Bessemer city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Bessemer 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
19.2%
2023
19.9%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+3.6%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -1.3 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +0.7 pp (3.9%) |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +3.6 pp (19.4%) |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -2.4 pp (-10.8%) |