Nature Coast Times

23 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hernando in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 17.5 percent lower than the state average of 40.5 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,977.

86.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,007	13.6
Regular high school diploma	2,496	33.7
GED or alternative credential	735	9.9
Some college, less than 1 year	569	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	903	12.2
Associate's degree	517	7
Bachelor's degree	721	9.7
Master's degree	435	5.9
Professional school degree	20	0.3
Doctorate degree	11	0.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.