Big Stone Gap town: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Big Stone Gap town'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
20.5%
2023
18.8%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-8.3%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.5% | — |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -0.9 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -0.5 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +0.4 pp (2.1%) |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -0.6 pp (-3.1%) |