Bessemer City city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Bessemer City city's bachelor's degree or higher changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
6.6%
2023
14.4%
Total change
+7.8 pp
% change
+118.2%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +0.5 pp (7.6%) |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +1.8 pp (25.4%) |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +1.1 pp (12.4%) |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +2.8 pp (28%) |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +1.6 pp (12.5%) |