Brookings city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Brookings 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
45.0%
2023
49.7%
Total change
+4.7 pp
% change
+10.4%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 45.0% | — |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +0.8 pp (1.8%) |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +2.7 pp (5.9%) |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +1.3 pp (2.7%) |
| 2022 | 49.0% | -0.8 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +0.7 pp (1.4%) |