Blue Ridge city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Blue Ridge 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
13.4%
2023
22.3%
Total change
+8.9 pp
% change
+66.4%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.4% | — |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +3.7 pp (27.6%) |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -0.7 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +2.0 pp (12.2%) |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -0.4 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +4.3 pp (23.9%) |