagler County 9.72
65 Nassau County 9.02
66 Seminole County 8.18
67 Clay County 6.67